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BEST IELTS Academic Writing Task 1, 3rd March
ACDEMIC WRITING TASK 1
ACDEMIC WRITING TASK 1
The table and chart below provide a breakdown of the total expenditure and the average amount of money spent by students per week while studying abroad in 4 countries.
| Expenditure of studying abroad |
| Country | US ($) |
| A | 875 |
| B | 735 |
| C | 540 |
| D | 435 |
SAMPLE ANSWER
The table and bar chart illustrate the total spending and the average expenditure per week for accommodation, tuition and living costs of students studying abroad in four countries.
Overall, it is clear that the cost of studying in country A is the highest. Also, international students in all countries, except for country D, have to pay the largest amount of money each week for living costs, while they spend the least on accommodation.
Studying abroad in country A costs $875, which is $140 and $335 more than studying in country B and C respectively. International students in country D, however, need to pay a significantly lower amount of money ($435) than those studying in the other three countries.
Overseas students in country A spend an average of $430 per week on living expenses, while those in country B spend only $350. In contrast, the weekly cost of accommodation in country B is $60 higher than that of country A, at $280. The figures for tuition fees in both countries are over $300 a week. Regarding the other two countries, the expenditures for the three categories are all below $300, with the smallest figure being seen in accommodation in country D, at only $200 per week.
