The graph below shows the consumption of fish and some different kinds of meat in a European country between 1979 and 2004.
Sample Response
The line graph compares the average consumption of various types of meat and fishnon-vegetarian delights namely chicken, beef, lamb and fish, over a 25-year periodover a 25 years period in a European country. A glance at the line graph reveals that the consumption of chicken over time increased noticeably while fish wasthe fish was the least consumed item during the period. Turning to the detailsNow getting back to the details, in 1979 beef was the most highly consumed meatthe highly consumed meat with an average intake of 220 grammes per person per week. Thereafter, beef consumptionThereafter the beef consumption fluctuated over the next 10 yearsvaried for the next 10 years before dropping steadily to half its 1979 level in 2004before a steady drop and it halved in 2004. AThe similar trend was seen in the intake of lamb which was consumed at 150 grammes per person per weekwas consumed 150 grammes by a person per week and fell to half that amountand reduced to half of that in the year 2004. Fish consumptionFish consumption by people was the lowest throughout the 25-year periodthroughout the 25 years period and dropped from an average weekly consumption of 60 grammes in 1979 to 40 grammes in 2004. In contrast, the consumption of chicken grew over the 25-year periodover the 25 years period and people ate 150 grams of chicken on a weekly basis in 1979 which increased toincreased up to 250 grammes in 2004.
Why this response received Band 6.5
The response identifies the clearest overall patterns and supports them with mostly accurate start and end figures, making the report easy to follow. Its main limitation is that it gives only a narrow selection of comparisons and uses several awkward grammatical and lexical forms. Prioritise a fuller overview of the declining meat trends and chicken's crossover with beef, then edit article use and measurement phrasing.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Achievement
A clear overview identifies chicken's rise and fish's consistently low consumption, while the main start and end values are mostly accurate.
Add the shared decline in beef and lamb and the point at which chicken overtook beef to make the key comparisons more complete.
Coherence and Cohesion
Information progresses logically from the overview to each category, although presenting the entire report as one paragraph weakens the structure.
Separate the overview from the detailed comparisons and group the declining series together before contrasting them with chicken.
Lexical Resource
The response uses a sufficient range of trend and measurement vocabulary, but phrases such as "non-vegetarian delights" and "highly consumed meat" are imprecise.
Use neutral chart-reporting collocations such as "the most widely consumed meat" and "grams per person per week" consistently.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
A mix of simple and complex sentences communicates the data clearly, but article, agreement, and noun-phrase errors recur.
Correct forms such as "a 25-year period," "beef consumption," and "a similar trend" through a focused final edit.
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IELTS Academic Writing Task 1
The graph below shows the consumption of fish and some different kinds of meat in a European country between 1979 and 2004.
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