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BEST IELTS Academic Writing Task 1, 18th August
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
The chart shows air pollution levels among four countries in 2012. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
SAMPLE ANSWER
The difference in airborne pollution (in ppm) among China, America, Japan, and Australia, traced to its origin (transport, industry, or electricity production) in 2012, can be summarized as follows.
On the whole, China holds the dubious distinction of having the dirtiest environment, polluting its atmosphere in degrees far surpassing all others from all sources. Additionally, electricity generation produced the lowest amounts of noxious emissions everywhere apart from Australia, although this country’s skies still remained, by far, the least contaminated.
Looking at the Asian nations, Chinese industry is the greatest culprit of all, discharging 80, leaving transport there at 69, and electricity slightly lower. Japan’s profile bears some resemblance, but proportionally much smaller, with 45, 30, and a relatively tiny 10, respectively, the latter representing the lowest of any type among all nations.
Moving to the West, America’s figures lend credence to its automobile-addicted stereotype, it being the only nation where transport was the primary polluter. At 54, this was the highest figure outside of China. Industry then electricity followed, at 38 and 30, respectively. Sparsely populated and agriculturally-developed Australia, in contrast, had collectively the least pollution, all categories being below 20, although none rival Japan’s impressive minimum from electricity generation.
