The model answer below is for an IELTS bar chart in writing task 1 of the academic paper. This model answer comes from the video tutorial I made, see the following link: Free Video Tutorial: How to Describe an IELTS bar chart
IELTS Bar Chart
Source: Bar chart above from unknown source.
IELTS Bar Chart Sample Answer
The chart illustrates the amount of money spent on five consumer goods (cars, computers, books, perfume and cameras) in France and the UK in 2010. Units are measured in pounds sterling.
Overall, the UK spent more money on consumer goods than France in the period given. Both the British and the French spent most of their money on cars whereas the least amount of money was spent on perfume in the UK compared to cameras in France. Furthermore, the most significant difference in expenditure between the two countries was on cameras.
In terms of cars, people in the UK spent about £450,000 on this as opposed to the French at £400,000. Similarly, the British expenditure was higher on books than the French (around £400,000 and £300,000 respectively). In the UK, expenditure on cameras (just over £350,000) was over double that of France, which was only £150,000.
On the other hand, the amount of money paid out on the remaining goods was higher in France. Above £350,000 was spent by the French on computers which was slightly more than the British who spent exactly £350,000. Neither of the countries spent much on perfume which accounted for £200,000 of expenditure in France but under £150,000 in the UK.
EXAMINER COMMENTS: The report has been organised into logical paragraphs with flexible use of linking. The overview is very clear with key features well highlighted. Accurate data is used to support sentences in the body paragraphs. There is a range of complex structures and vocabulary which are all flexibly used. This is an estimated band score 9 writing task 1 report for the academic paper. As you can see, the structure and information are presented in a way that is easy to understand, while the language offers complexity.
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The bar chart illustrates the expenses of France and the UK in goods( Cars, Computers, Books, Perfume, and Cameras) in 2010. The amount is measured in pound sterling.
Overall, France had expended more on Computers and Perfume than the UK whereas the UK had expended more on Cars, Books and Cameras in 2010. The expenditure on Cars, Computers and Perfume was little different but that on Books and Cameras were more than hundred thousand pound sterling.
The France’s expenditure on Cars were 400,000 pound sterling which is 50,000 pound less than that of the UK in that year. In Computers, the expenditure was only 25,000 pound difference. In that, the UK spent 350,000 pound and France spend 375,000 pound. In Perfume, France, as in above product, spent more which is 200,000 pound whereas that of the UK was only 140,000 pound.
In Books and Cameras, the UK spent more than France. Here, the UK spent 400,000 pound in Books but France only spent 300,000 pound. Also, France spent 150,000 pound in Cameras but the UK spent 200,000 pound more in that product.
Mam! Can I write overview after body paragraph.
It is possible to do that. However, there are some potential problems with that choice.
1) the key features that you put in the overview must go in that paragraph and nowhere else. People who write their overview last often put some of those key features into body paragraphs without thinking and this will lower your score.
2) The overview is the most important paragraph to nail and when people put it last, they often don’t focus on it. This will lower your score.
3) The overview is not a conclusion. People who put the overview last often approach writing task 1 like an essay, instead of a report. Writing task 1 is a report and the overview is not a conclusion. If you write it like a conclusion, it could impact your score.
So, if you can avoid those problems which will definitely lower your score, it’s fine to do that. By writing the overview before the body paragraphs, you mostly avoid these pitfalls.
Hi Liz,
In this case, is it possible to write a paragraph about France and then another one about UK? Or is a better idea to compare both countries?
Thanks
Bar charts are designed for comparisons. Diagrams are usually not designed for comparisons. Each task is slightly different, but bar charts will invariably require comparisons.
Hi Liz,
Thank you so much for creating this platform which helps a plenty of students struggling with IELTS. I have written a report, quite similar to this one. Could you please have a look at it and tell me what are my big mistakes? I need to get a band of 8 in writing and I have started taking preparation since May. Attempted two times but I am stuck getting a band 6.5 in writing. {Task 1 from: Cambridge academic book 12 test 5 task 1} The chart illustrates the number of Australian male and female in several age groups who participated in physical exercise on regular basis in 2010.
Overall, the percentage of females was higher in almost all age groups than the number of males. Nevertheless, in terms of the 15 to 24 group, the proportion of men outweighed the percentage of female. Furthermore, the most significant similarity was seen in the last age bracket (65+) where there was a little difference between the males and females from Australia in the given period of time.
The percentage of men doing regular exercise was fluctuating in 2010. However, the least number of male was recorded for 35 to 44 age group whereas the highest number was observed in 15 to 24 group. And rest of the age group (45 to 65 and over) remained similar throughout the time span.
On the other hand, the proportion of Australian female who had attended regular physical activity, was seen stable over the period of time compared to that of males. Although, the percentage was slight lower among those who were in the age group of sixty-five or above.
Although my website does not offer a feedback service, I do have time for a quick comment. Part of the marking criterion of Task Achievement is that the statements in the body paragraphs are supported by data. If you fail to support your statements with data, your score will be limited to band 5 for TA, which counts for 25% of your marks. So, you have instantly given yourself a band score in one out of the four marking criteria. Each column represents numbers and you are supposed to give those numbers. I have a page which explains the band scores and marking, and you can see this feature stated in that marking criterion. You can find links to all tips, model answers and practice lessons for writing task 1 on this page: https://ieltsliz.com/ielts-writing-task-1-lessons-and-tips/. I suggest you start reviewing everything with fresh eyes.
Hellow Liz, I am very grateful to you for making this website. This website is very helpful for all of us. Liz, I just watched your video on youtube about how to write introduction. kindly i am sharing one graph and i paraphrase it. kindly check it and give me feedback. It would be a great favor.
The graph shows data about the average saturday sales of two bakeries in london in 2010.
Paraphrased: The bar chart illustrates the typical saturday revenue of bernie’s buns and lovely loaves bakeries from the sales of six items in 2010. Units are measured in pounds sterlings.
Although my website doesn’t offer a feedback service, I do have time for a quick comment.
It’s all good except for the capital letters needed for the names of the bakeries, but I’m guess that’s just a result of your typing in this message rather than your usual grammar error. Now that you’ve got the introduction, you should focus on the overviews. The overviews for each type of task 1 are different and focus on different key features. Use the tips and model answers on this page to help you: https://ieltsliz.com/ielts-writing-task-1-lessons-and-tips/. I’ll make more new video lessons in the coming weeks and months.
The bar chart illustrates the spending on consumer goods (cars, computers, books, perfume and cameras) in the UK and France in 2010. The units are measured in sterling pounds.
Overall, people in the UK and France have spent the least on perfume and the most on cars among the five categories. The most significant difference in spending money was for cameras between the two countries.
The UK citizens have spent more money than France in three categories: cars, books and cameras. While France spent $400,00 on cars British spent $50,000 more than France. Moreover, the UK spent just over $400,000 on books as France was spending just only $300,000. The largest expenditure difference in 2010 between the two countries was over cameras, where France spent $150,000 and the UK spending was more than double which was just above $350,000.
However, France people were spending money on computers and perfumes more than the UK. People in France were spending $200,000 on perfume while the UK spent just under $150,000. Nevertheless, the spending on computers and its difference is not more than $100,000, France was about $375,000 and the UK was $350,000.
Hello Liz,
I have this writing task 1 “The chart below gives information about Southland’s main export in 2000, 2024 and future projections for 2025.”
The bar graph has billions in vertical axis and international tourism, dairy products and meat products in horizontal axis.
I just wanted to ask in times like these could I paraphrase like this “The bar chart illustrates total revenue generated by Southland from exports in international tourism, dairy products, and meat products in 2000, 2024 and an estimated value for the year 2025.”
I am not sure if exports are actually generating revenue or something else? Because its just written exports in the question
If a chart shows exports, then it shows exports. It is only when you have a chart that shows sales that you can relate it to revenue. I’m glad you are thinking about this rather than presuming. Any poor choices in paraphrasing or misunderstanding the information can really have a negative impact on your score. Never take risks.
Thank you so much for this guidance, Liz. You always help us so much. Thank you!!
The bar chart illustrates the total amount of money spent on consumer goods in the UK and France in 2010 and measured units in pound sterling.
Overall, the consumption of the UK was ahead of France, except for computers and perfume, where France consumer goods followed the steady decline and the UK goods graph was fluctuating.
Firstly, the people of the UK spent more on cars than France; it expanded by almost 450,000, but in the case of computers, the consumption rate declined to 350,000. Further more, the citizens of the UK love reading books, followed by citizens of France and expansion about 40,000, and the same trend followed in the usage.
The bar chart illustrates the total amount of money spent on consumer goods in the UK and France in 2010 and measured units in pound sterling, of cameras. One noticeable thing is that the UK spends the least on perfumes.
By, France’s had impressive passion for cars but not more than the UK; it expanded almost 400,000, but the expenditure slightly increased in the usage of computers, and they overpassed the UK. In the same time the France spent was reduced in the case of books at 300,000, but the resurgence was clearly seen in the expenditure spent on the consumption of perfumes, while in the case of cameras it followed the decline phase.
Dear, Liz please check this because in October, I will appear for the exam.
Although my website does not offer a feedback service, I’ll make just two points.
1) you should not have two introductions (you’ve got one intro as the first paragraph and you’ve repeated it again in the fourth paragraph.
