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BEST IELTS Academic Writing Task 1, 2nd November
ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
The tables below show the consumption and production of potatoes in different regions of the world in 2006.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
| Consumption of potatoes (kg per person) |
| South and Central America | 23.6 |
| Africa | 14.1 |
| North America | 57.9 |
| Europe | 96.1 |
| Asia | 25.8 |
| Production of potatoes (in million tonnes) |
| South and Central America | 15.6 |
| Africa | 16.4 |
| North America | 24.7 |
| Europe | 126.3 |
| Asia | 131.2 |
SAMPLE ANSWER
The given tables compare the yield of potatoes in million tonnes with the consumption in kg per person in 2006 in five regions of the world, which are South and Central America, Africa, North America, Europe and Asia, in 2006. It is clear that expect for the Americas, the production of potatoes outstripped the consumption in all other areas.
The production of potatoes was the highest in Europe and Asia at around 130 million tonnes each. The production in all other regions was between 15 and 25 million tonnes. However, as far as the consumption is concerned, the Europeans seemed to be the fondest of potatoes, eating about 96 kg per person. North America took the second place in the consumption at just below 60 kg per person. People of South and Central America and Asia ate around 25 kg per person, but the Africans were the least fond of potatoes, consuming approximately 14 kg per person in 2006.
Overall, in North America, the production was less than half the consumption whereas in Asia the production was six times more than the consumption.
