IELTS Writing Task 1 Test On 1st February 2018 With Band 8.0-9.

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Report Plan:
Paraphrase: shows>compares; percentage>proportion; rode bicycles>cycled
Overview paragraph:
(1) a higher percentage of females – all ages – than males rode bicycles
(2) between 18 and 59, the figures for cyclists – both genders – were lower than for other age
groups.
Paragraph 3: compare proportions of males and females who cycled in the age groups 0-9 and
10-17.
Paragraph 4: compare declining percentages of males and females who rode bicycles in the 18-
59 age groups.
Paragraph 5: contrast the rise in the figures for cyclists aged 60+.

The table compares the proportion of the population of one town who cycled in 2011, according
to five age groups.

Overall, it is clear that in all the age groups, the percentage of female cyclists was higher than male
cyclists. However, for both genders, the proportion of the population who rode bicycles was lowest
between the ages of 18 and 59.

Just over half of all females and males rode bicycles in the age group 0-9, and this proportion
remained high among 10-17 year old girls, at about 42%.However, among boys aged 10-17, the
percentage who cycled declined by over half to less than 25%.

The figures for the 18-39 and 40-59 year olds are much lower. In the former age group, only about
17% of women cycled, compared with just under 10% of men. Between the ages of 40 and 59, the
figures fell further, to a little over 12% for women and 8 per cent for men.

However, the percentage of those over 60 who rode bicycles then rose significantly, reaching
18.5% for women compared with around 13% for men.
IELTS WRITING TASK 1 IN 2017 WITH SAMPLE ANSWERS

The chart below shows the percentage of female members of parliament in 5 European
countries from 2000 to 2012.

(Introduction) The line graph illustrates the proportions of women elected to the parliaments in
five different European countries including Germany, the UK, Belgium, France and Italy between
2000 and 2012.

(Overview) Over the period shown, all the five European nations mentioned experienced upward
trends in their percentages of female members of parliaments (MPs). While the percentage of
female MPs in Germany was by far highest overall, the figure for France was lowest in each year
shown.

(Detail) In 2000, Germany had the highest percentage of female MPs, at around 33%, followed
by the UK, Belgium and Italy having approximately 27%, 25% and 22% respectively. The figure
for France was nearly one seventh of that for Germany, at merely 5%. Between 2000 and 2010,
the figure for Germany increased slowly, WHILE that of the UK saw a significant rise.

In 2010, the UK overtook Germany as the country having the highest percentage of female MPs
among five nations mentioned in the graph. Over the given period, Belgium and Italy witnessed a
steady rise in the percentage of female MPs. By 2012, the figures for these two countries had
increased by 7% and 3% respectively. From 2000 to 2008, the figure for France increased
fourfold/quadrupled. Over the rest of the period shown, the proportion of women elected to the
parliament in France remained relatively stable, at around 20%.
IELTS Writing Actual Test In October 2017 & Sample Answers

The charts below show changes in the proportion of the energy produced from different
resources in a country in 1985 and 2003.

The two pie charts compare the percentages of energy generated from six different sources in a
country in 1985 and 2004.

Overall, after 17 years, oil was still the dominant source for energy production despite a significant
decrease in its proportion. Conversely, this country became more dependent on natural gas, coal
and renewable sources. In 1985, over half of energy was produced from oil — the most popular
source, and this figure exactly quadrupled that of natural gas with only 13%. Meanwhile, nuclear
power was the second most used source, providing nearly a quarter of the total energy volume.

However, after nearly two decades, while the use of two major sources in 1985 decreased markedly
to 39% for oil and a modest 8% for nuclear power, that of natural gas saw a 10% increase.
Regarding other sources, the amount energy produced from coal accounted for a negligible
percentage of 8% in 1985, and then experienced a nearly threefold rise to 22%, making coal the
third largest source in 2003. Renewable sources and hydro power each contributed an insignificant
4% to the total power generation in 2003, after a fourfold rise and a stability in the uses of the
former and the later respectively compared to the initial figures.
IELTS Writing Task 2

Some people think that the increasing bus iness and cultural contact between countries bring
many positive developments. Others say it can cause the loss of national identities. Discuss
both views and give your own opinions.

