The Bar Chart shows CO2 emissions for different forms of transport in the European Union. The Pie Chart shows the percentage of European Union funds being spent on different forms of transport.
Sample Response
The chart shows CO2 emissions per passenger kilometre for variousvariuos methods of transport in the European Union while the pie chart shows European Union spending on transport. Air travelFlying by air produces by far the highest CO2 emissions per passenger kilometrethe greatest CO2 emissions, approximately three times as much as passenger cars, whichpassenger cars which are the next largest producers. Very little is spent by the EU on airportson air travel while roads account for 52%roads make up more than half of the EU transport budget. Trains produce about about one-third as much CO2 per passenger kilometre as passenger carsthree times less CO2 emissions per passenger kilometre than passenger cars and about one-eighth as much as air traveleight times less than air travel. Thirty-one percentNearly a third of EU transport funds are spent on railways. Ships are a relatively low-emission form of transportShips are a clean form of transport and produce about the same amount of CO2 per passenger kilometre as trains do. However, only 1 percent of EU funds is spent on portsonly 2 percent of EU funds are spent on ports. A further one percent is spent on inland waterways. Coaches produce the lowest CO2 emissions per passenger kilometreare the cleanest form of transport. CO2 emissions per passenger kilometre from coachesEmissions of CO2 per passenger kilometre from coaches are half of those of buseshalf those of buses. Buses emit less than half as much CO2 per passenger kilometre as cars. The European Union allocatesspends 10 percent of its transport budget on public transport, such as buses and coaches.
Why this response received Band 7.0
The response provides a detailed, logically sequenced set of comparisons and accurately highlights the largest emission and spending categories as well as cleaner transport modes. Its chief limitation is the absence of a distinct overview and paragraphing, which makes the report read as one extended block and leaves the cross-chart message implicit. Add a concise overview, then group emissions and funding comparisons into clear paragraphs.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Achievement
Key features from both charts are selected and compared accurately, though the overall relationship is not explicitly synthesised.
Add an overview contrasting high road funding with air travel's highest emissions and coaches' lowest emissions.
Coherence and Cohesion
The ideas progress coherently through linked transport comparisons, but the single-paragraph presentation limits structural clarity.
Organise the report into an introduction, overview, and two focused detail paragraphs for emissions and expenditure.
Lexical Resource
A sufficiently varied range of transport and comparison vocabulary is used precisely, apart from a spelling slip and a few imprecise forms.
Correct variuos and prefer clearer proportional wording such as one third as much rather than three times less.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
Complex clauses and comparative structures are generally accurate, with only occasional minor awkwardness.
Vary sentence openings and tighten long comparative sentences to make relationships easier to process.
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IELTS Academic Writing Task 1
The Bar Chart shows CO2 emissions for different forms of transport in the European Union. The Pie Chart shows the percentage of European Union funds being spent on different forms of transport.
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