IELTS Academic Writing Task 1 Topic: Computer ownership as a percentage of the population – Bar chart

Updated On Jul 26, 2021

IELTS Academic Writing Task 1 Topic: Computer ownership as a percentage of the population – Bar chart

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0.1 Report Plan

1 Sample Answer

The graphs below give information about computer ownership as a percentage of the population between 2002 and 2010, and by level of education for the years 2002 and 2010.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Academic IELTS Writing Task 1 Topic Computer ownership as a percentage of the population between 2002 and 2010, and by level of education for the years 2002 and 2010.

Report Plan

Paraphrase: give information>represents; information about computer ownership >data associated with computer ownership

Overview: The given bar chart represents data in association with computer ownership that is further classified by education level from 2002 to 2010.

Paragraph 2: (1) Talk about the number of people owning computers. Give figures.

Paragraph 3: (1) Talk about the number of people owning computers. Give figures.

Sample Answer

The given bar chart represents data associated with computer ownership that is further classified by education level from 2002 to 2010.

A stable but substantial increase is evident in the population percentage that owned computer over the given period. In 2002, only a bit more than half the population had computers, whereas three out of four people had a computer at home in 2010.

A scrutiny of the data by education level demonstrates that higher education levels correspond to higher computer ownership levels in both years. In 2002, only around 15% of the people who didn’t finish high school owned a computer, but this number tripled by 2010. Also, in 2001, for those with a high school diploma or an unfinished college education, there were significant upsurges, of almost 30%, which reached up to 65% and 85% respectively in 2010. However, graduates and postgraduates had the greatest ownership levels in 2010, at 90% and 95%, respectively, 20% higher than 2002.

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