The charts give information about world forest in five different regions.
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Sample Response
The pie charts describe the shares of the world's forest areadistribution of forests in five regions and each region's share of world timbertheir timber production.
As is shown in the first pie chart, Africa has the largest forest area, occupying 27% of the world's forest areathe world forests while the smallest share of forest areamost modest forest coverage is found in Asia with only 14%. North America comes second in the list with its forest areatheir green zone amounting to a quarter of the world's forest areaa quarter of the world forest followed quite distantly by Europe and South America with the percentages being 18% and 16% respectively.
According to the second pie chart, the highest proportion of world timber is taken from North American forests, which contribute 30% of the total global production. In contrast, the most modest timber output is registered for Africa, at just 9%only9%. The figures for South America, Europe, and Asia are 23%, 20% and 18% respectivelycorrespondingly.
In general, although North and South America do not make up the majority of the forest area in the world, they produce more than 50% of the total timber. Meanwhile, African forests are responsible for the smallest share of timber productionthe most unproductive in the timber production despite their large area.
Why this response received Band 8.0
The report is accurate, comprehensive, and easy to follow, with a clear overview that highlights the contrasting relationship between forest area and timber output in the Americas and Africa. Its main weakness is occasional imprecise or unnatural wording, such as references to a green zone and forests being unproductive. The priority is to retain the strong comparisons while choosing more conventional terms for proportions and production.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Achievement
All five regional figures are reported accurately, and the overview selects the most meaningful contrasts between forest share and timber production.
Refine the overview by stating the combined American shares explicitly and describing Africa's low timber share without an evaluative label.
Coherence and Cohesion
The introduction, chart-by-chart detail paragraphs, and overview form a clear progression, with comparisons and references generally handled smoothly.
Place the overview immediately after the introduction so the main patterns frame the detailed figures from the outset.
Lexical Resource
The response uses a good range of data-reporting vocabulary, but several collocations, including green zone, timber is taken, and most unproductive, are unnatural or imprecise.
Prefer conventional phrases such as forest share, timber output, and accounts for when describing the proportions.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
Complex comparative sentences are varied and mostly error-free, with only isolated agreement, reference, and spacing slips.
Maintain singular agreement and reference with regional names, and proofread details such as the missing space in only 9%.