IELTS Writing Task 1 : Describing numbers

In IELTS Writing Task 1, you may be asked to describe data given in a table. There are a number of different ways of expressing the same figure in English. For example, we can say ‘a half’, ‘one in two’ or ‘fifty per cent’ and they all mean the same. It’s a good idea to vary the way you express figures in your description of the table or chart for getting higher bands. Below are some ways of expressing numbers

• a fifth

• a quarter

• a tenth

• a third

• just over sixty per cent

• just over thirty per cent

• one in five

• one in four

• one in ten

• one in three

• seventy five per cent

• ten per cent

• three out of four

• three quarters

• twenty five per cent

• twenty per cent

• two out of three

• two thirds

Look at the table and complete the sentences about table using expressions from above.