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BEST IELTS Academic Writing Task 1, 9th September
ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
The table shows the worldwide market share of notebook computer market manufacturers in the year 2006 and 2007.
| Company | 2006% Market Share | 2007% Market Share |
| HP | 31.4 | 34 |
| Dell | 16.6 | 20.2 |
| Acer | 11.6 | 10.7 |
| Toshiba | 6.2 | 7.3 |
| Lenovo | 6.6 | 6.2 |
| Fujitsu-Siemens | 4.8 | 2.3 |
| Others | 22.8 | 19.3 |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
SAMPLE ANSWER
The table illustrates data on the share of various notebook computer companies on the global market between 2006 and 2007.
Overall, over the years, the biggest proportion of the market belonged to HP while Fujitsu-Siemens took up the smallest one. Additionally, most of the manufacturers had their sales decrease in this 2-year period.
To begin with, the figure for HP commenced with 31.4 percent in 2006, then increased to 34 percent in the following year. Likewise, the share of Dell greatly developed by nearly 4 percent from 16.6 percent to 20.2 percent over the same time. In contrast, the number of other computer companies whose names are not listed experienced a decline of about 3 percent; dropping from 22.8 percent in 2006 to 19.3 percent in 2007.
Regarding other brands, the sales of Acer and Lenovo accounted for, respectively, 11.6 percent and 6.6 percent of the market share in the year 2006, and followed by an insignificant decrease after one year. Similarly, there was a more noticeable drop of around 2 percent in the figure for Fujitsu-siemens over the period. By contrast, the world saw the market proportion of Toshiba grow by about only 1 percent during the time.
