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IELTS Cambridge 17 Essay: Police Budget
The table and charts detailed below give information about the police budget in 2017 and 2018 in on area of Britain. The table illustrates where the money came from and the charts show how it was distributed.
The table details the sources of funding for the police and the pie charts show the distribution of this budget. Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that the contributions of all sources increased, though local taxes displayed the greatest funding growth. In terms of spending, there was a marked increase in technology funding, buildings and transport was unchanged, and salaries declined though this category continued to represent the vast majority of the budget.
In 2017, the national government contributed 175.5 million pounds, slightly below the number for the following year (177.8m). Local taxes, in contrast, were lower overall in both years but grew considerably from £91.2 million to £102.3 million. Other sources, such as grants, were largely unchanged, rising slightly from 38 to 38.5 million. The total figure grew by 13.9m to 318.6m.
In terms of budgetary allocation, 75% of the budget was devoted to salaries in 2017 and this figure declined to 69% the following year. Money for technology nearly doubled, going from 8% to 14%, while spending on buildings and transport was unaltered at 17% in each year surveyed.
Analysis
1. The table details the sources of funding for the police and the pie charts show the distribution of this budget. 2. Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that the contributions of all sources increased, though local taxes displayed the greatest funding growth. 3. In terms of spending, there was a marked increase in technology funding, buildings and transport was unchanged, and salaries declined though this category continued to represent the vast majority of the budget.
- Paraphrase what the bar chart shows.
- Write a clear overview summarising the differences.
- You might need another sentence for your overview.
1. In 2017, the national government contributed 175.5 million pounds, slightly below the number for the following year (177.8m). 2. Local taxes, in contrast, were lower overall in both years but grew considerably from £91.2 million to £102.3 million. 3. Other sources, such as grants, were largely unchanged, rising slightly from 38 to 38.5 million. The total figure grew by 13.9m to 318.6m.
- Begin writing about the data for the first categories.
- Make sure you compare as much as possible.
- Vary long and short sentences.
1. In terms of budgetary allocation, 75% of the budget was devoted to salaries in 2017 and this figure declined to 69% the following year. 2. Money for technology nearly doubled, going from 8% to 14%, while spending on buildings and transport was unaltered at 17% in each year surveyed.
- Write about the final other parts of the graph –
- include everything!
Vocabulary
The table details the sources of funding for the police and the pie charts show the distribution of this budget. Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that the contributions of all sources increased, though local taxes displayed the greatest funding growth. In terms of spending, there was a marked increase in technology funding, buildings and transport was unchanged, and salaries declined though this category continued to represent the vast majority of the budget.
In 2017, the national government contributed 175.5 million pounds, slightly below the number for the following year (177.8m). Local taxes, in contrast, were lower overall in both years but grew considerably from £91.2 million to £102.3 million. Other sources, such as grants, were largely unchanged, rising slightly from 38 to 38.5 million. The total figure grew by 13.9m to 318.6m.
In terms of budgetary allocation, 75% of the budget was devoted to salaries in 2017 and this figure declined to 69% the following year. Money for technology nearly doubled, going from 8% to 14%, while spending on buildings and transport was unaltered at 17% in each year surveyed.
Answers
For extra practice, write an antonym (opposite word) on a piece of paper to help you remember the new vocabulary:
details shows
sources of funding for where the money comes from to provide for
police officers, cops
distribution how something is spread out
budget amount of money to spend
Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that overall
sources where it comes from
local taxes local government
displayed showed
greatest funding growth most of the money comes from
In terms of spending when it comes to money used
marked noticeable
salaries money earned each month
though however
category group
continued to kept on
represent showed
vast majority of the budget most of the money spent
national government federal government
pounds UK currency
slightly below just under
in contrast, however
lower overall less in general
grew considerably increased a lot
other sources different origins
grants money given
largely unchanged mostly the same
rising slightly going up a little
total figure overall number
in terms of concerning
budgetary allocation money supplied to each area
devoted to for
figure declined number went down
the following year the next year
nearly doubled almost 2x
unaltered unchanged
each year surveyed the years detailed
Pronunciation
Practice saying the vocabulary below and use this tip about Google voice search:
ˈdiːteɪlz
ˈsɔːsɪz ɒv ˈfʌndɪŋ fɔː
pəˈliːs
ˌdɪstrɪˈbjuːʃən
ˈbʌʤɪt
ˈlʊkɪŋ frɒm ən ˈəʊvərɔːl pəˈspɛktɪv, ɪt ɪz ˈrɛdɪli əˈpærənt ðæt
ˈsɔːsɪz
ˈləʊkəl ˈtæksɪz
dɪsˈpleɪd
ˈgreɪtɪst ˈfʌndɪŋ grəʊθ
ɪn tɜːmz ɒv ˈspɛndɪŋ
mɑːkt
ˈsæləriz
ðəʊ
ˈkætɪgəri
kənˈtɪnju(ː)d tuː
ˌrɛprɪˈzɛnt
vɑːst məˈʤɒrɪti ɒv ðə ˈbʌʤɪt
ˈnæʃənl ˈgʌvnmənt
paʊndz
ˈslaɪtli bɪˈləʊ
ɪn ˈkɒntrɑːst,
ˈləʊər ˈəʊvərɔːl
gruː kənˈsɪdərəbli
ˈʌðə ˈsɔːsɪz
grɑːnts,
ˈlɑːʤli ʌnˈʧeɪnʤd
ˈraɪzɪŋ ˈslaɪtli
ˈtəʊtl ˈfɪgə
ɪn tɜːmz ɒv
ˈbʌʤɪtəri ˌæləʊˈkeɪʃ(ə)n
dɪˈvəʊtɪd tuː
ˈfɪgə dɪˈklaɪnd
ðə ˈfɒləʊɪŋ jɪə
ˈnɪəli ˈdʌbld
ʌnˈɔːltəd
iːʧ jɪə sɜːˈveɪd
Vocabulary Practice
The table d_______s the s_________________________r the p______e and the pie charts show the d____________n of this b_________t. L__________________________________________________________t the contributions of all s__________s increased, though l______________s d____________d the g________________________h. I______________________g, there was a m_______d increase in technology funding, buildings and transport was unchanged, and s__________s declined t______h this c____________y c_________________o r___________t the v_________________________t.
