Writing task 1

The chart below shows the number of households in the US by their

annual income in 2007, 2011 and 2015. Summarise the information by
selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where
relevant.

Plan
Body 1: (Compare among criteria)
- $100,000 or more => highest position in 2007 and 2015.
- In contrast, $75,000 - $99,000 => Always the lowest
- More families who earned… than … / not as many households that
earned … as/ the second highest/ the second lowest,…
Body 2: ( Talk about trends)
- $50,000 - $74,999 + $75,000 -$99,999 relatively remained the
same at … and … respectively.
- increased/ decreased by 1 million families

the number of households in the US by their annual income

 The number of families in the US that made/ earned/ had + amount
of money
 …………….families earned …………………
 In 2011, amount of money + was earned by ……households
 households with incomes from … a
 the figure for/ the number for
The chart demonstrates how the figure of annual incomes of households
in the US changed in the years of 2007, 2011 and 2015.

Overall, from 2007 to 2015, all households earning => household

earnings did not show any clear trend over the given/ shown period/ +
over the period/ time mentioned/surveyed. Notably, the households with
incomes from $75,000 to $99,999 was always hadtook the lowest
position/rank in all 3 different times in the chart.

+ had/ took the lowest rank/ position

+ from 2007 to 2015 = over the given/ shown/ surveyed period = over
the period shown/ surveyed/ given.

In 2007, the incomes earned = the number of families that earned less
than $25,000 washad around 25 million families, and this figure increased
slightly to nearly 29 million families in 2011 before dropped=> dropping
to 27 million in the next 4 years. Moreover, the figure for families
making $25,000 to $49,999 started at 27 million 2007. After that,
underwent a stable progress when the figure first increased gradually/
slightly/ marginally/ negligibly to reach approximately 30 million in 2011
before then went down to about 29 million in 2015 which started at
around 27 million in 2007.

small change = slightly/ marginally/ negligibly

About the figure of 50000 to 74999, it is noticeable that the column

remained the same number at around 21 million in all three years. => It
is noticeable that the number of households with incomes from $50,000
to $74,999 remained the same at around 21 million in all three years.
Not only that = Additionally/ furthermore/ In addition, the number of
families that earn around 75000 to 99999 almost unchanged when it went
down and up again with less than 1 million families changed. Therefore,
the number of households which had 100,000 or more in their income fell
from around 29 to approximately 27 million before reaching dramatically
to about 33 million.

About = in terms of = regarding

the figure of 50,000 to 74,999

meanwhile/ similarly/ in contrast

It is noticeable that the number of households with incomes from $50,000

to $74,999 remained the same at around 21 million in all three years.

About the figure of 50000 to 74999, it is noticeable that the column

remained the same number at around 21 million in all three years.

Writing Task 2:
Some university students want to learn about other subjects in addition to
their main subjects. Others believe it is more important to give all their
time and attention to studying for a qualification. Discuss both these
views and give your own opinion.
In this day and age, learning the subjects that are not included in
education programs has been discussed more by universities. The first
group argued that the students need to learn these subjects besides their
main ones, while the opposite side supposed that learning extra subjects
is not necessary because it is a waste of time. In this essay, I will explain
the reasons for both sides and show my opinion.
Firstly, learning additional subjects allows the students to become
all-around citizens. To be more specific, nowadays, plenty of recruiters
ask their candidates if they have any other skills or extra knowledge
besides their major, so it is reasonable for universities to teach the extra
knowledge instead of training major subjects only. To illustrate, students
who graduated with a law major will be tested on foreign languages,
communication skills and social knowledge before being hired into the
companies so that is why many universities have started to teach about
these kinds of subjects for the learners. In my opinion, I agree with these
universities because knowledge in addition may help people in the future,
become more active to live better lives.
On the other hand, the others thought that it is unnecessary to teach
the subjects which are not really related with students’ major because of
its wasting. For example, the students who are educated to become
scientists tend to work in laboratories where they will not use
communication skills or social knowledge much. Moreover, these kinds
of people believe that focusing 100% percent in the major helps the
students to save time, money and upgrade their important knowledge
faster and more effectively instead of wasting the resource on the things
that are not really critical.
In conclusion, it is no doubt that educating the subjects in addition
gives learners multiple positive impacts. From my perspective, it is right
for the school to add more subjects into their education programs.