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BEST IELTS Academic Writing Task 1, 13th March
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
The given graph shows the past and projected figures of the government spending as a percentage of GDP for the years 2000 to 2025 in three areas. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
SAMPLE ANSWER
The given line graph elucidates the percentage of GDP spent by government on education, health and roads and railways from 2000 to the present time and also gives projections upto 2025. It can be clearly seen that the amount spent on education and health show opposing trends upto the present time and are expected to continue that trend in future also.
In 2000, the percentage of GDP spent on education was 5%, which was the maximum. The amount spent in this field decreased steadily over time and presently is approximately 4.1% and in future also it is expected to decline and reach about 3.9% by 2025. In contrast, the percentage of gross domestic product spent on health stood at 4% in 2000. This figure grew moderately to 5.6 % by 2005 and after that there has been a slight increase till today. This spending is expected to grow in future also and by 2025 it is forecast to be about 7.5%.
From 2000 to 2005, the percentage of GDP spent on roadways and railways increased minimally from 4 to 4.5% abut after that showed a dramatic fall till 2010 and reached 3% ofthe GDP. The spending on these public transports has picked up and is near about 3.6 %. This growth in expenditure is expected to continue till 2020 but after that is predicted to show a slight decrease.
Overall, health is one area in which the government spending was the least in 2000 and is expected to be the most by 2025.
