“The table shows the five largest merchandise exporters in the world and their share of world exports in 2020.”

Compare export values and global share — China leads, with the US and Germany behind.

Task 1 · Academic·20 min·≥ 150 words·📚 Practice prompt

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The table below shows the value of merchandise exports (in billions of US dollars) and the share of total world exports (%) for the five largest exporting countries in 2020.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.

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Read the question twice.
Underline every keyword. The instruction word ("agree", "discuss") decides your structure. Get this wrong and you cap at 5.
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Plan for 5 minutes.
Two body paragraphs. One main idea each. Pick examples BEFORE you write the intro.
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Write your intro last in your head.
Once you know the conclusion, the intro writes itself. Paraphrase the question, don’t copy it.
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Aim for 270–290 words.
Less = task incomplete. More = grammar errors. Stay in the pocket.
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Leave 3 minutes to proofread.
Hunt articles ("a/an/the"), subject-verb agreement, and "make/do" mix-ups. They’re your usual suspects.

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Band 8 · 216 words

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