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Writing Academic Task 1 Band 7.0 Example

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203 words AcademicTask 1Table

Task 1

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Agriculture is the largest global water-use sector across the displayed period, rising to about 3,000 km³ by 2000.
Industrial and domestic use both increase over time, but remain below agricultural use; industry ends at roughly 1,400 km³ and domestic use at about 500 km³.
In 2000, Brazil exceeds the Democratic Republic of Congo in population, irrigated land and per-person water consumption; the per-person figures are 359 m³ and 8 m³ respectively.

Suggested structure

Introduce the line graph and table, including their subject and time point.
Give an overview of the dominant global sector and the main country contrast.
Describe the global trend, comparing agriculture, industry and domestic use from the start to the end of the period.
Summarise the table by comparing population, irrigated land and per-person consumption.

Useful vocabulary & examples

per-person consumption: The amount used by each individual on average.
Per-person water consumption was 359 m³ in Brazil.
irrigated land: Land supplied with water artificially to support crop growth.
Brazil had 26,500 km² of irrigated land.
rose from … to …: A concise way to describe an increase between two figures.
Agricultural water use rose from about 500 km³ to approximately 3,000 km³.
remained the smallest category: Continued to be the lowest of the compared groups.
Domestic use remained the smallest category in the graph.

Task Prompt

The charts compare the amount of water used for agriculture, industry and homes around the world, and water use in Brazil and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Band 7.0

There are different opinions among people about giving homework to children. While some opinions are strongly against the problem, I contend that homework plays an important role in education. There is no doubt that teachers should not give homework to their students. Firstly, homework is not a factor that changes the result of children’s learning. Turning to the charts, global water use for all three purposes rose between 1900 and 2000. Agriculture was consistently the largest user, increasing from about 500 km³ to 3,000 km³, with particularly rapid growth after 1970. Industrial use also rose, from roughly 100 km³ to around 1,500 km³, while domestic use remained the smallest category, climbing from about 50 to 500 km³. The table shows marked differences between Brazil and the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2000. Brazil had a population of 176 million, compared with 5.2 million in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Brazil also had 26,500 km² of irrigated land, far more than Congo’s 100 km². Its water consumption per person was 359 m³, whereas the corresponding figure for Congo was only 8 m³. Overall, agriculture dominated worldwide water use, and Brazil’s irrigated land and per-person consumption were much greater than Congo’s.

Targeted Improvement Tips

Replace the homework introduction with one sentence paraphrasing the charts’ focus: global water use by sector and the Brazil–Congo comparison in 2000.

Write an overview that identifies agriculture as the largest global water-use sector and notes Brazil’s much higher irrigated area and per-person consumption.

Check that every comparison refers to the correct measure and unit: km³ for global sector use, km² for irrigated land, and m³ per person.

AI Feedback

Overall Band

7.0

Good

Words

203

Type

Table

Criteria Breakdown

Task Achievement

4.5 Band

The later section gives a clear overview and includes the main chart comparisons, such as agriculture rising to about 3,000 km³ and Brazil’s 359 m³ per-person figure compared with Congo’s 8 m³. However, the opening discusses homework rather than the charts, and “teachers should not give homework” conflicts with the stated position. Keep the report focused on the visual from its first sentence.

Coherence & Cohesion

4.5 Band

The chart section is logically grouped: it describes the global trends before comparing the two countries. However, the abrupt shift from “children’s learning” to “Turning to the charts” breaks the response’s overall progression, and the first three sentences do not establish a relevant introduction. Replace the unrelated opening with a brief paraphrase of what the charts show, then use the existing chart-focused sequence.

Lexical Resource

5.5 Band

There is useful task vocabulary in phrases such as “irrigated land,” “per person,” and “remained the smallest category,” and the comparisons are generally clear. The opening’s “opinions are strongly against the problem” is an awkward collocation, while “the result of children’s learning” is vague and unrelated to the visual. Use precise chart language consistently, for example, “water consumption per capita” and “rose steadily.”

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

5.5 Band

The chart-focused sentences use several effective structures, including the contrast in “whereas the corresponding figure for Congo was only 8 m³.” Most sentence boundaries and comparisons are controlled. In the opening, “some opinions are strongly against the problem” has an unclear grammatical relationship between the subject and the idea of opposition, and the stance changes from homework being important to teachers not giving it. Build the report with clear, consistent subject–verb relationships.

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