2) the overview must be more extended if you want a higher band score. The overview is essential to nail.
thank u so much dear Liz, your guidance always help me and put me out from rock and hard situation
how many sentences should we write in the overview paragraph?
There are no such rules in IELTS and IELTS marking isn’t based on such things. Each task has a different number of key features to highlight in the overview. On average you might have three or four key features within two or three sentences. But this is not a rule and each task is different. See all my free model answers and tips for writing task 1: https://ieltsliz.com/ielts-writing-task-1-lessons-and-tips/
My first complete Task 1 report:
The bar chart provides a comparison of consumer expenditure by France and the UK across five distinct products: cars, computers, books, perfume, and cameras, in the year 2010. The spending amounts are measured in pounds sterling.
Overall, the UK spent more on five consumer goods than France in the given period. The British and the French predominently spent their money on cars, with perfume receiving the least expenditure in the UK, while in France, the lowest spending was on cameras. Furthermore, the most notable disparity in expenditure between the two countries was on cameras.
UK people spent just over 450,000 pounds sterling on cars, while France residents allocated exactly 450,000 for the same. Not only that but also, they paid more money for books as opposed to the latter (around 400,000 and 300,000, respectively). To add to this, British expenditure on cameras was over double (just over 350,000) than that of France, which was only 150,000.
In contrast, French spending was higher on the remaining goods. French spent just over 350,000 pounds sterling on computers as compared to British, who paid out exactly 300,000. What is more, France expenditure on perfume was 200,000, as compared to the UK, which was just under 150,000.
hello Liz, this is how I wrote my introductory paragraph: “the bar graph illustrates the amount of money spent on consumer good in the United Kingdom and France in the year 2010”
Well done, but don’t forget to check your plurals – “consumer goods”.
Hi Liz, I am writing my introduction as below. please advise your thoughts-
The bar chart demonstrates the expenditure of consumer goods in two countries (UK and Franch) in the year 2010. The unit of measure was pound sterling. Overall, the UK spend majority portion of their money on cars, whereas the least amount of money on perfume.
This isn’t an introduction. This is an introduction with an overview at the end. As you see from the model answer above, the overview is a separate paragraph and for a high score it must be developed with all key features highlighted. If it is under developed, your score for Task Achievement will be lower.
it is interesting to discuss the introduction and the overview… as far as I am concerned, a paragraph consists of a number of sentences comprising at least a topic sentence and 2 supporting sentences. However, in the model answer the first and the second paragraph only consists of two sentences even in other resources, they only consist of one sentence each. Can you please shed a light on it. Thank you
This is report writing specifically for IELTS. It is not an essay. It is even possible to have a paragraph with only one sentence in writing task 1. Report writing for IELTS is different which is why I’ve put so many model answers on my website for you all to learn from.
Dear Liz,
I am planning to give a computer-based IELTS exam. The keyboard only has a “$” on it, and there’s no way in which I can type the pounds sterling symbol. So, should I go and write “pounds-sterling”, everywhere in my body paragraph, while reporting the numbers? Will this cause a word count issue?
There are no rules about the upper limit of words in any writing task. Certainly, you don’t want a long writing task 1 because reports are designed to be short. However, this is because you don’t want your report to get lost in detail, so if you write over 200 words, usually that’s because you’ve given too much detail and haven’t focused on key features. If your writing goes up to 200 words simply because of the issue of repeating the word of the currency, then the word count doesn’t matter and isn’t an issue. So, you see, it isn’t about word count, but about the content of information and what you focus on in your report.
Also, it is possible to mention the currency in the introduction and use it once at the start of each paragraph and then just used simple numbers after that. The introduction does serve to introduce the key factors that relate to the whole report. So, try not to worry. It isn’t a big concern and wouldn’t be an issue if you did or didn’t not repeat the words.
Thanks for the clarification Liz.
Hello Liz
For my introduction I wrote this : The bar chart illustrates the amount of goods consumed in two countries ( France and UK) in the year 2010. Units are measured in pounds sterling.
This is an example of how you need to be careful changing a noun to a verb. We talk about “consumer goods” which are goods that people buy, such as cameras and perfume. The words “consumer goods” are a compound noun. However, if you alter the word to a verb “to consume” the meaning changes and the verb “consume” relates to eating food or it can be used for a car “consuming petrol”. It cannot be used in this case – people are not consuming goods. So, your techniques for IELTS are strong, but be very careful with paraphrasing to avoid errors, which lower your score.
oh! okay , thank you for your input.
Hi Liz, i asked chatgpt to rate your band 9 essay according to IELTS scoring criteria, and to my surprise it give it an overall band 7 score.
I wanted to ask you regarding the validity of a language based model in rating my assessment, whether it can be trustworthy or not. Or is it an effective tool to assess my writing tasks?
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IELTS does not use mechanical or computer-based marking for speaking or writing because only trained examiners are capable of assessing not only language, but all aspects of the marking criteria. The marking criteria are specific to IELTS alone and only IELTS trained examiners can assess all aspects of them. I completed my IELTS examiner training which is why I can give band scores with any degree of accuracy. Never use bots and never use random websites unless you know precisely who wrote the website and which qualifications they have in relation to IELTS.
Hi, Lizz. I usually have difficulties with my Writing, and I cannot use strategies that make my essay smooth. How can I solve it.
This is the reason, I created advanced lessons to teach how to write an IELTS essay step by step, paragraph by paragraph. You can find them in my store: https://elizabethferguson.podia.com/. I only have a few available at present, but I will be making more in the future.
Hi Liz,Is it okay to give same information separately in overview such as “Overall,the first chart gives information about x,while the second chart illustrates y. Both charts show information for England and Wales from 1200 to 1300.”
Is it okay to write like this?
Your example looks very much like an introduction and overview together. You will already have explained what the information is about and what one of the charts illustrates in the introduction. See my model answers for multiple tasks: https://ieltsliz.com/ielts-writing-task-1-lessons-and-tips/
Hi Liz,Im having problem while writing overview or grouping information.How can i improve this?Should i learn the ways to group information such as grouping for decrease, the highest,location and so on for each type or just focus to be more creative and think myself?
When you present information, you are aiming to be logical and simplistic. If your organisation is clear, logical and simple to understand, this is a good report. The grammar structures should be complex, the information and organisation should be simple. Creativity does not play a part in report writing. If the examiner has any problems at all to understand your organisation, you’ll get a lower score.
Hi Liz!
I’m new to your website and I’ve just spent some hours reading your posts and writing samples. They help me a lot. I just want to say Thank you for your enthusiasm and kindness. I hope to see your new posts <3 Love
I’m so glad they were helpful to you.
Hi Liz!
I’m new to ielts so my writing skills are very poor. Luckily I knew you and your lectures are really engaging. I am studying at an ielts training center in my country and my teacher commented that I cannot use ‘on the other hand’ in writing task 1. Is that correct?
Thank you very much!
No, that is not correct. You can definitely use it. It is often the case that your second body paragraph in a bar chart or line graph report will contain an opposite trend so using “On the other hand” is perfect. You can also use “By contrast”.
If your teacher is saying that some linking words are suitable for task 2 but not task 1, this is wrong. And if your teacher is saying that “On the other hand” is not suitable for IELTS writing, your teacher is also wrong. This is an idiomatic phrase that is 100% acceptable for a formal essay in IELTS. Most idioms are too informal to use, but some are suitable for formal writing in IELTS and can be used, such as “On the other hand” or “the key to success”. All my model essays are safely written with language and techniques up to band 9.
By the way, it is really common in Vietnam to be given strange advice from some IELTS teachers. I used to teach in the British Council in Hanoi and have met students from other schools who were given advice that was not at all accurate.
If in the second body paragraph in a diagram, is that correct to write? For example: “In 2001, while hotel, swimming pool ,tennis courts were expanded, in the green space like: dunes, cafe and golf course remained unmodified.On the other hand, the marina , pier, fish market were constructed , replaced public and private beaches.Nearby, Hotel is top right-hand corner car park.There used to be farmland on the East,but it was then altered by a new hotel with a swimming pool and tennis courts inside.Finally, High Street Road, the shops turned into flats”.
Thank you so much <3
I don’t offer feedback on writing as a function of my website, but I do have some free time today so here is a review:
1) “In 2001, while hotel, swimming pool ,tennis courts were expanded…”
Problem:
– articles – the hotel, the swimming pool.
2) “In 2001, while hotel, swimming pool ,tennis courts were expanded…”
Problem:
expanded – this verb means to grow larger. We don’t expand tennis courts because the size of one court is fixed. So, expand is the wrong verb. We can add more tennis courts but that requires a different verb = more tennis courts were added / were built / were constructed
3) “…in the green spaces… like a cafe”
Problem:
– this is confusing language because a cafe is not an example of a green space. You should write:
– In terms of the green spaces, the dunes, the cafe and the golf course remained unmodified. (note lack of articles = the)
4) “On the other hand, the marina , pier, fish market were constructed , replaced public and private beaches.”
This has no clear meaning which would mean this is a band 5 sentence. You say “the marina was constructed” – this means it is newly made. But then you say it was replaced by beaches. Here are some suggestions:
a) – The marina, the pier and the fish market were demolished and replaced by public and private beaches. (note the use of “and” between two clauses).
