This is a IELTS Writing task 1 band 9 answer on topic Money spend by British parents on their children sports between 2008 and 2014.
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IELTS Writing Task 1: Money Spent by British Parents
The first chart below gives information about the money spent by British parents on their children’s sports between 2008 and 2014. The second chart shows the number of children who participated in three sports in Britain over the same time period.
Sample Band 9 Answers:
The line graphs show the average monthly amount that parents in Britain spent on their children’s sporting activities and the number of British children who took part in three different sports from 2008 to 2014.
It is clear that parents spent more money each year on their children’s participation in sports over the six-year period. In terms of the number of children taking part, football was significantly more popular than athletics
and swimming.
In 2008, British parents spent an average of around £20 per month on their children’s sporting activities. Parents’ spending on children’s sports increased gradually over the following six years, and by 2014 the average monthly amount had risen to just over £30.
Looking at participation numbers, in 2008 approximately 8 million British children played football, while only 2 million children were enrolled in swimming clubs and less than 1 million practiced athletics. The figures 5 for football participation remained relatively stable over the following 6 years. By contrast, participation in swimming almost doubled, to nearly 4 million children, and there was a near fivefold increase in the number of children doing athletics.
(185 Words, Band 9)
Vocabulary:
What do the following terms in bold mean? Write down some notes to help you remember, and then look below.
The line graphs display the average monthly amount that parents in Britain spent on their children’s sporting activities and the number of British children who took part in three different sports from 2008 to 2014.
It is clear that parents spent more money each year on their children’s participation in sports over the six-year period. In terms of the number of children taking part, football was significantly more popular than athletics and swimming.
In 2008, British parents spent an average of around £20 per month on their children’s sporting activities. Parents’ spending on children’s sports increased gradually over the following six years, and by 2014 the average monthly amount had risen to just over £30.
Looking at participation numbers, in 2008 approximately 8 million British children played football, while only 2 million children were enrolled in swimming clubs and less than 1 million practiced athletics. The 5 figures for football participation remained relatively stable over the following 6 years. By contrast, participation in swimming almost doubled, to nearly 4 million children, and there was a nearly fivefold increase in the number of children doing athletics.
Answers Antonym:
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- Display > Shows
- Average > Extraordinary
- Spent > Unused
- Number >Part
- Different > Ordinary
- Doubled > Single
- Fivefold >
- Participation >
- Approximately >
- Gradually >
- Spending >
- Significantly >
- Following >
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Vocabulary Practice:
The line graphs d_______y the a_________e monthly amount that parents in Britain s_______t on their children’s sporting activities and the n___________r of British children who took part in three d__________t sports from 2008 to 2014.
It is clear that parents spent m___e money each year on their children’s participation in sports over the six-year period. In terms of the number of children taking part, football was s_________y more p___________r than athletics and swimming.
In 2008, British parents spent an a___________e of around £20 per month on their children’s sporting activities. Parents’ spending on children’s sports i____________d g_______________y over the f_________________g six years, and by 2014 the average monthly amount had risen to just over £30.
Looking at p_________________n numbers, in 2008 a_____________y 8 million British children p_________d football, while only 2 million children were e______________d in swimming clubs and less than 1 million p____________d athletics. The 5 f__________________s for football participation remained r_____________y stable over the following 6 years. By contrast, p______________n in swimming almost d________________d, to nearly 4 million children, and there was a nearly f____________d increase in the number of children doing athletics.
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Describe a famous place in your country.
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what it’s famous for
who visits the place and explain how/why it became famous.
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