IELTS Academic Writing Task 1 with answer.
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The graph below shows the amount of money spent on books in Germany, France, Italy and Austria between 1995 and 2005.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information below.
You should write at least 150 words.
Money spent on Books
Sample Answer:
The given chart gives data on the expenditure on books in four different European countries from the year 1995 to 2005. As is observed from the given information, the expenses on books increased in all the given four countries over time.
According to the table, Germany spent the highest amount of money on books initially in 1995 and throughout the next 10 years their spending on books was highest. Their spending on books was 80 million US dollar in 1995 and this spending increased except from 2000-2003. In 2005 their spending reached to over 95 million USD.
France and Italy spent about 50 million dollar in 19995 and both showed some fluctuations over the next years on their expenditure on books. After 10 years, French people spent about 65 million USD while Italian citizens expended just over 50 million USD. Finally, the expenditures in Austria for books was lowest among the given countries in 1995 but their spending increased very sharply and it reached to over 70 million USD which was more than double than their expenses in 19995.
In summary, German spent the maximum amount on books while Austrian people’s spending on books rose more quickly than any other given European countries.