IELTS Writing Task 1 Sample Answer

The chart below shows the value of one country’s exports in various categories during 2015 and 2016. The table shows the percentage change in each category of exports in 2016 compared with 2015.

Sample Answer 1

     The given graphic and table present the fluctuations in export profits of a country across various industries over a two-year period, starting from $60 billion in 2015 and declining to approximately $26 billion in 2016. Overall, petroleum products were the dominant source of export revenue in both years. While most export items witnessed an increase in profit percentages from 2015 to 2016, the value of gems and jewellery items experienced a decline.

In both 2015 and 2016, petroleum products accounted for the highest export earnings, surpassing $60 billion in 2015 and exhibiting a 5% increase to $62 billion in 2016. Manufactured products held the second position, generating slightly over $55 billion in export value in 2015. Notably, this category experienced a significant 8% growth in sales.

During the two-year period, textile exports witnessed a substantial 15.24% increase in income, rising from over $25 billion to over $30 billion. Conversely, the earnings from agricultural goods remained relatively stable, with a slight change to slightly over $30 billion. Lastly, in the gems and jewellery category, exports declined by approximately 5%, reaching around $40 billion in 2016.

In summary, the data reveals that petroleum products consistently dominated the export earnings of the country during the examined period. While most export items experienced an increase in profit percentages, the value of gems and jewellery exports declined.

Key Phrases and Vocabulary:

Export profits

Fluctuations

Two-year period

Petroleum products

Manufactured products

Textile exports

Agricultural goods

Gems and jewellery items

Export earnings

The chart below shows the value of one country’s exports in various categories during 2015 and 2016. The table shows the percentage change in each category of exports in 2016 compared with 2015.

Sample Answer 2

Band 7+

                                 The graphic and the table show how the export profits of a country fluctuate in many industries over a two-year period, ranging from $60 billion in 2015 to around $26 billion in 2016. Overall, in both years, the most dominating export revenue source was petroleum products. Although the percentages of most export items in profits climbed from 2015 to 2016, the value of gems and jewellery items declined.

                              Petroleum products were the primary export earner in both years, totaling over $60 billion in 2015 and increasing by 5% to $62 billion in 2016. The second most profitable export item was manufactured products with slightly over $55 billion in export value in 2015. This merchandise had a second large increase in sales by 8 percent.

                            Between 2015 and 2016, textile export income increased by 15.24 percent, from over $25 billion to over $30 billion. In contrast, the sum of money gained from agricultural goods was nearly unchanged at slightly over 30 billion dollars. Finally, in the gems and jewellery product category, exports declined by around five percent to around 40 billion dollars in 2016.

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The chart below shows the value of one country’s exports in various categories during 2015 and 2016. The table shows the percentage change in each category of exports in 2016 compared with 2015.

Sample Answer 3

Band 6  

                       The bar chart illustrates the export earnings of a nation from different categories, while the table gives the data about the change in their values between 2015 and 2016. Overall, it can be seen that exports of gems and jewellery declined, and agricultural products remained the same, whereas remaining increased in 2016, compared to 2015.

                    In 2016, earnings from petroleum products and engineered goods rose to more than $60 billion, and textile exports rocketed from $26 billion to almost $32 billion. However, there was a fall of around $2 billion in gems and jewellery exports. Notably, agricultural product exports remained constant, at $31billion.

                       Turning to their values change, textile and engineered good values increased dramatically by 15.24% and 3%, respectively, while gems and jewellery values plunged considerably by 5.18%. There was a slight rise in agricultural products (0.81%) and petroleum products (3%).

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The chart below shows the value of one country’s exports in various categories during 2015 and 2016. The table shows the percentage change in each category of exports in 2016 compared with 2015.

Sample Answer 4

Band 6.5  

                             The following chart and the graphic give information about the export of various products and changes in their values in a country between 2015 and 2016.

                      It is crystal clear that exporting petroleum products by the country was the highest, approximately 60 billion dollars, with a 3% increase in yields from 2015 to 2016. Interestingly, goods related to agriculture attained a period of stability at an incline of 99.19% by selling items for more than 30 dollars.

                        Turning to the following goods, jewellery items reached a peak of 58 billion dollars in 2015, followed by a sharp drop of 60 in 2016, but their percentage level plunged dramatically to 5.18%. In 2016, the exportation of textiles and engineered goods was the largest compared to the previous year (2015).

                  In general, there were wild fluctuations in the export earnings with the variation in the percentages of items, except for textile products, which increased fitfully to 15.24%.

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