#Table Task 1
7. Points to remember – writing task 1
Don’t include your own opinion or any information that is not
asked for.
Don’t include too many figures in your writing task 1 table
answer.
Don’t forget to have a plan to structure the answer correctly.
Introduction
Overall ----1) Highest and lowest
2) The most noticeable feature
3) General Trend
B1
B2
19 IELTS writ ing task 1 table vocabulary phrases
Warning: Use these in context.
An inspection of the data in the first table clearly shows
It is apparent from this table that considerable …
In the third column, there is a distinct trend of …
What stands out in the table is …
A closer inspection of the table shows …
As the table shows, there is a significant decrease …
There is a significant difference between column A and column B,
most notably…
An inspection of the data in the table reveals that …
What stands out in this table …
…is the general pattern of …
… is the difference between …
… is the wide disparity between …
… is the rapid increase of …
… is the growth of …
…is the high rate of
High-level sentences
The figure for 1999 is almost three times that of 2010.
The figure for 2011 is exactly four times that of 2010.
It is clear that the figures between 2001 and 2010 are broadly in the
same range
6.7, 6.5, 6,8
The value of A is broadly in the same range
The value of A ranges between 6 and 7 percent
HOMEWORK
The table below gives information about
rail transport in four countries in 2007.
In detail, in food/ drinks/ tobacco and Leisure/education Turkish consumers
allocated just below a third and 4.35 % of their overall budget respectively. While
Irish people were the second highest spenders in food/drinks/ tobacco with
roughly 29 %, in leisure/education they accounted for one of the least expenders
with just 2.21%, whereas in clothing/footwear both countries` nations allotted
almost similar rate of their total budget which ranged between 6 and 7 percent.
The given table provides data regarding the expenditure of Irish, Italian,
Spanish, Swedish and Turkish people on particular categories in 2002.
Overall, an inspection of the given table reveals that while food/drinks/
tobacco accounted for the highest budget allocation among consumers,
Leisure/ education was the least appealing item for the given nations.
Although both in food/drinks/tobacco as well as leisure/education
Turkish people were the highest spenders, in clothing/footwear Italians
stood at the first place in terms of consumer expense.
Homework
The table below shows the number of visitors in the UK and their average
spending from 2003 to 2008.
In detail, the number of visits to the UK in 2003 was 24.715 million, which recorded a consistent growth
until 2007 by reaching its highest figure of 32.778 million, before decreasing slightly to 31.88 million in
2008.
TASK 1
The table below illustrates weekly consumption by age group of dairy
products in a European country.
TASK 2
Due to television and the internet it is easier today for a large number of
people to become famous.
Is this a positive or negative development?