In 2017, the n_____________t contributed 175.5 million p_________s, s_________w the number for the following year (177.8m). L___________s, i____________t, were l__________________l in both years but g___________________y from £91.2 million to £102.3 million. O______________s, such as g_______s, were l_____________________d, r________________y from 38 to 38.5 million. The t______________e grew by 13.9m to 318.6m.
I_______________f b________________n, 75% of the budget was d_____________o salaries in 2017 and this f____________d to 69% t__________________r. Money for technology n________________d, going from 8% to 14%, while spending on buildings and transport was u___________d at 17% in e_______________________d.
Listening Practice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_29TS6jjsA
Reading Practice
https://www.brookings.edu/research/a-better-path-forward-for-criminal-justice-police-reform/
Speaking Practice
Police
- Is your country generally safe?
- What responsibilities do the police usually have?
- How do you think policing will change in the future?
- Do cameras violate a person’s privacy?
- What problems do people have with the police in your country?
Writing Practice
This is just perfection. It would even be better if marking was made at the end of the essay detailing the specific areas of the marking criteria and showing the band score this piece deserves. Will be looking forward to these in the coming ones
Any ideas or comments on my written copy of this paper? Many Thanks 🙂
The table given highlights the sources of funding for the police budget in one area of Britain represented in millions of pounds, and the pie charts indicate the distribution and spending of this money between 2017 and 2018.
Overall, it is readily apparent that the majority of police funding comes from the national government and most of this funding is spent on the departments salaries.
Respecting the table data, the expenditure has been broken down into four distinct categories for the income sources (the national government, local taxes and other sources such as grants) and the total. In 2007, 175.5 million pounds (m) had come from the government, 91.2m from taxes and 38m coming from other sources; equating to a total of 304.7 million pounds. These amounts had only raised slightly with the government increasing the funding by 2.3 million pounds, local taxes had the highest increase from 91.2m to 102.3m and other sources merely 500,000 pounds more than the former year. The total police budget equaled 318.6 million pounds.
Referencing the pie graphs and the proportions of money spent between the salaries of officers and staff, technology and buildings and transport it is clear that nearly three quarters of the money is spent of salaries (75% in 2017; 69% in 2018). Buildings and transport had the same amount at 17% and technology seen an increase in funding from 8% in 2017 to almost double at 14% in 2018.
The table and pie charts illustrate the source of money for the police department in a certain region of Britain for the years of 2017 and 2018. The origin of the money and how it was delegated is depicted by the table and the charts respectively.
Overall, the budget remained fairly constant and comparable between the two years. It is also depicted by the charts that allocation for technology experienced a slight increase between the years.
It is observed that over 175m pounds came directly from the National Government in both the years, which accounted for over half of the total funds. Local taxes made up about a third of the total monetary need of the police department, which was followed by other sources such as grants, which made up about a tenth of the total wealth of police quarters.
In 2017, a quarter of the money was spent on salaries of staff and other personnel, which fell to 69% in 2018. However, the funds spent on technology increased by 6% between 2017 and 2018. The money allocated to building and transport remained constant at 17%, and did not notice any change.
Is this any good?
The charts given highlight the police budget in one region of Britatin as well as the source of the money (represented in millions (m) of pounds) in 2017 and 2018.
As is readily apparent the primary source of the police budget came from the National government, with a slight increase during this time period and the vast majority of all the funds were spent on officers and staff salaries.
With respect to the table, the national novernment had been the most significant contributor of capital for the police force (175.5m), followed by contributions made by local taxes (91.2m), and other sources (38m) equating to 304.7m in 2017. We can witness the highest increase in funding via local taxes with an increase to 102.3m, a slight increase from the government to 177.8m, and other sources such as grants had a mere 500,000 pound increase in 2018.
The money was distributed fairly similarly in both years with more in 2017 than 2018 to salaries (2017, 75%; 2018, 69%). The same proportion of money (17%) was spent on buildings and transport during both years, and funding for technology nearly doubled from 8% in 2017 to 14% in 2018.
Nice work, Graham – careful with some of your fixed expressions though!