EXAMPLE 1 Band 7

The table below describes percentages of home schooled

students in SomeCountry in 1999-2004. Write a report for a
university lecturer describing the information shown.
You should write at least 150 words.

This table shows homeschooled students in Somecountry in year 19992004 in percenages.

The main trend is that all grades including kindergarten is growing for
every year. Kindergarten started highest at 2.4 and ended highest at 2.9
percent with a constant increase. But grades 1-2 and grades 5-6 shows a
little different trend, both starts at 1,5 percent in 1999 and declines a little
bit in 2000. Both of them increased slowly in 2002 and both it holds that
course to 2004 where grades 1-2 ends at 2,1 percent and grades 5-6 ends
at 2.6 percent.
Grades 3-4 has a slow but steady growth througt all six years. It starts at
1.6 percent in 1999 and increases 0.1 every year except in 2003 when it
peaks up 0.2 percent. Grades 7-8 starts at 1.6 percent and stays there for
three years until they rapidly rose up to 2.2 and peaked at 2.5 in 2004.
Overall, all grades including kindergarten has had a rise at rougly
minimum 1 percent or more in 6 years.
This is a good report; here is how you can make it better: the coherence
needs improvement, meaning the logical connection between sentences
inside a paragraph and between paragraphs. Use more connective words
(Furthermore, However, etc).
The grouping youve done is fine, but try to use more variations
describing those statistics: use words such as numbers, figures,
percentages, etc. The grammar and the spelling need some extra
attention.Overall, this report seems worthy of Band 7

EXAMPLE 2 Band 7
The following pie charts show the results of a survey into the
most popular leisure activities in the United States of
America in 1999 and 2009.Summarise the information by
selecting and reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.
You should write at least 150 words.

The graphs reveal information about the most common leisure activities
which the American engaged in between 1999 and 2009. Overall, the
largest percentage of people living in the US enjoyed walking.
As can be seen clearly, the figures for soccer, camping and walking
increased slightly by 1%-2% to 18%, 9% and 31% respectively during
the ten-year period. On the other hand, there was a nearly doubling in the
proportions of people joining in yoga (5 to 10 % ) and swimming ( 9 to
18% ) __ over the same period.
By contrast, the period shown witnessed a significant decrease in the
percentages of American people participating in the remaining activities.
To be more specific, the figure for jogging nearly halved from 7% to 3%.
What is more, there was a dramatic fall in the proportion of aerobics
players from 13% to 4% from 1999 to 2009 . Finally, when it comes to
bicycling, the figure for this activity dropped from 14% to 7%.

The candidate has interpreted the pie charts fairly well. This report is
easy to read. The main features are compared and contrasted well with
relevant figures. There are some minor inaccuracies, but they do not
interfere with the reading of the report. Overall, the task response is
good. Suggested improvements: pay a little more attention to the
grammatical range and accuracy. Overall, this report seems worthy of
Band 7

EXAMPLE 3 Band 8
Below is a map of the city of Brandfield. City planners have
decided to build a new shopping mall for the area, and two
sites, S1 and S2 have been proposed.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the
main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The map illustrates the two possible sites for a new shopping complex in
the city of Brandfield. The initial difference between two sites is that the
first site is near a residential area, while the other is close to an industrial
region.
The first site (S1) is located to the north of the city between the
residential area and the city centre. There are three infrastructure
features (a river, a main road and a railway) around S1, thus, these
transports may provide easy access from most part of the city, if a
shopping mall is built in that area.
The second site (S2) lies to the south-east end of the city and is fairly
close to the downtown and the industrial part. The site is near two main
roads and the railroad; however, has no residential part around the area.
There is a large Golf Course and a park in the west side of the city, but
both sites are not close to the given area.
Teachers summary: All the requirements of the task were covered fairly
well.The key features were identified, emphasized and illustrated in a
suitable and logical way. The ideas are presented in a logical order. All
aspects of cohesion are taken care of well. The paragraphing is handled
suitably and appropriately. The range of vocabulary allows the writer to
communicate
the
exact
meanings.
Some
sophisticated
words/expressions are used in a clever way, with only occasional errors
in word choice/expression choice. Most sentences are free of errors.
Inappropriate use of grammar is very infrequent. Overall, this report
could be awarded IELTS Band 8.

EXAMPLE 4 Band 8
The chart below shows the amount of money per week spent
on fast foods in Britain. The graph shows trends in
consumption of fast foods. Write a report for a university
lecturer describing the information shown below.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the
main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph shows the changes in the demand for hamburgers, fish & chips
and pizza from 1970 to 1990.
It is immediately apparent that in 1970 the most popular food was pizza.
The demand for pizza started from 300 grams followed by a spectacular
fall of 200 grams in 1985.
The striking feature of the graph is the demand for fish & chips. In 1970,
fish & chips were the second favourite food among people, and from 1980
on the total demand surged to a high of 500 grams from 99 in 1970.
Furthermore, hamburgers were the least popular food in 1970 with the
total demand of 15 grams, which increased gradually till 1985. The total
demand for hamburgers skyrocketed to 299 grams in 1990.
In conclusion, there was a subsential increase in the demand for
hamburgers and sea food, whereas there was a significant fall in the
popularity of pizza.

Teachers summary: All the requirements of the task were covered fairly
well. The key features were identified, emphasized and illustrated in a
suitable and logical way. The ideas are presented in a logical order. All
aspects of cohesion are taken care of well. The paragraphing is handled
suitably and appropriately. The range of vocabulary allows the writer to
communicate
the
exact
meanings.
Some
sophisticated
words/expressions are used in a clever way. A wide range of
grammatical structures are used. Overall, this report seems worthy of
IELTS Band 8.