IELTS bar chart model answer for writing task 1. This IELTS bar chart appeared in two different years in the IELTS writing task 1 test and will likely appear again. The model answer below will help you understand how to organise your ideas and support your statements with data. Also check the 10 useful tips below to help you understand the model answer better.
IELTS Bar Chart Sample Question
IELTS Model Answer for Bar Chart
The bar chart illustrates the proportion of women, men and children consuming five servings of fruit and vegetables each day in 8 years from 2001 to 2008 in the UK.
Overall, it can be seen that the highest percentage of all people consuming fruit and vegetables was women, while children consistently accounted for the lowest proportion. Furthermore, a significant increase in the proportion of people eating these food items can be seen over the period given.
The percentage of women who ate fruit and vegetables started at just over 20% in 2001. This figure then rose steadily to reach a peak of almost 35% in 2006, before falling slightly to 30% in the final year.
In terms of men and children eating fruit and vegetables, the rate remained relatively stable in the first three years (about 17% and 12% respectively). From this point, the proportion of men climbed gradually to peak at about 27% in both 2006 and 2007, after which it dropped to about 26%. A similar growth in the figure for children was evident reaching 25% in 2007 and around 24% in the final year.
Tips for Analysing the Model Answer:
- Paraphrasing does not need to be complicated. Not all words can be changed all the time. Choose which words you will and won’t change. Trying to paraphrase too often will result in too many errors and a lower score.
- Highlight highs, lows and trends in your overview where possible.
- Make sure statements in your body paragraph are supported by data.
- Make sure paragraphs are easy to see.
- Remember this is a report, not an essay
- Look at the logical organisation of information in the model answer above. It is easy to read and not confusing. If your report is confusing to read because you jump about with information, it is a bad report. All reports should be logical and clear.
- Check the linking words used.
- Note the variation in sentence structures.
- Don’t overload your report with too many small details – be selective.
- Aim for around 170-190 words. This model answer is 184 words in length. You do not need to write your word count on your test paper.
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Hey Liz! Can you please tell me what grade can I get for this? Also, your feedback would be appreciated. I would like to know how could I improve upon this piece of writing: Overall, women held the highest percentages across the years whereas the children’s percentages remained the lowest from 2001 to 2008.
Women showed a general upward trend from 2001 to 2006 and an apparent downward trend between the years of 2006 and 2008. Both men and children showed almost similar trends. From 2001 to 2003, their percentages stayed consistent. Both of their percentages also gradually increased from 2003 to 2006.
From 2001 to 2006, the percentage of women eating vegetables and fruits gradually increased from around 20% to more than 30%.However, the women’s percentage was observed to gradually decline from 2006 to 2008 to 30%. The women’s percentages seemed to be the highest amongst all categories of people.
British children who ate vegetables and fruits from accounted for more than 10% whereas men held a share of more than 15%. These figures remained constant from the year 2001 to the year 2003. From 2003 to 2006, the men and children’s percentages were shown to increase steadily. The children’s percentages rose consistently from about 12 percent to around 23 percent. On the other hand, the percentage of men who consumed vegetables and fruits climbed from around 17 percent to about 27 percent. The last figure stayed the same in 2007, but dropped to around 26 percent in the following year. The children’s percentage however, peaked to around 25 percent in 2007, only to decline again to around 24 percent in 2008.
On this page: https://ieltsliz.com/ielts-writing-task-1-lessons-and-tips/, you’ll find a link to the order of paragraphs and the structure used as well as information about word count etc. Make sure you review all tips and then review all model answers to learn how to approach IELTS writing task 1.
what are your thoughts regrading what I came up with,
The data shows the proportion of women, men and children consuming five servings of fruit and vegetables each day between year 2001 to 2008 in the UK.
Overall, it can be seen that the highest percentage of all people consuming fruits and vegetables was women, while children consistently accounted for the lowest proportion. Furthermore, a significant increase in the proportion of people eating these food items can been seen over the period given.
The percentage of women started at 20% in 2001, steadily increasing to a peak of over 30% in 2006, and then gradually declining to exactly 30% in the final year.
In the case of men and children, the consumption of fruits and vegetables was relatively stable for the first three years. From this point, the proportion of men climbed gradually to peak at about 27% in both 2006 and 2007, after which it dropped to 26%. A similar growth was also seen in the figure for children reaching 25% in 2007 and around 24% in the final year.
This is a strong piece of writing that ticks the boxes for the four marking criteria. However, don’t forget to give the data for the first three years of children and men – you missed that out which could impact your score.
Thank you Liz, I would work on those points. Well I would need to ask I have my IELTS Academic test tomorrow. But, still it would be great if you could share me a section wise score for the writing task 1.
regards,
Harsh
I don’t offer marking or scoring, and even feedback I only offer if I have time because this isn’t a service I provide either. Enter your test with confidence but also remember that each writing task 1 is different so ensure you do a quick review of all types of writing task 1. Good luck!
hello Liz could you check this for me please:
The chart illustrates the percentage of people who ate five fruit and vegetables per day, between men, woman. and children in the UK from 2001 to 2008.
As we can see, woman have the highest percentage of consumption all over these years, as apposed to children who have the lowest percentage. Furthermore men’s percentage of consuming five fruit and vegetables per day is less than woman and more than kids
Children’s percentages of consuming five fruit and vegetables per day in the first three years was nearly the same, between 10% to 13% , the same as men who was between 15% and 17%. On the other hand women’s percentage of consuming was going higher until
and 2006, where it went over 30%. After which it dropped about 26% between 2007 and 2008
The instructions for all writing task 1 are to write over 150 words. Most task 1 reports will be between 170 and 190 words. See this page to learn how to write an task 1 report: https://ieltsliz.com/ielts-writing-task-1-lessons-and-tips/. Learn first, practice second.
sorry I didn’t finish it all, I wanted to see if I’m doing well till now
Even though this is a bar chart is shows change over a period of time. So, you must approach it like a line graph. Check my model answer and see precisely what information is highlighted in the overview that you have missed. And check the organisation of the body paragraphs.
Hello Liz,
Thanks for your help and support. kindly check my writing and give your valuable comments please.
The bar chart below illustrates the percentage of men, women and children who consumed five servings of fruits and vegetables each day in 8 years from 2001 to 2008 in the UK.
Overall, women have the highest percentage of consuming fruits and vegetables people each day as opposed to children having the lowest proportion. Furthermore, the percentage of people who consumed these food items increased over the years.
The percentage of women who consumed fruits and vegetables was a little above 20% in the first. But, it steadily increased to reach a peak of above 30% in 2006 and then fall slightly to 30% in the final year.
Children and Men who consumed these foods maintained the same percentage of a little over 10% and 15% respectively for the first 3 years. The percentage steadily increased over the years with children a peak of 25% in 2007 and men above 25%. However, it reduced slightly to about 23% and 25% respectively in 2008.
Although my website doesn’t offer a feedback or marking service, here are a couple of comments for you and for others to learn from as well.
It’s a good solid structure with all the right information in the right place. You’ve highlighted key features.
Your issue is more related to language:
1) An error with tenses fall = fell
2) in the first = in the first year
3) Children and Men (only one should have a capital letter)
4) “The percentage steadily increased over the years with children a peak of 25% in 2007 and men above 25%.” should be “The percentage of both increased steadily over the years to peak at just over 25% for children in 2007 and around 28% for men in 2006, which remained the same in 2007 as well”. Review the use of “peak” as both verb and noun. You can find line graph language link on this page: https://ieltsliz.com/ielts-writing-task-1-lessons-and-tips/. Even though this is a bar chart, it uses line graph language. Also pay attention that the figure for children was actually slightly over 25%. And also pay attention to verb + adverb word order.
5) “However, it reduced slightly to about 23% and 25% respectively in 2008.” should be “However, by the final year the figures for both children and men reduced marginally by approximately 3%.
I just learnt to write introduction and would love feedback on this:
The bar chart depicts the daily consumption of five percent of fruits and vegetables by UK residents between 2001 and 2008. Units are measured in percentage.
Just a quick comment. This chart does not show five percent of fruits and vegetables. It is about five portions of fruit and vegetables. This means each person each day had five lots of either fruit or vegetables. So they might have had an apple, a portion of carrots, a portion of cabbage, a portion of peas and one orange during the day = five portions of fruit or vegetables. This is the reason why it’s so important not to paraphrase unless you are 100% of the precise meaning and the precise paraphrase. It is better to repeat words than make a mistake with meaning.
Thanks, Liz, for the quick comment. I’ve realised I make a lot of mistakes, and I’m trying to improve my mindset to not make them. One doubt: should we put a comma before “and” or not? Most online grammar tools recommend it, but I want to be sure. Like, if I write “men, women, and children,” should I put a comma before “and” or not?
This is actually a point which is debateable. There are no fixed rules about this in English grammar and it depends on usage as well as the individual sentence. In a list, as you have mentioned, it is optional. In some cases, it helps the reader understand the individual words in the list, but in other cases the comma isn’t needed because the individual points in the list are clear and easy to understand. In the example you gave, there is no real need for a comma. But it isn’t wrong to use one either. It is not something I could teach here in a text comment, it would take a video to explain the debate behind it. So, in your example, use it or not use it, it would still be marked correct by the examiner in IELTS.
so with this can we say the units are measured in percentage (%)
The units have already been introduced in the introduction, “the proportion of women, men and children”. The word “proportion” already shows that this is about percentage so you would not repeat that information again.
See this full free video lesson about how to write an introduction for writing task 1: https://ieltsliz.com/introduction-paragraph-for-ielts-writing-task-1-reports/
Thank you so much.
Hi Miss! I am gonna take my ielts exam tomorrow. Generally speaking, task 1 essays seem easier than task 2 for me, wish me luck 🙂
The bar chart above demonstrates what percentage of the UK people from three various groups – men, women and children, consumed five portions of fruit and vegetables daily between 2001 and 2008.
Overall, what stands out from the bar chart is that all three categories followed roughly the same pattern, and women secured the highest portion during the entire period.
Regarding the period from 2001 to 2006, all classification of people witnessed a similar increasing trend. While nearly 17% of males ate 5 five portions on a daily basis, the proportion of women was twice as high as the percentage of children, at just over a fifth. Moreover, portions of children and men remained static till 2003 while women underwent an upward trend. It was followed by a surge for both males, females and kids from 2004 to 2006, reaching a high of nearly 27%, 35% and 23%, respectively.
However, the period from 2006 to 2008 was marked a steady decline for men and women, with a marginal improvement in the portion of children to nearly a quarter in only 2007. It is worth to mention that despite a reduction in all categories, women indicated the highest portion at slightly over 30% at the end of the time frame, furthermore, men and kids finished at 27% and below a quarter, accordingly.
My website isn’t aimed at providing feedback for writing, but I will make a quick comment.
1) look at the overview and count how many key features are written in the model answer on the page above. You do not want a shorter overview because it is the most important paragraph.
2) look at the body paragraphs and see how each category is tackled in a logical manner. You want this logical approach when you tackle any bar chart of line graph which shows change over a period of time.
Good luck tomorrow!
Would it necessary to include “five servings” in: Overall, it can be seen that the highest percentage of all people consuming “five servings” fruit and vegetables was women?
This was introduced in the introduction so it isn’t necessary to repeat it.
The bar chart provided presents the proportion of men, women, and children who consumed five portions of fruits and vegetables on a daily basis over the course of eight years from 2001 to 2008. The Y-axis shows the percentage of individuals, ranging from 0 to 30 at the interval of five.
Overall, at first glance, it becomes clear that women consumed more vegetables and fruits as compared to men and children, while men were at the second and least amount of the fruits and vegetables consumed by children. While it can be noticed that the percentage of all people increased considerably over the given period.
In 2001, around 20% of women consumed fruits and vegetables; this figure started to rise significantly, reaching its peak of approximately 35% in 2006. This figure witnessed a gradual decline of almost 5% in the next two years.
In terms of men and children, men and children consumed approximately 15% and 10% in 2001. This figure plateaued over the next two years. In terms of men, this figure started to rise steadily and reached up to nearly 30% in 2006 and 2007 before falling back to around 25% in 2008. while for children, the percentage increased until 2007 and then witnessed a small decline.
