The charts below show the main reasons for study among students of different age groups and the amount of support they received from employers.
Sample Response
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
The two bar charts give information about the main reasons for study according to the age of students and the amount of support they gained from employers in terms of time off and fees.
Overall, it can be clearly seen from the graph that the main reasons for the study is for carrier perspective among all age groups, except over 49 years old group for the interest is the main reason for the study. Moreover, under 26 years of age group received more support from employers, whereas the age between 30-39 gained less support from employers in terms of time off and fees.
For the under-26 age groupFor under 26 years of age group, around 80% of students reported that the main reason for studying wasgive the main reason for the study is career developmentthe career perspective, while only 10% of students prefer to study for their interest. For students in the 26–29 age group,For the adults (between 26-29year age group) the main reason for the study is career developmentto make a carrier and the remaining 15% of studentsremained students (15) choose to study because of their interest. The same trend is seen for the 30 to 39 age group in which around 58% of studentsaround 58 students reported career development as their main reason for studyinggive the main reason behind study is a carrier purpose and 23% of students23 people choose it because of their interest.
A notable featureThe main Striking feature concerns the 40–49 age groupis for 40-49 age groups in which the main reason given by students for career and for their interest was the same, at 40%is the same(40). On the other hand, students in the over-49 age groupthe students over 49 age groups chose interest as their main reason for studyingchoose the main reason for the study is for interest, and the remaining studentsremains students studied for career developmentselected it for their career. For the second graph, under 26 years age group received the most aid from the employer which is 65 and this support decreased when is reached to 39 after that the amount of support they receive from employers is increased.
Why this response received Band 6.0
The response identifies the central age-related shift from career to interest and the broad fall-then-rise pattern in employer support. Its main limitation is uneven coverage: the first chart receives substantial detail, while the second is reported only generally, with some inaccurate age labels and unclear units. The highest-priority improvement is to balance coverage by adding accurate comparisons and percentages from the employer-support chart.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Achievement
The main trends are identified and much of the first chart is described, but the employer-support chart is underdeveloped and some categories and units are inaccurate.
Report several exact employer-support percentages and preserve the chart's age-group labels and percentage units accurately.
Coherence and Cohesion
The response has a recognisable overview and logical chart-based progression, although some sentences are overloaded and connections become unclear.
Separate the final run-on sentence into distinct comparisons and give the second chart its own focused paragraph.
Lexical Resource
There is enough vocabulary to describe trends and comparisons, but repeated misspellings and awkward choices reduce precision and flexibility.
Use accurate expressions such as career reasons, remaining students, and employer support, and proofread repeated key terms.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
A mix of sentence forms is attempted, but frequent errors in agreement, articles, plurals, and clause construction weaken control.
Build comparisons with complete clauses and check subject-verb agreement, especially when age groups or proportions are the subjects.
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IELTS Academic Writing Task 1
The charts below show the main reasons for study among students of different age groups and the amount of support they received from employers.
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