IELTS Writing Task 1 Sample Answer

IELTS Cambridge Book 8 Test 2

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30. The three pie charts below show the changes in annual spending by a particular UK school in 1981, 1991 and 2001.


Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.

Total School spending 1981

Total School spending 1991

Total School spending 2001

Source: IELTS Cambridge Book 8 Test 2

The three pie charts below show the changes in annual spending by a particular UK school in 1981, 1991 and 2001.                                

 Sample Answer 1    

         The pie charts depict the allocation of expenditure by a school in the UK during three distinct years over a span of 20 years.

          Overall, teachers' salaries accounted for the largest proportion of the school's spending in all three years (1981, 1991, and 2001). On the other hand, insurance expenses constituted the smallest cost in each year.

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      In 1981, 40% of the school's budget was allocated to teachers' salaries. This percentage increased to 50% in 1991 but then decreased by 5% to 45% in 2001. The proportion of spending on other workers' wages experienced a consistent decline over the 20-year period, starting at 28% of the budget in 1981 and dropping to only 15% in 2001.

            Expenditure on insurance was only 2% of the total in 1981 but rose to 8% in 2001. The percentages for resources and furniture/equipment showed fluctuations. The highest figure for resources was recorded in 1991, at 20%, while the proportion of spending on furniture and equipment reached its peak in 2001, at 23%.

Key phrases and vocabulary:

· The pie charts compare/show/illustrate...

·  Expenditure of a school in the UK

·  Three different years

·  Over a 20-year period

·   Teachers' salaries

·   Largest proportion of spending

·   Insurance as the smallest cost

·  The proportion of spending on...

·   Experienced a consistent decline

·  Allocated to...

·  Increased/decreased by...

·   Fluctuations

·   Reached its peak

·   In summary, the key trends and proportions of school expenditure in different years.

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