My website doesn’t provide feedback, but I will make a couple of comments:
This is a good report and you write well. However, there are slight improvements you could make:
1) don’t repeat information in the introduction. You have already mentioned the chart shows proportion so you don’t need to give the units of measurement again. This makes your second sentence in the introduction unnecessary. All unnecessary information will lower your score.
2) don’t use “at first glance” A) this is informal B) an overview isn’t a first glance, it is an analysed and organised collection of key features. C) the linking word “Overall,” is all you need to start the paragraph.
The bar chart given shows the proportion of the females, children and males eating fruits and vegetable per day in UK from the period of 2001 to 2008.
Overall, 30% and above women ate the highest amount of fruits and vegetables in 2006 whereas only 22% in 2001 of the people had fruits and vegetables which was least among other countries.
To commence with, the percentage of women eating the food items was just over 20% in 2001. This figure rose steadily to reach a peak to almost 35% in 2006, before falling slightly to 30% in the final year.
Similarly, the children and men eating fruits and vegetables had remained same rate relatively stable in the first three years about males with 17% and children with 12%. Later on, the proportion of men had a gradual increase and reached to peak at about 27% in 2006 followed by children with 26% in the year 2007. The children having healthy food had a slight decrease around 25% in the final year.
Although my website is not to provide feedback on writing, I will give you a quick comment. All details of percentages are for the body paragraphs, not the overview. The overview provides a view over everything in description, not stats. Go back to my model answer and review the content of the overview. Then review all overviews on this page: https://ieltsliz.com/ielts-writing-task-1-lessons-and-tips/
The bar chart illustrates the proportion of children,men and women who consumed 5 servings of fruit and vegetables everyday in the UK, for a period of 8 years between 2001 and 2008.
Overall, it is noticed that women had the highest proportion of people each year intaking fruits and vegetables amongst all the groups, whilst children consistently accounted for the lowest.
A general trend of increase in the amount of people, in all the studied groups can be observed.
The percentage of women eating fruits and vegetable started at 20% in 2001, increasing gradually throughout the next half a decade and forming a high of about 36% in 2006, after which it saw a slight decrease reaching just above 30%
In contrast, men and children had a relatively stable 3 years between 2001 and 2003 staying at around 17% and 12% respectively. Over the next 3 years both observed a significant rise in proportion reaching almost 28% for men and 23% for children in 2006. Both the groups saw fluctuations in the following next 2 years and finally stabilizing at roughly 25% for men and 22% for children in 2008
Hi Liz, Thank you so much for your answers. I always follow your videos. I have just one doubt in this bar chart example. Can I use “eatables” instead of fruits and vegetables in my report?
Unfortunately, you can’t use that word because “eatables” refers to anything you can eat whereas fruit and vegetables are fruit and vegetables. Always aim to be specific and accurate with information in IELTS writing.
Ok thank you liz
Hi, Liz, thanks for the high-quality essay as usual! I’ve noticed that you used “food items” to indicate “vegetables and fruit”, I wonder if “green food” can be applied here too? Thanks!
We use the word “green” when referring to green vegetables, such as broccoli and cabbage. So, it wouldn’t cover all types of vegetables or fruit. It’s also informal and too descriptive for report writing. IELTS writing task 1 is a report, not an essay. So, keep your language formal and if you describe categories or content relating to types of food, it would be “food items”. I’m just finishing filming a new IELTS video lesson about writing task 1 and you’ll see I use that expression in the video. As soon as I’ve finished filming and editing, I’ll post it.
Hi Liz, thank you for your great contents. I have a question: can I paraphrase the UK to “the British people”? i was thinking this might not be accurate to some extend, but still wanna know your opinion on it. thanks!
Yes, it is fine to do this in IELTS. It isn’t necessary to start thinking about how many people in the UK are not actually British citizens. For the purpose of writing task 1, you can conclude that people in the UK means British people. The data and information are generalised.
thank you so much 👍
The bar chart illustrates the percentage of men, women and children who consumed five portions of fruit and vegetables per day for a span of 8 years, starting from 2001 till 2008.
Overall, it can be seen that women were the biggest consumer of the five portions for all the considered years. Another pattern that can be observed is that the percentage of people who ate five portions saw a gradual increase till the year 2006, the year when the percentage reached its pinnacle. Post 2006, a slight decrease in the percentage can be noticed.
The consumption was at its all time low in the year 2001, when the percentage of women consumers was slightly more than 20%, which was still considerably above the percentage of men and children ( approximately 17.5 and 12.5 respectively). The year 2006, had the most consumption with representation of women reaching more than 32%, of men’s almost 27.5% and children’s around 22.5%. The increase in percentage from 2001 to 2006 for each of the subjects can be considered as almost 10 %.
Post 2006, the percentages fell down.For the year 2008, percentage of women consumers was almost 30%, while for men and children it was close to 26% and 24 respectively. So, there was an overall increase in the percentages across the 8 years.
Really helpful it’s interesting.
I’m glad it’s useful 🙂
In overall paragraph you have written was instead of were before women
so is it true or I am missing something?
You need to look at the whole clause, not just the word before the verb:
“…the highest percentage of all people consuming fruit and vegetables was women”
This sentence means “the highest percentage of X was women”
Now you see that the verb relates to “the percentage” and not to the word “people”.
I have a Grammar E-book for IELTS Writing Task 2 which covers clauses, verbs and many other aspects of essential grammar in my online store: https://elizabethferguson.podia.com/
Oh! that’s really helpful to me.
Thanks you so much. stay blessed ☺️.
The chart illustrates the population percentage including men, women and children who intake five varieties of fruits and vegetables per day in the Britian for the past eight years from 2001 to 2008.
Overall, it is evident that the percentage of people consuming fruit and vegetables were significantly increasing from 2001 to 2006 and gradually decreased to 2008. Furthermore, the percentage of women were higher compared to men and children at its lowest.
The percentage of the women who consumed the fruits and vegetables in 2001 standing at just above 20% experienced significant increase to the peak of about 40% in the year 2006. However, the women percentage slightly decline to 30 % in 2008.
In case of men and children, the percentage of men and children in 2001 was above 15% and above 10% respectively which remain stable for the three years. The percentage of men and children reached to the peak at about 28% in 2006 and 25% in 2007. However, they both witnessed a slight decrease in 2008.
The bar chart illustrates the proportion of women, men and children consuming five different servings of fruit and vegetables per day in the period from 2001 to 2008 in the UK.
From the bar chart it is clear that women consume the highest percentage of fruit and vegetables with a minimum of 20% throughout the years with an increasing rate till year 2006 at 30%, however, percentage slightly decreased in years 2007 and 2008.
Moreover, men’s consumption come in the second place after women with almost a constant consumption percentage at 12.5% in the period from 2001 to 2003, however, consumption rate witnessed an increasing trend in years 2004 and 2005, after which consumption rate was almost maintained at same level till year 2008 at almost 30%.
Finally, we can observe that children’s consumption come in last place with a stable trend in the period from 2001 to 2003, then consumption increased till reaching year 2007, where in year 2008 consumption slightly decreased to 25% compared to almost 27% in previous year.
The above bar chart illustrates percentage of men , women and children eating five portions of fruits and vegetables per day in the UK from 2001 till 2008.
In the bar chart we can observe that portions of fruits and vegetables consumed per day is maximum by women every year, starting with about 21% in 2001 till about 30% in 2008.
Whereas, men have gradually increased from 2003 till 2008, ranging from approximately 17% to 27% in 2003 and 2008 respectively and keeping a constant percentage from 2001 to 2003.
Lastly, the children have also shown a gradual increase like the men from 2003 till 2008, which ranges from about 12% to 23% in 2003 and 2008 respectively.
I have written only Introduction part of this Task 1 because of this I know how to write this part only until now.
The bar chart illustrates information about how much percentage of mans, woman and children who consumed five portions of fruit and vegetables every day in the UK over 8 years period between 2001 and 2008
Your technique is excellent. And I truly mean it.
The only issue is actually your English:
1. either “gives information about” or “illustrates” without any other words
2. “how much percentage” is incorrect English. Because the graph already uses those words, your only choice is “the proportion of”. If you can paraphrase safely, then do.
3. “mans, woman and children” is faulty English. You need to use plural nouns “men, women and children”
If you could tackle your accuracy with English grammar and be more careful, you would have a perfect introduction.
Hi Liz!
When can I use parentheses as it is in your model answer in the writing task1?
I’d like to know some examples.
Thank you.
Your task is to use different grammar structures in your writing. For writing task 1, your task often involves presenting numbers and dates. One option for this is using brackets. But there are many other options and your task is to use a range. For example:
The number of people visiting a town in the UK dropped significantly between 2000 and 2010 (10,000 to 3,000).
The number of people visiting a town in the UK fell from 10,000 to 3,000 between 2000 and 2010.
The number of visitors, which was 10,000 in 2000, fell to only 3,000 by 2010.
These are some examples.
The chart illustrates the number of men, women, and children that consumes five servings of fruit and vegetables per day in the UK between the time period of 2001 to 2008
Overall, the highest percentages of people who consumes these servings were women whereas, the lowest percentage mainly accounted to children.
It can be seen, 20% of women consumed fruits and vegetables in 2001 which considers to be the lowest percentage in the women sector on opposite to men at 15% in both 2001 and 2002. The percentage of women gradually increased until it reached the peak of over 35% in 2006, before it slowly fell at 30% in 2008.
On the other hand, children have the lowest percentage for around 13% in 2001 to 2003 , then kept gradually rising until 2007 reaching a peak of 24%, before it slightly decreased to around 23% in 2008.
this took me probably 30 min please tell me is this too bad? and how could I improve this
I have written my answer –
The chart provides that information about the fruits and vegetable eaten by the percentage of men , women and children in the United Kingdom between the period of 2001 and 2008.
Overall, the percentage of people ate fruits and vegetables in given time period shows fluctuation as initially there is upward trend and afterwards it shows downward trend. Moreover, women are the one who had eaten the most followed by men and children.
The highest portion eaten by women is considerably more than 30% in 2006 whereas men has also eaten highest amount of portion of almost 27% and children percentage are around 23%. All the people had been counted lowest in their initial year which is 2001 where women are 20% (approx)and men are 17%(approx) and children are 12%. Although, almost 25% children which is their highest portion eaten was reported in year 2007 .
Dear Liz
I have a question concerning the Writing Task 1. I’ve been told that I should do comparisons just in the 2nd body paragraph, in order to have my Writing coherent and organized. However, I feel that this advice is not really appropriate. Can I do comparisons in the introduction and/or in the body paragraph 1 as well? Thanks for answering!
There is no such rule and to give someone such advice is irresponsible. Comparisons will go where they should depending on the type of task 1 you are given. Bar charts are charts which are all about comparisons so you will compare categories in most paragraphs. Line graphs show trends over time so comparisons might only be given once in the overview – it all depends on the type of task. This is why when you find a teacher who gives you a black and white rule, be careful. The higher band scores are all about flexibility which requires you to tackle each task individually. See all my model answers for writing task 1 and see which have comparisons and where those comparisons are given in the report: https://ieltsliz.com/ielts-writing-task-1-lessons-and-tips/
Dear Liz
Thank you very much!
Thankfully I can reflect on what I’ve been told and I’m courageous enough to disagree with the teacher in such a specific case ッ
Require your valuable comments.
The given chart illustrates the percentage of people who ate five portions of fruits and vegetables per day in the UK from 2001 to 2008. Overall, the highest consumption was in 2006 and it shows that women ate more fruits and vegetables as compared to men and children each year.
Percentage of women ate portions of fruits and vegetables was just 20% in 2001 then it started rise steadily and reached up to almost 35% in 2006. That was the highest rate of consumption among all years then after 2006 it fell slightly again.
Moreover, consumption is less for children in all over the years as compared to men and women. In 2001, children consume only about 12% of portion of fruits and vegetables and it went as high as almost 23% in 2006.
In terms of men and children eating fruits and vegetables, proportion was almost stable in first three years ion between 12% to 17 % then significant increase can be seen from 2004.
