IELTS Band 8 Report, topic: Table describing the use of water in 6 countries

The table illustrates the proportions of water use for 3 different purposes in 6 countries in 2003.

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Writing Task 1 You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The table below describes water usage for 3 different purposes in 6 countries in 2003. 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 Report The table illustrates the proportions of water use for 3 different purposes in 6 countries in 2003. It is clear from the table that most countries used the largest share of water in the agricultural sector and the smallest - in industrial. To begin, the United Kingdom and China had almost identical water usage profiles and their ratios of agricultural water usage were around 90%, while their domestic and industrial water usage ranged between 5 and 7%. India had slightly different figures, with a lower value for agriculture at 82% and higher figures for domestic and industrial usage at 10 and 8%, respectively. Canada and Australia had a similar domestic water usage, at 63 and 65%, respectively; however the industry in Canada was a major water consumer at 32%, compared to just 2% in Australia. The Canadian agriculture consumed an insignificant 5% of water, unlike Australia, whose agriculture used 33% of water. Lastly, Japan use the largest share of its water in agriculture (66%), and the rest was shared between domestic and industrial use, in similar proportions of 19% and 15%, respectively.

IELTS Tip Describing tables is tricky, because there is a lot of data! Don't try to write about every single figure. Instead, group similar items - it will save you time AND demonstrate to the examiner you can summarise and compare. The report above describes the UK, China and India together in one paragraph, and Canada and Australia - in another, because their use of water is similar. Do that in YOUR report and get a higher score! To check your own writing submit it for correction, get feedback from our IELTS Experts and learn how to raise your score.

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