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BEST IELTS Academic Writing Task 1, 2nd September
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
The pie charts show the average consumption of food in the world in 2008 compared to two countries: China and India. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
SAMPLE ANSWER
The given pie charts compare the food consumption patterns of China and India with the world average for the year 2008.
Overall, while these patterns varied between the two countries, it is obvious that processed food items were consumed in the highest percentage compared to other food items. With regard to processed food, the largest percentage, of 41% of the total food consumed globally, was processed food, whose figure was slightly higher compared to that in India (39%) and China (34%).
In India, animal foods were more popular, while in China, the consumption of the vegetables and fruits was higher compared to the world average. On average, 29% of the food consumed worldwide was vegetables and fruits while this percentage accounted for the second largest proportion of 32% in China, and the third largest figure of 23% in India. Animal meat was the second most consumed item in India where consumption was higher than the world average, at 27%, a figure being nearly double that of China, at 15%.
The proportion of nuts and seeds consumed in India and China was substantially higher than the world average, with China being the largest consumer at 19%, which is nearly four times the world’s figure at 4%.
