Ielts task 1 Bar chart: Cam 13.2

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The chart below shows the percentage of households in owned and rented accommodation in England and Wales between 1918 and 2011.

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

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The bar chart illustrates the proportion of owned and rented accommodation in two different countries from 1918 to 2011.

Overall, there was an upward trend in the proportion of households in owned accommodation, whereas that of households in rented one witnessed a steady decrease during the period shown. The higher percentage of households was rented accommodation until 1961, but was lower than that of households in owned accommodation.

In 1918, the percentage of families in rented housing was over three times as high as that of families in owned accommodation, at around 76% and 23% respectively. While the percentage of rented accommodation saw a decline in the following years, that of owned accommodation increased significantly until the two categories had the same rate in 1971, both at 50%. In subsequent years, the percentage of households in owned accommodation reached a peak of 69% in 2001 before slightly going down in 2011, at roughly 64%. However, the percentage of rented housing fell the its lowest point in 2001, at approximately 31% and had a minimal recovery at 36% in 2011.

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The bar chart ~~illustrates~~ (shows, plots) the proportion (wrong form) of owned and rented accommodation in two different countries (which countries?) from 1918 to 2011.

Overall, there was an upward trend in the proportion of households in owned accommodation, whereas that of households in rented one witnessed (Avoid the anthropomorphic verbs "see" "witness" and "experience" in task 1. Proportions can't witness anything; they don't have eyes. These verbs are very good for a narrative or newspaper report, but scientific writers avoid using them. ) a steady decrease during the period shown. The higher percentage of households was (wrong usage) rented accommodation until 1961, but was lower than that of households in owned accommodation.

In 1918, the percentage of families in rented housing was over three times as high as that of families in owned accommodation, at around 76% and 23% respectively. While the percentage of rented accommodation saw a decline in the following years, that of owned accommodation increased significantly until the two categories had the same rate (There are no rates on the chart.) in 1971, both at 50%. In subsequent years, the percentage of households in owned accommodation reached a peak of 69% in 2001 before slightly going down in 2011, at roughly 64%. However, the percentage of rented housing fell the its lowest point in 2001, at approximately 31% and had a minimal recovery at 36% in 2011.

You missed the main point that the two bars (renters/owners) at each time point always add up to 100%.

I wrote a model essay for another student and copied it below. Note the use of "rate" which not shown on the chart directly. It is a derived value.

Model essay:

The bar chart illustrates the changes in the percentages of families living in England and Wales who owned their own homes over the 93-year period from the end of World War I (1918) to 2011. The bar chart also plots the percentage families who rented. Nine points in time are shown. The total of these two values adds up to 100% at each time point. Overall, home ownership increased substantially, the renters outnumbering the homeowners in the first four decades, and homeowners dominating in the last five decades.

At the beginning of the period, 1918, 78% lived in rented housing, and the remaining 22% owned their own homes. At that time, there began a general upward trend in home ownership, increasing to a peak of 70% in 1991. There was an intervening period (1939-1953) where the percentage hovered around 33%; that is, one third of the population owned their homes and two-thirds rented. In 1953, the increase in ownership resumed. The numbers of owners and renters were equal (50%) in 1971. The steepest rise in home ownership was between 1939 and 1971, increasing at a rate of about 1% per year, as more and more people in this population elected to be homeowners.

After another stable period, 1992-2001, the trends reversed and the percentage of home ownership declined from its peak of 70% to 65% at the end of the period, 2011. The rate of decline in the last decade was 0.5% per year.

In conclusion, the graph can be divided into five time periods: first,1918-1939, with increasing home ownership, second,1939-1953, a period of stability, third, 1953-1991, with a rapid growth in ownership, fourth,1991-2001, a period of stability and fifth, 2001-2011, with a decline in ownership.

Ielts task 1 Bar chart: Cam 13.2

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