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Daily Lessons with Simon, ex-IELTS examiner
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Examiners like comparisons, so I would prefer not to write a separate paragraph for each table. Because the countries and
the years are the same, I would try to compare the information in the two tables.
So how can we separate the information in a different way? Here's what my students and I did:
Paragraph 3: Write about sales of both products in the UK and Switzerland (which have the highest figures).
Paragraph 4: Say something about sales of the two products in the other three countries.
Try this, and I'll show you my full report next week.
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Thursday, November 05, 2015
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*Fairtrade: a category of products for which farmers from developing countries have been paid an officially agreed fair price.
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Can you write one correct sentence to describe the numbers in the table? Here is the big mistake that examiners see all the
time:
In 2012, text message was 95%, while email was only 52%. (don't write this)
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Can you see what the problem is here? Try translating the sentence into your language exactly as it is. Does it make sense?
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Saturday, September 05, 2015
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The two pictures compare the layout of a school as it was in the year 2004 with a proposed site design for the year 2024.
It is clear that the main change for 2024 involves the addition of a new school building. The school will then be able to
accommodate a considerably larger number of students.
In 2004, there were 600 pupils attending the school, and the two school buildings were separated by a path running from
the main entrance to the sports field. By 2024, it is expected that there will be 1000 pupils, and a third building will have
been constructed. Furthermore, the plan is to join the two original buildings together, creating a shorter path that links the
buildings only.
As the third building and a second car park will be built on the site of the original sports field, a new, smaller sports field
will need to be laid. A new road will also be built from the main entrance to the second car park. Finally, no changes will be
made to the main entrance and original car park.
(183 words, band 9)
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The two charts compare the populations of France and India in terms of age distribution by gender in the year 1984.
It is clear that the population of India was younger than that of France in 1984, with a noticeably larger proportion of
people aged under 20. France, on the other hand, had a significantly larger percentage of elderly inhabitants.
In India, close to 14% of people were aged 5 or under, and each five-year age bracket above this contained an increasingly
smaller proportion of the population. Frances population, by contrast, was more evenly distributed across the age ranges,
with similar figures (around 7% to 8% of all people) for each five-year cohort between the ages of 0 and 40. Somewhere
between 10% and 15% of all French people were aged 70 or older, but the equivalent figure for India was only 2%.
Looking more closely at gender, there was a noticeably higher proportion of French women than men in every cohort from
age 50 upwards. For example, almost 3% of French 70- to 75-year-olds were women, while just under 2% were men. No
significant gender differences can be seen on the Indian population chart.
(199 words, band 9)
Note:
Can you see how I grouped the information in paragraphs 3 and 4?
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Introduction: paraphrase the question statement
The two charts compare the populations of France and India in terms of age distribution by gender in the year 1984.
Overview: two main points
It is clear that the population of India was younger than that of France in 1984, with a noticeably larger proportion of
people aged under 20. France, on the other hand, had a significantly larger percentage of elderly inhabitants.
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