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Below is an IELTS table with model answer for Writing

task 1. The tables below are typical of what you will
get in your IELTS test. The model answers help you
understand how to structure your table writing and
organise data into paragraphs. Getting lost in too
many numbers is the biggest challenge for IELTS
tables. All model answers are estimated at band 9 and
are written as a safe guide to learn from for all band
scores.

How to Approach IELTS Table Questions

Useful strategies for IELTS Tables in Writing Task 1:
Below are useful steps to ensure that you approach
your IELTS table correctly. Try not to get lost in detail
and instead look for patterns, similarities and
differences to group information together.

1. Analyse the key information in each category.

look for key features (highs/lows/usual
data/ changes)

2. Think about grouping information and categories

together
if numbers are all below 5%, group them
together as one but avoid writing them as a
list and instead refer to them collectively
group information together with
similar trends is essential for an
IELTS table because of the volume
of data given.
you get a lower score if you give
too many small details
you get a lower score if you miss
out information
if a number or a category is unusually high,
single it out as an individual feature

3. Plan your paragraphs and content. Each

paragraph has a unique and clear function. Use
the model table answers above to review them.
1. Introduction
2. Overview
3. Body Paragraph 1
4. Body Paragraph 2
5. Body Paragraph 3 (not usual but possible at
times)
4. The introduction should be short and factual.
1. For a free video lesson, click here: How to
Write an Introduction for Writing Task 1
5. The overview is the most important paragraph.
Make sure it contains all key features for a high
score.
6. Divide your body into paragraphs.
1. In most tables, you will have categories
along the top and the side. You must decide
the best way to divide categories into body
paragraphs. Always choose the most logical.
2. The time to give data in the body paragraph.
Each statement must be supported with
numbers from the table given. If you don’t
give numbers, you’ll get a lower score for
Task Achievement which counts for 25% of
your marks.
3. You don’t have to give all details. You can
group details together by giving averages or
ranges.
4. Be selective. Don’t put too many details in
your report.
7. Make sure you write over 150 words but aim for
less than 200.
8. Try to avoid being repetitive with your sentence
structures.
9. Pay attention to what type of information the
table gives (static figures or changes over a period
of time). This will help you decide what kind of
language to use.
10. Do not try to paraphrase all words, all the time.
This leads to vocabulary mistakes. Choose wisely
which words to change and which to keep the
same.
11. All information and language should be accurate
for a high score

IELTS Table Model Answers

IELTS Table: Question 1
As you see, this IELTS table shows change over two
time periods with four categories in total.

IELTS Table Model Answer 1

The table gives information about how many full-time
students coming from India studied in six British
universities in two academic years (2020/21 and
2021/22) as well as the change in numbers and
percentage increase.

Overall, the greatest increase in Indian students could

be seen in Sheffield University, while BBP University
showed the lowest increase over the two years. The
university with the most students from India was BBP
University in the first year and Coventry University in
the second year.

Sheffield University saw a dramatic rise of 187.7% in

India students reaching 2,345 in 2021/22. Likewise, the
number also climbed considerably for Coventry
University by 2,900 students (121.3%) to hit 5,290
students in 2021/22. Another significant increase was
seen in Leicester University from 1,175 to 2,390
students, a rise of 103.4%.

All other universities saw an increase of under 100% in

the number of Indian students over from 2020/21 to
2021/22. The number of students going to University
or Greenwich and Anglia Ruskin University rose by
2,085 students (84.9%) and 1,340 (69.6%) respectively.
Regarding BBP University, the number of students
remained high in both years at 3,505 and 5,145, which
was a growth of only 46.8%.

IELTS Table: Question 2

This IELTS table is slightly easier because it contains
less data. You can also see trends for each category
more easily.

The table below gives information about

consumer spending on different items in
five different countries in 2002.

(Source: IELTS Cambridge English Test Book

IELTS Table Model Answer 2

The table illustrates the proportion of consumer
expenditure in Ireland, Italy, Spain, Sweden and
Turkey on three types of consumer goods in 2002.

Overall, the category of consumer goods that all

countries spent most on was food, drinks and tobacco,
which was three times higher than on the other types
of goods. The lowest spending could be seen in the
category of leisure and education in all five countries.
The outlay of Turkey was generally higher than the
other four countries.

