Ielts sample essays collection

(CC) Coherence and Cohesion
Logically organises information and ideas. There is clear progression throughout.
Uses a range of cohesive devices appropriately although there may be some under 
use. 
(LR) Lexical Resource
 
Uses an adequate range of vocabulary for the task. Attempts to use less common 
vocabulary but with some inaccuracy. Makes some errors in spelling and or word 
formation, but they do not impede communication. 
(GRA) Grammatical Range and Accuracy
 
Uses a mix of simple and complex sentence forms. 
Example 3 
This bar graph illustrates the proportion of people who went to watch movies on 
each day in a week in 2003, 2005 and 2007 in a certain European country. 
Overall, throughout the surveyed years people enjoyed movies most frequently on 
Saturday, followed by Sunday. No significant difference in the proportion on each day 
in a week was observed among the three years. 
People in the country most frequently went to cinemas on Saturday. The proportion 
ranged
from
40% to 45% in the surveyed years. The next highest proportion was 
observed on Friday or Sunday, ranging between 30% and 35%. While the proportion 
was slightly higher on Sunday in 2005 and 2007, both percentages on Friday and 
Sunday were the same at 30% in 2003. 

---

- 34 - 
IELTS SAMPLE ESSAYS COLLECTION 
VOLUME 1 – Academic Training 
http://ieltsonlinetests.com
 
The percentages of people who went to movies during weekdays were less than half 
of that on Sunday. Although the percentages are low, people tended to go to movies 
on Tuesday most often among weekdays in all the three surveyed years. 
(164 words)
 
Score: 7.0