The verb demolish means to remove a building – to pull it down.
Or did you mean the opposite?
b) The public and private beaches were replaced by a marina, a pier and a fish market. OR..
c) The marina, the pier and the fish market, which were newly constructed, replaced the public and private beaches. (this requires a clause)
5) “Nearby, Hotel is top right-hand corner car park” – this sentence doesn’t have a meaning so I can’t help you with this. It doesn’t make sense.
6) “There used to be farmland on the East,but it was then altered by a new hotel with a swimming pool and tennis courts inside” should be:
– There used to be farmland in the east, but in its place, a new hotel with a swimming pool and tennis courts was built.
7) “Finally, High Street Road, the shops turned into flats”.” should be:
Finally, on the High Street, the shops were converted into flats.
As you can see, each sentence has a large number of errors with articles, verbs and sentence structure. Go through each small error and make a list so that you research that grammar point or word. A band score 5 = frequent errors (and meaning is sometimes lost), band score 6 = some errors, band score 7 = few errors. At present, your writing is around 5.5 because of the errors. But you can easily improve this if you focus on all the points above. I hope this helps you and other people. See this page which contains tips, language and a model answer for a writing task 1 map: https://ieltsliz.com/ielts-map-model-answer/
So, am I correct in using on the other hand in the above paragraph? Because of this article, my ielts center teacher said not to use it. The word on “the other hand” is perfect to use in which type of writing task 1?
Thank you very much for your enthusiasm. Love you forever <3
You mentioned your writing in your previous comment. I can’t comment on the use in that because the sentence starting “On the other hand, ” had no clear meaning in English due to a lot of grammar and vocabulary errors. And the previous sentence also contained so many errors that it also was confusing. If the first sentence was about what did not change on the map and the second sentence was about what changed (meaning they are contrasting sentences), you can use “On the other hand”. But your writing contained too many errors for me to understand the meaning and of course, I can’t see the map you are describing, so I can’t check the information myself.
Here is a dictionary link for you: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/on-the-other-hand
Hello Liz.
Appreciate your hard work.
How much I will get band if i will write like this:
The bar chart compares the amount of money spent on five consumers goods in France and UK over a period of one year.
Overall, the people of UK spent most money on consumed goods as compared to France. Both the countries spent most money on cars and least money on perfume.
marks for these 2 paragraph, introduction and overview
The aim of my website isn’t to provide marking or feedback, but just free materials to learn from. However, I will note a couple of points for your development and so others can learn from this comment.
1) Introductions are there to introduce essential information. If there are five consumer goods introduce them clearly so the reader knows what they are. See this free video lesson: https://ieltsliz.com/introduction-paragraph-for-ielts-writing-task-1-reports/
2) “over a period of one year” indicates that it showed information month by month for a period of one year. We use “for a period of a year” when it is shown step by step through that period – change over a period of time. If the chart shows only one year with no change over time, but just one static year, then you say what year – in 2010.
3) the overview is the most important paragraph which contain all key features – this needs extending for a higher score.
4) information must be accurate or you get a lower score – France did not spend the least on perfume, it spent the least on cameras.
Use these points to raise your awareness of how IELTS is marked and what to look for in other model answers so you can learn form them.
Hi Liz, thank you for your excellent content. I have been working on each writing task independently before reviewing your feedback. However, I am struggling to improve my writing skills without simply imitating your style. Could you please offer some advice on how I might develop my own voice?
The bar chart illustrates the total amount of money spent on five different consumer goods in France and the UK in 2010. All units are measured in pounds sterling.
Overall, it can be seen that British people spent more money on consumer goods than the French in 2010. The highest amount of money was spent on cars in both France and the UK. While the lowest expenditure in the UK was on perfume, the lowest in France was on cameras. Additionally, the greatest difference between the expenditures of the two countries was for cameras.
People in the UK spent more money on cars than the French (around £450,000 and exactly £400,000 respectively). Moreover, the expenditure on books in the UK was just above £400,000 compared to France, which was exactly £300,000. Another consumer good on which the British spent more money than the French was cameras, which had a significant difference in expenditure between the two countries (around £350,000 and exactly £150,000 respectively).
In terms of other consumer goods, the French spent more money than the British. The expenditure on computers in France was above £350,000, which was higher than the expenditure on computers in the UK, which was exactly £350,000. For perfume, the French spent exactly £200,000, while the British spent less, slightly under £150,000.
The aim of my website isn’t to offer a marking service but just to provide access to model answers etc. However, I do have time today to give you a little feedback.
It is a very strong piece of writing. All information is accurate and organised. Your language is excellent. You should be proud of this. However, it is longer than it needs to be. This is a bar chart with minimal information and you’ve written over 216 words. That takes time and isn’t necessary.
Here are two easy tweaks for shortening it to the recommended length:
1) In the first body paragraph, you wrote “Another consumer good on which the British spent more money than the French was cameras” – this can be written more precisely as “Likewise, spending on cameras…”. The linking word “Likewise” means it follows the same pattern as the previous sentence which has the same meaning as your words but is more appropriate for report writing which should be concise.
2) In the second (final) body paragraph, you wrote “In terms of other consumer goods, the French spent more money than the British. ” – this is too much like an overall statement. It is better to write “On the other hand, the expenditure …” or “By contrast, …”. When you use that signpost, the examiner knows the paragraph contains the opposite trend to the previous paragraph.
If you total those words, you’ve written almost an extra 25 unnecessary words in a report that is only around 180 words on average. It’s not a huge problem, but you can see how easy it is to be more concise with language and save yourself time.
I deeply appreciate your prompt and thoughtful response. I’ll certainly keep it in mind and put it to good use.
Liz, thank you so so much I finally got my desired band score after purchasing your grammar book, it really helped me a lot in my writing part 2😊. I am forever grateful, and I wish you a complete recovery in your health.
Cheers,
I’m so pleased for you. Well done 🙂 I’m glad you enjoyed my Grammar E-book 🙂
how can i get your grammar e book?
Actually i am very depressed about my writing task 2. May i get some sample answer from you with (key word, linkers).
You can find free model essays and a page of linking words for writing task 2 in the main writing task 2 section of this website. Use the RED MENU BAR to open that section. You can find my Grammar E-book in my store: https://elizabethferguson.podia.com/
Hi Liz!
I’m very thankful to you for your to the point guidance on writing tasks and it is very helpful for me .These things and helpful material improve my score instantly.But the one thing which is I could not found any sample on multiple charts why?
You can find that on the main writing task 1 page in the practice lessons section: https://ieltsliz.com/ielts-writing-task-1-lessons-and-tips/. Some of the practice lessons also contain model answers.
Dear Liz,
Thank you from the bottom of my heart. My friend sent me the link to your blog when I was desperate. As soon as I realized I had figured it out, I turned into a huge “I GOT IT!”.
Thank you so much. Your explanation is clear, simple, and to the point.
I’m so pleased for you. Those moments of “I got it!” are so important. I want everyone to realise that you can tackle IELTS, but you need to avoid over-thinking. IELTS is, in some ways, quite a logical test. But in the beginning it seems confusing and then there is bad advice online. Anyway, I’m pleased for you. I hope you continue to use all pages on my free website and eventually achieve the score you want. I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you 🙂
The bar chart illustrates the amount of money that is spent on different consumer goods (cars, computers, books, perfume, cameras) in France and the UK in the year 2010. Units measured for the money is pound sterling.
Overall, the most money that is spent by France and the UK are on cars and least is on cameras and perfumes respectively. We can say that that UK has spent more money in consumer goods than France. The expenditure on the cameras has significant difference in France and in the UK.
The cars, computers and the cameras were most spent on, in the UK around 450000-pound sterling, similarly France also spent most of their money on cars and computers but unlike UK it didn’t spend on cameras but on books, which is around 300,000-to-400,000-pound sterling.
Coming to the least amount of expenditure on the goods, France spent it’s least amount of money on cameras and UK spent it’s least on perfumes. Cameras were one of the highest expenditures of UK in the year 2010 but were the least for France. Their difference significantly amounts to approximately 150,000 pounds sterling.
The bar chart illustrates the amount of pounds sterling which were spent by Fance and U.K for goods such as cars, computers, books ,perfume and cameras in 2010.
Overall, France spend more money on computers and perfume, meanwhile U.K were much interested in cars, books, and cameras.
The expenditure rate of France for cars and computers was close about 400,000 pound sterling, with 25,000 difference. Meanwhile, for perfume and cameras France spent half as much as that for cars around 200,000 and 50,000 less for cameras.
The U.K hold a record for highest expenditure in the chart for cars which is around 450,000, also they spent for books as much as France for cars. In addition, computers and cameras rate of expenditure was the same 350,000 pound sterling. While the least amount was spent on perfume about 140,000 pound sterling.
Hi Liz,
I was most scared of writing task and i scored 7.5 and 8 overall.
You articles and topics helped me a lot in achieving this score.
Great results! Very well done to you! Thanks for coming back to share your results 🙂
I have no idea how to check my writings. Are there any problems with my writing:
The bar chart illustrates the spending of France and UK on five different goods in 2010.