Dear Liza,
kindly to check my work and your valuable comments and what band i get for this writing , thankyou Liza
The provided chart depicts the percentage of UK residents from three categories, i.e., Men, Women, and Children, consuming five portions of fruit and vegetables per day from 2001 to 2008.
Overall, what stands out from the chart is that the highest percentage of all people consuming vegetables and fruits was women, while the lowest percentage was children. (women were constantly positioned in the top who the most consumed vegetables and fruits, following by men and children). Furthermore, the number of people eating these food items tended to increase significantly each year.
Looking at the details, the percentage of women ate vegetables and fruits started at just over 20 % in 2001. This figure then increased steadily to reach a peak of almost 35 % in 2006 and then decreased gradually to only 30 % in 2008.
Compared to women, the number of men and children eating vegetables and fruits remained steadily in the first three years (17 % and 13 % respectively). They began to rise significantly in 2004. In term of men, it reached in a peak in 2006 with almost 28 %) which remained consistently in 2007 until it fell slightly to 26 % in the final year. Whereas, for the children, after 2004, it experienced a significant rise until 2007 that reached almost 29 % and slightly decreased in the final year.
Could someone give me a hand?
The graph illustrates the ratio of England people who consume more than five kinds of fruit and vegetables in a day in 8 years since 2001.
As a whole, it can be clearly seen that the ratio had steadily increased until 2006 regardless of their generations. This trend changed in 2006, and it began to lessen gradually, though it still remained relatively higher rate, compared to around 2000.
Seeing more details, it is explicit that the percentage of children eating several fruit and vegetables was about 12%, which is almost half as much as the ratio of women. Moreover, the gulf between the percentage of children and that of women had never been made up in 8 years, albeit it was shrinking.
As for the group of women, its rate of taking nourishment from fruit and vegetables was invariably higher than 20%, which is about the average rate of the group of men in 8 years.
Hello,
I have question regarding these phrases, “almost 35%”,”about 17% and 12%” and “about 26%”.
In the video of vocabulary for accurate data, it was mentioned that if number which is not given is used directly can be counted as mistake. So if I use those numbers like the phrases using almost, about etc., it would counted as right answer I presume?
Please guide me here.
You use words such as “about” when the number is not precise. If the number is precise, you don’t need to use such words.
i feel proud for your uniqe process of teaching. as a beginner no worth enough to explain anything
I’m so glad you find my lessons useful 🙂
The bar chart illustrates the number of men,women and children measured in percentage that consumed five servings of fruits and vegetables each day in the UK from the year 2001 to 2008.
Overall,women in the UK eat the highest number of fruit and vegetable portions in each year for the period in focus. British men are the second category of people who consumed the most when compared with the children who only ingested very few organic products consistently throughout the eight year timeline.
In terms of women,the proportion of food in take rose steadily from the first to the sixth year at (about 20% and over 30% respectively) this growth dropped slightly in 2007 (under 30%). 2008 experienced further mild reduction with about 2% difference from the previous year.
There is an upward common trend in the consumption level for both men and children and they also maintained the same proportion within the first to three years(2001-2003) in this period with (over 15% men and about 10% children).In 2004, the number of women (30%) who consumed fruits and vegetables almost doubled that of the children(17%).2006 and 2007 recorded same % for men at over 25%.
The bar chart gives information about the percentage of British men, women, and children eating five portions of fruit and vegetables between 2001 and 2008.
Overall, the number of women eating fruits and vegatables was higher than that of men and children from 2001 to 2008 while children least preffered fruits and vegatables as compared to men and women. There was a steady increase in the percentage of British people consuming fruits and vegetables from 2001 to 2006. However, a slight decrease was seen in that percentage from 2006 to 2008.
In terms of women, the percentage of fruit and vegtable consumption was slightly over than 20% in 2001 while this was above 15% for men and above 10% for children.
There was an increase in the consumption rate of each group of people in 2008 with women eating more than 30%, men eating more than 25%, and children eating considerably more than 20% of fruits and vegetables.
Hi Liz, thank you very much for your supportive way of teaching 🙂 My response to that question is above. What do you think about it, can you give me feedbacks on it and provide me an estimate band score for my response if it was an Ielts writing section 🙂
It is good to see that type of task ….. About my thinking from this writing u will get 6.5 bands
The bar chart illustrates about children, men and women consuming fruits everyday in for eight years about from 2001 to 2008 in UK.
According to the simulation image, we can see percentage of women consunmed fruits is the most than the man and children. And children consunmed fruits has the lowest proportion. Futhermore, we can see the consumption rate is significantly in a short period of time.
The highest proportion that women consuming fruits is 35% in 2006 and 20% is the first ratio determined in 2001 and it was reduced to 30% in 2008.
About the proportion of men and children consuming fruits seem stable in the first 3 years in order in turn 17% and 12% from 2001 to 2003. And then men’s consumption rate increased to the highest level of 27% in 2 years 2006 and 2007 and it was reduced to 26%. Next is the strong growth of children is at the proportion of 25% in 2007 and 24% in final year.
The bar chart illustrates the proportion of of fruits and vegetables ate by people of the UK(children, women and men)according to their percentile versus the consecutive eight years from 2001.
Firstly, the food consumption of women was higher when compared with men and children but a steep rise is seen in the year 2006. Though there was a constant increase in the food consumption of woman for first six years it slightly got decreased by the end of the next two yeatrs but still strands higher percentage than men and children who ate fruits and vegetables.
Secondly, men who ate comparatively low than women but still follows the steady increase with a peak of nearly about 30% in 2006 while women stand slightly about 40%. The UK recorded the highest point of consumption of fruits and vegetables by children in the year of 2007 amost above 25% which makes an eye to eye with the graph of women in the year 2008 but it still kept increasing.0
This bar graph indicates the overall average of humans that consumed a total of five platters of fruits including vegetables at the start of 2001 ending to 2008, this was set relatively in the UK.
Overall, we can expect from the trends that women had accounted for the highest percentages throughout the years, as it’s peak was in the year 2006, with around 30 percent. Moreover, the male and kids criteria shared the same developed during the first three years. In addition, men were known to be the second to consume fruits according to data. At last, the children devoured fruits the least among these groups conforming to data.
Furthermore, in the beginning years it is evident that women progress was slow towards eating healthy foods. However, it began progressing a little by little in the year 2008, where it remained evolving till 2006. Later on, during the years 2007 to 2008, it began declining by a few margins.
Secondly, the men didn’t have much development during the first years. In 2004, the males who eat all kinds of healthy foods have increased for about 5 percent. In both 2006 and 2007, they have encountered similar results, but began declining in the year 2008 for almost 3 to 2 percent. Besides, children consumption from these sources have increased for about 2 percent in 2004, and continued progressing until 2008.
This bar graph indicates the overall average of humans that consumed a total of five platter of fruits including vegetables at the start of 2001 ending to 2008, this was set relatively in the UK.
Overall, we can expect from the trends that women had accounted for the highest percentages throughout the years, as it’s peak was in the year 2006, with around 30 percent. Moreover, the male and kids criteria shared the same developed during the first three years. In addition, men were known to be the second to consume fruits according to data. At last, the children devoured fruits the least among these groups conforming to data.
Furthermore, in the beginning years it is evident that women progress was slow towards eating healthy foods. However, it began progressing a little by little in the year 2008, where it remained evolving till 2006. Later on, during the years 2007 to 2008, it began declining by a few margins.
Secondly, the men didn’t have much development during the first years. In 2004, the males who eat all kinds of healthy foods have increased for about 5 percent. In both 2006 and 2007, they have encountered similar results, but began declining in the year 2008 for almost 3 to 2 percent. Besides, children consumption from these sources have increased for about 2 percent in 2004, and continued progressing until 2008.
This chart illustrates the percentage of people who ate five servings of fruit and vegetables per day in the UK for 8 years from 2001 to 2008.
The chart represents a high percentage of women throughout these years followed by men and then children having the lowest percentage. In 2001, there was a figure of over 20% of women which reached its peak in 2006 with approximately 35%.
The percentage of men and children stayed stable for the first three years with only a slight growth in 2003. There was a rapid increase in this figure from 2004 to 2007 with the category of men reaching its peak at 28% and children at 25%.
However, there was a stable decrease seen in all three categories in the final years, with men and children at around 28% and 25% respectively. Ultimately, the category of women still maintained a higher percentage of the three with 30%.
The chart shows the number of women, men, and children who ate 5 servings of fruit and veggies every day iThe chart shows the number of women, men, and children who ate 5 servings of fruit and veggies every day in the UK for 8 years from 2001 to 2008.
In general, it can be observed that women have the highest percentage among people followed by men and children.
There is a significant increase in the amount of fruits and veggies consumed as seen over the period below.
The proportions of fruits and veggies consumed by women slowly increased from 2001 to 2006 and attained its peak of about 35% before declining in subsequent years of only about 30% in the last year.
In terms of men’s consumption of fruits and veggies was rather relatively stable in the first 3 years from 2001-2003 before the figure climbed to its top of about 28% in 2006. The figure didn’t change much between 2006 and 2007 before it gradually decreased to 26% in 2008.
Similarly, the children’s figure remain constant for the first 3 years of just about 12% before it rose to it’s climax of almost 25% in 2007, then it dropped to 22% in the final year.
n the UK for 8 years from 2001 to 2008.
The given bar graph illustrates the proportion of citizens who consumed five portions of fruits and vegetables each day in the United Kingdom between 2001 and 2008.
Overall, every group of citizens (men, women, and children) had an increasing pattern of eating five portions of fruits and vegetables per day during the period. In addition, the women ate the highest percentage of food every year.
In 2001, the percentage of women who ate food and vegetables was 20%. It then went up to 35% in 2006, and it was the highest percentage in considered years. After that, it slowly went down to 30% in 2008.
Moreover, the proportion of men and children who ate fruit and vegetables was 16% and 12%, respectively, in 2001. Afterwards, these did not change until 2003. Later, the percentage of men gradually grew to 28% in 2008, and the percentage of children gradually grew to 25% in 2007, respectively. Finally, the children’s percentage fell to 24% in 2008, while the men’s percentage did not change between 2006 and 2007. Then, it decreased to 26% in 2008.
I sat for the exam today and got the same question for Writing Task 1. Thanks, Liz for guiding me with valuable insights.. helped me in many ways.
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The chart illustrates the proportion of men, women and children consuming five portions of fruit and vegetables everyday in the UK from 2001 to 2008.
Overall, the figures for women are the highest followed by men and children. Percentage of women who ate 5 portions of fruit and veggies grew continuously from 2001 to 2006 before declining in subsequent years as compared to the percentage of men which only grew between 2004 and 2006. The percentage of children consuming 5 portions of fruits and vegetables also grew from 2004 to 2006 and attained peak in 2007 before declining in 2008.
During 2001 to 2006, the number of women who ate five portions of fruit and veggies grew year on year from almost 22% in 2001 to nearly 35% in 2006. We observe a rise in number of men and children from 2004 to 2006 after being almost static during 2001 to 2003 at about 17% and 12% respectively.
In 2007, we observe the minimum difference in the percentage of women and children. Although the % for women declined in this year to about 32%, the figure for children increased to a little over 25%. In 2008, figures for all 3 population segments (women, men and children) fell to around 32%, 27% and 24% respectively.
The chart illustrates the proportion of fruits and vegetables consumed daily by men, women and children in the UK from the year 2001 to 2008.
Overall, it was observed that there was a constant rise in the amounts consumed by women over the years, while the children consumed the lowest amount. Furthermore, there was a general increase in the amount taken over the years.
In the first 3 years (2001 to 2003), there was a constant rate eaten by children. This was measured at about 12%. this increased gradually in the following years, however, it dropped in 2008 by about 3%.
Relating to women, the rate increased steadily from 2001 until it reached a peak of about 36% in 2006. This rate dropped in the following years (2007 and 2008) to about 30% and 28% respectively.
The same trend in the children is also noticed in that of the men, then it rose steadily to about 28% in 2006. This remained constant in 2007, which then decreased gradually by 3% in the final year.