People have different views about the impacts of globalization. Although this development could
exert positive influences on national economy, I am of great concern that the preservation of
national identities would be deterred.

On the one hand, it is argued by many that cross-border economic and cultural cooperation could
be the major drive of national growth. Firstly, increased international trade could create conditions
for an economy to grow by leveraging their competitive advantages and boosting their export
earnings. The benefit is best shown through robust economic development of net exporters like X
country. With the elimination of economic barriers between countries ,
X country, a hub of agricultural products, has earned a huge flow of foreign exchange by emerging
as the second largest rice exporter worldwide. Improvement in people’s spiritual lives would also
accompany. Besides that, borderless cultural contact means that people have chances to get
exposed to foreign cultures, whose diversity could enable them to enrich their knowledge and have
more choices of entertainment. The popularity of Korean and US – UK music products in Y
country could exemplify this point.

On the other hand, I am more of the belief that the uniqueness of individual countries could be
under threat as a consequence of growing international cooperation. Multinational corporations
could put them in a position to influence local cultural values and promote Western ones in nations
having their presence. This is because these Western ideologies could be easily assimilated into
local cultures when Western-standard products are marketed and consumers familiarize
themselves with new lifestyles these goods create. This might, in the long run, result in a
homogeneous set of beliefs and values adopted and the erosion of cultural diversity worldwide.

In conclusion, it is irrefutable that globalization has backed economic and social developments in
many countries. However, the danger of losing national identities is also obvious. To avoid such a
consequence, I believe that nations need to take actions to preserve their cultural identity through
proper education and bolstered social cohesion.
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Band 8.0 MODEL ANSWER

The given charts give information about the number of students at university in the UK from 1991
to 2001, government spending and the types of family economic background they came from in
1991. The bar chart and the line graph illustrate the number of students and financial support each
received from the government in the UK between 1991 and 2001, and the pie chart shows their
family financial situations in 1991.

Overall, while there were increasingly more university students in the UK over the given period,
they received dramatically less governmental support, with a sudden subsidy cut between 1993
and 1995. In 1991, a majority of UK students came from middle-income families.

Of the total student numbers in the UK, in 1991 there were about 1.1 million people pursuing
college education in the UK. This figure then rose significantly by 400,000 in 1993, followed by
a slight increase to around 1,6 million in 1995 and 1,65 million in 1997 before peaking at 2,1
million in the next two years. By 2001, the number had registered a minimal fall to 2 million. In
contrast, experiencing a reverse trend, student grants offered by the government plummeted from
more than 6,500 pounds in the first surveyed year to around 4,900 pounds in 1995. Since then,
each student was provided with an unchanged amount of 4,800 pounds annually till 2001.

As far as family’s financial background of students in 1991 is concerned, the proportion of students
belonging to the middle-income class was 62%, being nearly eightfold that of those living in low-
income households and twofold that of those hailing from wealthy families.
IELTS WRITING TASK 2

In some countries, children are becoming overweight and unhealthy. Some people think that
the government should be responsible for solving this problem.To what extent do you agree
or disagree?

BAND 8.0 MODEL ANSWER

It is true that children in some parts of the world are becoming obese and unhealthy. I agree with
the role of the government in resolving this vexing issue. However, I also believe that the role
of parenting and school settings should also be emphasized.

Childhood obesity and children’s health problems should be partly blamed to the authority. We
cannot deny the fact that overweight children are of high chance to be vulnerable to numerous
serious diseases such as diabetes and hypertension, which poses a dire threat to the national growth
of any country as they are the future’s human resources. As a result, the authority should
be accountable for mitigating this problem. Take China as a good example, the governing body has
been taking action to lower obesity rate among children by organizing boot camps where children
are physically trained to lose weight and take up daily healthy habit. This is because China’s
political activists are scared of the scenario that these overweight children will not be able to meet
the physical demand to join the army.

