IELTS W model response 1
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(The line graph illustrates the changes in the proportion of three different age brackets in New Zealand)
The line graph illustrates the changes in the proportion of three different age brackets in New Zealand
(at ten-year intervals between 1960 and 2050.)
at ten-year intervals between 1960 and 2050.
(Overall, the groups of 0-14 and 65 and above show a downward and upward trend respectively,)
Overall, the groups of 0-14 and 65 and above show a downward and upward trend respectively,
(whereas the 15-64 age category is shown to remain largely unchanged during that 90-year period.)
whereas the 15-64 age category is shown to remain largely unchanged during that 90-year period.
(A sharp contrast can be seen in the proportions of both the 0-14 and 65 and above age)
A sharp contrast can be seen in the proportions of both the 0-14 and 65 and above age
(ranges over the time period. In 1960, the former accounted for approximately)
ranges over the time period. In 1960, the former accounted for approximately
(one-third of the entire population, whereas the latter constituted around one quarter that number.)
one-third of the entire population, whereas the latter constituted around one quarter that number.
(This gap, however, becomes increasingly smaller until the middle of the 2020s)
This gap, however, becomes increasingly smaller until the middle of the 2020s
(when the share of the elderly overtakes the youth population at roughly 18%,)
when the share of the elderly overtakes the youth population at roughly 18%,
(with the figure projected to reach a quarter of the total in 2050.)
with the figure projected to reach a quarter of the total in 2050.
(By contrast, the 15-64 age category follows a different pattern,)
By contrast, the 15-64 age category follows a different pattern,
(consistently showing by far the highest figures over the period.)
consistently showing by far the highest figures over the period.
(Starting at around 59% in 1960, its proportion gradually rose and peaked at 67% in 2010.)
Starting at around 59% in 1960, its proportion gradually rose and peaked at 67% in 2010.
(Subsequently a steady decline continues until 2050,)
Subsequently a steady decline continues until 2050,
(when the proportion of total population occupied by this group will return to almost the same level as 1960.)
when the proportion of total population occupied by this group will return to almost the same level as 1960.