IELTS Writing Task 1 #122

Writing Tip

In task 1 you have to give a fairly technical description. In task 2 you must write an essay or argument for a university teacher, or an essay for a non-specialist reader. For both tasks you must use formal academic English. Write formally even when stating your own ideas; make use of the passive for descriptions and use full forms (e.g. they are rather than they’re).

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The table below shows the worldwide market share of the notebook computer market for manufacturers in the years 2006 and 2007.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.

Company	2006 % Market Share	2007 % Market Share
HP	31.4
Dell	16.6	20.2
Acer	11.6	10.7
Toshiba	6.2	7.3
Lenovo	6.6	6.2
Fujitsu-Siemens	4.8	2.3
Others	22.8	19.3
Total

The table gives information on the market share of notebook computer manufacturers for two consecutive years, 2006 and 2007.

In both years, HP was clearly the market leader, selling 31.4% of all notebook computers in 2006, and slightly more (34%) in 2007. This is a greater market share than its two closest competitors, Dell and Acer, added together.

Dell increased its market share from 16.6% in 2006 to 20.2% in 2007. In contrast, Acer saw its share of the market decline slightly from 11.6% to 10.7%.

The other companies listed each had a much smaller share of the market. Toshiba’s share increased from 6.2% in 2006 to 7.3% in 2007, whereas Lenovo’s decreased slightly from 6.6% to 6.2%. Fujitsu-Siemens’ share more than halved from 2006 to 2007: from 4.8% of the market to only 2.3%.

Other notebook computer manufacturers accounted for 22.8% of the market in 2006 – more than all the companies mentioned except HP. However, in 2007 the other companies only made 19.3% of notebook computer sales – less than both HP and Dell.

(174 words)

IELTS Writing Task 1 #121

IELTS Tip

You will increase your Writing Band Score in Academic Writing Task 1 if you:

· Mention all the major features of the statistics or charts

· Make sure you describe the statistics accurately

· Paraphrase the information in the question

· Avoid repeating the same words and phrases and try to vary the sentence structures you use

· Give an overview of the most important trends or patterns

· You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

· The graph below shows the number of books read by men and women at Burnaby Public Library from 2011 to 2014.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

· Write at least 150 words.

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· Model answer

· The graph gives information about Burnaby Public Library between 2011 and 2014. It shows how many library books people read over this four-year period.

· As can be seen from the graph, there were different trends for men and women. The number of books read by men increased steadily between 2011 and 2012, from about 3000 to 4000. After that, the number rose dramatically to 14000 books in 2014. This was the highest figure in the period.

· Women started off reading more books than men, but their numbers followed a different pattern. Between 2011 and 2012, there was an increase of 3000 from 5000 books to 8000 books, and then a gradual rise to 10000 books in 2013. However, in 2014, their numbers fell back to 8000 again.

· Overall, there was a strong upward trend in the number of books read by men. Although women read more books than men in 2011, their reading fell to below the level of men in 2014.

· (162 words)

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