The given charts give information about the number of students at university in the UK from 1991 to 2001, government spending and the types of family economic background they came from in 1991.

The given charts give information about the number of students at university in the UK from 1991 to 2001, government spending and the types of family economic background they came from in 1991.
The graphs illustrate the proportion of
students
depends
Wrong verb form
depending
show examples
on family economic background, how many
students
are studying at university in the UK and the government spending on every student.
Overall
, the government and
family
Fix the agreement mistake
families
show examples
put a lot of effort and money into
universities'
Change noun form
universities
show examples
education in 1991,
while
the percentage of
students
attending university was still low.
Firstly
, the proportion of
students
by family economic background with middle income took the first place with 62% in 1991. The percentage of
students
in families with high income and low income
were
Change the verb form
was
show examples
30% and 8% respectively.
Secondly
, the number of
students
at university in the UK increased significantly between 1991 and 1999, starting from 1000000
students
and
peaked
Wrong verb form
peaking
show examples
at 2100000
students
in 1999.
This
number slightly decreased from 2100000 to 2000000 in the next 3 years.
On the other hand
, the amount of government spending on each student dropped sharply from 6500 pounds to around 4800 pounds between 1991 and 1996.
This
amount was almost unchanged from 1996 to 2001.
Submitted by dotien.st on

Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Writing9 with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.

Sentences: Add more complex sentences.
Vocabulary: Replace the words students with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "amount" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "percentage" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "proportion" was used 2 times.

You are not ready for IELTS Speaking, if you

  • Can’t speak smoothly without pauses.
  • Use simple words and lack vocabulary.
  • Feel nervous and anxious when speaking.
What to do next:
Look at other essays:

Essentional vocabulary list for IELTS Writing 7+

Learn how to write high-scoring essays with powerful words.
Download Free PDF and start improving you writing skills today!