IELTS Writing Task 1 - Bar chart (various flavours of food)

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Task 1

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task

The graph below shows the various flavours of food preferred by different sexes in a month

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relavant.

Answer:

The graph illustrates the difference in the choices of food tastes between males and females in a month.

As can be see from the data, both of sexes are very fond of sweet food. Data reveals that 55 males prefer eating sweet food, while 43 females choose this kind of flavour. However, the number of males who like spicy, tangy and salty food decreases gradually from 40 people to 25 people. It is noticeable that no male chooses sour food which is chosen by 15 females as their favourite flavour.

The trend happens quite similarly to woman, there is a slight drop in the number of females who like spicy and tangy about 10 people. Although the number of woman who like tangy and salty food is the same, there is a significant decline in sour food, only 15 people like it.

In conclusion, it is clear that there are different choices between two sexes in their favourite food tastes. Obviously, spicy, tangy and salty food are more popular in males than females, whereas sour food is chosen by only females.

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... keep it simple and clear;
The graph illustrates the preferences of different flavors of food by males and females in a particular month.


The data shows that sweet is the flavor that is mostly preferred by both genders over other flavors.


... before coming to more detailed descriptions, highlight one or two general trends. Then move to the other para to compare and contrast data with more specific details.

Try this website for help on essay structure for this task;

Hi Dumi,

Thanks for your comment. Just another question. For this particular bar chart, is it OK to use "increase, decline, a slight drop ..." to make comparison amongst different flavours?

For example

1. The number of males who like spicy, tangy and salty food decreases gradually from 40 people to 25 people
2. There is a slight drop in the number of females who like spicy and tangy about 10 people
3. There is a significant decline in sour food

That's just fine.... Those are good key words you can use in report writing. In this task try to have the reporting tone in your writing.


...This is not very clear... you better specify in which flavors women too follow the same trend. My suggestion;
The same trend can be observed with female preferences for spicy and tangy flavors.
Keep it simple and that naturally makes your writing interesting ;)