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BEST IELTS Academic Writing Task 1, 18th March
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
The graph below shows female unemployment rates in each country of the United Kingdom in 2013 and 2014. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
SAMPLE ANSWER
The bar chart compares the number of unemployed women in the UK in 2013 and 2014.
Overall, the percentage of women without a job in 2013 was higher than that in the following year, with the exception of that in Scotland. It is also clear that the female unemployment rates in England and Scotland were higher than those in Wales and North Ireland.
In 2013, the unemployed females in England made up the largest proportion at 6.8%, compared to the second position 6.1% in Scotland. Meanwhile, the rate of women who were out of work in Northern Ireland was 5.6%, which was slightly higher than that in Wales (5.4%).
In the next year, the rate of jobless women in England fell to 6.5% while this figure rose to 6.7% in Scotland. Both Wales and North Ireland saw a decrease in the percentage of females without work, from 5.4 to 5.0% and 5.6% to 4.6%, respectively.
