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BEST IELTS Academic Writing Task 1, 22nd March
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
The chart below gives information on the percentage of British people giving money to charity by age range for the years 1990 and 2010.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
SAMPLE ANSWER
The bar chart illustrates data on the proportion of Britons donating money to charity by five different age groups in 1990 and 2010.
Overall, the percentage of British citizens giving money to charity in 3 age groups 18-25, 26-35 and 36-50 in 1990 was higher than that in 2010 while the figures for 2 other groups in 1990 were lower than the rates in 2010. The highest point of the year 1990 was at the age of 36-50 and the one of the year 2010 was the 51-65 age group.
In 1990, the proportion of Britons at the age of 18-25 spending money on charity was the lowest, at around 17%. By contrast, the figure for the group 36-50 was the highest, at about 42%. Approximately 31%, 35% and 32% British people donated money to charity in 3 age group 26-35, 51-65 and over 65, respectively.
In 2010, the proportion of British citizens spending money on charity at the age of 51-65 was the highest, at around 39% while the figures for 2 groups 36-50 and over 65 were the same. The rate for the 18-25 age group was the lowest.
