IELTS Band 8.5 Report, topic: Bar chart describing the spending on R&D in 5 countries between 2001 and 2011

The bar chart describes the gross domestic expenditure on research and development by China, France, Spain, the UK and the USA during the years 2001,

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Writing Task 1 Recently we shared the questions from an IELTS exam in Iran, and people have asked to share the answers. The Writing Task 1 answer below is a good example of a response that would get Band 8-8.5 in IELTS. 🔑 VIP Club members can access the answer for Writing Task 2 here You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The bar chart below describes the gross domestic spending on Research and Development in five countries between 2001 and 2011. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. You should write at least 150 words. Sample Band 8.5 Report The bar chart describes the gross domestic expenditure on research and development by China, France, Spain, the UK and the USA during the years 2001, 2005 and 2011. Overall, it can be seen that there was a general upward trend in the spending of all of 5 countries, albeit to varying degrees. The USA spent the most on R&D in all three years, with the annual expenditure slightly increasing from 2.5% in 2001 to 2.8% of the country's GDP in 2011. On the other end of the spectrum, Spain spent the least, starting at just below 1% in 2001 and finishing at around 2.3%. China's spending grew more than that of other countries, about 0.5% each year, and increased from about 0.9% in 2001 to around 2.8%in 2011. The remaining two countries, France and the UK, showed a similar pattern and their spending held relatively steady throughout the decade, at around 2% and 1.5% of GDP, respectively.

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