Writing Feedback / IELTS Line Graph - the percentage of the population aged 65 or more in Japan, Sweden, and USA [5]

the proportion of the elderly population in three countries

The given line graph compares the percentage of the population aged 65 or more in Japan, Sweden, and USA over a period of 100 years.

It is clear that the proportion of elderly people in each country increases between 1940 and 2040. In addition, Japan is expected to witness substantial changes in its elderly population.

In 1940, around 9% of the American population aged 65 or over, in comparison with about 7% and 5% of that figure for Sweden and Japan respectively. Over the next 50 years, the proportion of the elderly population in the USA and Sweden rose gradually, reaching approximately 15% in 1990. In contrast, that figure for Japan fluctuated around 4% and remained under 5% until the early 2000s.

Looking forward to the future, the percentage of Japanese aged 65 or more is predicted to experience a dramatic increase of over 20% in just 40 years from 2000 to 2040. In 2040, the figures for Sweden and USA will be slightly lower than the figure for Japan, at about 25% and 23% respectively.

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Writing Feedback / IELTS Writing Task 1 - Table - Food consumption per person weekly in a European country [3]

table analysis - food consumption

The given table illustrates the number of vegetables, meat, wheat, bean, and cheese consumed weekly in grams per capita in a European country in three different periods of time.

It is clear that while the consumption of meat declined over the period from 1992 to 2012, the opposite was true for other groups of food. In addition, vegetables accounted for the largest portion of people's weekly diet in all three years.

In 1992, vegetables made up for 2140 grams in the total amount of food consumed by a person per week, which was almost double that figure for meat and approximately 21 times as much as that figure for cheese, at 1148 grams and 113 grams respectively. Those figures for wheat, bean, and cheese were 837 grams, 532 grams respectively.

In the next few years, the amount of meat consumed weekly by a person after witnessed a significant rise of 63 grams in 2002, fall dramatically to only 1132 grams in 2012. By contrast, the figures for wheat, bean, and cheese increase marginally to 977 grams, 590 grams, and 125 grams respectively. Similarly, that figure for vegetables climbed up to 2220 grams, remained the highest among these five groups of food.

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Writing Feedback / IELTS Line Graph: changes in the yearly income of Bernie's Buns, Lovely Loaves, and Robbie's Bakery [3]

Annual earnings of three bakeries in London

The given line graph illustrates changes in the yearly income of Bernie's Buns, Lovely Loaves, and Robbie's Bakery in a period of 10 years.

It is clear that the amount of money earned by Bernie's Buns and Robbie's Bakery experienced a significant increase, while that figure for Lovely Leaves declined considerably.

In 2000, Lovely Loaves dominated the market with an income of 82,000 pounds, in comparison with approximately 55,000 pounds and 20,000 pounds of Robbie's Bakery and Bernie's Buns respectively. After leading the market in 2000, the annual earnings of Lovely Loaves fluctuated at around 90,000 pounds until decreased dramatically to approximately 60,000 pounds in 2005. In contrast, the amount of money earned annually by Robbie's Bakery remained stable at 55,000 pounds and that figure for Bernie's Buns saw a double rise to 40,000 pounds.

In the next 5 years, the trends remained unchanged. Lovely Loaves' income kept decreasing and hit the lowest point of 40,000 pounds in 2010, which were only two-thirds of the amount this bakery earned in 2005. By contrast, the earnings per year of Robbie's Bakery and Bernie's Buns both witnessed an almost double growth to 102,000 pounds and 63,000 pounds in the order given.

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