In terms of food, drinks and tobacco, Turkey spent the

most at 32.14%. The expenditure of Ireland was also
high (28.91%) compared to Sweden which spent the
least (15.77%). Spain and Italy spent 18.80% and
16.36% respectively. On the other hand, the lowest
expenditure was on leisure and education which
accounted for under 5% in all countries. Turkey spent
most on these items at just 4.35% of their national
expenditure which is around double that of Spain
(1.98%).

Clothing and footwear was the third category of

consumer goods and outlays for those items were
between 9% in Italy and 5.40% in Sweden. The
national spending in this area for the remaining
countries averaged around 6.5%.

Note: in most writing task 1 reports, body

paragraphs do not need to be a similar
length. In report writing, it is common to
very some long paragraphs and others
quite short. Tables are no different to other
task 1 charts.

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Comments

wadeeah says
December 13, 2024 at

The table demonstrates the average

expenditure of consumers on a variety of items in five
distinct nations during the year 2002.
Overall, out of the five nations, Turkey spends the most
in terms of food, drink and tobacco consumption as well
as on leisure and education with 28.9% and 2.21%
respectively. While, people in Italy spent the most on
dressing and footwear with a whopping 9%.
Ireland has the second highest consumption of food,
beverage and tobacco with 28.91%, while it spends 6.43%
and 2.21% in apparel and shoes and 2.21% on education
and leisure. On the contrary, Turkey has the greatest
expenditure on food, beverage and tobacco consumption
with 28.9%, an average person spends almost double the
amount spent by Ireland in terms of education and
leisure, furthermore, Turkish also spend more on apparel
and shoes compared to Ireland with 6.63% expenditure.
Italy, Spain and Sweden spent less than 20% on food,
drink and smoking consumption with 16.36%, 18.80%
and 15.77% respectively. On the other hand, individuals
in Italy spent the most in fashion compared to the rest.
Moreover, Italy and Sweden spent over 3% on education
and leisure activities while people in Spain only spent
1.98% of their expenditure on Leisure and education.

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peanut says
December 6, 2024 at

The given digram provides the breakdown of

data upon the statistic of undergraduates from six
specific universities who study as a full-time student
from India over 2-year timescale, starting from 2020.
Overall, the evidence is that all the surveyed categories
underwent an ascending pattern in their figure, with the
most striking disparity being witnnesed for Sheffield
Universiry students. In addition, pupils from BPP
generally acted as the most-preffered University who
have got a full-time job during the surveyed timeframe.
To commence with, when it comes to Conventry
University, it initially witnnesed the figure of 2390 of full-
time students, prior to experienced an upturn in its
proportion of 121,3% 1 semester later, generally topped
the chart with 5290 students in 2021/2022. Likewise,
pupils from Sheffield University initially acted as the
least-preferred full-time students, observed a remarkable
ascend of 1530, these making the full-time
undergraduates converge in 2020/22 semester, at 5145
students. Sharing the similar pattern, the university of
leicester also recorded an upward trend of 1215 students
working full-time jobs, subsequently saw a substantial
ascent of 1215 students, climbing from 1175 to 2390 in
2021/22
Moving on to the remainder, despite sharing the similar
ascending pattern, while the university of greenwich
registered a remarkable upturn in its figure, with 84,9%
increas compared to the previous year, the BPP university
only increased its figure nearly by half, accounted for
46,8% at the conclusion of the period. regarding the
anglia ruskin university, its volumn experienced an
ascent with 69,6%, increasing from 1925 in 2020/21 to
3265 in 2021/22

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Liz says
December 6, 2024 at

Don’t forget that your aim is to write

between 170 and 190 words, certainly never higher
than 210 words, which would be uncommon indeed
for task 1.

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Lee taeyoung says

October 4, 2024 at

Thank you for your great material. I’ve trying

to do my best, however I want to get advise about how
can I upgrade my skill. Could you give me advice?

This table gives information about how many Full-time

Students from India studied in six University in British in
each of two years 2020/21 and 2021/22.

Overall, the highest number of students(3,505) who

coming from India are studied in BPP University in First
year(2020/21). In Second year, 5,290 Full-time students
from India studied in Coventry University. And in terms
of the maximum percentage increase, Sheffield University
is the highest.

