IELTSTESTsimulationIELTS Writing Task 1 | The underground railway systems (1 Table)
Task 1 | Essay 1
The table below gives information about the underground railway systems in six cities.
- Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
How to answer this essay?
- Introduce the table.
- Write what it shows/compares.
- Write the main body paragraphs.
- Explain the group trends, give selected figures, compare and explain exceptions.
- Write the summary sentence and check your work.
- You should summarise the key trends and the key exceptions that you have described in the main body.
Model Answer | Marked as Band 8
Cohesive connecting words that improve coherence in writing . Useful less common words that boost fluency in writing .
- The table shows data about the underground rail networks in six major cities. It compares the six networks in terms of their age, size and the number of people who use them each year. It is clear that the three oldest underground systems are larger and serve significantly more passengers than the newer systems.
- The London underground is the oldest system, having opened in 1863. It is also the largest system, with 394 kilometres of route. The second largest system, in Paris, is only about half the size of the London underground, with 199 kilometres of route. However, it serves more people per year. While the Tokyo system is only third in size, it is the most easily used, with 1927 million passengers annually.
- Of the three newer networks, the Washington DC underground is the most extensive, with 126 kilometres of route, compared to only 11 kilometres and 28 kilometres for the Kyoto and Los Angeles systems. The Los Angeles network is the newest, having opened in 2001, while the Kyoto network is the smallest and serves only 45 million passengers per year.
- In short, the latest railway systems serve fewer passengers than the oldest, due to the large gap between the kilometers of their routes.
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17 comments
K. Jude NimalDec 16, 2023
Excellent resource for the students who prepare for CD IELTS accademicc
Faisal AjarmahNov 07, 2024
Outstanding
Omid NegahdarSep 03, 2024
40/40 :))))
Faisal HammoodFeb 29, 2024
Is using conclusion allowed in task 1?
Yui TakishiMar 16, 2024
Conclusion was not necessary
Siva Reddy MarellaMay 01, 2024
Super super website
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Mahsa KheiriMay 08, 2024
Sorry in line 4 why it has been used have ing?!
Abdalaziz AliSep 14, 2024
Much thanks to the extra-ordinary website, but why is the model answer marked as band 8, couldn't be there a band 9 essay?
Abdalaziz AliSep 19, 2024
Much thanks to the extra-ordinary website, but why is the model answer marked as band 8, couldn't be there a band 9 essay?
Hooman KasebanAug 04, 2024
"participle clauses" has been used in the fourth line and that's the reason of appearing "having" instead of "have".
Hanieh JahangiriAug 17, 2024
I wonderd, whether writing conclusion in writing Task1 beneficial or not. I've supposed we shouldn't have write conclusion for Task1.
Muhammed JazeemAug 20, 2024
I HELPED ALOT OF READING IT, AND THANKOYU FOR YOUR CORPORATION.
Hunnad Ibne ShadSep 22, 2024
Dang I almost wrote the same as the Band 8 sample answer. :)
Abdulla Al SabitApr 12, 2025
The table shows data about the underground rail networks in six major cities. It compares the six networks in terms of their age, size and the number of people who use them each year. It is clear that the three oldest underground systems are larger and serve significantly more passengers than the newer systems.The London underground is the oldest system, having opened in 1863. It is also the largest system, with 394 kilometres of route. The second largest system, in Paris, is only about half the size of the London underground, with 199 kilometres of route. However, it serves more people per year. While the Tokyo system is only third in size, it is the most easily used, with 1927 million passengers annually.Of the three newer networks, the Washington DC underground is the most extensive, with 126 kilometres of route, compared to only 11 kilometres and 28 kilometres for the Kyoto and Los Angeles systems. The Los Angeles network is the newest, having opened in 2001, while the Kyoto netw
Johnson DoegryApr 11, 2025
Conclusion in task 1 does not make sense because conclusion is generally given for opinion based task i.e. Task 2 so save it got later. Aligator.
Favour ShittuMar 24, 2025
This is a great resource.
Ridham KukadiyaApr 03, 2025
Is using conclusion allowed in task 1?
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