Achieve ielts academic Writing Success

The three most widely chosen majors in 1975 were business, the humanities
and science and technology, with 29%, 22% and 20%, respectively. 
 
Again, we can see that:
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Business = 29%
·
The humanities = 22%
·
Science & technology = 20%
If you can, I recommend using “respectively” 
once
in your Task 1 essay. If you can use it
accurately, it is exhibiting to your examiner that you are competent with yet another

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complex sentence structure. Using a variety of sentence structures in your writing will
help increase your band score.

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Exercise:
Fill in the gaps with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS to complete the essay
below.
The two 
(1)
_____________ show the income and outlays of the United States
government during the financial year of 
(2)
___________. The US government had
(3)
__________ sources of income and seven areas of outlay.
By far the most significant source of income for the United States government during
2001’s fiscal year was 
(4)
_________ income taxes, which accounted for just under half
of all income 
(5)
(________). The next largest source of income for the government
was 
(6)
__________ taxes, which brought in 36% of the total. Miscellaneous taxes and
corporate income taxes accounted for 
(7)
__________ and 7% of the total income,
respectively. 
The second pie chart shows the division of outlays spent by the US federal government in
2001. The largest portion of the pie was spent on retirement, at 
(8)
__________, and it
is worth noting that this figure is almost identical to the income from retirement taxes
(36%) shown in the first pie chart. Social programs and 
(9)
_________________ each
received similar funding, at 20% and 19%, respectively. At just under half that amount,
both community development and debt interest each accounted for