Overall, in both countries the highest expenditure was on cars, while perfumes accounted for the lowest in the UK and the cameras had the lowest figure for France. Moreover, while the UK expenditure on cars, books and cameras was more than France, French spent more on computers and perfumes.
Expenditure on cars stands at 450,000 for the UK, and this figure, standing at 400,000, is slightly smaller for France. Likewise, while the British spent 400,000 pounds on books, French spent only 300,000 on this category. In terms of cameras, the figures show that spending of UK with just over 350,000 was more than double the rate for France with 150,000 pounds.
In contrast, French spent more on computers and perfumes. Expenditure of computers stands at approximately 380,000 for French, which is slightly more than the amount spent by British standing at 350.000. Likewise, expenses of perfume for France was 200,000 pounds, while it was less than 150,000 for the UK.
I don’t usually give feedback, but I will say it’s a strong piece of writing with the right structure and techniques. However, do make sure to list the categories in the introduction – it’s important to introduce them before you refer to them. Of course, if the list if very long, you might not. But this list is short, so it is a good idea to introduce them. Also check your linking words – you have a tendency to repeat them which will lower your score. Linking words are very easy to learn and it isn’t difficult to be flexible with them if you pay attention while you are writing. For example, you can use “similarly”, “although”, “whereas”, “as opposed to”, “in comparison to” etc. Lastly, pay attention to your tenses “expenditure on cars stands at” = “stood at” – this is in 2010 so you need past tense. You also need to review the accuracy of your grammar as a whole.
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The bar chart illustrates the spending on 5 consumer goods, namely cars, computers, books, perfumes and cameras, of France and the U.K. in the year 2010.
Overall, the expenditure of the British was higher than that of the French. Both Britain and France spent the most money on cards. The British spent the least money on perfume compared to the French whose expenditure on cameras was the least.
Regarding the expenditure on cards, the British spent slightly more than £450,000 while the French spent exactly £400,000 on this. The U.K. spent over £400,000 on books as opposed to £300,000 spent by France. The amount of money spend on cameras by the U.K. was more than twice as the amount spent by France, which was over £350,000 and £150,000 respectively.
On the other hand, the French spent marginally more than £350,000 on computers than the British did (£350,000). For the amount of money spent on perfumes, £200,000 was spent by the French which was more than the British who spent less than £150,000.
The bar chart illustrates the consumer goods preferences of two countries (France and the UK) in 2010.
Overall, cars and computers were the most consumed goods in both countries, with perfume being the least preferred. However, the UK had the highest expenditure on all goods when compared to France.
The UK has spent more money on cars, books, and computers, respectively, when compared with France, which has fewer expenditures. Furthermore, the UK used more cars than France, and the difference is nearly 50,000 pounds sterling. In addition, the UK spent a significantly higher portion than France, and the difference was worth nearly a hundred thousand pounds sterling.
On the other hand, the UK spent more on cameras, which are worth more than 350,000 pounds sterling, but France spent less on them, which cost 150,000 pounds.
In contrast, expenditure on computers was the only thing France spent over the UK; it was closer to 400,000 pounds sterling.
The bar chart illustrates the money spend on the consumer goods (cars, computers , books, perfume and cameras ) in UK and France in 2010. Units are measured in pounds sterling.
Overall, it is clear that UK and France both spend most on cars while least on perfume in UK and cameras in France. The major difference was found on cameras .
UK spend 450, 000 pounds on cars which is higher than France (400,000). UK spend more than France on books which is 400,000 pounds. (1000 pounds more than France). Likewise UK spend half 350,000 on cameras while France spend half less than UK on cameras (15,000).
France spend more than UK on 2 items ( computer and perfume). France spend more than 350,000 on computers while UK spend exactly 350, 000 on computers. Similarly, France spend 200,000 pounds on perfume which is higher than UK’s expenditure i.e about 150,000 pounds.
The chart illustrates the amount of money spent on five consumer goods (cars, computers, books, perfume, cameras) in France and UK in 2010. Units are measured in pounds sterling.
Overall, the UK spent more money on consumer goods than France in the year 2010. Both the British and French spent most of their money on cars where as the least amount of money was spent on perfume in UK compared to cameras in France. Furthermore, the most significant difference between both the countries in expenditure was on cameras.
In terms of cars, people in UK spent about 450,000 pounds sterlings as opposed to the French at 400000 pounds. Similarly British expenditure was more than double on cameras as compared to France (around 350,000 and 150,000 respectively). Whereas in France expenditure on perfumes (about 200000) was more than that of UK, which was under 150,000 pounds.
On the other hand, the amount of money spent on computers was more in France ( around 370,000 pounds) than that in UK, which was 350,000 pounds. There was a huge difference in expenditure on books between both the countries, which was around 400,000 pounds in UK and 300,000 in France.
The bar chart demonstrates the average spending on five types of consumer goods in France and the UK in 2010.
Overall, except for computers and perfume, the amount of money used for buying consumer goods in the UK was higher than that of France. Among the five categories, the expenditure on cars was always the highest in both countries.
Looking at the data of France, while the French spent 400,000 pounds on cars, this figure for perfume was 50% lower, at merely 200,000 pounds. As compared to cars, the expenditures for computers and books were slightly lower, with respective figures being 380,000 and 300,000 pounds. Besides, only 150,000 pounds were spent on camera, being the lowest consumer spending among the five kinds of goods.
Turning to the UK’ statistic, it can be seen that the amount of money used for paid out on cars was over 450,000 pounds, and a third of it was the figure for perfume. Another noticeable feature is that the UK residents spent an equal amount of money on computers and cameras, which was approximately 350,000 pounds each.
I’ll leave similar feedback to a previous comment. Bar charts present categories as two bars so that those two bars can be compared together side by side. The two bars are France and the UK. This means you don’t separate the countries, you compare them.
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greetings Liz,a question ;Is a symbol counted as a word
The symbol forms part of a number. For example, “75%” is counted as one number in the writing test.
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The chart illustrates the national spending on five consumer commodities(cars,computers,books,perfumes and cameras) in France and the UK in 2010. Unit is in pounds sterling.
Overall, the UK and france spent the most on cars. In France, the least expenditure was on cameras, while in the UK it was on perfumes. In total, the outlay of the UK was more than France.
The information given indicates that the national spending on conusmer goods in france declined across all the categories with more expenses on cars(450,000 pounds). This amount was more than double the payments on cameras(180,000 pounds) which had the lowest outlay for France.
In contrast, the national expenditure of the UK fluctuated during this period,with most of it(400,000 pounds) alloted to cars this was similar to France allotment on books for the period.The least payment for the UK was on perfumes(), with a slight difference in pay outs on computer by both countries respectively(350,000, 370,000) pounds.
please liz kindly rate my writing thanks for the efforts you have put into this blog, am from Nigeria and am using your blog to study for my IELTS exam coming up in 2weeks.
The sentences “Units are measured in …” is always plural. The information about consumer spending in France declining over all categories, is an overview and belongs in the overview. When you describe a trend over the whole period without specific amounts put that information in the overview.
A bar chart is about comparing the countries within the category – exactly as shown in the chart. You describe, for example, cars and compare the spending of France and the UK in that category. You must respect the function of the bar chart and how the information is present in the chart.
Finally, don’t use brackets all the time for the numbers. Your aim is to show how flexible you are with your sentence structures.
I have noted all the corrections you have said.
The bar chart compares the amount of money spent on the five various goods ( cars, computers, books, cameras) in 2010 in two Europeian countries (France and UK)
Overall, it can be easily seen that UK has spent more money on cars, books and cameras. Also, The considerable difference between 2 countries was on cameras.
To begin with chorus, UK has spent about 50000£ more than France showing 450000£. Above 350000£ was spent on computers in France. Similarly with cars, aproximately 400000£ has been spent on computer by UK in 2010
On the other hand British expenditure was higher than France ( about 400000£ and 300000£ respectively). In both countries the amount of money spent on perfume was low which accounted 200000£ in France and just under 150000£ in UK. Camerad was one of the most popular item in Britian reaching just above 350000£ while France has the lowest point 150000£ in 2010
The chart below depicts the information about the spending on household items in United Kingdom and France in 2010.
After analyzing the graph, it can be seen clearly that France spent 400,000 pound on cars in 2011 being greater than UK in same year. Total expenditure on computers in France was 375000 in given year. The money spent by France on remaining three goods (books, perfumes and cameras) was less than the first two items, which were 300,000,200,000 and 150,000 respectively.
The graph further collate that the expenditure of UK on cars was around 460,000 pounds in 2011. However, UK spending on computers was less than France by about 350,000. After cars, books were the most consumed items in UK with around 410,000 pounds. Perfume was least consumed item by people of UK by approximately 140,000 pounds. UK spent almost double on cameras than France by about 360,000 pounds.
Overall, France showed a downward trend and UK had some fluctuations in his expenditure on consumers goods.
Hello Liz,
Isn’t this answer a little above 200 words? Is it fine to write so much?
Thank you.
There is no word limit for any writing task in IELTS. However, longer answers might be less focused, contain more irrelevant information and could contain a greater density of language errors. I recommend all candidates to aim for between 170 and 190 words. However, I also like to show flexibility of options for people with higher level English and excellent IELTS exam skills
In many nations only a small group of individuals receive very high salaries. Few people debate that this is beneficial for the country and other’s think that government should put limits on salary.
