# ielts-table-exercise

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Table Gap Fill 
Proportion of household income five European countries spend on food and 
drink, housing, clothing and entertainment. 
  Food and 
drink Housing Clothing Entertainment 
France 25% 31% 7% 13% 
Germany 22% 33% 15% 19% 
UK 27% 37% 11% 11% 
Turkey 36% 20% 12% 10% 
Spain 31% 18% 8% 15% 
 
Word choices: 
it is evident 
that However shows a quarter on the largest 
the remaining ranging between respectively while much less on 
 
The table 1. ___________________ the amount of household income that five countries in 
Europe spend per month on four items. Overall, 2. ___________________ all five countries 
spend the majority of their income on food and drink and housing, but                                     
3. ___________________ clothing and entertainment. 
Housing is 4. ___________________ expenditure item for France, Germany and the UK, 
with all of them spending around one third of their income on this, at 31%, 33% and 37%, 5. 
___________________. In contrast, they spend around 6. ___________________ food and 
drink. 7. ___________________, this pattern is reversed for Turkey and Spain, who spend 
around a fifth of their income on housing, but approximately one third on food and drink. 
All five countries spend much less on 8. ___________________ two items. Regarding 
clothing, France and Spain spend the least, at less than 10%, 9. ___________________ the 
other three countries spend around the same amount, 10. ___________________ 11% and 
15%. At 19%, Germany spends the most on entertainment, whereas UK and Turkey spend 
approximately half this amount, with France and Spain between the two. 

 
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Answer Key 
 
1. shows  
2. it is evident that 
3. much less on 
4. the largest 
5. respectively 
6. a quarter on 
7. However 
8. the remaining 
9. while 
10. ranging between 
 
The table 1. shows the amount of household income that five countries in Europe 
spend per month on four items. Overall, 2. it is evident that all five countries spend 
the majority of their income on food and drink and housing, but 3. much less 
on clothing and entertainment. 
Housing is 4. the largest expenditure item for France, Germany and the UK, with all 
of them spending around one third of their income on this, at 31%, 33% and 
37%, 5. respectively. In contrast, they spend around 6. a quarter on food and 
drink. 7. However, this pattern is reversed for Turkey and Spain, who spend around 
a fifth of their income on housing, but approximately one third on food and drink. 
All five countries spend much less on 8. the remaining two items. Regarding 
clothing, France and Spain spend the least, at less than 10%, 9. while the other 
three countries spend around the same amount, 10. ranging between 11% and 
15%. At 19%, Germany spends the most on entertainment, whereas UK and Turkey 
spend approximately half this amount, with France and Spain between the two.