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BEST IELTS Academic Writing Task 1, 5th November
ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
The table below gives information about the problems faced by children in two primary schools in 2005 and 2015.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
| Percentage of children with different educational problems in two primary schools |
| Problem Areas | School A (2005) | School B (2005) | School A (2015) | School B (2015) |
| Reading ability | 22 | 8 | 23 | 9 |
| Handwriting | 28 | 7 | 28 | 7 |
| Spelling | 30 | 5 | 25 | 10 |
| Listening skills | 35 | 11 | 20 | 12 |
| Verbal expression ideas | 35 | 14 | 21 | 15 |
| Concentration in lessons | 40 | 15 | 18 | 15 |
| Following instructions | 42 | 6 | 18 | 12 |
SAMPLE ANSWER
The table compares the changes in the percentage of children in terms of their problems with studies in seven aspects in two primary schools in 2005 and 2015.
Overall, it can be seen that more students in school A had problems than those in school B in both years. In general, however, school A had made big improvement over the 10 years’ period, while the situation in school B remained almost unchanged, some problems even got worse.
In 2005, students having problems in following instructions and concentration in lessons were the biggest issues in school A, with around 40 %. Followed by the same number 35% of students in listening skills and verbal expression of ideas. The lowest number (22%) was for reading problem. In comparison, the highest figure was in concentration in lessons and verbal expression of ideas in school B, accounted for only around 15% each. Only 5% of students had spelling problem.
After a decade, in school A, the biggest change can be seen in concentration in lessons and following instructions, with the same figure of 18% which was the lowest number in 2015. In school B, the numbers in following instructions (12%) and spelling (10%) had doubled.
