The chart below shows the GDP growth per year for three countries between 2007 and 2010.
Sample Response
The bar chartprovided bar chart shows data on annual GDP growth in Tunisiaannual GDP of Tunisia, Japan and Ecuador between 2007 and 2010. OverallAs is observed from the given data, the annual GDP growth of Tunisia and Ecuador decreasedhad decreased over the period while the GDP growth ratethe percentage of GDP had increased remarkably in Japan. The chart shows that initiallyAs is given in the bar graph, initially in 2007 the annual GDP growth rateannual percentage of GDP growth in Tunisia was over 6% whileover 6 while this was only 2% in Japan and just over 3% in Ecuador. By 2010Within three years, Tunisia's GDP growth ratethis GDP growth in Tunisia decreased to 3%, which is less than half of its initial ratetheir initial percentage. In Ecuador, the GDP growth percentage also felldeclined and fell to about 2%. By contrastOn the contrary, Japan saw its annual GDP growth increasehad been able to increase their annual GDP growth and the percentage increased to well over 6% in 2010well over 6 in 2010 compared to only 2% in 2007. In summary, the annual GDP growth in Tunisia and Ecuador decreased while it increased remarkably in Japan over the given period.
Why this response received Band 6.0
The response clearly identifies the contrasting overall directions of change and communicates them in an easy-to-follow way. Its main limitation is incomplete coverage: it compares 2007 with 2010 but omits the important 2008 and 2009 patterns, especially Ecuador’s sharp rise and fall. The highest-priority improvement is to select and compare representative figures from the middle years while maintaining more precise grammatical control.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Achievement
A clear, accurate overview and generally correct endpoint comparisons address the task, but both middle years and their important fluctuations are omitted.
Add selected comparisons showing the countries’ convergence in 2008 and their marked divergence in 2009.
Coherence and Cohesion
The response progresses logically from an overview to endpoint details, although it is presented as one block and relies on repetitive formulaic linking.
Separate the overview from the detail paragraph and use less repetitive transitions to group related comparisons.
Lexical Resource
The vocabulary is sufficient and includes appropriate trend language, but repeated wording and imprecise references to GDP rather than GDP growth reduce precision.
Vary the trend vocabulary while consistently referring to the annual GDP growth rate and the correct country.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
A mix of simple and complex sentences conveys meaning clearly, though tense choices and pronoun agreement are recurrently inaccurate.
Use simple past for completed chart periods and singular pronouns when referring to each country.
Write this task while it is fresh
Try the same task now. It helps you remember the feedback and write better next time.
IELTS Academic Writing Task 1
The chart below shows the GDP growth per year for three countries between 2007 and 2010.
Your response
Write the task yourself, then compare your choices with the annotated response.