IELTS Research Reports

The cognitive processes of taking IELTS Academic Writing Task 1You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.The following table shows the latest statistics of the top 15 countries that the US imports crudeoil per day on average.Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisonswhere relevant.Write at least 150 words.Crude Oil Imports (Top 15 Countries), Thousands Barrels per day on averageCountry Jul-08 Jun-08 YTD 2008 Jul-07 YTD 2007Canada 1,960 1,883 1,899 1,818 1,872Saudi Arabia 1,661 1,479 1,543 1,434 1,411Mexico 1,200 1,124 1,194 1,469 1,457Venezuela 1,187 1,085 1,038 1,167 1,117Nigeria 741 946 993 890 1,003Iraq 696 693 677 460 473Angola 640 636 517 392 542Brazil 241 280 224 147 156Algeria 232 269 306 537 500Ecuador 226 178 197 159 189Russia 202 228 123 99 130Colombia 178 177 182 207 122Azerbaijan 134 53 57 68 49Kuwait 122 179 205 197 194Chad 108 107 102 61 68Source: US Energy Information AdministrationNotes:YTD=Year to date.IELTS Research Reports Volume 11425