academic-writing-examples-1---5

ExampleWritingAnswersfortheieltshelpnow.comAcademicPracticeTests1-5Belowyouwillfindexamplewritinganswersforallthewritingquestionsintheieltshelpnow.comAcademicPracticeTests,tests1to5.AlloftheseexamplereportsandessayswerewrittenbyanIELTSexaminerinordertogiveexamplesofgoodanswers.Pleaserefertothequestionpaperswhileyouarereadingthesereportsandessayssothatyouunderstandthequestionsthatarebeinganswered.WehopethiswillgiveyouaninsightintohowthewritinganswersshouldbewrittenforIELTSAcademicmodule.Wemustalsopointoutthattherearemanywaysofansweringthewritingquestionswithband9qualityandthatwehaveonlyproducedoneexampleforeachquestion.AcademicWritingPracticeTest1Task1InthisreportIwilldescribeabarchartthatshowstheestimatedworldilliteracyratesbygenderandregionfortheyear2000.FirstIwilllookatmaleilliteracyforthe6areasshown.ThelowestrateswereinDevelopedCountries,LatinAmerica/CaribbeanandEastAsia/Oceaniawithratesof1%(approximately),10%and8%(approximately)respectively.Theratesforthenextthreeareasweremuchhigherandquitesimilartoeachother.Sub-SaharanAfrica,theArabStatesandSouthAsiahadratesofapproximately31%,29%and34%.FemaleilliteracywasmuchhigherrelativelyineachareaexceptLatinAmerica/Caribbeanwhereitwasonlyslightlyhigher.ThelowestratesforfemaleilliteracywereagainDevelopedCountries,LatinAmerica/CaribbeanandEastAsia/Oceaniawithratesofapproximately2%,12%and20%.Againtheratesforthenextthreeareasweremuchhigherandquitesimilartoeachother.Sub-SaharanAfrica,theArabStatesandSouthAsiahadratesofapproximately48%,52%and56%.Thisendsmyreport.(168words)Task2Whatyoungpeopleshouldstudyatschoolhaslongbeenthesubjectofintensedebateandthisisaquestionthatcertainlydoesnothaveonecorrectanswer.Weneedtoprovideyoungpeoplethebestpossiblechanceofdoingwellatschool.Intraditionalcurriculumthereisawidevarietyofsubjectswithamixofacademicandnon-academicsubjects.Inthiswayayoungpersonisformedwitharoundededucation.Non-academicsubjectswouldincludesports,cooking,woodworkandmetalwork.Ibelievethisisthebestformofeducation.Ayoungpersonshouldlearnthingsotherthanacademicsubjects.Sportisparticularlyimportant.Youngpeoplehavetolearntolovesportsothattheycanbefitandhealthylaterinlife.Ifnotwewillberaisinganobeseandunfitgeneration.Itotallyunderstandthepointofviewthateducationissoimportantthatstudentsmustbepushedashardaspossibletoachievetheirbest.Itsoundsagoodideatoonlyexposethestudentstoacademicsubjectsasthentheycanspendalloftheirschoolhoursonstudyingareasthatwillgetthemintouniversityandgoodjobslaterinlife.Ijustfeelamoreroundededucationwouldproduceabetterindividual.Wemustremembertoothatalotofpeople,maybeevenmostpeople,aren‛tacademicallymindedandwouldbenefitmorefromamorevocationallybasededucation.Forcingacademicstudiesontothemwouldleadtofailureandthestudentleavingschooltooearly.ThereforeIagreethatalthoughawhollyacademiccurriculumwouldsuitandbenefitsomeyoungpeople,Ibelievethatformoststudentsnon-academicsubjectsareimportantinclusionsstillintoday‛ssyllabuses.(283words)AcademicWritingPracticeTest2Task1ThechartshowshowunemployedmenandwomenfromtheUKspenttheirtimein1982.Inthemorning19%ofmendohouseworkasopposedto49%ofwomen.Intheafternoonthisnumberisonly7%and21%formenandwomenrespectively.20%ofmenand26%ofwomenshopinthemorningbutonly9%ofmenand17%ofwomenshopintheafternoon.Forjobhunting22%ofmenand16%ofwomendoitinthemorningand12%ofmenand13%ofwomenintheafternoon.6%ofmenand10%ofwomenvisitfriendsorrelativesinthemorningand12%ofmenand17%ofwomendothisactivityintheafternoon.Thefouractivitiesdescribedabovearethemostpopular.Thereareotherswithsmallerpercentages:gardening,watchingTV,reading,decorating,walking,doingnothingorsittingaround,stayinginbed,visitingtown,playingsportanddrinking.Drinkingistheleastpopularactivitylookingatthefiguresoverallwithonly2%ofmenand1%ofwomendoingitonthemorningand3%ofmenand1%ofwomendoingitintheafternoon.Thisistheendofmyreport.(200words)Task2AnimalexperimentationisaverydifficultissuewithlotsofpeoplefeelingverystronglyaboutitWeuseanimalsforexperimentationindifferentways.Oneofmostcontentiousissuesproblemsistestingcosmeticsonanimals.Theimagesofanimalswiththingsputintheireyessothatwecanlookabitbettermakesmanypeopleveryangry.Isitnecessary?CompaniessuchastheBodyShopsaythattheydonotexperimentonanimalsandtheystillproducegoodcosmeticswhomakemoney.Idonotagreethatmakingthecosmeticsthatmakeourfacesbetterdoesnotmeantheanimalsmustsufferinginterribleways,itdoesnotseemmoralforme.Ontheotherhandwealsouseanimalsfortestingnewdrugs.Withoutthesenewdrugspeoplewoulddieandsuffer.Somepeoplebelievethatanimalsshouldnotsufferanddiesothatwecanavoiddeathandsuffering.Icertainlydonotagreewiththis.Iamsurethatmostpeoplewouldchangethemindsifitweretheywhoweredyingoroneoftheirchildren.ItiscertainlysadthatanimalshavetosufferforourhealthbutIbelievethatthesufferingisjustified.Arethereanyalternativestoanimalexperimentation.I‛mnotanexpertbutIdon‛tthinkso.Monkeysarenearestanimalstousbiologicallyandwithouttestingonthem,wecannotbesureoftheeffectsofnewdrugs.Wedotestonhumansalsobutonlywhenweknowthedrugswillnotbeahealthrisktous.Testin