You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The two figures below show the rate of criminal convictions among men and women of different ages in the UK and the proportion of male and female prison inmates in the British prison system.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
高分开头句:
1. The two figures provided reveal....
2. Given are two figures concerning...
3. A glance at the two figures provided reveal...
下面我们来比较一下5、6、7分学生的开头段句：
5分 These two figures are about crime in Britain.
6分 The two figures given concern criminality in Britain.
7分 Given are two figures concerning criminality in Britain.
在完成了开头段之后，可以在第二段概述一下图表的整体情况，如：
1. It is clear from the graphs that most convicted criminals in the UK are in their early twenties and that men are much more likely to be convicted than women.
2. It is apparent from the information supplied that the rate of conviction among Brits of both sexes increases exponentially during adolescence and peaks at the age of about 20. Also evident is the fact that men are far more likely to offend than women.
下面我们来比较一下5+和7+的例文
Model Answer A: IELTS Band 5+
The first figure shows the percentage of criminal convictions in the UK that occur among men and women of different ages, while the second compares the percentage of male and female prisoners in British gaols.
It is clear from the graphs that most convicted criminals in the UK are in their early twenties and that men are much more likely to be convicted than women.
The male conviction rate increases sharply from just 2 percent among 10-year-olds to about 16 percent among 20-year-olds. Meanwhile, the rate of convictions among females rises from 0 percent at the age of 10 to around 5 percent at 20. After this, the percentage of criminal convictions for both men and women decreases. According to the figures, 60-year-old men only commit about 2 percent of all crimes and 60-year-old women do not commit any crimes at all.
Not surprisingly, the second graph shows that 96 percent of all prisoners are men while only 4 percent are female.
(162 words)
Model Answer B: IELTS Band 7+
Given are two figures concerning criminality in Britain. The first provides data on the rates of conviction among men and women of various ages, while the second indicates the gender balance of the UK prison population.
It is apparent from the information supplied that the rate of conviction among Brits of both sexes increases exponentially during adolescence and peaks at the age of about 20. Also evident is the fact that men are far more likely to offend than women.
From a negligible 2 percent among 10-year- old boys, the male conviction rate soars to approximately 16 percent among 20-year-olds. The percentage of female offenders, meanwhile, climbs from 0 percent among girls of 10 to some 5 percent for 20-year-olds. The subsequent decades, however, see dramatic decreases in criminality among both sexes. A mere 2 percent of crimes are committed by 60-year-old men and 0 percent by women of the same age.
As for the proportion of male and female prison inmates, men outnumber women 24 to 1. Some 96 percent of all prisoners are men, while the remainder are female.
(180 words)
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