Firstly, huge salaries are received by people with exceptional talent and the person who is doing that job may play a crucial role in the company’s or nations development, for instance in my country highest salaries are received by company ceo’s, and other government individuals like scientist, Ias officers etc. In my opinion it is justified giving them huge salaries because to get that position they must have worked very hard.By giving higer salaries one nation can potrait it’s economical strength and preserve its own talent, for example most of the students from russia with huge talent mostly tend to work in there country.
However, others believe that government should implement certain rules to limit the salaries received by a individual person. Mostly people believe that giving such a huge amount pf salaries to a single person can effect overall companies or government expenditure, also they think that poor and middle class families remain same. This also effects in pandemic time, for example in the USA due to inflation most of the common people became homeless, and the one who received higher salaries were able sustain that. There is always a difference between high salary employe and low salaried, due this per capita income is varied.
In conclusion, every individual has their own opinion, but according to me putting restrictions on salaries can effect the overall development and If government implements certain rules then most of them will migrate to other countries for better life, instead government should bring more employment opportunities to improve overall employment rate and GDP.
Hi Liz,
Thank you for your lessons and materials. I noticed on the website that you advise sticking to the official British Council information for the test. I have a question related to this. In the official ‘Road to IELTS’ advice and tutorials for Writing Task 1 (IELTS Academic), the instructors suggest structuring the text as follows:
– Introduction
– Body paragraphs
– Overview (as a sort of concluding paragraph)
From your videos, you seem to suggest placing the ‘Overview’ paragraph right after the ‘Introduction,’ which makes sense, and I agree with you on that. What is your opinion on this matter? Is the placement of the ‘Overview’ paragraph interchangeable (meaning we won’t lose marks if it is positioned at the beginning of the text)?
Yes, it’s interchangeable. I have a video about this. Some people choose to put it at the end as a kind of conclusion. But the function of a conclusion is to restate main points. An overview doesn’t have this function. The overview actually states the main features for the first and only time, which is why putting it after the introduction is best. Secondly, when you put it at the end, people have a tendency to not pay much attention to its contents. What a mistake! It’s the most important paragraph in the whole of task 1. However, it’s position can be put in either place without impacting your marks. But always be aware of not prioritising it or repeating information if you choose to put it at the end.
Liz, in terms of numbers, is it a big deal to write 40.000 (forty thousand, as an example) with the point rather than with a comma? (Eg: 40,000)
What is the norm in English here? (Or otherwise, Maths…)
Thank you in advance.
In English, the dot is used as a decimal point which would make 40.000 an actual number of just 40. We use commas to divide zeros for big numbers.
Hello Liz,
Units are measured in pounds sterling.
Units were measured in pounds sterling.
Would it be wrong if I use past tense in this sentence??
Thank You
We use the present tense for this statement because it refers to the graph currently in front of you.
The bar charts compare the amount of money spent on different groups of goods (cars, computers, books, perfume and cameras) in 2010 in France and the UK. Units are measured in pounds sterling.
Overall, it can be clearly seen that the British in general spent more money than the French. The biggest expenditure for both countries was on cars, whereas the lowest for the UK was perfume and for France cameras.
In terms of the outlay of the UK, most of the money was paid for cars and books (just over 45,000 and 400,00 respectively). The expenditure on cameras and computers was almost equal at nearly 350,000, whereas the lowest amount of money was spent on perfume (under 150,000), which was at least 2 times less than on other goods.
Moving on to the situation in France, they spent the majority of money on cars as in the UK, however their expenditure was by 50,000 less. In contrast, the French paid slightly more than the British for computers, which was followed by the outlay for books (nearly 380,000 and 300,000 respectively). Finally, perfume was ranked fourth at 200,000, followed by the least group in terms of expenditure, cameras, at 150,000, which was twice as less as the British paid for them.
The bar chart illustrates the amount spent on five consumer goods (Cars, Computers, Books, Perfume, Cameras) in France and UK in the year 2010. Units are given in pound sterling.
Overall, UK and France both spent most of their money in Cars. However, the least amount of money spent by UK was on Perfume whereas in case of France was Cameras. Furthermore, the most significant difference in expenditure between France and UK was Cameras.
Looking specifically at France, the figure shows it spent 400,000 pounds in Cars. Similarly, the expenditure of France on Perfume and Computers were 200,000 pound and about 375,000 pounds respectively which exceeded the expenditure spent by UK on both the goods. Moreover, The amount spent by France on Books was 300,000 which was double the expenditure on Cameras.
Regarding UK, Cars were the goods which UK spent most, with 450,000 pounds. The amount of 350,000 was paid out on Computers which was slightly less than the amount France invested. UK spent slightly little more than 400000 pounds on Books. Similarly, the expenditure of Cameras was slightly more than 350,000 pounds. However, the least expenditure spent was on the Perfume which was almost 150,000.
The bar chart provides data about money spent by the UK and France on consumption goods in the year of 2010. Unit of money is pounds sterling.
Overall, both France and the UK spent most on cars.The UK’s expenditure on cameras was roughly twice as large as France’s.
Looking specifically at France, the amount of money spent on cars accounted for 400000, which was the highest in France.After cars, comes computers to a close second at around 380000.On the contrary, the least amount of funds was disbursed on cameras at exactly 150000, which is twice as little as the UK’s expenditure on cameras.
With respect to the UK, it, like Fance, also had cars as the consumption goods on which the highest amount of funds was expended, which accounted for about 460000.Books was the second consumer item after cars on which the largest expenditure was made at around 410000.In contrast, the UK expended less than 150000 on perfume, which was the item on which the least expenditure made.
Is the essay good enough?What band would it score?
The provided chart portrays the comparison between the amount of money spent by France and the UK, in 2010, on five consumer goods i.e. Cars, Computers, Books, Perfumes, and Cameras. The unit of measurement used to present the values is pound sterling.
Most significantly, the total expenditure of the UK surpasses that of a France. The maximum amount of money spent by both the countries was on cars which amount to just above 450,000 and 400,000, respectively. Whereas, the minimum spending by the UK was on perfumes (Slightly less than 150,000) and by France it was on cameras (150,000).
Getting into further depth, the items on which the spending by the UK was more than France were Cars, Books, and Cameras. On Cars, the UK spent 450,000 while France spent 400,000. Apart from that, the spending by the UK on Books and Cameras was just above then 400,000 and slightly above than 350,000, respectively, whereas, the spending by France on same items was 300,000 and 150,000, respectively. Collectively, the total spending by the UK on these three items was over 120,000 which was greater than France’s total 800,000.
On the contrary, France (total over 550,000) exceeded the UK (total under 500,000) in terms of the spending on Computers and Perfumes. The amount of money spent by France on computers was above 350,000 as compared to 350,000 by the UK. Likewise, on Perfumes, France spent 200,000 while the UK spent less than 150,000.
P.s. I was unable to find pound sign on my keyboard so please consider it.
Hi Liz,
I find your blog super useful, thank you for taking the time to put all the elements needed to succeed on this exam. I’ve been studied IELTS for almost two years now and have taken 3 exams so far; however, my writing score don’t seem to improve. After watching your video I had a bit of idea as of why this keep happening…
The “techniques” I’ve been taught are very different from yours. I was told not to include any details on the introduction if I do I will lose points for that, as that must be part of the body. Also, the number of bodies will depend on the number of graph, meaning if I there is only one Bar chart I have to write only one body, if I write more I will lose marks. Of course summarising all details in one body will look messy. Basically, my writings look pretty much like this:
Introduction: The expenditure in France and the UK during 2010 is being depicted by the bar chart.
Body 1: As clearly seen, the x-axis contains the goods namely computers, perfumes, books among others, while the y-axis the amount spent in pounds. Then, I name the highest, lowest and order.
Conclusion…..
I honestly don’t know if this is one of the reasons I haven’t been able to get the score I need. I would appreciate your feedback, of course if you can give one.
Anyways, I have my test again in two weeks really hoping to get the score I need by following your recommendations.
Thank you so much again. 🙂
Your introduction should help the reader know what the bar chart is about. If it is about the expenditure on goods, then introduce how many goods or name them. This information helps the reader understand the body paragraphs better. The name of each category is not a key feature, it is a factual element of the chart which the reader needs to know. So, always introduce names, categories, dates and another fact given about the chart.
Body paragraphs can be used to divide categories into logical groups to help the reader understand the content and key features better.
The overview is the most important paragraph. It does not repeat main points like a conclusion in task 2, it presents key features in a summary for the first and only time.
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Is it a good or bad idea to write something derived from what’s given on the chart? For example when mentioning the French expenditure on perfumes if I write
“France’s 200,000 pounds expense on perfume was also higher than the UK which stood at around 100,000 pounds in the same category. Well, The French do have more admiration for scents.”
I love your ideas. Unfortunately, the answer is a big NO. Writing task 1 is a factual report based on what information is given, not on your perceptions, your opinion or your knowledge. No information can be added that isn’t given in the task.
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The chart illustrates the amount of money spent on five different consumer goods (cars, competes, books, perfume, and cameras) in France and the UK in 2010. Units are measured in pounds sterling.
