You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The table and charts below give information on the police budget for 2017 and 2018 in one area of Britain. The table shows where the money came from and the charts show how it was distributed. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The table and charts below give information on the police budget for 2017 and 2018 in one area of Britain. The table shows where the money came from and the charts show how it was distributed.

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

Write at least 150 words.
The table and the pie chart compare data on the police
budget
in an area of Britain in 2017 and 2018, listing sources and destinations of the fund. It is clear from the table that the national government and local taxes contributed the most money to
this
police department,
while
salaries for officers and staff accounted for the majority spending of the
budget
as reported by the pie chart. The year 2018 saw a rise in the total
budget
, from 304.7 million pounds in 2017 to 318.6 million pounds, which was mainly
due to
an increase of 10 million pounds from local taxes. In both years, the money from the national government made up half of the
budget
while
money from other sources
such
as grants only took up over 10 percent of
total
Add an article
the total
show examples
budget
. As for the purposes of the
budget
, the expense
on
Change preposition
of
show examples
buildings and transport remained the same
between
Change preposition
for
show examples
two years. The proportion for salaries
reduced
Add a missing verb
was reduced
show examples
from 75% to 69%
,
Remove the comma
apply
show examples
and
this
6% of
budget
Add an article
the budget
show examples
was reallocated to technology.
Submitted by micilan 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.

Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "while".
Vocabulary: Replace the words budget with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "chart" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "table" 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!