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BEST IELTS Academic Writing Task 1, 24th May
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
The table shows the percentage of journeys made by different forms of transport in four countries. The bar chart shows the results of a survey into car use.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
SAMPLE ANSWER
The table shows the percentage of transport means used in four countries, namely the USA, the UK, France, and Netherlands. Meanwhile, the bar graph explains why people chose cars for travelling to work.
Overall, two graphs show considerable variations in transport means used, however, cars accounted for the biggest proportion in most cases.
As can be seen, a car which was the most frequent mode in all four countries had the percentages ranging from 90% in the USA to 47% in Netherlands. There were some differences in the figures of the other transport modes. Surprisingly, bicycle and foot are used in Netherlands the most among four countries (with 26 percent and 18 percent respectively). In France, eighteen percent of people surveyed chose public transport to travel which places the highest position in comparison to these number in other countries.
The bar graph gives an explanation why people in the USA use the car to work. Specifically, nearly 40% of people resorted to the car as the only option available. The number of people questioned choosing a car because of its convenience account for nearly a quarter of all. Most people surveyed use car for need rather than preference. While some people rely on cars for working (30%), the smallest percentage (30%) chose cars to go to work at night.
