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The document provides guidelines for IELTS Writing Task 1, focusing on summarizing data from tables. It includes tips on using the word 'respectively' for clarity in comparisons and emphasizes the importance of reporting main features and making relevant comparisons. Additionally, it outlines the structure of two tables: one detailing cinema viewing figures by country and another showing participation in cultural activities by age group.

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HW Table

The document provides guidelines for IELTS Writing Task 1, focusing on summarizing data from tables. It includes tips on using the word 'respectively' for clarity in comparisons and emphasizes the importance of reporting main features and making relevant comparisons. Additionally, it outlines the structure of two tables: one detailing cinema viewing figures by country and another showing participation in cultural activities by age group.

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IELTS Writing Task 1, Tables (home work)

IELTS Writing Task 1_Table

Test Tip
The word respectively is useful in Task 1 for placing data in the order that you write about it.
Romance and Comedy are the next popular genres, with the total number of 20.3 million
viewers and 19.9 million viewers respectively.

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.


The table below shows the cinema viewing figures for films by country, in millions.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.

Cinema viewing figures for films by country, in millions

Action Romance Comedy Horror Totals


India 8 7.5 6.5 2.5 24.5
Ireland 7.6 3.8 5.5 6.4 23.3
New
7.2 4.5 3.9 4.7 20.3
Zealand
Japan 7.1 4.5 4 2.2 17.8
Total 29.9 20.3 19.9 15.8

Improve your English writing skills


Make sure you know how to use per cent and percentage.

per cent comes after a number.


percentage comes after words like the, a, this, that, etc. and is often preceded by an adjective,
e.g. A high percentage of customers…
Both go with the preposition of.
When writing numbers or percentages, use words up to the number ten, e.g. eight per cent,
and then figures, e.g. 12 percent. However, always write a number at the beginning of a
sentence in words, e.g. Twelve per cent…
IELTS Writing Task 1, Tables (home work)

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.


The Table below shows the results of a survey that asked 6800 Scottish adults (aged 16
years and over) whether they had taken part in different cultural activities in the past 12
months.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.

Participation in cultural activities, by age


All aged 16
16-24 25-44 45-74
and over
% % % %
Any performance* 35 22 17 22
Undertaking any crafts 11 17 22 19
Cultural purchases 11 17 18 16
Any visual arts 30 16 11 15
Any writing 17 6 5 7
Computer based 10 9 5 6
* Dancing, singing, playing musical instruments and acting

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