IELTS WRITING

WRITING 2

WRITING TASK 1

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The line graph below shows the number of annual visits to Australia by overseas residents. The table below gives information on the country of origin where the visitors came from.

Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information given.

Number of Visitors (million)

1975

2005

South korea

2.9

9.1

Japan

3.2

12.0

China

0.3

0.8

USA

0.4

1.1

Britain

0.9

2.9

Europe

1.1

4.5

Total

8.8

30.4

You should write at least 150 words

ANSWER:

The given line graph demonstrates the number of visits foreigners paid to Australia every year from 1975 to 2005, and the table provides further details about the origins of visitors.

As can be seen from the line graph, Australia experienced a stable rise in the amount of visits throughout this period of time. The table shows that the most frequent comers are the Japanese, whereas the Chinese visited Australia the least amount of times.

In 1975, Australia welcomed less than 10 millions visits. After 10 years, the figure grew to roughly 15 millions, and the climb continued to bring the number up to approximately 25 millions by the year 1995. In the end of the period, the figure peaked as above 30 millions trips were taken to Australia, three times as many as the initial number.

Japan was the country with most visits to Australia, specifically in this period of time. In 1975 the Japanese visited 3.2 millions times, which makes up about one third of total visits in that year. By 2005 it reached 12 millions, which makes it the greatest number in the table, followed by that of South Korea at 9.1 millions. China had only 0.3 millions citizens that visited Australia in 1975, and though the number grew over the course of time, the increase was not enough to help China avoid being the bottom in 2005, at under 1 million.

Overall, Australia received more attentions from foreign people over time.

WRITING TASK 2

You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

It's generally believed that success in fields such as art and sport can only be achieved if a person has natural talent. However, it's sometimes claimed that any child can be taught to become a good sports person or artist.

Discuss both these views and give your opinion.

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

You should write at least 250 words.

ANSWER:

Most people are in the belief that no efforts can compensate for gifted abilities when it comes to fields like art and sport. Despite the general belief, there are also those who consider that any human child can be trained to have excellent skills in these fields. In my viewpoint, natural talent plays a vital role in the success of artists and athletes, and no random person can thrive in these professions without being gifted.

There are various reasons that lead to people's conclusion that any child can be taught to do amazing sport and art. People need proper training to excel at anything, and in most circumstances, hardworking is a very important trait. The persistence in a person can do miracle to the outcome of their work. Adequate education at early stages of life can help form a child's mind as well. For example, when a child is taught its mother tongue and a foreign language since three years old, it is very likely that the child will grow up and be fluent in both languages.

Achievers in arts and sports are born with the body and mind that are appropriate for the field that they pursue, so it's not a false statement to say that the key to their outstanding accomplishments lies in hands of The Creator. As for fact, the creativity of an artist could hardly ever be explained by science and numbers, it's the unique ways in which they think that did all the magic. A sport person has to endure with heavy training sections, and if he doesn't own the capability, early orientation and training would never be enough to improve later achievements.

To sum up, for most professions, education and practices can bring about fruition. However, for sport and art specifically, it also requires natural talent for a person to blossom in his career. Achievements in these fields should be celebrated more as they are truly rare talents and a child should be allowed to develop according to its ability so as to do well in life.