The bar chart indicates the percentage of people who ate five portions of fruit and vegetables per day in the UK from 2001 to 2008
overall in the part of men in the first three years, they ate about 17% and then the percentage changes year by year in the final year in 2008 they got 28% total
Moving on to the women’s part we saw the highest peak in the year 2006 about 35% but in the final year, we saw the percentage at about 30%. If we compare these two parts with the children we saw that they ate less maximum they ate approximately 22% in 2007 and the final year 24%
Hello Ma’am Liz. I encountered this same bar graph during my exam recently. And I am really happy that I reviewed this part of your discussion especially this bar chart. It gives me lots of confidence as well as ideas in answering ielts writing task 1.
I’m really glad you found it useful. It’s lucky to have got it in your test. Hope you do well with your results 🙂
The chart displays the proportion of women, men and children that consume five shares of fruit and vegetables each day between the years 2001 and 2008 in the UK.
Overall, it can be seen that women compared to men and children which represent nearly the same trend, represent the highest percentages, it can also be seen that the women percentage in year 2006 represent the highest between all years.
In regard of women there was a gradually grow of percentage from just above 20% in 2001 to reach the maximum peak at around 40% in 2006, before decreasing gently to reach 30% in 2008.
On the other hand, the proportions of both men and children were stable until the year 2003 showing around 17% and 12% respectively. From 2003 until 2006, both percentages increased gradually to reach nearly 27% in 2006 for men and 26% in 2007 for children, a slight dip can be seen from the year 2007 reaching respectively 26% and 25% for men and children percentages.
The bar chart illustrates the percentage of women, men and children that took five servings of fruit and vegetables in the UK daily in 8 years from 2001 to 2008.
Overall, women have been seen taking the highest part of all people consuming fruit and vegetables, followed by children and men respectively. There was a significant increase of percentage of people eating these food items can be seen over the period given.
Fruit and vegetables consumption level among women started at just over 20% in the year 2001 and rose steadily reaching the peak of almost 35% in the year 2006. However, there is a slight drop to 30% both in the year 2007 and 2008.
In terms of men and children percentage levels of consuming fruit and vegetables, both categories maintained a relatively stable rate in the first three years (about 17% and 12% respectively). Starting in the year 2004, men category climbed gradually to 27% in both 2006 and 2007 and decreased slightly to about 26% in the year 2008. A similar pattern in the figure for children was reaching 25% in 2007 and descends to 24% in the next year.
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The chart below illustrate the proportion of people Who ate five portion of two different kinds of foods in a day in Britain between 2001 and 2008.
over all,womens are the one who ate the highest proportion of vegetables and fruit.the reverse is true for children’s.as age increases the amount of feeding habit also increase.
compared to men and children,women ate the highest amount throughout the year,which touches it’s peak in 2006 which is 35 percent then this figure slightly declined to 30 percent and 28 percent in 2007 and 2008.for three consecutive years from 2001 to 2003 men’s eating habit of fruit and vegetables was relatively the same eventually it gains it’s peak to 29 percent in 2006.then it remain steel in 2007 until slightly declined to 27 percent in 2008.when we see the proportion of children’s eating habit of fruit and vegetables,it is uniform between the first three years.which is 12 percent.then this figure eventually increased to it’s peak in 2007 to 25 percent.
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The bar graph illustrates the proportion of women, men, and children who consumed fruits and vegetables five times per day in a period of eight years from 2001 to 2008 in the United Kingdom.
Overall, it can be seen that the consumption of fruit and vegetables increased significantly over the period given. Likewise, women represented the highest percentage of fruit-vegetables consumption, while children were the lowest consumer.
Women’s fruit and vegetables consumption started at 22% by 2001. But in the following years, it showed a steady increase, and after five years, it reached a peak of 36% approximately. By 2008, it slightly decreased just 5 points.
In terms of men and children eating fruit and vegetables, the behavior of consumption of these items was static in the first three years (17% and 12% respectively). However, by 2004, the percentage grew considerably; by 2006, it achieved its highest point of 28% in men and 22% in children. These rates didn’t present changes until 2008, when they decreased to 26% and 24%, respectively.
The below chart illustrates the percentage of people who consumed five portions of fruits and vegetables daily in UK during the period of 8 years starting from 2001 to 2008. Units are measured in percentage.
Overall women are found to consume the highest percentage of fruits and vegetables during this time span followed by the men and children. The consumption of fruits and vegetables tend to increase from 2001 to 2006 but the overall percentage declined from 2007 onwards. The reason being the easy access to fast food outlets which are readily available in the market and tempting for people of all ages.
The graph shows a linear trend from 2001 to 2006 for women while the percentage of men and children is seen to almost same in the first three years between 12 to 17 % and then a significant increase can be seen till 2006.
Starting from 2007 onwards the percentage decreased from 32 to 30 percent in 2008 for women while the percentage of men and children remained quite stable.
” The reason being the easy access to fast food outlets which are readily available in the market and tempting for people of age.” Task 1 is a report, not an essay about your opinion on something. You should write something that is more factual in the given graph shown, it didn’t say anything about why the percentage increased or decreased. You might get a low band because of this sentence. I highly recommend you to watch “ielts advantage” on YouTube.
The chart shows the number of men, women, and children who consume five portions of fruit and vegetables each day in percentages between 2001 and 2008 in the UK.
Overall, it is clear that consumption of fruits and vegetables has been more popular among women over the period. The children had the lowest amounts of vegetables and fruits in the seven referred years.
While in the first three years, the number of women increased by approximately 10 percent, the number of men and children who had fruits and vegetables each day remained stable at close to 15 and 10 percent, respectively. In the following two years, the number of men and children has risen as well as women.
In 2006, women ate healthy foods more than 30 percent of the time, as opposed to the younger generation, children, with around 25 percent. While the number of women experienced a fall between 2006 and 2008, the number of men remained unchanged in 2006 and 2007 and then decreased by nearly 25 percent.
The bar chart illustrates the proportion of people who consume five portions of fruit and vegetables per day in the UK from the 2001 to 2008.
Overall, it is observed that the women take a lot of fruits and vegetables in their diet whereas the children consume a smaller number of fruits and vegetables in their diet.
From the year 2001-2006 it is observed that women consumed a lot of fruits and vegetables, and the trend was constantly increasing from around 22% in 2001 to over 30% in 2006. But after 2006 the fruits and vegetables intake by women saw a steady decrease to less than 30% in 2008. However, in the case of men the fruits and vegetable intake were stagnant upto 2003 (around 17%) but saw a gradual increase in 2 the period 2004 to 2006 where the peak was in the year 2006 and 2007 which was of over 27%.
The children accounted for consumption of only 12-13% in the years 2001-2003 and from 2004 it saw a gradual increase and peaked in the year 2007 (nearly 25%) but then fell down to around 22% in th year 2008.
The bar chart compares the difference in percentages of British men, women and children in eating five portions of fruits and vegetables every day between 2001 and 2008.
Overall, rising trends can be seen throughout the whole period, while women tended to take in more fruits and vegetables than the other two. Also, year 2007 saw the biggest percentage in all people during the whole period.
In 2001, slightly over 20% of women ate fruits and vegetables, and this figure grew steadily to a peak in 2006, at about 45%. The following two years saw a gradual decrease by 15%.
Men and children follow similar patterns. The percentages of these two remained constant at approximately 12% and 17% respectively over the first three years, before rising to a climax (in 2006 and 2007). The number of children witnesses a greater jump than men, although it stayed the lowest during the given eight years.
Hey, a few remarks:
1. Your paraphrase of the task description is too complicated, be simpler. The bar chart doesn’t compare, it simply illustrates/describes/shows.
2. Peak at or reach a peak of.
3. In the last paragraph, you mention “The number of children..” Be careful as the bar chart describes PERCENTAGE of people.
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Thank you Teacher Liz, My online mentor .My exam will be incoming October and willing to get band 7 in writing, I’ll do my best version with your help. Always your student from Myanmar
Good luck!!
The bar illustrates the percentage of women, men or children consuming at least five servings of fruit and vegetables each day in the UK from 2001 to 2008.
Overall, women were the highest consumption of fruits and vegetables, followed by men and then children. Generally, there was a slight increase in fruit and vegetable consumption in all the categories over the period given.
Women’s consumption of fruits and vegetables kept increasing significantly from 2001 till 2006 to about more than 35% of women. In the next two years, there was a little drop in this percentage to around 30 %.
Men’s and children’s consumption remained relatively stable from 2001 to 2004. After that, there was a considerable rise, which reached its peak in 2007 for around 28% and approximately 25 for men and children respectively. In the following year, there was a minor decrease in the percentage of both men and children. While the men proportion remained above 25%, the children percentage dropped to under 25%.
The bar chart illustrates the percentage of people who consume five portion of fruit and vegetables in UK from 2001 to 2008 each day.
Overall, the highest percentage of people who eat fruit and vegetable was women, meanwhile children has the lowest percentage of proportion. Furthermore, a significant unchanged of the proportion of the ones eating these of food can be seen over the period in given chart.
The proportion of individuals who has a highest percentage expenditure was woman started at just over 20% in 2001. This figure reached the peak stability at over 35% in 2006 before falling slightly over 30% in the final years.
Regards to children and men eating fruit and vegetables, the percentage unchanged significantly in the first three years ( at 12% of children and 17% at men ). From this point, the percentage of men reach rapidly to the highest point was 26% at both in 2006 and 2007 and dropped steadily about 26% in 2008. In similar growth in the features of children hit rapidly to the highest point over 25% in 2007 and decreased significantly in 2008 at about 24%.
The chart illustrates the percentage of men, women and children in the UK who consumes five portions of fruits and vegetables daily. The data compare figures recorded between 2001 to 2008.
Overall, in UK, women consumed more portion of fruits and vegetables than of men and children.
On the opposite side, children has the lowest rate of eating healthy foods daily.
In detail, among women in the UK, the consumption of healthy foods that they eat daily started at 21% in 2001 which has the lowest rate. On the other hand, it can also be seen in 2006 that peaked at its highest at roughly 35%. In 2001 to 2006, data shows steep rise in figures of about 10-15%.
To differentiate, consumption spiked approximately 15 % from year 2001 to 2006.
Meanwhile, it can be observed that men have devoured five portions of fruits and vegetables at a lowest rate of around 17% in 2001 to 2003. However, it increased at roughly 28% at the same rate in 2006 and 2007. In comparison, the consumption almost doubled from over 6 years. Children, on the opposite side have the lowest rate of all. From 2001 to 2003 with the percentage of only above the tenth. Although It climbed over a little of 25% in 2007. It clearly shows that children have the least likely of eating nutritious food in the UK.
Hi Liz. Is there a fixed model answer or l am marked on the basis of what l observed
I’m not sure what you mean. It is not possible to have one fixed model answer. Each sentence would be written any number of ways. Paragraphs might be organised differently. Linking words vary. Every single candidate will write a different answer. Your task is to follow the marking criteria and fulfill the requirements of the higher band scores.
The chart describes the information of individuals (Men, women and children) who had five packs of vegetables and fruits in the United Kingdom every day for 8 years (2001 – 2008).
In general, and across the 8 years, women had the highest consumption rate followed by the men and children respectively. Also, beginning from the year 2003, there was a steady percentage increase in the consumption rate for children, women and men up on till 2008 where a little drop was experienced.
The last 3 years (2006-2008) saw a significant increase in the percentage of people that ate fruits and vegetables as opposed to the first 3 years (2001-2003). In each year, at least 20% of women and about 17% of men was having 5 portions of the meal per day.
In summary, there was no particular year (2001-2008) where the consumption rate of fruits and vegetables across all categories dropped below 10%
The chart illustrates the proportion of men, women and children who ate five fruit and vegetable servings per day from 2001 to 2008 in the UK.
Overall, women were the highest consumers as compared to men and children. we see a steady rise from year 2001 to 2006. On the other hand, men show a stagnant growth from 2001 to 2003 followed by a steady incline up to 2006. There was a continuous incline in consumption by children.