Sheffield University is magnificently increase of 187.7%

from 815 to 2,345 in 2021/22. Also, Coventry university
increase 121.3% from 2,390 to 5,290. This is secondly
highest thing in section of how many percentage increase.
Thirdly, The University of Leicesters’ percentage of
students who coming from India rose by 1,215(103.4%)

This Table indicates the portion of Full-time Indian

students are increased rather than 2020/21.

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Liz says
October 4, 2024 at

Although my website does not offer a

marking service, I do have time for a couple of quick
comments to help you along your IELTS journey.
IELTS writing task 1 reports have a set structure and
each paragraph has a fixed function which makes it
quite easy to learn. The function of the overview is to
provide a description of the key features, not the
details. So, you don’t include the numbers for the
highest or the lowest. For the body paragraphs, the
categories and details need to be divided into two
paragraphs (three occasionally). Each statement must
be supported by data. So, your two main issues are:
1) your overview – don’t include data and do make
sure you cover all key features. For example, your final
paragraph, which is one line, is actually a key features
that should be in the overview. If you don’t collect all
key features into the overview but spread them into
different places, you’ll get a low score for Coherence &
Cohesion, which is a marking criterion that counts for
25% of your marks. So, make sure you do identify key
features and do put them all together in an overview.
2) make sure you do divide your body paragraph
details into two body paragraphs. Review my model
answer above to see precisely which details are in
those body paragraph.
You can find all free tips, lessons and model answers
for writing task 1 here: https://ieltsliz.com/ielts-
writing-task-1-lessons-and-tips/

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fuad says
September 27, 2024 at

the table illustrates the change of the number

of full-time students from India studying in six
universities in the UK in two academic years (21/2020
and 22/2021). Change is measured in percentage.

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shahzeb says
September 19, 2024 at

The table provides data about the Indian full-

time students who enrolled in different universities in the
UK between 2020/2021 and 2021/2022.
Overall, a significant number of Indian students attended
British universities in 2020–2022. Coventry University
topped the list for admitting the highest number of
Indian students in 2022, while the University of Leicester
was at the bottom in terms of admissions of Indian
students.
Coventry University was one of the favorite universities
for Indian students; in 2021, 2390 students were part of it,
and in 2022, the number jumps to 5290; an almost 121%
increase was recorded. At the same time, the University
of Greenwich observed the change in numbers of Indian
students was 2085, which is equal to 85%. The University
of Sheffield witnessed the dramatic increase in the
number of Indian students in 2022; the proportion was
almost 187% aggrandize.
On the other hand, the increase in percentage at BPP
University was very low in terms of Indian student
enrollment, while at Anglia University the increase of
Indian students was recorded at 1340, but in terms of
proportion, it was the 2nd lowest percentage at only 69%.
The percentage of the University of Leicester that gave
admission to Indian students was 103%, but the change
in the numbers of students was the lowest of all
universities.

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Ayusha says
September 10, 2024 at

Hi Liz, my ielts exam is just in a week. Would

highly appreciate getting some feedback in this writing.
The table illustrates the amount of full time indian
students that studied in UK universities in 2010/21 and
2021/22.

Overall, there is an increase in the amount of indians

studying in all universities. BPP university was the most
popular among indians while Sheffield University was
the least in both years.

Coventry university, Sheffield University and The

university of Leicester had more than double the amount
of indian students in a year with a proportion increment
of 121.3%, 187.7% and 103.4% respectively. Sheffield
University accepted the least indians in both 2020 and
2021 with only 815 and 2345 students respectively.

The University of Greenwich, BPP university, Angelia

Ruskin University had a relatively lower percentage
change with 84.9%, 46.8% and 69.6% change respectively.
BPP university had the least proportion increment while
Sheffield university had the most.

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Liz says
September 10, 2024 at

See this video about how to write a full

introduction for writing task 1:
https://ieltsliz.com/introduction-paragraph-for-ielts-
writing-task-1-reports/
Make sure your overview is extended. Your overview
is limited and that will limit your score. Compare the
details of your overview with the model answer on the
page above.

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Daisy says
August 21, 2024 at

Hello liz, i have a doubt regarding the

introduction in your answers. Is one sentence considered
a paragraph?

