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IELTS Writing Task 1: Imprisonment Statistics

Hoàn thành bài mẫu Band 9 bằng cách chọn các động từ mô tả xu hướng và số liệu chính xác.

[Biểu đồ số lượng tù nhân tại 5 quốc gia 1930-1980]

The bar chart how many people were imprisoned in five different countries over a period of 50 years.

Overall, it is clear that the prison population in most of the countries shown. The only trend was in Britain, where the number of prisoners increased steadily.

In 1930, the number of prisoners in Britain was only 30,000, which was lower than in the other countries. However, the number grew steadily, reaching over 80,000 in 1980. In contrast, Canada had the prison population in 1930 with 120,000 inmates. Despite fluctuations, the figure over the period to 90,000 in 1980.

Prisoner numbers in the USA were generally high, although the figures fluctuated. They rose from 100,000 in 1930 to 130,000 ten years later, but by 1980 they reached a of almost 140,000. In 1930, the prison population in New Zealand also numbered 100,000, but the number then by half by 1950.

Finally, while there were 70,000 prisoners in Australia in 1930, the number to about 40,000 in 1950. However, in 1970 the figure again to 65,000 before falling to just 50,000 in 1980.

Mẹo từ Giảng viên (Writing Tips)

Fluctuated: Dùng khi số liệu tăng giảm không ổn định qua các mốc thời gian.
Consistent trend: Dùng để nhấn mạnh một xu hướng duy nhất đi theo một hướng (chỉ tăng hoặc chỉ giảm).
Witnessed / Experienced: Các động từ hay dùng để thay thế cho “The period had…” (Ví dụ: The period witnessed a dramatic increase).

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