Besides the governmental role, parents and schools are also liable for their children’s good health.
Regarding the former, working parents nowadays tend to devote virtually their whole time to
working in order to ensure material well-being, which means that they may spend less time
carefully taking care of their children’s diet. Therefore, without supervision, children might eat
unhealthy food or lead a sedentary lifestyle. This explains why close parental care and control is
crucial in ensuring children’s balanced diet and healthy life. In terms of the role of education in
teaching children about health living, some schools inclined to place emphasis on theoretical
subjects as math and literature, and neglect the importance of physical education, which reduces
their students’ workout frequency. School efforts to promote healthy diet and engage students in
physical exercises are irreplaceable in tackling the problem of child obesity.

In conclusion, the government, parents and schools should all shoulder the responsibility
for protecting their children from obesity and unhealthy lifestyles.
IELTS Writing Test In August 2017 & Model Answers

The given two tables indicate the average amount of time which both full-time and part-time
employees worked in three distinctive European nations in the year of 2002 compared to the
average number of hours dedicated to jobs of European citizens.

Overall, the tables point out that men, regardless of their types of jobs, usually spent more hours
working than women. The Greek employees appeared to be the most career-devoted ones while
UK citizens enjoyed shorter working time.

The longest working time was observed in Greece where female workers worked 39.9 hours on an
average, around 2.6 hours less than their male counterparts. This amount was noticeably higher
than the European average figure of 39.2 hours for females and 40.4 hours for males, in contrast
to the other two nations with shorter working time. Dutch women and men allocated an equal
amount of time — 38 hours – for work, 1 hour and 1.5 hours longer than their UK counterparts.

With regard to part-time jobs, citizens in the three listed nations devoted smaller and comparable
amounts of time to their career compared to the European average. The Greek stilled worked
hardest, with 29.3 hours spent by women and 30 hours by men, slightly longer than the figures for
UK citizens. It is interesting that only in the Netherlands were females more committed to their
part-time jobs (with 29.2 hours) than their male counterparts with less than one hour in difference.
IELTS Writing Task 2

Over the last centuries, reading, writing and math’s are the three recognized traditional subjects.
Nowadays, as computer becomes more important, some people believe that every child should be
taught computer skills as the fourth subject. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
In the context of the ever-changing world, it is believed that conventional subjects like reading,
writing, and math are no longer sufficient for children’s development that computer skills are
suggested to be considered equally crucial. I hold a strong belief that these four subjects play an
important role in children’s education.

It is irrefutable that traditional subject is essential for children’s overall development. Throughout
history, several aspects of life have only required people’s ability to read, write, and solve math
questions to survive and lead a normal life. Literacy has always been the key for people to access
information through written sources, express their opinions, or communicate with others through
writing pieces. In addition, numeracy is sufficient for traders, retailers, and buyers to conduct
trading. This was simply because information was shared and stored in handwritten books or pieces
and only simple mathematic calculations were required to carry out transactions in the real life.

In addition, I am convinced that computer skills are also equally vital to children’s development
in the current digitalized world. It is obvious that technology has transformed all aspects of our
life tremendously, bringing all operations, transactions, and tasks to perform on computer systems
or online. As a result, acquiring computer skills is a must in the changing world that seldom does
any company recruit an employee unable to do basic tasks like sending emails or using excel to
calculate. For that reason, early exposure to computer literacy at school could allow children to be
familiar with and master these critical computer skills for future job requirements. Without such
preparation, even if having excellent ability to read, write, or calculate, they might face challenge
in dealing with common computer-based tasks in different life, study, and work situations, thus
losing their competitive advantages in the long run.

In conclusion, I believe a curriculum incorporating conventionally fundamental subjects related to

literacy and numeracy together with the fourth most important field – computer literacy is a
strategic educational approach for children in the modern context.