In general, people in the UK spent much money than the French over the period in question. Both countries had the highest expenditure on cars, whereas the least amount of money was spent on perfume in the UK compared cameras in France. The most significant difference in expenditure between two countries was on cameras.
In terms of cars, over £450,000 was spent on this in the UK as opposed to exactly £400,000 in France. Similarly, the British expenditure was higher on books than that of the French (about £400,000 and £300,000 respectively). In France, the amount of money spent on cameras (£150,000) inferiorly halved of the expenditure in the UK, which was just above £350,000.
On the contrary, the amount of money paid out on the remaining goods was higher in France. people in France spent over £350,000 on computers which was slightly superior than exactly £350,000 spent by the British. Neither of the countries paid out much money on perfume which accounted for £200,000 of expenditure in France, but under £150,000 in the UK.
The bar chart illustrates the number of pounds spent on consumer goods in the UK and France in 2010. Overall, the Britishers spent more on cars, books, and cameras whereas the French spent more on computers and perfumes.
With regards to people in the UK, the highest amount was spent on cars, which was about 450,000 pounds, whereas the least amount was spent on perfume which was around 140,000 pounds. Similarly, Britishers also preferred to buy books resulting in spending slightly more than 400,000 pounds followed by cameras which sum up the amount slightly greater than 350,000 pounds. Also, the British spent exactly 350,000 pounds on computers falling the expenditure at second last after perfume.
Considering the expenditure of the French, the largest amount 400,000 pounds was spent on cars whereas the least amount 150,000 pounds was spent on cameras. Moreover, the people in France bought computers resulting in the amount around 380,000 pounds; meanwhile, the amount spent on books and perfume were 300,000 and 200,000 pounds respectively.
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I am writing task 1 and 2 on a daily basis, but no one give me tips and find my mistake from my class tutors may anyone here they can find me to find my mistake and give me tips to score 7 band.
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The bar graph represents the total expense between two countries that have been placed in terms of five different items (Cars, computers, books, perfume, and Cameras) in the year 2010.
Overall, it is evident from the chart that Cars, books, and Cameras were the expenses that have a higher amount of consumed percentage in the UK except for perfume and computers which can be seen at a hike in France.
In the first resort, starting from the Cars was thing taken by customers at a total of 450,000 numbers in the UK slightly dropped to 400,000 in France whereas the secondly bought thing was books that were taken by people at 400,000 in Britain fell to 300,000 in France. Meanwhile, Cameras were the accessory which was sold at a little above than 350,000 in the UK and decline to 150,000 in France in the same year.
Perfume and computer were the products that were pointed at 360,000 and 200,000 in France and marginally decrease to 350,000 and 140,000 in the UK.
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Hey Liz, can we use brackets like in this essay?
I feel like there is a lot of usage of brackets but I don’t know .
Please help
Yes, of course you can use brackets. You should be flexible with how you present information. All my model answers are safe to learn from.
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The given bar demonstrates the difference between the expenditure of France an the United Kingdom on purchasing goods in 2010.
Overall, the French ranked first in types of goods, while the British had a share in three. The highest figure for the UK and France were reported in expenditure of cars and computers, respectively.
The was a significant differnce between the amount of money spent on cameras in the UK and France , the former standing first with over 350000 poud sterling , while the latter was 150000. Consumers in the UK had also a highest share in expenditure of cars and books , while the former was 450000 and the latter was 400000.
The disparity between the expenditure of compuers was almost the same in two countries. France standing first with nearly 400000 and the share of the UK was low by a narrow margin 350000.
The lowest share for France and the UK in buying perfume, while the former spent 200000 and the latter spent less than 150000.
The given bar chart illustrate the amount of money spent on five consumer products (cars,computers,books,perfume and cameras) in The Uk and France in 2010.
overall, the UK and france both nation spent more amount of money on cars.whereas, the UK and france both country spent least amount of money on perfume and cameras respectively as compared to other nation.
In terms of cars, the UK spent about more than 450000 pound in given year 2010.while france spent 400000 pound on cars.similarly,the british excpenditure was higher on books as compared to france, its around 370000 and 350000 respectively. In the UK, expenditure on camers was 350000 which was double the of france, its about 150000 pound.
On the other hand, france paid more amount of money on computers then the UK. same as expenditure on perfume was also higher then the UK itas around 20000pound.
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The pie charts illustrate the proportion of the five different types of energy production in France in 1995 and 2005.
Overall, energy was produced the highest from coal in both years. This large production was also evident to other energy sources as gas, petro and nuclear. Whereas, there was only least production came from other source.
Generally, the significant source of energy came from coal with 29.80% in 1995 and over a third after ten years. It was also worth noting that both gas and petro produced high energy over this time period. In detail, there was around 29-30% energy produced by gas in 1995 and 2005 respectively. Conversely, production from petro drastically dropped from 29.27% in 1995 to around 10% less in 2005.
Meanwhile, energy came nuclear and other source both dramatically rose in 2005. 6.40% comprised of nuclear in 1995, and 4% more ten years later. Similarly, a remarkable increase was also noted for the other source as it boomed and doubled pushing its figure from 4.90% to 9.10%.
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Just coming across your blog and I found the contents very educative. About your health I pray you get well soon.
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Your videos are helpful. I wish you a quick recovery! Wish you all the best! Take care of yourself!
Mam your videos have really helped me a lot and I don’t have words to thank you❤
You are an amazing teacher❤
And I pray that you get well soon and may God always blesses you with good health and prosperity❤
Thanks
So sorry to hear about your illness. Pls get well soon and do take care of yourself. Sending you hugs
Thanks so much
Hi Liz I’m so sad after saw your reply to others said your not very well. I hope you get well soon. You’re a fantastic teacher and I am much more confident after watching a few videos of yours. You are such a kind lady. Please let us know when you recover. Please have more rest. XXX
Hi.. Miss Liz, nowadays I’m doing self studies for my IELTS.Your lessons are really helpful and worth.Thank you very much..I wish you speedy recovery & god bless you..
Thanks. Good luck with your studies 🙂
God and all students are with you, Liz . Praying from Nepal💌
Hello Liz, how are you doing. May I ask you something? Why don’t you make video’s anymore? Are you okay?
I’m actually really sick. I’ve been sick for many years which is why I can’t make any more videos. When I get better, I’ll start making more videos.
Dear Liz, so sorry to hear that. Hope you will get well soon. May Allah bless you. Take care of yourself ❤️
Madam, I sincerely wish you all the best and may you recover soon and make more videos.
Hello Ma’am, I am so sorry to hear that you have been suffering from bad health for the last few years. I give you the best wishes for your speedy recovery. Wishing to hear you with a piece of good news about your health through a video🙂
May the almighty Allah grant you a quick recovery. You are an amazing teacher. How can I enroll in your courses?
I’m struggling with wiring and reading.
Get well soon Liz..we love you😞❣️
I pray God heals you. I love your videos and it has been helpful to so many people. God will grant you recovery. You’ll be added in my prayers
The chat illustrates the spending of the people of 2 countries, namely UK and France in the year 2010 on 4 items such as cars, computers, books, perfumes and cameras. The expenditures are measured in pounds sterling.
Overall, British spent much more compared to the French on consumer products in 2010. The people of UK spent more on the cars, books and cameras compared to the people of France, whereas the people of France spent more on computers and perfumes compared to the people of England. People of both the countries spent most in buying cars and spent least on buying perfumes in general.
In the UK, people spent most, about half a million pounds, for buying cars as oppose to people in France who spent 400,000 pounds for the same. Similarly, while the British bought books more often, spending about 400,000 pounds, perfumes were least popular, amounting to just about 100,000 pounds of expenditure.
On the contrary, books were less popular in France amounting to annual spending of about 300,000 pounds and perfumes more preferred, amounting to about 100,000 pounds of expense. The French overall spent most on computers after cars, with an annual expenditure of about 400,000 as oppose to British spending just about 300,000 on the same items.
The bar charts show the expenditure of France and UK on consumer goods in 2010. Units are measured in pounds sterling. Generally speaking, while the most significant difference to purchase the Camara was between UK and France. UK spent more money to consume the goods in 2011.car,book and camera were purchased by UK where was spent money more than 1275000 pounds sterling for these three goods in the period of time.
Looking specialy, least of the amount of money spent to purchase the perfume in UK.
Regarding to the France enrollment France spent the highest amount of money on cars. Where, These all goods consumed above 1525000 pounds sterling in 2010.
The chart illustrates the amount of money spent by 2 countries France and the UK on 5 different consumer items (cars, computers, books, perfume, cameras) in 2010. Units are measured in pound sterling.
Overall, the expenditure of the UK is higher than France. Both of the countries expend the most amount on cars while the UK spent the least amount on perfume compared to cameras in France.
In terms of cars, the British spent around £450,000, in the contrast, it was exactly £400,000 in French. Same the expenditure on books in the UK are higher than in France (about £400,000 and £300,000 respectively).
On the other hand, French consumption on computers was more than £350,000 whereas on perfume was perfectly £200,000, which was higher than British £350,000 on computers and below than £150,000 on perfume. But, about the expenditure on cameras, England spent more than £350,000 which was 3 times more than France, which was just £150,000.
