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Gotha Posted 11 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing

IELTS writing task 1, review?

Hello everyone. I am preparing for IELTS by myself. I have no difficulties with the majority of the exam's parts, except with the writing part.

Here is my first attempt to answer the writing task 1, which is about analysing a table with percentages about consumer spending in different countries. Can anybody take a look at it and give me suggestions and/or correct any mistakes I've made? I would be really grateful for that.

Here is the text.

"The table illustrates three main different categories of consumer spending which occurred in 2002in five northern and southern European countries.
Food, beverage and tobacco are the most acquired items in all the countries, with some significant differences between Ireland and Turkey and the remaining countries. As the figures show, Irish and Turkish people destine respectively 28.98% and 32.14% of their money in food, drinks and smoking.
The percentage of consumer spending on clothing is clearly lower than on food. The country with the highest percentage is Italy (9%), while Ireland, Spain and Turkey have almost the same rate.
The leisure and education category show consistent differences among the selected countries. In 2002, Turkey has spent more than 4% in education in leisure activities. Italy and Sweden have similar percentages (3.20% -3.22%), followed by Ireland and Spain, which is the country with the lowest rate.
Overall, the table shows how different countries and cultures and way of life influence the consumer spending on food clothing and education."
  

Top answer

Your writing is quite good. Here are some minor comments. "destine" is mostly used in the passive voice.

  • Your writing is quite good.
  • Here are some minor comments.
  • "destine" is mostly used in the passive voice.
  • It sounds odd in the active.
  • "direct" would be a better choice.
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Your writing is quite good. Here are some minor comments.

"destine" is mostly used in the passive voice. It sounds odd in the active. "direct" would be a better choice.
The verb "show" does not agree with the singular subject "category."
The present perfect "Turkey has spent" should be simple past.
Be careful with the category names. It makes the writing task very tricky. The

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