The chart below shows the number of films produced five countries in three years.
Sample Response
The bar chart provides information about movie production in five different countries (labelled A-E) from 2007 to 2009.
Overall, country A had the highest number of films produced. It is also notable that while there was a decline in the figures for countriescountry A and D, the opposite was true for those of countriescountry B, C and E.
In 2007, about 87 filmsaround 86 films were made by country A. The figure remained unchanged one year later before slightly decreasing to exactly 80 films in 2009. Starting at about 15 movies in 2007, the number of films produced in country Dreleased by country D fell to just under 10 in 2008 and rose again to about 13 in 2009rose again to 12 in 2009.
However, the opposite trend could be seen in the figures for the other countries. Between 2007 and 2009, the number of movies produced in country Bmade by country B rose by 20witnessed a rise of 20 movies from 50 films to 70 films. Similarly, despite standing at justonly under 10 films in 2007, the number of movies made by country C underwent a gradual increase to about 17 movies by 2009to 18 movies by 2009. As for country E, the figure only experienced a minimal rise from around 9 movies in 2007 to about 12 in 2009to 11 in 2009.
Why this response received Band 8.0
The response gives a clear overview, selects all five countries, and reports the main figures and trends with impressive accuracy. Its organisation is easy to follow and the language is varied and mostly precise, although a few phrases are slightly awkward and some references to increases could be more economical. Refine collocations and reduce repetition of films, movies, and number to make an already strong report more polished.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Achievement
The report presents a clear overview and accurately covers the major trends and figures for all five countries.
Make the overview even sharper by noting that country D fluctuated despite ending below its initial level.
Coherence and Cohesion
Information is logically grouped, paragraphs progress naturally, and cohesive devices guide the reader without distraction.
Use a slightly more specific transition than 'the opposite trend' when moving from declining to rising countries.
Lexical Resource
Vocabulary is varied and generally precise, with only occasional awkward collocations and repetition of key nouns.
Use more natural combinations such as 'the figure rose' and vary repeated references to the number of films sparingly.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
A wide range of sentence forms is used accurately, with only minor lapses that do not affect communication.
Polish small details such as using 'countries A and D' and avoid structures in which a number is said to witness a rise.
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IELTS Academic Writing Task 1
The chart below shows the number of films produced five countries in three years.
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