Thank you mam for your guidance. I have received my IELTS result and I have scored pretty much a good band score. I have followed all your lessons, videos, and all the content you have made us available for. A few months ago I have started preparing for IELTS from your lessons and believe me mam this is the best platform to learn for IELTS. All the small and tricky tips you have taught were very very useful and helped me to score a good band score. Thank you mam for your teachings and guidance.Respect for you.
Great to hear your news! Well done 🙂
The bar chart illustrates the annual spending of France and the United Kingdom on five types of consumer items in 2010 measured in pounds sterling. Overall, the United Kingdom spent a bigger amount of money on these commodities compared to France, whereas the expenditure on cars is the highest out of the other four consumer goods.
Initially, the UK people expend more on cars than French, about L450,000 and L400,000 respectively. Likewise, books are the other commodities where UK people spent more compared to French, with around L300,000 and L400,000 respectively. Similarly, people in the UK expend about L350,000 on cameras, significantly higher compared to French with around L200,000 difference.
In contrast, the budget of French people on computers above L350,000, which was slightly higher than the counterpart. People of France also spent their money at about L200,000 at that year on perfume, considerably higher than the UK people who only spent under L150,000.
Hello liz, I am an English teacher in a country where English is used as a second language. I really find interest in your video classes. All classes are full of meaning lessons. Not only that, every minutes of your classes is important. Thanks a lot for your efforts to us. We are really grateful to you.
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Thanks for your message. I love to hear from a fellow teacher. I’m glad you find my lessons useful 🙂
Hi Liz! I prefer listening to your videos because you deliver each lesson very clearly. Your tips helped me a lot. I will be having my IELTS soon, it will be computer-delivered and I would like to know if there would be an automatic word count on where we will be doing our writing task?
Most people report having a word count option on the computer based test. However, don’t rely on it being there. There may be variations based on country or test centre. Good luck in your test 🙂
In which tense we should write if not any dates are given in any charts. mainly in bar charts.
If there are no dates and the description doesn’t refer to the past or future, then you should use the present.
Hi Liz, I just want to know that overview should be written in last or after introduction?
Both places are fine.
Hi Liz
The challenge in writing task 1 is the time allocated to write about the graph and figures. Within only 20 minutes, you are supposed to analyze the information, identify the key features, think of how to paraphrase the topic for the introduction and create different ways of comparing the data in the graph, not to mention being at pain to invent some cohesive devices for your writing. Do you think an English native speaker can do this with ease? Thanks a lot
Yes, if you train to do it. Each particular type of task 1 has its own approach and its own way of presenting data. All you need to do is learn the techniques for each type.
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Exactly my point but I think with constant practice, it wont be an issue.May God help us all,Amen.
Hi Liz, Can I use present tense always while writing in task 1 even though it talks about the past years in the graph?
Grammar is 25% of your marks and that includes using the right tense. If it is in the past, you should use past tense.
The chart illustrates the amount spent by France and the UK on consumer goods for the year 2010. The units are measured in pound sterling.
Overall, both France and the UK spent maximum amount on the cars, while the minimum amount was spent on perfume by the UK, whereas, France spent minimum on cameras.
From the observation, the expenditure of the UK was higher for cars, books and cameras as compared to France. The UK spent around 450,000 pounds on cars, whereas, 400,000 pounds was spent by France. The difference of 100,000 pounds was seen on the expenditure of books where the British spent just above 400,000 pounds. The UK spent around 350,000 pounds on cameras which is the double the amount as the French spent.
On contrary, France paid higher the amount on computers and perfume as compared to the UK. The amount spent by French was below 400,000 pounds while the UK spent 350,000 pounds on computers. Just below 150,000 pounds was paid on perfume by the British, whereas, France expenditure was 200,00 pounds.
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Thank you so much for your help
Will I be penalized for crossing the word limit on any of the writing tasks?
Your aim is to go over the word limit. See this page: https://ieltsliz.com/how-many-words-ielts-writing/
What if, when it goes more than 250 words for writing task 1 to explain the big charts.
You will be marked down. Your task is to present key information and trends. You must not get lost in small detail.
Thank very much, Liz
This is very useful chart for IELTS writing task 1, Liz explains a way that everyone understands. Thank for shown us the way, Liz.
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Hi liz. Good luck!
Hi Liz,
Wishing you all the best.
can I use the sequence ( Introduction , Body paragraph A, Body paragraph B, Overall), instead of ( Introduction, Overall , Body paragraph A, Body Paragraph B) ?
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Sure. See this page to learn about writing task 1 including paragraphing: https://ieltsliz.com/ielts-writing-task-1-lessons-and-tips/
The bar graph compares the money expenses of the UK and France on five different goods in the year 2010. Overall, it is readily apparent that the UK spent more on consumer goods than in France. Other features that stand out most are the highest amount of money spent on cars for both countries while the least significant is perfume in the UK and cameras in France.
In regard to cars, the UK expenditure was over 450,000 pounds, being higher than France by 50,000 pounds. Also, the figures for books were almost identical, with 400,000 pounds of expenses in the UK while 300,000 pounds in France. Interestingly, the number of expenditures on cameras in the UK was over 350,000 pounds, which outraced the amount in France with only 150,000 pounds.
However, when it comes to computers, the figure for France, which was around 375,000 pounds, exceed the UK with about 25,000 pounds. Similarly, while perfume was the least important in the UK with only 140,000 pounds of expenses, France was much higher by 60,000 pounds.
hi liz
in ielts do they only ask ques on chart or is there more types can u plz tell me the types of ques they can ask
Go to the HOME page and open the link to Writing Task 1 – you will find everything you need to know.
Hi Liz!
İs it okay not to use symbols ,if we do not know exactly how to write it? for ex “pound sterling” instead of symbol
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There are certain symbols which we nearly always use instead of a word, such as £, $ and %. It is fine to use them. The only time we use “&” is when we are texting so it isn’t suitable for formal writing.
Thank you Liz
Hi Liz,
Is it informal when we use the brackets in this task?
It is completely normal for some stats to be presented in brackets in an IELTS task 1 report.
Hello, Liz!
Is there a pounds sterling symbol provided on the keyboard during CBT?
This refers to all other special symbols as well. I found the pounds sterling symbol eventually by guess, but this takes time which is precious during the exam.
This is a very good question which you can ask you test centre about. It important that you ask as many questions to them about their equipment before the test day so that you feel confident and prepared to go in and do your best. If you get an answer from them, let me know what it is. It’s always useful to see how test centres respond.
How to use word infographic in writing task 1
It is not a word that is needed in IELTS Writing task 1. Not at all needed.
Hello Liz
I have a doubt regarding the logic behind separation of body paragraphs that do I have to follow a set of rules for the division ,or I can come up with my own logic. If I have to follow a certain logic then can you please tell me where can I find those set of rules.
Thank you
Yatharth Mishra
You are being marked on logical organisation which also helps group key information together. The bar chart above is a chart of comparison, so you look for categories to compare which have similar key features. This is the logical way to organise this report. The organisation is also highlighted in the overview by stressing the key features which will inevitably be used to structure the paragraphs. There are no set rules – you need to interpret the data, spot similarities and differences and organise accordingly. This is what you are being tested on as part of the marking criterion of Coherence and Cohesion which counts for 25% of your marks.
Hi Lizz! Can we leave space between every paragraph mean when we done with introduction so can we leave one line between each parargraph?
Like introduction then one line space after that “overview” then one line space after that ” body paragraphs”.. Is it right way to write an essay??
This is the recommended way for both task 1 and task 2 writing. It helps make the paragraphs easy to see.
Hi Liz,
I have a doubt in this paragraph, as you had said that we can’t use the same vocabulary more times but you have used “expenditure” 3 times is it correct?
can you please let me know how many times a vocab can be used in writing so that we don’t lose the marks.
Thanks
Love from India
Of course you can use words more than once. Some words will be repeated because they don’t have many options for paraphrasing. IELTS is not a trick test. Choose which words to paraphrasing and choosing how many paraphrases those words have. Not all words need to be changed.
Hi Liz,
In the paragraph, you have written (was over double that of France) is correct or it’s ( than of France)?
It’s correct. “that” refers to the amount.
Thank you so much for your effort, your blog is really amazing. I have a question, you said in the listening section that either all the answers are written in capital letters or all of them are written in small letters, does that apply to the writing section as well ? I mean if I write my answers in capital letters in listening so even in writing section my answers have to be in capital ? Thanks in advance
For the writing test, you should write normally with grammatically correct use of capital letters. Your use of appropriate capital letters will be marked as part of the criterion for grammar.
Okay thank you so much
Thank you so much Liz for sharing all this for free. What are the differences, if any, between the writing of general and academic tests?
Thank you.
Please go to the RED MENU BAR and open the drop down options for Test Info. You will find a page for GT and Academic differences.
Thank you Liz.
Thank you Liz
Thanks liz mam you are ossomm. Your ideas are extremely helpful for ielts students..
Can i use moreover ,however,buy ,yet ,in addition to .in tast 1
Yes, you can. You can see some of them used in my model answers on this page: https://ieltsliz.com/ielts-writing-task-1-lessons-and-tips/
Hi Liz, first of all I wanted to thank you for your amazing help!
