The pie charts compare ways of accessing the news in Canada and Australia.
Sample Response
The pie charts show the principalprinciple ways of accessing the newsfinding out the news in two different countries, Canada and Australia. The two nations show broadly similar patterns, though there are some differences, both significant and minor.
One of the most prominent features of these chartsthis data is that, while in Canada over a third of people access the news online, in Australia the figure is more than half, at 52%. It is apparent that watching TV newsviewing the TV news is popular in both countries, with about two fifths of the Canadian populationtwo fifths of Canadian population favouring this mode of delivery and 3 percentage points lower in Australiaonly 3% fewer in Australia. One major difference between Canada and Australia is that twice as manyover twice as many people read the news in print in the former, compared with the latter. The figures are 14% and 7% respectively. Similarly, listening to the news on the radio is preferred by three times more people in Canada than in Australia.
Overall, it can be said that the high levels of internet use in Australia mean that other methods such as radio and print are used less in comparison with Canada.
Why this response received Band 8.0
The report is concise, well organised, and highly accurate in selecting the dominant methods and the most useful cross-country comparisons. Its main limitation is a small loss of precision: the unspecified category is omitted and the radio comparison is rounded somewhat loosely. Add that minor category and give the exact radio figures while retaining the strong comparative focus.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Achievement
The response provides a clear overview and accurately compares all major news sources, with only the small unspecified shares omitted and the radio ratio slightly imprecise.
Complete the coverage by noting the 3% and 2% unspecified segments and state the radio figures directly as 7% and 2%.
Coherence and Cohesion
Ideas are logically grouped, comparisons progress smoothly, and referencing devices connect the figures without distracting repetition.
Integrate the overview into the opening paragraph so the final paragraph can be avoided or used only for an additional synthesis.
Lexical Resource
Vocabulary is varied and appropriately comparative, although principle is incorrect for principal and a few phrases are less exact than they could be.
Check easily confused words and favour exact formulations such as the principal ways and 7% compared with 2%.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
A broad range of complex comparison structures is handled accurately, with only minor lapses such as the missing article before Canadian population.
Proofread article use in noun phrases, particularly expressions such as two fifths of the Canadian population.
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IELTS Academic Writing Task 1
The pie charts compare ways of accessing the news in Canada and Australia.
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