The graph below shows the differences in wheat exports over three different areas.
Sample Response
The given line graph compares the wheat exports over three different parts of the world, namelyover three different parts of the world namely Australia, Canada and the European Community from 1985 to 1990. As is presented in the graph, the wheat export in Australia decreased over time while the export in Canada and the European CommunityEuropean countries increased with some fluctuations. According to the graph, around 15 to 20 million tons of wheat was exported from Australia, Canada and the European Communitywas exported to Australia, Canada and the European community. Australia's figure decreased slightly in 1986This amount decreased slightly in 1986 reaching around 15 million tons and from that point, the export volumequantity in Australia kept on decreasing and fell to about 12 million tonnes in 1990reached just over 10 million tons in 1990. In the meantime, the amount fluctuated in Canada before peaking in 1988increased sharply in Canada until 1988 then declined quickly before reachingand then there was a quick decline and finally, it reached around 19 million tons in 1990. Finally, wheat exports from the European Communitythe wheat export in the European Community increased gradually over the years and reached over 20 million tons in 1990.
Why this response received Band 6.5
The response presents a clear overview of the three contrasting trends and follows the full period in a generally logical way, with adequate vocabulary for describing change. Its main limitation is precision: several figures and labels are inaccurate, the direction of export is misstated, and the single-paragraph structure becomes repetitive, so the priority is to report exact start and end values and organise the regions into clearer comparative paragraphs.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Achievement
The report identifies the main contrast: Australia declines, Canada fluctuates sharply, and the European Community rises. It covers the full period, but some data are imprecise, and one sentence wrongly says wheat was exported to the areas rather than by them.
State each region's starting and ending values accurately and describe exports from the three areas, not to them.
Coherence and Cohesion
The response has a clear overview and a generally logical order. However, it is one paragraph and uses repeated reference phrases such as according to the graph and finally.
Use a separate overview and then compare Australia, Canada, and the European Community in a grouped detail paragraph.
Lexical Resource
Lexical range is adequate for trend description, with decreased, increased, fluctuations, sharply, and gradual. Some terms are inaccurate, including European countries for the European Community and amount for export volumes.
Use precise labels from the graph and refer to export figures or volumes.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
Grammar errors occur with prepositions, articles, and sentence structure. Meaning is clear, but several sentences are clumsy or inaccurate.
Check prepositions around exported from, noun agreement after amount, and comma use before namely.
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IELTS Academic Writing Task 1
The graph below shows the differences in wheat exports over three different areas.
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