Men and children both showed a stagnation at between 10-15% and 15-20% respectively from 2001 to 2003. However, it was a different case for women where we see a steady rise in consumption from slightly above 20% in 2001 to above 25% in 2003. Thereafter children, men and women all show a rise in consumption of fruits from 2003 and reaching a peak in 2006.
From 2006 the proportion of women showed a downfall from over 35% to about 30% in 2008, on the other hand, children showed an increase from less than 25% in 2006 to slightly above 25% the following year and just a slight decline to less than 25% in 2008.
The bar chart depicts the proportion (in percentages) of women, men, and children in the UK who consumed five servings of vegetables and fruits per day over the period of 8 years (from 2001 to 2008).
Overall, the percentage of people who ate fruits and vegetables 5 times a day increased steadily from 2001 and reached its peak in 2006, after which it declined a little till the year 2008. While women were the largest consumers of these food items across the years, the percentage of children who consumed such items was consistently the least.
The percentage of women who consumed fruits and vegetables increased in general from 2001 to 2008. This number was a little over 20% in 2001 from where it saw a steady surge and reached its highest point in the year 2006 when it was way beyond 30%. Finally, it went through a small decline and settled at around 30% in 2008.
For children and men, this percentage was more or less constant from 2001 to 2003 (about 11% and 16% respectively). From 2004 onwards, this number started to increase and reached a peak for men (around 27%) in 2006 and children (around 25%) in the following year. By 2008, the proportions of men and children had dropped down and were around 26 and 24 per cent respectively.
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The bar chart depicts the proportion (in percentages) of men, women and children who consumed five servings of fruit and vegetable each day in 8 years (2001 to 2008) in the UK.
Overall, the proportion of women who ate five portions of fruit and vegetables was highest in comparison to the portion of men and of children with the children consistently retaining the least percentage.
There was a significant rise in the proportion of women who consumed this type of food from a little over 20% in 2001 to about 35% in 2006 before its slight decline to about 30% in 2008.
On the other hand, the rate of men and children who ate five servings of fruit and vegetables maintained a percentage of about 17% and 12% respectively in the first three years. Then, the proportion of men eating fruit and vegetables gradually increased to about 28% in the years 2006 and 2007 after which, it dropped to about 27% in 2008 whereas, that of children increased to about 26% in 2007 and finally landed on a little under 25% in the last year.
Thanks always Liz! Please in letter writing do I need to put full addresses or not because I stumbled on a question on letter writing which says addresses should be neglected?
See my model letters at the bottom of this page: https://ieltsliz.com/ielts-writing-task-1-lessons-and-tips/. You’ll see what you do and don’t include in a letter.
The way you teach, it is amazing thank you Liz.
You’re welcome 🙂
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The old videos are still very informative and educated till date .Please I have been looking for some of your recent/uploaded YouTube videos in 2021 or 2022 but couldn’t find any. Is there anywhere I could see such?
I wish to see more recent videos on YouTube.
Thank you.
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The illustration of this bar chart indicates the individuals who had fruits and vegetables in portions of 5 in each day from the year 2001 down to 2008 in the United Kingdom. Measurements reading in percentage.
As we can see, in the year 2001 to 2003 children have a rate of about 13% who took part in having fruits and vegetables in five portions each day.
However, In the aspect of the percentages in women in the year 2006, they have above 30%. Which in 2002 they had about 22% who had portions of meals on fruits and vegetables.
Nevertheless, men have a steady percent of about 16 through three years (2001,2002,2003) and had its peak in the upper year (2006, 2007) of about 27% .
In summary, women appears to have the highest numbers in percent among individuals who had five portions of fruits and vegetables daily in 8 years more than the children and men.
Hello Liz, please I need your feedback on this and also your ratings on band levels.
The bar chart provides information about the proportion of men,women and children consuming five servings of fruit and vegetables each day in the UK in eight years from 2001 to 2008 .
Overall , it is evident that women consumed fruit and vegetables the most as opposed to children who ate the less . We can also see a significant increase in the proportion of people eating these food items over the period given .
In terms of children and men , the percentage of them who ate fruit and vegetables in 2001 was ( just over 10% and more than 15% respectively) and it remained steady for the next two years . In 2004 the proportion of children consuming these food climbed gradually to slightly over 15% and continued rising in 2005 and 2006 to be (about 20% and approximately 25% respectively ) and hitting a-high-point in 2007 reaching more than 25%. Then it decreased slightly to about 23% in 2008 . A similar growth in the figure for men was evident reaching over 15%in 2004 and approximately 20% in 2005 . It continued increasing reaching its high point in 2006 with more than 25% and then it fall down slightly in the next two years to ( about 27% and around 26% respectively) .
The percentage of women consuming fruit and vegetables during the period showed an upward trend started at just over 20% in 2001 . Then , the figure rose steadily to approximately 25% in 2002 and about 28% in 2003 . In 2004 and 2005 , it increased reaching ( around 29% and just over 30% respectively ) The figure hit its high-point in 2006 with about 34% and then it decreased to be about 27% in 2007 and fall slightly to around 30% in the final year .
The chart below illustrates the proportion of men, women, and children who ate five portions of fruit and vegetables daily from 2001 to 2008 in the United Kingdom.
It can be seen that women consume the highest percentage of fruit and vegetables. In 2001, over 20% of women consumes fruit and vegetables, and their percentage of consumption increases annually until it reaches its peak of over 30% in 2006. However, there was a recorded decline in their rate of consumption in 2007 and 2008 respectively.
The percentage of children is the lowest followed by that of men. Furthermore, It is observed that the percentage of both men and children are consistent from 2001 to 2003. Thereafter, the percentage of men experienced its peak in 2006 and 2007 with a slight decline in 2008. On the other hand, more children started consuming fruit and vegetables in 2004, and this continued consecutively until it reaches its peak of almost 25% in 2007. Although, there was a decline in trend below 25% in 2008.
The chart illustrates the proportion of men, women and children who ate five portions of fruit and vegetables per day during an 8 years (2001-2008) studies in UK.
Noted that, mostly women are eating 22% from 2001 and is successfully been consistently highest when consuming fruits and vegetables. With little less reduced about 20% during year 2007, and 30% less during 2008 data. Whilst the category of children who are known to barely consume much of the fruits and vegetable started with fewer percentage (13%), sustained until year 2003 with the same rates. However, as 2004 emerged almost 17% of children are starting to eat healthy optioned food and has been greatly surging up to year 2008.
Men category on the other hand, is the second leading food consumer rated upon the data showed. With maintaining percentage from 2001-2003 (17%), in which gradually rise from year 2004 and onwards with less reduced rates after year 2008.
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The chart represents the percentage of people in the UK who have consumed fruits and vegetables of 5 portion on daily basis from year 2001 to 2008. The category of consumers are men, women and children.
Overall, the consumption of goods in women are higher in the year 2006 and lowest in 2001. whereas for men, the percentage of consumers in the year 2006 is equivalent to the following year 2007. The remaining category had highest percentage of people in year 2007 while least amount of consumption recorded was same in year 2001 and 2002 in the uk.
To start with the first category that is women , which has the maximum percentage of people consumed fruits and vegetables on day to day basis that is above 30% in the year 2006. Whereas the lowest count was recorded in the first year with approximately 21%. Secondly, the same amount of consumption was recorded in th year 2006 and 2007 in men with above 15%.
Lastly, the remaining category shows the 25% percentage of people in the year 2007 than that of 2001 and 2002 which has the same percentage that is above 10% in the uk.
Really it’s useful. Thank you very much.
The bar charts demonstrate the changes of 5 portions of fruit and vegetable per day consumed by men, women (,)and children in percentage, between 2001 and 2008 in (the) UK.
It is clear that among 3 types of people, women (have) the highest consumption of five portions of fruit and vegetables of the 7 years. However(,) a considerable growth was seen of the consumption in the first 5 years and inched downward for the rest of the years.
Between 2001 and 2006 the total percentage consumption escalated from (an) average 16% to (a) peak of 26% per day. Between the period of 2006 to 2008, the gap in between 3 groups has been narrowed, as the percentage of men and children continues to (rise).
In 7 years period of time, the difference between (the) 3 groups is mostly the same, with women having the highest percentage and children having the lowest percentage.
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And I want to have a overview and comments on my writing, thank you.
This bar Graph depicts the percentage of men, women and children consuming 5 Portions Of Vegetables and fruits in a day from 2001 – 2008 in UK in span of 8 years.
Overall its Clear that percentage of men,women and children eating 5 portions has increased till 2006 but its fallen in 2008 somehow. Consumption is maximum by females as compared to other two groups.
Consumption in females was just over 20% which shown persistent increase to around 35 % in 2006 and for some reason its dropping after that to 30% in 2008. In contrast in males, consumption stagnated at around 17 % from years 2001-2003, but after that its increasing every year and steeped to 27% in 2006.It Stayed there in 2007 and somehow declined to 27% in 2008.
Similarly in children, consumption was stagnated for first three years at around 12 % and shown a sharp rise to almost 25% in 2006. In contrast to males and females, it increased further in 2007 to above 25 % , but again went low in 2008 just to remain slightly more as it was in 2006.
Consumption of 5 portions of vegetables and fruits is increasing in all the three groups with maximum consumption in females. For some reasons, consumption has fallen in 2008 following similar trend in all groups.
The bar chart given illustrates the average rate of women, men, and children who consumed five different servings a day in the UK between the year of 2001 and 2008.
The percentage rate of women who consumed food, increased respectively from 2001 to 2005. Thereafter, it reached a peak in the year of 2006 with exceeding 30%. Then it dropped during the next two years.
In terms of men and children consumption, in the first three years of the trend it was stable. Then in 2004, mens food consumption was more than 20 per-cent, while childrens consumed less than that. However, the mens average kept on climbing until it dropped slightly in 2007, and at the same year children rate peaked.
Overall, the food consumption in the UK generally increased as it can be seen. Moreover, women eats mostly, and childrens eats leastly.
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The chart below illustrates the percentage of individuals who consumed a quintuple chunk of fruits and vegetables daily in an eight-year period spanning between 2001 and 2008 in the UK.
Overall, women constituted the highest consumption above 30 percent whiles the least was recorded by children at 10 percent.
Firstly, the period 2006 marked the peak of consumption among women and men whiles that of children occurred a year after in 2007. Women remained relatively high consumers since the period of 2001 with 20 percent with a relative increase in the subsequent years till 2006 when it attained it highest consumers at 30 percent but there was a slight dip a year after and it ended the period on a marginal decline of almost 30 %. Also, men had maintained a relatively stable consumption percentage spanning a period of 3 years from 2001 to 2003 at a rate a little over 15% but attained an increased rate slightly above 20%. It continued on it marginal increase but there was a balance consumption between 2006 and 2007 but slight dip in 2008.
Furthermore, the consumption among children remained balance during the first three years but maintained an increase percentage to 2007, consequently, the very last year had a slight decline in consumption at almost 25%
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The bar chart provides information about the percentage of men, women and children that ate five portions of fruits and vegetables per day in United Kingdom. The chart data recorded between 2001 and 2008.
Overall, it is evident from the chart that women remains the highest consumer of fruits and vegetables in United Kingdom, while children are the lowest proportion who ate the food. In addition, the rapidly increase in the percentage of people who ate food items can be seen over the period given.
In detail, from 2001 the woman proportion is about 21% and these was continually increase and reach approximately 40% by 2006. Later on the amount of food ate slightly fall to 30%. Despite this, the figure was still higher than men and children.
On the other hand, the first 3-year of men and children remained stable for about 12%. By 2004 it started to increase until 2006 when men experienced an upward trend about 28% and children slowly rise by 20%, however both decreased slightly for the last study year.
The bar chart illustrates the proportion of UK people who ate 5 fragments of fruits and vegetables per day from year 2001 to 2008 in UK.
Overall the statistics show that more number of women have eaten fragments of fruits and vegetables from 2003 to 2008. The Men are intermediate between the children and women in eating a part of food item. The number of children remains constant till 2003, it saw an abrupt increase after latter years. Due to better health and improved lifestyle, no of men have increased every sucessive years.