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Liz says
August 24, 2024 at

This is a report, not an essay. It is also a

report specifically designed for IELTS. There is a full
video lesson you can watch to learn about this: How to
write an introduction for task 1. You’ll also find that all
my model answers for writing task 1 are the same
format for a good reason – because they fulfil the
requirements of the higher band scores. See this page
for all model answers and tips:
https://ieltsliz.com/ielts-writing-task-1-lessons-and-
tips/. All model answers on my website are written as
a guide to teach you format, linking, task response,
language, topics etc. They are all safe to use, even up to
band 9.

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Yousef says
July 29, 2024 at

Hi Liz, hope you’re doing Okay! if you have

time, what grade would you give me and why so that I
can improve better?

The table illustrates information about how much

consumers spent on various items in five different
European countries in 2002. In the column, there are the
countries, i.e. Ireland, Italy, Spain, Sweden, and Turkey,
where in the row, there are three different types of items,
item A which includes food, drinks and tobacco, item B
which includes clothes and footwear, item C which
includes leisure and education.

Overall, Turkey and Ireland among others have the most

consumer spending in item A. Turkey consumes 32.14%,
whereas Ireland consumes 28.91% in item A. The rest of
the countries which includes Italy, Spain and Sweden
have roughly 15-18% in item A.

In item B, things are different, Italy has the most

consumer spending which has roughly 9% where the
other countries are between 5-7%. In item C, Turkey came
first with 4.35%, then Italy and Sweden together
consumed slightly the same, that is, 3%.

Sweden and Spain combined, are the least countries that

spent on all items. Sweden spent about 15.77% and 5.40%
on items A and B, respectively. Spain is the least country
that spent 1.98% on item C.drinks and tobacco, item B
which includes clothes and footwear, item C which
includes leisure and education.

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Liz says
July 29, 2024 at

On this page: https://ieltsliz.com/ielts-

writing-task-1-lessons-and-tips/, you’ll find a full
video lesson about how to write an introduction
paragraph for writing task 1. Learn the right
techniques. Your longest paragraph in your writing is
your introduction – it is usually the shortest. So, you
have the wrong aims. Learn from the lesson – then
review all model answers in my website because they
all show the right way to tackle IELTS reports.

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Simmren says
July 28, 2024 at

Hi Liz, I am really confused about the writing

part. I’ll be glad if you can go through this and let me
know if its wrong or how shall I correct this.

The table illustrates number of Indian students who

studied full time at 6 UK universities (Coventry
university, University of Greenwich, BPP University,
Sheffield University, Anglia Ruskin University,
University of Leicester) in 2020/21, 2021/22, change in
number between them and the rate of increase.
Overall, all the 6 university shows a hike in number of
students from 2020/21 to 2021/22, the highest rate of
hike in the Sheffield University (187.7%) while the BPP
University which shows the lowest increase rate (46.8%).
In the year 2020/21, the highest number of Indian
students were there in BPP University (3505) and lowest
number of Indian students enrolled themselves in
Sheffield University (815). However, in the year 2021/22,
the Coventry university enrolled the highest number of
Indian student (5290) and the lowest number of
enrolments were in Sheffield university.
There is increase in the enrolment from 2020/21 to
2021/22 in all the 6 universities Coventry university,
University of Greenwich, BPP University, Sheffield
University, Anglia Ruskin University, University of
Leicester. Among which Coventry university shows the
highest increase in enrolment of 2900 and University of
Leicester shows the lowest number of enrolments of 1215.
But the rate of increase is highest in Sheffield University
(187.7%) as opposed to BPP University which shows the
lowest increase rate (46.8%)

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Liz says
July 28, 2024 at

I know these types of tables can seem

overwhelming.
This table shows highest and lowest numbers as well
as increases. This forms the content of the overview
paragraph. Your overview only shows increases, but it
also needs to include the highest / lowest for each year
(depending on how long that paragraph gets). But
don’t forget, the overview is the most important
paragraph.
Always give data. In your body paragraph 1, you
failed to give the number for Sheffield University in
2021/22.
Avoid long lists of names of universities twice in your
report. You introduced each one in the introduction,
you don’t to introduce each one again in body
paragraph 2.
Otherwise, your paragraphing is logical.

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Pramuka says
July 16, 2024 at