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IELTS Table Exercise 1
Read the following example task.
1. Analyze the question
2. Plan your response.
The table below shows the results of a survey carried out with visitors
to the London Natural History Museum.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main
features and make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
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Analysis & Plan
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Paragraph 1 - Introduction
All you have to do is paraphrase as we’ve seen in previous chapters,
a technique we use to rewrite certain sentences differently without
changing the meaning. In Task 1, it is always the introduction sentence to
the question combined with the title of the table.
For example, the question above states: “
The table below shows the
results of a survey carried out with visitors to the London Natural History
Museum
.” The title of the table is:
“Reasons for visiting the London
Natural History Museum (in number of people interviewed).”
Now rewrite this in your own words;
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
For instance, we can write:
The table illustrates the outcome of a survey conducted with London
Natural History Museum visitors to learn the reasons for their visit
.
 
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Paragraph 2 – Overview
Jump straight into the obvious information; in this case, the table
compares four reasons with the years the survey was taken in. Now
highlight the most significant numbers. Look for:
The highest and lowest numbers
The overall trend
The anomaly (the one with the inconsistent trend or showing
the most significant change)
Remember to be general in your overview, don’t give
specific data. 
Now write your overview in your own words;
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Here is how you could write your overview for this table:
It 
(The graphic) compares four reasons for touring the museum in
2000, 2010, and 2020, with the desire ‘to see specific displays’ proving to
be the most popular reason for visiting in all three years. 
Meanwhile,
‘Tourism’ saw the most significant growth, followed by ‘School Trips,’
while ‘Work’ remained relatively unchanged throughout.