The percentage of women eating fragments of food item have started in 2001, with 22%. It reached 30% in 2006, but decreases to 30% and 27% in year 2007 and 2008, respectiveliy. In terms of men,there percentag remain constant till 2003, but it saw an upsurge afetr 2003.
Hence, the number of percentage of men, consideraby increses owing to their changing lifestyle.
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When we look at these graphs, we can easily see that women like eating fruit and vegetables during the day. But men do not like eating fruit and vegetables as much as women. And also children do not eat vegetables and fruits as much as women and men. There was a huge gap between men and women in 2003 and 2004. In those years men probably could not eat healthily. But the following year the big gap became smaller compared to other years. From 2004 to 2008 women probably thought that they should feed their children more healthily. We can see this on the graph because the percentage of children is rising from 2004 to 2008. And also we can see that 2006 was a really good year for men and women. And for children, 2007 was a really good year. Because percentages are high during these years. Also, we can easily see that during the 2003-2006 percentages are increasing linearly. But during the 2006-2008 percentages are decreasing linearly except men.
The given chart shows the percentage of people (Man, Woman and Children) who ate five portion of fruits and vegetables each day in U.k from 2001 -2008.
In 2001,the percentage of woman ate fruits and vegetable consumed was 20% . In 2006, woman consumed fruits and vegetables ate was highest peak around 30% and slightly falling in the final year.
Man and children eat fruits and vegetable stable in same portion of first three year (17% and 12% respectively).Man gradually increase to peak around 28% in 2006 and 2007. Children went up to peak around 26% In final year man and children growth was around 27% and 24%.
Overall, we can see that highest consumed fruits and vegetables was woman. Children consumed of fruits and vegetable was climbing to reach a peak of 25% approximately. Man consumed of fruits and vegetable was went up and then remain stable. After which was slightly drop.
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The chart illustrates the number of individuals who consumed five portions of vegetables and fruits daily in Britain in years 2001-2008. The number of consumers are presented in percentages.
Overall the trend of consuming fruits and vegetables by females has shown a significant growth since 2001 to 2006 and then the trend changed, marginal decrease is observed till 2008. Since 2006, vegetable and fruits eating declined minimally.
Women are the ones eating fruits and vegetables most and children the less in the provided period. IN 2006, the maximum consumption was by women (which was 33%) and children the least (which was 23%). Since then the consumption by women, men and children started to decrease. The least consumption was in the initial period in 2001 by all the individuals (women ate 21%, men 16% and children 12%).
In the initial three years, the consumption percentage remained stagnant for men and children, whereas a growth of 2-3% was seen for women. Since 2004, two to three percent variation occurred in overall consumption in both initially escalating and afterwards decreasing trend.
The graph illustrates ratio of three different age groups (men, women and children) who ate five portions of food and vegetables per day in the United Kingdom from 2001 till 2008.
From the very beginning, the ratio of women remains high while consumption of food and vegetables from the comparison of other age groups. Furthermore, the portion of eating remains at peak at the year of 2006 among women which slightly decrease in the latter two years (2007 and 2008). The second highest age group who ate food and vegetables in the UK were men, as in 2001 the usage in men was approximately 18 percent which increases with the passage of time and reaches around 27 percent from the year of 2007 and amazingly remains consistent in 2008. The last but not least age group who ate food and vegetables were children, who although increase the use of the fruits and vegetables but consumption remains low.
overall, the men and children ate fruits and vegetables less than women but with the time they prefer to eat it more.
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The bar chart illustrates the portion of women, men and children consuming the five servings of fruit and vegetables each day in Great Britain from 2001 until 2008.Units are measured in percent.
Overall, men have consumed more fruits and vegetables than women and children. As it is shown in the graph, men and women ate the highest portions of products in 2006(around 27% and more than 35% respectively), whereas children reached their peak in the year 2007(approximately 26%).
Getting back to the details, women showed gradual increase until 2006(by around 15%, from 21% to 35%), and then it slightly decreased in two following years(just over and under a third respectively).
On the other hand percentage of men and children consuming fruits and vegetables remained the same up until 2004, from then it constantly surged by around 6%(from 21% to 27%) in the next 4 years, however it showed insignificant decline in the last year(27% and 25% respectively).
The chart illustrates the percentage of men, women and children who consume five percent portion of vegetable and fruits from 2001 to 2008 in United Kingdom.
Overall, the chart shows a fluctuation of food consumption from 2001 to 2006. While it has reached to maximum in 2006 but the minimum consumption of fruits and vegetable was in 2001. Importantly, the percentage of women is at the highest level in the course of each years.
Apparently, from 2001 to 2008, women have used more fruits and vegetable than men and children while children has been the lowest consumers. For example, in 2004, above 30 percent of eaters were women meanwhile children and men were 10-15 percent.
In addition, the percentage of consumers has reached its climax in 2006 even though women kept its position and followed by men and children, the graph descends after 2006 whoever women recognized as a leading consumer of all 8 years.
The bar chart clearly presents the number of men, women and children in percentage who consume five portions of fruits and vegetables daily in Britain between the year 2001 to 2008.
Overall, women used to be the leading consumers of all these years, while children were shown to be the least vegetarians. Vegetable and fruit consumption trend was surging up for all categories between the year 2001 to 2006. Nevertheless, eating greens was recorded as falling after 2006.
children’s way of eating vegetables and fruits was about 12% for consecutive 3 years back to 2001. In 2004, the consumption drastically gone uphill to about 16% and continued to rose around 25% in 2007. Finally, in 2008, a slight fall shown and made the figure below 25%.
Men’s trend was similarly to that of children’s but with higher percentage. Women’s eating habit in 2006 had been recorded as the highest consumption of all(around 35%). Like with the trends of men and children, women’s consumption declined the last 2 years to about 28%.
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The bar chart illustrates what percentage of people from the UK ate five portions of fruits and vegetables in a day for the period between 2001 to 2008.
Overall, women are the most conscious of consuming fruits and vegetables as compared to men and children. Although, this percentage has shown a slight decrement from the year 2006.
The percentage of women who includes fruits and vegetables in their daily diet has gone double from around 20% to nearly around 40% from the year 2001 to 2006. While for the same period, both percentage of men and children has shown an increment of 10 percentage points.
From 2006 to 2008, the urge to eat fructose among men and women has fallen down to 3 % points and around 10% points respectively. While the percentage of children has increased from 2006 to 2007 and lastly fall down to around a quarter percentage.
The given bar chart illustrates the proportion of the consumed five servings of fruits and vegetables by man, women and children in the UK between 2001 and 2008.
Overall, the percentages of women who consume fruits and vegetable were significantly the highest while children ate the least amount. Generally, the rates experienced a noticeable upward trend over the period.
From 2001 to 2003, the percentages of men and children showed a plateau at approximately 16% and 12% respectively. Then, they climbed slowly to nearly 23% for children and 27% for men. As for women, the percentages rose steadily from about 21% in 2001 to around 34% in 2006.
In the last two years, there was a gentle decline in women’s rates to almost 31% in 2007 and 30% in 2008. Similarly, the percentage of men was gently decreased to just about 26% in 2008 after it remained constant in 2007. There was a fluctuation in the rates of children to reach around 24% in 2008.
The bar charts demonstrates the proportion of British people who ate five portion of vegetables and fruits per day in the United Kingdom between years 2001 and 2008.
Overall , British women had the highest percentage during from all years. Additionally women who ate five portion of fruit and vegetables per day were sharply rise of every year from 2001 to 2006. If we look the figure we can see the proportion of women reached its peak in 2006, than it has declined between in 2007 and 2008.
In stark contrast children had the least proportion on the graph in whole years. The percentage of children remained constant in first three years, subsequently increased until from 2007. Finally it has decreased.
In regards to men eating vegetables and fruit had approximately average of 20% on the chart. Men ratio located to between women and children percentage. Generally, in all charts decreased about %20 in last two years.(2007-2008)
The bar graph illustrates the consumption of five portions of fruits and vegetables by the percentage of people in the country of the UK between 2001 and 2008
overall, the percentage of women eating five parts of fruits and vegetables is high to all over the period opposing these the consumption of portions of fruits and vegetables by children is typically small.
The consumption of fruits and vegetables by women have an increased from just under 20 to above 30 percent, between 2001 and 2006 and after there was a slight decline in two years (2007and2008) other hand men eating more after the women for men in the first three years well under 15% (2001,2002,2003) remains steady and there is a slight increase just over to 20 and under 25 (2004&2005)and the next two years(2006&2007) stable in between 25 and 30% later there was some decrease in 2008.
Consumption of five portions of fruits and vegetables per day by children was significantly low as compared to women and men. In the years (2001,2002,2003) remains steady at just over 15% and in the years (2004 to 2007) have a climb to 25% and there was a slight decrease in the year 2008.
Hi Liz,
I have noticed that i am using the word ‘also’ to start most of my sentences in task 1.
With what words can I substitute that word for the linker.
Also, how many paragraphs should be in Task 1
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Thank you, Liz, for your detailed explanation n how to attempt this task. I really appreciate it. In the meantime, I’ll appreciate your view on the below task. I’ll also appreciate comments from friends here. Thank you.
The bar chart describes the daily consumption of 5 categories of fruits and vegetables by men, women, and children in percentage for 8 years from 2001 to 2008 in the UK.
Overall, the highest proportion of those who consumed the food items throughout the period of 8 years were women as compared to children which are the least. Furthermore, a significant increase in the proportion of men, women, and children who consumed the food items was observed over the given period.
Within the span of 6 years (2001 and 2006), a significant increase in the consumption of food items by women was observed from around 20% to 35%. Afterward, a decline was observed for the remaining two years (2006 to 2008) from around 40% to 30%.
Additionally, a constant proportion of children and men who consumed fruits and vegetables was observed for the first three years (2001 to 2003) at about 12% and 17% respectively. Afterward, a significant increase was noticed for the next four years (2004 to 2007) at around 12% to 25% and 22% to 27% with a slight decrease to around 23% and 25% in 2008 for both children and men, respectively.
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First of all I’m very glad for your efforts to make others beneficial and thank you so much .
everyone is using “illustrates” in introduction or in paraphrasing the given content in graph. Can we use “encapsulate” instead of ?
IELTS Writing Task 1 is a report. This means language is formulaic and suitable for report writing. The word “encapsulate” is less appropriate then “illustrates”. You do not need to change the word to get a high score. As I said, this is report writing and you will all use similar words – the question is … will you use them correctly and in the right context.
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Please guide my passage below and please rate it in bands.
The chart illustrates the proportion of three kind of people (men, women and children) consuming 5 portions of fruit and vegetables per day in UK in 8 years from 2001 to 2008. The proportion of people is counted in percentage.
Overall, the women consumed highest portions than men and children in given time period. In contrast to that, the children consumed least portions compared to men and women. The proportion of all three kind of people is increasing in given time period.
In 2001, above 20% of women were consuming which gradually increasing above 30% in 2006. Like-wise in men and children, they were at above 15% and above 10% in first three year which increases to above 25% and just under 25% in year 2007. There is slightly difference in increasing percentage between all three kind of people.
In contrast to that, in year 2007, the proportion of women consuming decreases to just above 30% and in last year (2008) it gradually deceases to approximately 30%. Likewise in proportion of men, it gradually decreases to approximately 25% and the proportion of children decreases to under 25% in 2008.
The bar chart illustrates the amount of people who ate fruits and vegetables 5 times each day in the UK between 2001 and 2008. The figures were divided into 3 sections indicating different sex (women and men) or age (children). The data was given in percentages.
Overall, the percentages of consumption of 5 portions of fruits and vegetables increased in each section over the given period except the last two years of a slight decrease.
In terms of women’s consumption, it started at the rate of slightly over 20% in 2001 and went up to its peak equal to above 30% in 2006. Then it fell to 30% in the final year of 2008. Nevertheless, the figures concerning females’ food portions remain the highest in the chart.
The number of portions ate by Males’ and Children’s remianed steady in the first two years at marginally above 20% and over 10% respetively. Then a gradual growth occured, lifting both scores to well above 20% for men and slightly under 20% for kids. Children’s consumption rose to over 25% in the year after. Both rates went down the last recorded year.
