BEST IELTS Academic Writing Task 1, 8th February

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BEST IELTS Academic Writing Task 1, 8th February

IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1

The table below shows the consumer durables (television, computer, etc.) owned in Britain from 1972 to 1998.

Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below.
You should write at least 150 words.

Consumer durables	1972	1975	1981	1985	1991	1993	1995	1996	1998
Percentage of households with:	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Color TV	93	96	74	86	95	95	97	97	98
Home computer	..	..	..	13	21	24	25	27	34
Washing Machine	66	71	78	81	87	88	90	90	92
Telephone	42	54	75	81	88	90	93	94	96
Central Heating	37	43	59	69	82	83	86	88	90
Car or van	52	56	69	62	67	68	71	70	72

IELTS Academic Writing Task 1

SAMPLE ANSWER

The table provides information about how the number of British households with a range of consumer durables and household amenities has changed over a 26-year period between 1972 and 1998.

In 1972, the vast majority of households (93%) had a color television. In the next three years, figures touched the mark of 96%, but dropped to their lowest of about three quarters (74%) in the early 1980s. The percentage has steadily risen since then and almost all households (98%) had this mode of entertainment in 1998.

Looking at other products, it is clearly evident that there was a gradual rise in the ownership of all of them. The greatest increase was observed for central heating as the number of houses equipped with this facility rose from 37% in 1972 to 90% in 1998. Next came telephone ownership, rising from under a half (42%) of households in 1972 to 96% in 1998.

The percentage of households with a washing machine went up by 26% over the same period and of those with a car or van rose by 20%. In 1985, the introduction year of home computers, just over one in eight British households (13%) owned a home computer. Interestingly, by the end of the period, numbers had climbed to 34%.

Overall, the percentage of British houses endowed with long-lasting goods and facilities increased throughout the given period.

IELTS Academic Writing Task 1

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