The table below gives information on consumer spending on different items in five different countries in 2002.
Sample Response
The table data shows the percentages spentrepresents the amount spent by consumers in Ireland, Italy, Spain, Sweden and Turkey in three categories in 2002in the year 2002. As the table showsAs is presented in the table data, Consumers in these countriesPeople of those countries spent more on foods and tobaccos than they did on clothing and footwear or leisure and educationfor dresses, education and entertainments. According to the given data, Turkish consumersTurk people spent the highest share spent on food, drinks and tobaccohighest percentage of foods and tobaccos amounting to nearly one-thirdamounting one-third of national consumer expendituretheir total expenses on consumer products. Irish consumerspeople spent more than 28% on this category while people of Italy, Spain and Sweden spent just over 15% on food, drinks and tobaccofor foods and tobaccos. For clothing and footwear, the people of these five countries spent between 5% and 9%, with Italy recordingaround 5% to 9% of which Italian spent the highest percentage (9%).
Interestingly, expenditureInterestingly the expenditure in leisure activities and education was much less than the amount spent on food, drinks and tobacco or clothing and footwearfood, tobacco and dresses. The highest amount spent on education and entertainment was recorded in Turkeywas done by Turkish people (4.35%) and the least amount was spentspent by was in Spain (1.98%). No nation among the given five spent more than 5% onin education and leisure activities according to the given data.
Why this response received Band 6.5
The response selects the principal spending patterns well, including the dominance of food, drink and tobacco and the leading countries in each category, and it progresses clearly through the table. Its main limitation is imprecise wording and several awkward grammatical constructions, with Spain also grouped too loosely among countries spending just over 15%. Prioritise precise category language, exact comparisons, and cleaner sentence structures.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Achievement
A clear overview and relevant extrema cover the main features, although the treatment of Spain's food-related spending is imprecise.
Report Spain at 18.80% separately rather than grouping it with Italy and Sweden as just over 15%.
Coherence and Cohesion
Information progresses logically from the overview through the three categories, with clear referencing and generally effective cohesion.
Separate the introduction and overview from the detailed comparisons to make the report structure even clearer.
Lexical Resource
The response has sufficient vocabulary for comparison, but recurring choices such as foods, tobaccos, dresses, and Turk people reduce precision.
Use the table's exact category terms and natural nationality forms, including Turkish people and clothing and footwear.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
A mix of sentence forms communicates the comparisons, though agreement, articles, prepositions, and several malformed clauses recur.
Proofread comparative sentences for complete clause structure and correct forms, especially the least amount spent was in Spain.
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IELTS Academic Writing Task 1
The table below gives information on consumer spending on different items in five different countries in 2002.
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