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The words which we are writing within the brackets are countable or not?
ALL words are counted.
Hi liz plz check my writing and also tell me how much band can I get on this.
This chart illustrates the proportion of adults and children consuming fruits and vegetables per day in 8 years in UK from 2001 to 2008. The data is calibrated in percentage.
Overall, it can be seen that people who ate more fruits and vegetables in 8 years was women. Whereas, Children showed consistency and accounted for the lowest proportion in the chart. Furthermore, Men showed continuous increase in consumption.
To begin with, the percentage of women ate fruits and vegetables stood just above (20%) in 2001 then shown a gradual increase to almost (25%) in 2003 then it rose significantly to more than (30%) in 2005. Then, its proportion decreased steadily reaches to around (30%) in 2008.
In contrast to women, proportion of men consuming fruits and vegetables stood just above (10%) in 2001 and this rate remained stable till 2003. Then, it increased substantially to almost (25%) in 2007 and then it started to decline. Moreover, children shows the least percentage stood above (10%) in 2003 then increased gradually and reaches to almost (25%) in 2007 and decreased to almost (3%) in 2008.
Hi Liz,
Thank you so much for your help, you really did clarify a lot of my confusion! Do you mind to have a look at my bar chart report and tell me how can I improve and what band will I get? Will sure appreciate your help! Thank you!
The chart gives information of the percentage of male, female and children in Britain who ate five portions of fruit and vegetables daily in 8 years.( Between 2001 to 2008)Units are measured in percentile.
Overall, the highest percentage of people who consume five portions of fruit and vegetables per day in these years is female, followed by male and children respectively. Apart from this, the graph shows a steady increase of people taking in five portions of fruit and vegetables.
Between 2001 to 2006, there is a significant increase in men, women and children consuming five portions of fruit and vegetables each day. The % increase for women is the greatest, the % of women increases from 21% in 2001 to 33% in 2006. For men, the % increases from about 17% in 2001 to 28% in 2006. The least increase is children, it increases by 10%, from 12% in 2001 till 22% in 2006.
Between 2007 to 2008, there is a decrease in % for all 3 categories. The decrease for children is the most significant as it decreases by around 3%. The decrease for men and female is 3% and 2% respectively.
Hi Liz,
I attempted this graph but I am very confused with the paragraph that gives the overall view of this answer. According to me, there is an overall decrease in consumption of fruits not increased because all the values increased in the beginning but toward the end, they all showed a decline. Could you please help me by clarifying this?
You need to think more simply. Look at the numbers in the first year and then look at the numbers in the last year – did they go up or down? That is the meaning of “over the period given” – from start to finish. Everything that happens in the middle are details you provide in the body paragraph unless a particular key feature jumps out at you – then pop it into the overview as well.
You are right! I looked at the beginning and the end. All values decreased at the end( slightly) for children, men and women. But your model answer says overall increase.
The overview is about key features, not small details – not slight changes. For example, children started at about 10% and ended at about 25% – that is an increase. The increase is a significant overall feature for the overview. All other small (insignificant or slight changes) belongs in the body.
Thank you very much. I understood it now.
madam Liz thank u for ur great help plz mam give a reply on this report and let me know how much would u rate this report looking forward to it
The bar chart illustrates the comparison of fruits and vegetables ate by the people of the UK(children, women, and men) according to their percentile versus the consecutive eight years from 2001
Overall, the food consumption of women was higher when compared with men and children but a steep rise is seen in the year 2006. Though there was a constant increase in the food consumption of women for first six years it slightly got decreased by the end of next two years but stills stand higher percentage than men and children who ate fruits and vegetables
Despite men who ate comparatively low then women but still follows the steady increase with a peak of nearly about 30% in 2006 while women stand slightly about 30%. The U.K recorded the highest point of consumption of fruits and vegetables by children in the year 2007 almost above 25%which makes eye to eye with the graph of women in the year 2008 but still kept fluctuating.
The bar chart below illustrates the amount of the British population (sub-categorised into men, women, and children), measured in percentages, who consumed five servings of fruit and vegetables every day, from the years 2001 to 2008.
Overall, out of all the population, women had the highest percentage of those who ate five various fruits and vegetables daily, while children ate the least number of portions of these produces. The population all had a peak of consumption in the years 2006 and 2007.
When considering the population of men, in the years 2001 to 2003, approximately 12 percent of them had eaten the recommended portion of fruit and vegetables a day. This then exponentially grew to 28 percent by the year 2008, which then started a slow decline of 2% in the following two years.
In children, a similar pattern to that of men occurred. In the first three years recorded, the values stayed stable at 12 percent, which then had an incline of 14 percent. This also decreased by around 3 percent in the succeeding year.
In women, the data started at a percentage of 21, highest among all the subsections. Following a 5-year period of increased consumption fruit and veg, of a staggering increase off 15%, the data once again showed a dip in the percentage of people eating 5 portions of fruit and vegetables daily of roughly 9 percent.
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I tried to solve this question and am representing it in front of you. Can you please analyze and suggest it to me?
The above bar chart represents the percentage of the population (viz. men, women and children) in the united kingdom within a span of 7 years from 2001 to 2008, who consumed each day 5 portions of fruits and vegetables.
Overall it is seen from the graph that the intake is highest in males as compared to the other two groups. Males and females reached their peak in the year 2006 (considerably above 30% and over 25% respectively), while children in the year 2007which is approx 25%.
There is a substantial increase in % of men from year 2001 with slightly above 20% reaching its peak to more than 30% in the year 2006 and then declining to exactly 30% in 2008. whilst, women and children have quite similar paths; their intake is steady from the year 2001 to 2003(over 15% and above 10% respectively).
the % of females continues to surge after 2003 till the year 2006 with an increase of approx 10% and declines to marginally above 25% in the year 2008. however, % of children continues to rise until the year 2007 with an increment of approx 15% but reduces again in 2008 to under 25%.
Hello Liz, your videos have supported me immensely to get corrected my mistakes, and thanks a lot for that.
So far I have used to write the task 1 answer in the following order. I want to know whether it is correct or wrong.
1) Paraphrasing
2) Overview
3) Similarities (By this I mean, I used to describe the similarities that can be found within the graph. For examples, similar increments, similar declinations, similar figures, etc)
4) Dissimilarities (By this I often used to describe the differences in the information within the graph)
Plus, I want to know whether I can use the phrase “At a glance” to start the overview.
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An overview is best started with “Overall” – logical and appropriate. The words “At a glance” mean “a quick look” – your task is not a quick look, but deep analysis. Do not approach all Writing Task 1 in the same way. Learn to be flexible and learn about each one in turn.
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This is to let you know that I really appreciate the content you posted, its really helpful. However, I am looking for your help with pie charts. Can you please do a tips and tricks and a answer article for the scenario where two or more pie charts are involed? I am really confused if we should compare both the pie charts from different years or analyze them individually.
Thank you
Did you go to the Writing Task 1 section of this website? It contains lots of lessons and model answers. Use the RED MENU BAR or HOME page to access those main sections. Here is a link to the Writing Task 1 Section: https://ieltsliz.com/ielts-writing-task-1-lessons-and-tips/
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Gosh. Have you completed the hundreds of pages on this site already?
Dear Mam, I want to start my preparation from home please suggest me the daily routine for achieving good score and also suggest the study material..
There are hundreds of pages of free lessons, tips, model answers, topics, video lessons etc on this website. Start here and start learning.
hello mam,
I have a question regarding Listening.
For an answer, I hear “12th of October” but if I write “12/10” instead of “12th of October”, will it be the wrong answer?
We never write “of” in any date in English. It is said but not written. It is best to write “12 October” or 12th October”.
Hi, this is my essay.
The bar chart illustrates how many percentage of men, women and children in UK ate 5 portions of fruit and vegetables each day between the years 2001 and 2008.
Overall, it can be seen that the amount of people who ate 5 servings of fruit and vegetables increased throughout the period and the biggest consumers were women, whereas the least of fruit and vegetables ate children each year.
The proportions of women started at 21% in year 2001, then reached the peak of over 35% in 2006 and year after registered slight decrease which continued to the year 2008.
According to the graph, men started to eat healthier in year 2004. Then increased by almost double in year 2006, when the percentage of men was close to 30% and after slowly slumped to the year 2008.
The least amount of the people who consumed fruit and vegetables were children in general. On the other hand, the percentage gradually climbed up from 13% to more than 27% in 2007. However, compared to the year 2007, in 2008 there were less children who ate 5 portions of fruit and vegetables per day.
Answer:
The given bar chart depicts the proportion of men, women and children consuming five servings f fruits and vegetables each day in 8 years which is from the year 2001 to the year 2008 within the UK.
Overall, we can see much rate of women to consume fruits and vegetables amongst, while the children’s rate seems relatively low. But as the year passes, we can point out the consumption rate of fruits and vegetables seems increasing of all the people.
Women’s consumption of fruits and vegetables are proportioned to be the highest among all throughout the years. It was at almost 21% in the first year and reached to 40% being the highest consumer by increasing consistently from the first year to the year 2006. Furthermore, there is a slight decrement in the proportion of their consuming capacity reaching nearly to 30% in the very next year.
While, talking about the proportion of men and children to consume fruits and vegetables, it remains quite at the similar rate of 12% and 16% respectively throughout the first three years. Whereas, their consuming rate peaked to above 25% up to the year 2007 but decreases slightly from that year and counted below 25%.
Hello Liz, can we substitute the word overall with other synonyms? Please share some of them if it is possible. Thank you!
The word “overall” is the most appropriate linking word to highlight an overview. It helps the examiner locate the overview easily. Remember, this is a report – it is not about being creative. Linking words are used to signpost – they are functional words. As you only ever need to use the word “overall” once, it doesn’t need to be paraphrased.
My answer…
The chart illustrates the percentage of men, women and children who consumed five portions of vegetables daily in the UK between 2001 and 2008.
In general, the women were the largest consumers of fruits and vegetables. This is followed by men, then the children. In terms of maximum percentages, the women experienced theirs in 2006, the men, 2006 and 2007 and the children, 2007. On the other hand, consumers ( men women and children) were fewest in 2001.
Over 10% of children ate five portions of fruits and vegetables between 2001 and 2003 in the UK. From 2003 to 2007, the percentage of the children kept increasing until it got to about 25%. This percentage declined the next year.
In 2001 and 2002, the percentage of the women remained stagnant, having over 15% consumers. This increased a little the following year and continued increasing until 2006 where it became almost 30%. It maintained this level the preceding year and declined afterwards.
The women started at a little above 20% and increase steadily until it got to almost 35% in 2006. It experienced a decline in 2007 and 2008.
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Good luck!! Keep your eye on the clock for reading and writing. Also review this page of tips for each section: https://ieltsliz.com/ielts-exam-tips-on-the-day/
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I wish I were here months ago 🙁 . Tomorrow is my Academic IELTS test. Trying to tuck in the tips and tricks as much as I can. It’s helping in many ways.
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Oh My God! That was really helpful.
In my opinion, what makes this a special example is that it suits students who have a low level of writing like me. Most of the examples on the internet are really hard and they do not help you to improve. Many good ideas in this example.
Thank you.
I’m really pleased you found it useful. Writing task 1 is formulaic. It is a report and report writing is something that is easy to learn. I have known someone with band 5.5 level of English produce a band 8 writing task 1 report. This means that regardless of your level of English, you can do really well in writing task 1 if you work through each type of task 1 carefully. Writing task 1 counts for 33% of your final writing marks – it is worth doing well.
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Nothing more than that,thank you so much for these lessons
Thanks for your notes mam. It is quite helpful.I am gone attempt my exam tomorrow wish me mam.
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Hi Liz,
I am very grateful of those tips you left at the end. I was really struggled with the task 1. But after consulting your site, i just got immensely better in picking out features and even the logical organization in the body paragraphs.
Thanks a lot
That’s great. Spotting and reporting key features is one of the most important skills for task 1.
Hello Liz. I watch your videos in English every day. They are so useful for me. How can I talk with you?
