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.