I also wanted to ask if it is okay not to write a conclusion, which I’m used to doing both in English and in my mother tongue, if I write the overview first. Do you think I’d lose points if I write both an overview and at the end a conclusion? (not with the same words/ exact content)
Thank you in advance😙
See this page: https://ieltsliz.com/ielts-writing-task-1-lessons-and-tips/ There’s a video about an overview/conclusion.
Hi Liz,
Is it okay if I put some details in bullet points under one of the paragraph in writing task 1?
For example…
I request he hotel manager to provide the below mentioned details.
1. what kind of services your company offer?
2 . what kind of rooms available your hotel?
3….
4….
5….
Is it okay to use such structure?
You are being marked on grammar. Sentence structures are 25% of your marks – no notes, no bullet points. Just paragraphs and full sentences exactly the same as I have in my model answers.
Hi Liz,
Thanks again for your amazing website. My question is that is it okay to have an overview without any data given? For example here, it just shows the key features and the data are only included in the next body paragraphs.
Most overviews present key features rather than data. The only time I might include data in an overview is if the total is given with a table – but that isn’t a rule, it’s just my way of tackling things.
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The bar diagram manifests the information regarding spending of two countries (France and UK ) on top five accessories(cars, computers, books, perfumes and cameras) in 2010. Units are measured in pound sterling.
Overall, the trend of spending money in UK was higher than that of France. Also, cars were most popular items in both of these countries as both of them spent lots of money on it. Incontrast, prefume was the less preferred product in UK where as it was camera in case of france.Furthermore, the significant differences on expenditure between these two countries was on camera.
It can be seen that spending on cars , books and cameras were much more higher in UK comparing to France as they spend around $450000, $400000 and $350000 respectivelly on it . However it was almost $400000, $ 300000 and $ 150000 accordingly in case of France.
In contrast, computers and perfumes were less preferred products in UK by contributing about $340000 and $150000 respectivelly while people from france spent about $ 370000 and $200000 accordingly on it.
Hi Liz,
I would like to know whether we can use merely instead of mere as shown in the above writing sample.
Is it correct to say
: The energy produced by coal comprised of 29.80 % in the year 1995 and it showed a slight increase i.e. merely 1 percent in the year 2005.
Thank you
Harpreet
“ie” is when you are giving examples. There are no examples in writing task 1. There is actual data – not examples of data. For this reason, your sentence is incorrect.
“ie” refers to ‘id est’ in Latin, meaning ‘this is’ or ‘in other words’.
“eg” refers to ‘exempli gratia’, meaning ‘for example’.
These are highly used in scientific writing, but I would avoid using them in IELTS as the examiner may get confused between the two.
The examiner would not get confused between the two at all. The reason you don’t use them is because you want to demonstrate your range of linking words – such as, for example, to illustrate, namely etc – this is about knowing the band scores, knowing marking criteria for IELTS and understanding how to maximise your score in the right way.
Honorable teacher,in paragraph 2 you used French and British,the name of the two nations instead of their country’s name.In the question we can see “the expenditure of two countries”.The assertion does not mean that all those expenditure were made by the citizen of those countries.For example,in France some expenditure can be made by Spanish people.So why will we say them French expenditure?
Because it is standard language accepted in report writing. When we see figures for British exports – it does not mean that all exports were by British citizens rather than the statistics come from the country.
Hii ma’am
Your way of teaching is quite fascinating, in other word so sweet.beside its seems that your all videos on youtube is so old so is there any mkst recent videos on writing or reading ??
The test has not changed. Those videos are 100% essential today.
Hello Liz. Can we use ” (450.000 and 300.000 respectively) ” to give details about money or numbers in real exam?
Any language used in my model answers is suitable for IELTS.
Hi Liz,
Your video are great and very useful. If possible can you give me an explanation on the usage of “as opposed” and any other similar words which can boost my writing.
I was fascinating, will it be good to add a conclusion part in the writing task?
I have 4 days for my exam. Can you please advise on how to plan my preparation?
Go to the writing task 1 section and writing task 2 section of this site for linking words and more. Use the RED MENU BAR.
Hi Liz
Thanks for your tips, practice questions and model answers. It is beneficial.
Also, while reading the model answer, I was confused about whether to use “was or were” in the last paragraph sentence ” spent by the French on computers was slightly more.” Does it hold the subject-verb agreement?
The word “computers” is not the subject to the verb in that clause.
Thanks Liz
hello ma’am, I would love to know if the charts are also for the general test or just academics.
See this page and read the information carefully: https://ieltsliz.com/ielts-writing-task-1-lessons-and-tips/
Is it okay to say ” Overall , the UK” to ” Overall , UK has spent….”
“the UK” is grammatically correct. “UK” without “the” is not correct. You need to learn which country names use “the” and which do not.
Then “the France” will be corrected or only France will be true?
“France” does not have “the” in front of it. “England” does not have “the” in front of it. “The UK” does. Please google this or check a grammar books.
I want to know if it is ok to write everything in Capital Letters in Computerized version of IELTS in Writing, Reading and Listening exam ?
It’s fine for listening and reading, but not recommended for writing. You need to show correct use of capital letters for the marking criterion of grammar in IELTS writing.
You are so cute mam. I think I m falling love with your assent . Thanks you for giving us such a knowledge about IELTS … I love you mam
I’m glad you like my lessons 🙂
I got the Cambridge guide to Ielts for my self study. In the writing section they have strictly mentioned that task 1 should have a maximum of 150 words and task 2 of 250 words. But here in your model answer the words are more than 200. I guess they have updated it. Just wanted you to know that.
And I even have a question. You said they count the currency symbol as a word so what about ),( and % ?.
You need to check the instructions again. The instructions are “no less than 150 words”. 150 words for task 1 is a minimum – not the maximum.
Hello mam,
I think so word limit is exceeding
Thankyou
Good organization of work. Have learnt something.
But wanted to know the difference between pie and bar chart. Do the contents in the introduction and overview the same?
See this page: https://ieltsliz.com/ielts-writing-task-1-lessons-and-tips/
Hello Miss less hope you are good
I have a doubt
Can we use side topics or side headings such as introduction explanation for overview and finally for conclusion like this?
All task 1 reports and task 2 essays should be written exactly as shown in my model answers. If I don’t use headings, you don’t use headings.
Hi Liz,
i’m not sure, if we can use the British and the French, since there are also foreigners live or travel and buy something as souvenirs there, like book and perfume. The chart only ilustrates the amount of money spent on consumer goods in two countries, without dividing the consumer. What do you think?
It’s fine to do this in IELTS.
But UK and Britain are not the same, Britain along with Northern Ireland is a part of UK so you can not call the people of whole UK British.
Does that effect the score though?
You are confusing “English” and “British”. The nationality of all people in the UK is British. They are all British citizens. However, people from England call themselves English and people from Scotland call themselves Scottish – regardless – they are still legally British citizens – that is their formal nationality. If you are unsure of nationalities, please review them carefully for task 1.
i,m sorry maam but i think that money is countable while milk.water,oil,etc are uncountable. correct me if i,m wrong.thanks
That is not correct. We never have “a money”. The word “money” is uncountable.
Hi dear Lis
isnt it wrong using on the other hand without mentioning on one hand?
IT is completely fine to do that. It’s fine to use “on the other hand” without “on the one hand”. But you can’t use “on the one hand” without “on the other hand”.
Greeting, liz!
thank you for remarkable example for wrting task 1 but i have one question. If i followed this method exactly like what you did for the concept. Will i acquire a 9 score for sure?
Thanks.
Your score is based on Task Achievement (the key features you choose and how you group information), Coherence & Cohesion, Vocabulary and Grammar. So, just following a structure is only one part of one criterion. You must show skills in all four areas and have excellent language skills to get band 9.
Dear Liz, quick question. The last paragraph looks a bit long without any comma or full stop. It’s that OK?
I’m not sure which paragraph you are referring to. The last paragraph is:
On the other hand, the amount of money paid out on the remaining goods was higher in France. Above £350,000 was spent by the French on computers which was slightly more than the British who spent exactly £350,000. Neither of the countries spent much on perfume which accounted for £200,000 of expenditure in France but under £150,000 in the UK.
It has three sentences in it. Is this the paragraph you mean?
Greetings, Liz!
Is it necessary to begin the overview with the word ‘overall’? Is there no other alternative?
regards
Joy
IT is the best word to use that indicates an overview. Remember this is a factual report, not creative writing. You don’t get a higher score because you used a different word. You get a higher score because you avoid errors and use language appropriately.
hi liz, is it allowed to leave one empty line to start a new paragraph in writing tasks? thanks
IT is recommended to do that.
Hello Liza , I have a doubt that the prepositions will be count as a word or not . Please reply me struggling with this doubt!
All words are counted – it doesn’t matter how big or how small or if they are in brackets – all words. (20 words).
So we should leave one empty line between paragraphs?
It is the best way to make the paragraphs easy for the examiner to read.
Thank you Mam. ,,,,,You are really a very good teacher. ,,,,,,, God bless you more and more,,,,,
Hello Liz
I’m Hamid and I’m an English teacher.
I really find your tips and videos very useful and perfect.
love,
Hamid
Hi Liz, I just wanted to thank you for your effort.
I used your website for a week to study and I must say the content is very useful. I did the test today and I feel really good about it. I will get the results in 2 weeks.
Do share your result here when you got it. Thanks!