I’m glad my videos are useful. I hope to make more in the future. Sorry, I don’t offer direct contact. I only work through my website 🙂
How we can creativity in writing task 1
Writing task 1 academic paper is a report – it is factual writing – not creativity.
Hi Liz, what happens if we write far more than 150 words for task 1? for example around 260 words! does it affect our score negatively?
You are being marked on your ability to select information and key features. Band score 5 in task achievement for task 1 states: “may give too much detail”. Your aim is between 160 and 190 words for task 1.
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Dear Liz, kindly check my writing and give your valuable comment please.
The bar chart illustrates the number of British people divided by 3 groups (men, women, and children) who ate 5 portions of fruit and vegetables daily from 2001 to 2008.
Overall, among the three groups on the list in that period, women group is the largest and reached the highest peak in 2006 before it began to drop a little bit in 2007. While women were reasonably increasing, men and children remained stable in the first 3 years (2001 to 2003) and climbed up in 2004 until 2007.
In 2001, women ate approximately 22% of fruit and vegetables followed by men and children. This figure then rose gradually year by year until 2006, the women got the highest peak which was around 35% but the number just dropped under 30% in 2007 and 2008.
Men and children on the other hands froze for the first 3 years which was about 12% of men and 17% respectively. Both groups were incremental from 2004 before they slightly fell down just under 25% of children and around 27% of men in 2008.
The bar diagram above gives information about the proportion of UK residents (men, women, and children) fruits and vegetable consumption each day over an eight years time period (from 2001 to 2008).
Overall, it can be seen that the general trend of food consumption is increasing over the time period where women consumed the highest percentage of fruits and vegetable than both the men and children in any time period.
In the case of women, the consumption of fruits and vegetable started from more than 20% in 2001 which increased steadily over time and reached a peak value of about 35% in 2006 and then decreased slightly.
Meanwhile, the men and children ate the fruits and vegetable in a steady manner during the first three years (about 12% and 17% respectively). From this point, the proportion of men increased gradually and reached a peak of 28% (2006 and 2007) and then dropped to 26% in the final year. A similar growth pattern of children proportion was evident in the chart and the highest percentage of about 26% was obtained in 2007 that decreased in the final year (about 23%) of the time period.
The column chart demonstrates the information about the total proportion of people who ate fruits and vegetables each day in the united kindom from the period of 2001 till 2008. The data was given in percentage .
It is apparently seen in the data , from 2001 to 2006 , the highest food was consumed by women .that is above 30 % . In spite of this, men expenditure was similar to around 15 % throughout the first four year period . While next two year the consumption of men amplified roughly one quarter .the least percentage was come in children to food consumption .just around 23% during the time period.
In term of 2007 to 2008, the proportion of men and children constipation for food was exclusively 2 % different and women had 32% and 33% in last two year .
Overall ,it can be seen that , the highest proportion of women was stable in all year while , least number was children but in the ending year the consumption of food had inclined little bit. furthermore, according to overall period consumption of food had intensified by people .
Hello liz..u r so helpful.i have some questions
Should i always write each sentence in past tense in writing task 1? Or can i mix up present or past tense
If the dates are in the past, all description (except for the introduction – the graph shows…) will be past tense. This is not about IELTS rules, it is about appropriate use of English grammar. Always follow normal English grammar rules.
Mam, I’ve exam after 9 days, require your help.
I’m more comfortable with Task 1 this way…..
1) intro
2) start to explain diagram with one or two paragraph.
3) overview or conclusion.
Will I score Good if task 1 is written this way?
I have tried giving overview after introduction but it feels incomplete to me if their nothing at the end. And having both overview and conclusion is not a good idea.
It would have no impact on your score at all whether your overview is after the introduction or at the end. This is not an essay, it is a report. You need to focus on more than just paragraph order if you want a higher score.
Thankyou so much for taking the time and effort for all the lectures. God bless you. Ameen
Hello Lisa,
Thank you for your help and support. I have started watching your videos recently. And am finding it very helpful. I have my exam in the next week. Could you please guide me on the below essay.
The bar graph illustrates the rate at which the inhabitants (men, women and children) consume five portions of fruits and vegetables each day in the UK from the period 2001 till 2008.
Overall, the pattern has always remained same every year in which women have been the highest, second is the men and children being the least in consumption. The year 2006 have shown the highest consumption in men and women while children show their best in the following year (2007).
The percentage of consumption from the years 2001 till 2006 shows the significant difference on food consumption. The highest difference is seen in 2004 for which women is almost 30% while men and children are seen to be about 22% and 17% respectively.
The years 2006 to 2008 show differences but are minimal as compared to the years before 2006. The least difference is seen in the year 2007 with almost 2%. Hence the trend seems to minimize the difference by gradually increasing the consumption rate in all categories and significantly decreasing the difference of rates as well after the year 2006.
That was abesolutly thank you ma’am LiZ
Its very helpful for me to get important points for my task#1.
Thanks Mam liz
Is it cause low marks to have differnt length of BP1 and BP2. In case of 1 have 40 words and 2 have 70.
Writing task 1 is a report and reports do not need to have paragraphs of equal length.
I saw your video on Chinese INS at first, and then followed the links to find your website. Your tips for the candidates are really helpful! Thank you so much Liz!
I’m really pleased you are finding them useful 🙂
very helpful mom, but just have a litle bit nervous befor my exam day
Your tips gave us so many ideas to write on a report
Thank you so much Liz…………!
My all confusions and uncertainties regarding task 1 have vanished. Extremely useful and quite helping. Thanks a bunch Liz.
I found this sample very helpful.
Thanks Liz
Thank you Liz! Your advice and lessons are very helpful and clear and easy to understand!
very useful.
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Really helpful.
You made it easy and interesting, thanks ma’am.
Hi Mam,
The tips and lesson shared you are very helpful. Thankyou for guiding us to success.
Best Wishes
Pardeep
Liz, thank you for the sample report. Even though you used “these items” once, you still wrote four times “fruits and vegetables”, is it fine to repeat that much? Is it possible to use “healthy foods” instead to avoid repeating these words? My greatest of this report was to find substitute words for “fruits and vegetables”. I appreciate your attention.
The bar chart is about people eating fruit and vegetables. You can’t alter that. It is not about eating miso soup which is a healthy food. It is not about eating bread, or eating minerals or eating vitamins. It is about eating fruit and vegetables. Of course, those words will be repeated.
Hiii Liz , I am so glad of you and your’s tips. However, I have a little bit nervous about this exam. Any tips and other information for me, please.
Thanks
Go to the RED BAR at the top of the website and click on the aspect you wish to learn. There are over 300 pages of free tips, lessons, information, videos, model answers etc – make the most of them.
Hey Liz, thanks for all your lessons.
One question regarding the sample essay: Is it okay to write what might come off as an educated estimate? For example, consider numbers 12% and 17% as the consumption details of men and children. Is it alright or should we just say “a little over 10%” for 12% and so on? By doing this, we only would have used the numbers labelled in the graph(the 10% mark on y-axis). Your thoughts?
You can describe the number or percentage as you showed. 12% = a little over 10%. But then you must give the actual figure in brackets = a little over 10% (12%). This means for that example is would be a waste of time doing it. But if the percentage was 26%, you could write “just over a quarter (26%)”.
Hi Liz
In one of your videos you said that do not give actual numbers because you are not sure so just write little over 10% but here you are contradicting your statement. please help
You need to pay more attention to what I say. That video was about numbers that are not clearly given in the chart. If the data is clear and the figure is precisely 150,000 – of course you give it. The words “about” or “a little over” are for numbers that are not precise – that is the meaning of the words.
If we have not given the estimation in brackets but just written- ‘ just over 10 percent’ or ‘under 25 percent’ , will examiner deduce our marks for that?
It would affect your score for Task Achievement and your ability to support statements with accurate data. This is not a descriptive report – it is a factual report. Task 1 is report, not an essay.
Ma, I think what we’re trying to say is that, 12% or 26% are not marked in the bar chart, but 10% and 25% are clearly marked. So, how do we know when to use 12% and not 13%, or 26% and not 28%?
If it looks as though it is 12%, but you cannot be 100% sure, you must use “just over 10%”. That is the reason for the use of approximate words. It is also possible to write “about 12%” – again, you saying approximately which warns the reader it is not an exact number.
Thanks for your kinds Liz, It useful and really important for me, I got several idea from this practice.
You are a great facilitator Liz, this is the best strategy ever for IELTS Writing task 1.
appreciated.
With due respect and love,
Highly appreciate your effort and precious time… Stay healthy and blessed mam….
Warm regards,
Kartar
Hi liz,
It helped me a lot to overcome my obstacles in writing skills .
Thank you
Thank you so much. You have the best and easiest method for ielts test preparation. Thanks alot.
I had this paper on 27 October, i could not understand how i got 6.5 in writing since it all seemed easy. After seeing your review, i have realised there are many mistakes i made.
It was the same I had in London , October 2018. But it was talking about weekly consumption and about fruits only not with vegetables.
IT IS REALLLY A WORTHFUL LESSON…THANK YOU MADAM
it was very nice to work with. Thanks a lot!
Can I use the same format for writing map report
See this page: https://ieltsliz.com/ielts-writing-task-1-lessons-and-tips/
Thanks alot Liz, this is very helpful
Thank Liz for your great efforts, but i have such a trivial question:
gradually climbed or climbed gradually.
Thanks a million 🙂
climbed gradually – well spotted 🙂
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Thanks a whole lot ma. I wrote a report and evaluated myself with the provided model answer. It was of very great help. I believe that with the way and method of teaching of yours, I would improve to a large extent in my skills in tackling ielts questions.
Liz, Thank you so much
Lizzy, you are blessed. Thank you so much for all your help. Thank you.
Many thanks
Dear : Liz,
Thank so much I appreciated that,
Best regards,
A lot of thanks miss for guidance
Thank you mam
Is this for a cademic??
Please read the note at the bottom of the page: Please note, GT candidates have a letter in task 1 and nothing else.
the paid online course just by videos or teaching online?
Thanks
They paid lessons are long, detail video tutorials.
u are one of the best teacher in my eyes ,thanx a lot for being a tutor for us
Thanks Liz
hi liz
do we need to leave a line while starting from a fresh paragrah?
There is no fixed rule. However, if the examiners can’t easily see your paragraphs, you will get a lower score. So, leaving an empty line is a good strategy.
is it okay to leave few spaces on a line before starting a sentence as a paragraph rather than leaving the whole line?
It’s fine as long as the paragraphs are VERY easy to see.
First,I’d like to thank you for your a great work.It’s really useful…
Could you help me for this please?
Is it correct if I add (The units are measured in percentages) to introduction ?
That information has already been given – “The chart illustrations the proportion of …”.
Mam quite helpful. My answer shuold be improved a lot. Thanks though
Hello Liz, this report is really good.I am new in English and your lessons are useful for me so. Thanks for sharing your knowledge to us🫡🤩
You’re welcome 🙂
Hi Liz..
Thanks a lot for all the support..
could you please have a look at my report.
Introduction:
The bar graph represents the proportion of people in the UK who consumed five portions of fruits and vegetables from 2001 to 2008. It illustrates the trends separately for men, women, and children.
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Overview:
Overall, women consistently made up the majority of people consuming fruits and vegetables, followed by men, while children accounted for the lowest percentage throughout the period. The consumption of these foods saw an increase across all groups until 2006, after which there was a slight decline.
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Paragraph 1:
The percentage of women who consumed these foods was as low as 22% in 2001, which consistently increased until it peaked at around 35% in 2006. After that, it gradually declined to around 30% in 2008.
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Paragraph 2:
In terms of men and children, the percentage was stable in the first three years. From this point, the percentage of men gradually rose to 28% in 2006 and 2007, dipping to around 25% in 2008. A similar pattern was evident in the growth percentage of children, peaking at around 25% in 2007 and finally dipping to 23% in 2008.
Although I don’t offer a feedback service, I’ll make a quick comment. It’s a strong report, but don’t label your paragraphs. My model answers are there so that you can see the layout and structure. Write your reports and essays precisely as you see them on my website. You also don’t put a line between paragraphs either. Just leave one line empty to make your paragraphs easy to see and that’s all you need to do.