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IELTS Writing Task 1 prompt on November 7, 2020
Analysis of the prompt
- Task type: Bar chart
- Topic: Percentage of elderly population in three countries from 1980 and projected to 2030
- Tense used: past perfect, future structure
Detailed outline
Đoạn tổng quan: Nêu ra các đặc điểm nổi bật nhất của biểu đồ
- First sentence: Germany's population has the highest percentage of those aged 65 and above.
- Second sentence: The 2030 predictions indicate that Canada will experience the largest growth in the elderly population.
Thân bài 1: Mô tả số liệu trong quá khứ
- Population of Germany: 5% of Germany's population was aged 65 and above, increasing to 20% by 2000.
- Population of the UK and Canada: Figures for the UK and Canada were approximately 14% and 10% respectively in 1980, both rising to 15% by 2000.
Thân bài 2: Mô tả số liệu trong năm 2030.
- Predictions for Germany's population: The elderly population in Germany is projected to increase by an additional 5%, reaching 25%.
- Predictions for Canada's population: A larger increase of 7% is forecasted for Canada by 2030, making up about 22% of their population aged 65 and above.
- Predictions for the UK's population: Approximately 18% of the UK population is predicted to be aged 65 and above by 2030.
Reference sample
Overall, Germany’s population had the largest percentage of people aged 65 and over. In addition, the predicted figures for 2030 show that Canada will see the biggest growth in the elderly population.
In 1980, 15% of the German population was aged 65 and over. This percentage had increased to 20% by the year 2000. Meanwhile, the percentages for the UK and Canada were approximately 14% and 10% respectively in 1980, both rising to 15% by 2000.
Projected figures for 2030 indicate a further 5% increase in Germany’s elderly population, reaching 25%. Canada is expected to experience an even larger increase of 7% by 2030, making up around 22% of their population aged 65 and over. Meanwhile, around 18% of the UK population is forecasted to be aged 65 and over by the year 2030.
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Vocabulary
- projected/ predicted figures for: dữ liệu được dự đoán
- the largest percentage of: tỷ lệ cao nhất của
- the biggest growth: sự tăng trưởng lớn nhất
- a larger increase: một sự tăng trưởng lớn hơn
