The bar chart below gives information about the percentage of the population living in urban areas in different parts of the world.
Sample Response
The above bar chart displays the details about urbanization in different regions of the world and is measured in percentage. The information is represented in 3 different years 1950, 2007, and future estimation of the year 2050.
If we compare the periodphase between 1950 and 20071950 & 2007, the urban population share in Latin Americathe population of Latin America almost doubled from 43% to 76%, and for Africa, the percentage increasedthe percentage is increased about two and a half timesalmost 2.5 times from 15% to 37%. For Asia. for Asia, the increase was also more than doubledtwice risingranging from 17% to 41%. Urban population41% Population growth was less than 50% for continents like Europe, North America and Oceania which stands at 72%, 79%, and 71% respectively.
Turning toNow if we talk about future projections, North America has the highest urban population percentageaccounts for the most number of population projected to reach 90%which is to be 90% in 2050 followed bywhich is followed by Latin America and Europe at 89% and 84%, respectivelywhich is around 89& 84% respectively. The least population expected in 2050 is Arica to have 62% of the urban population.
Why this response received Band 5.5
The response reports several relevant figures and separates past data from future projections, so its basic progression is easy to follow. Its main limitation is the absence of a clear overview, alongside important omissions and imprecise descriptions of percentages as population growth. The priority is to summarise the universal upward trend and regional ranking, then support that overview with accurate, selective comparisons across all three years.
IELTS Writing Criteria Scores
Task Achievement
The response presents some accurate regional figures but lacks a clear overview and omits several important comparisons, including much of the 1950 and 2050 data.
Add an explicit overview of the rise in every region and the consistently highest and lowest regions, then compare representative figures accurately.
Coherence and Cohesion
The three-paragraph structure gives the report a broadly logical sequence, although progression within the long data sentences is sometimes mechanical or abrupt.
Group the regions by similar patterns and use shorter comparison sentences with clearer punctuation and referencing.
Lexical Resource
There is a sufficient range of task vocabulary, including terms such as urbanization and projections, but several choices are imprecise or awkward.
Refer consistently to the proportion or percentage of urban residents and replace phrases such as most number of population with precise chart language.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
A mix of simple and complex structures is attempted, but agreement, tense, article, capitalization, and sentence-boundary errors recur throughout.
Control clause boundaries and subject-verb agreement, particularly in sentences containing several regional comparisons.
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IELTS Academic Writing Task 1
The bar chart below gives information about the percentage of the population living in urban areas in different parts of the world.
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