Ielts Academic Writing Task 1 Sample 34

You should spend a maximum of 20 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic: 

The image provides information about the real wage growth in the OECD between Q1 2024 and Q4 2019 (in percent).

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

You should write at least 150 words.

The map visualization illustrates real wage growth disparities across OECD countries, comparing Q1 2024 with Q4 2019 pre-pandemic levels, with countries categorized into distinct growth brackets.

Several nations, including Mexico and Costa Rica, demonstrate robust growth exceeding +10%, while countries such as Lithuania, Hungary, and Poland exhibit moderate growth between +5% to +9.9%. A group of countries including Slovenia, Estonia, and Portugal shows modest growth ranging from 0% to +4.9%.

Conversely, numerous countries experienced wage contractions during this period. Nations such as France, Ireland, and Luxembourg recorded minor declines of -0.1% to -4.9%, while others, including Greece and the Netherlands, suffered more substantial decreases of -5% to -9.9%.

The data reveals significant regional variations in wage growth patterns, with Eastern European countries generally showing positive growth, while many Western European nations experienced wage contractions. The OECD average indicates an overall positive growth of +1.0%, despite the considerable variations among member states.