IELTS Tip

When two quantities are compared using figures, we can mark the comparison
using whereas or while. Whereas is generally used when the difference is stressed,
and while is generally used for more neutral comparisons.

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The table below gives information about a restaurant’s average sales in three
different branches in 2016.

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

Write at least 150 words.

Model answer
The table illustrates the performance of three different branches of a chain of restaurants
in three different locations in Vancouver for the year 2016. It is evident that the best
performer is the branch in Georgia Street, which with 854 transactions a day on average
has at least 100 more transactions than Dunsmuir Street and more than double from
Drake Street. Georgia Street is also ahead in terms of average transaction value (ATV),
with $10.69 per transaction compared to Dunsmuir Street’s $5.61 and Drake Street’s
$9.02.

On average, eat-in and take-away transactions are almost equal in each restaurant, with
take-away transactions ending slightly ahead in two of them. Drake Street is the only
exception, with eat-in transactions surpassing take-away by 10.

The table also gives us information about the most popular item in each branch,
revealing that the eating habit of customers in each area are widely varied: Georgia
Street’s best seller is Chicken Burger, while Dunsmuir Street’s customers favour
Chicken Wings, and Drake Street’s customers prefer Chicken Pasta.
Overall, it is clear that the Georgia Street’s branch is the company’s most profitable
branch, with the highest number of transactions and ATV. Drake Street, on the other
hand, lags far behind, despite the fact that its ATV is higher than Dunsmuir Street.