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2. Practice parts of essays 
Instead of writing a full essay, try writing 10 introductions - one for each of the 
questions in your 'pack' (see point 1 above). The next time you are studying, just 
focus on writing overviews. On a different day, practice describing percentages, or 
comparing numbers etc. 
3. Use 'model' sentences 
Read good samples, band score 7.0 and above. You can find them here and also at 
the end of Cambridge IELTS books. Read one good sample several times. Every time, 
read it from a different perspective, for example, once for the vocabulary used, once 
for the grammar and the grammatical structures used and one more time to the 
organization of the report or the essay. Underline some model sentences for 
describing percentages, numbers and figures etc. You will find almost all the 
sentence structures you need for writing Task 1. Use the sentences as models, and 
simply change the content according to the topic.
 
 

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Good Sample Answers Worth Reading 
Sample Answer 1
The table below gives information on average hours and minutes spent by UK males and females 
on different daily activities. 
 
Average hours and minutes spent by UK males and females on different daily activities 
The table compares the average amount of time per day that men and women in the 
UK spend doing different activities. 
It is clear that people in the UK spend more time sleeping than doing any other daily 
activity. Also, there are significant differences between the time spent by men and 
women on employment/study and housework. 
On average, men and women in the UK sleep for about 8 hours per day. Leisure takes 
up the second largest proportion of their time. Men spend 5 hours and 25 minutes 
doing various leisure activities, such as watching TV or doing sport, while women 
have 4 hours and 53 minutes of leisure time. 
It is noticeable that men work or study for an average of 79 minutes more than 
women every day. By contrast, women spend 79 minutes more than men doing 
housework, and they spend over twice as much time looking after children.