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BEST IELTS Academic Writing Task 1, 17th October
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
The table below shows the expenses per week of a retired single person and a couple in Australia, for their comfortable lifestyle. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
| Expenses | Single person retired | Couple (2 persons) retired |
| Housing | $160 | $284 |
| Shopping | $35 | $50 |
| Food | $55 | $70 |
| Clothing | $67 | $120 |
| Shelter | $92 | $110 |
| Health | $64 | $77 |
| Others | $177 | $223 |
| Total expenses per week | $650 | $934 |
SAMPLE ANSWER
The given table compares the weekly expenditure of retired single person with that of a retired couple in Australia. It is manifest from the graph that the couples have to spend more than a single person on all the things, but the biggest difference is in housing and clothing.
The total weekly expenses needed by a single retired person are $650, whereas a retired couple spends $934 weekly for a comfortable lifestyle. Out of this, the maximum goes into housing and other miscellaneous expenditures by both categories of retirees. $160 and $284 are spent on housing by single and couple retirees respectively, whereas $177 and $223 are devoted weekly to other things.
A single retired person spends $64, $92, $67, $55 and $35 on health, shelter, clothing, food and shopping respectively, whereas a couple has to spend moderately more ($77, $110, $120, $70 and $50) on these things.
Overall, the least expenditure is incurred on shopping and food by the retired people and the maximum on housing and other things.
