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Academic writing task 1 recent actual test 2020 - questions &

answers

Two pie charts show a comparison of the proportion of people with different degrees
(first degree, master) and professions (Arts, science) who worked in an engineering
company in 1980 and 2008.

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Sample answer:

The two pie charts illustrate the various degrees held by graduates in an Engineering
company percentage-wise in 1980 and 2008.
Overall, in the beginning, first degree Arts and Masters Science were very popular, whereas
PhD degrees were not preferred by many. In comparison, PhD degrees gained popularity
after nearly three decades, and First-degree Arts and Science lost their significance.

Nearly a quarter of the graduates had opted for First degree Arts in 1980 but there was a
sharp decline in 2008 with only 11% of the graduates going for it. First degree Science was
held by 19% of the graduates in 1980 with a moderate fall in 2008 with only 10% going for
it. Masters in Arts and Science remained constant in both periods. There was a significant
increase in the number of PhD degree holders in Arts from 2% in 1958 to 7% in 2008. PhD
degree in Science experienced dramatic growth from 13% in 1980 to 30% in 2008.
To summarize, the most marked changes are in the First-degree Arts and Science and the
PhD degrees for Arts and Science. The former experienced a decline while the latter grew
more popular in 2008.

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The line chart shows the retailing price of black and white TV, the retailing price of
Colour TV, and the average monthly salary of retailers in the Japanese market from
1953 to 1973, respectively.

Sample answer:

The line graph reflects the retail prices of black and white TV, color TV and the average
monthly salary of Japanese people over a period of 20 years.
In the initial stages, salaries were considerably lower than the retail prices of black and
white and color TVs. But after nearly two decades, the salaries rose dramatically with a
sharp decrease in the prices of televisions.
In the beginning, the average salary of Japanese people was approximately 20,000 yen. Then
there was a gradual increase in the salary rising to almost 80,000 yen after a decade. From
1963 there was a steep rise in the salary reaching 200,000 yen in 1973, which is nearly a ten-
fold increase from 1953.
From the graph, it is evident that black and white TVs existed from the beginning and color
TVs were introduced only in 1958. During the early stages, black and white TVs were priced
heavily at nearly 170,000 yen. Color TVs were also presented at almost the same cost. But
there was a gradual decrease in the retail prices of both the TVs. The retail prices of black
and white tv fell rapidly to 40,000 yen, and the color TV price reached 90,000 yen in 1973.
In summary, there was a dramatic increase in the salaries of Japanese people while the retail
prices of both types of TVs experienced a rapid decline.
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The tables below show the questionnaire about the opinions of club members and the
general public for the new theater in one town in 2012.

Sample answer:
The three tables give the feedback given by the club members and the general public
regarding a new theatre in town in 2012.
It is apparent from the table that there was considerable similarity in how both of them
responded, except in one case where they gave low ratings for the facilities in the theatre.
On examining the ratings given on the theatre's production quality, 70% of the club members
and 67% of the general public declared it excellent. A small minority (17% and 18% ) from
both groups rated it satisfactory, and an equally minor proportion of them (13% and 15%)
rated the production quality to be poor.
When questioned on information about plays/performances to the public, a significant
majority (72% and 88%) from both the groups rated it excellent, 23% and 10% respectively
rated it satisfactory, and an insignificant minority (5% and 2%) from both the groups gave
poor ratings.
On observing the ratings given for the theatre facilities, three-quarters of the club members
rated them as excellent, whereas only 55% of the general public found it to be so.
23% and 19% respectively from both the groups rated it to be satisfactory. There was a huge
variation among the groups, which gave low ratings for the facilities. 26% of the club
members rated the facilities to be poor as against 2% of the general public who gave the same
rating.
Overall, it is clear that a considerable number from both the groups found the new theatre to
be excellent.

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The table and chart below show the time spent at leisure and household activities in
Britain. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and
make comparisons where relevant.

Sample answer:
The table and the bar chart compare the amount of time men and women spend on household
chores and leisure activities.
Closer inspection of the table and the bar chart shows that women spend more time on
household activities than men except for repair work. But both spend an almost equal amount
of time on leisure activities.
In terms of household work like cooking and washing, women spend approximately 75
minutes, which is more than an hour per day and nearly double the time that men spend on it.
Washing and ironing clothes consume 30 minutes per day for women, which is roughly
twofold the time that men spend on the same activity. There is almost an insignificant
difference between men and women at the time that they spend on shopping. Women spend
nearly 35 minutes per day shopping while men spend approximately 25 minutes on the
same. Interestingly, men spend almost 19 minutes per day on repair work, which is nearly
double the time that women spend on it.
In terms of leisure activities, both of them spend nearly the same amount of time. Both spend
almost 2 hours per day watching TV, video and listening to the radio. Both of them spend
approximately 20 minutes per day reading books and nearly a quarter of an hour on sports.
There are no huge differences, but men spend a bit more time on sports and watching TV.

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In summary, women spend more time on household chores than men, but both spend a
nearly equal amount of time on leisure activities.

Please find the question below:

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Sample answer:

The line graph depicts different age groups who went to music concerts percentage-wise
between 2010 and 2015.
Overall, there was a growing trend among all age groups except for the age group 55-64,
which featured a reverse trend.
Initially, the age group 45-54 stood first, with nearly 52% of them attending music concerts.
But there was a dip to 40% in 2011, after which the percentage steadily increased to nearly
the same as 2010 in 2015. The age group 16-24, which started at 40%, showed a rapidly
increasing trend skyrocketing to 70% in 2015.
The age group 25-44 started at 40% but dipped to 30% in 2013, after which the percentage
steadily increased and reached around 48% in 2015. The age group 55-64 began with a bit
more than 20%, peaked 30% in 2013, and then followed a downward course that hit almost
20% in 2015.
The age group above 75 started with 10%, reached their peak of 20% in 2011, dipped to 10%
in 2013, and increased steadily upwards, hitting 20% again in 2015.
From the graph, it is clear that young people aged between 16 - 24 showed great interest in
attending music concerts.

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The table below gives information about the employment rates and the average annual
salaries of new graduates in an Australian University in 2009. Summarise the
information by selecting and reporting the main points and make comparisons where
relevant.

Sample answer:

The table features the employment rates and average annual salaries of new graduates in an
Austrian university in 2009.
An inspection of the data in the table reveals that the science sector was poorly paid, whereas
Law, Engineering, and IT sectors were highly paid.
From the table, it is evident that the employment rate and the average annual salary of
Science graduates were the lowest. Only 62% were employed and received a low average
annual salary of $39,000.
The health sector was far better and recorded the maximum employment rate. 93% of
graduates were employed. Surprisingly, their average annual salary was pretty low. They
were paid only $42,000 annually. Law, Engineering, and IT sectors were promising and
recorded the highest annual salary of $59,000. But their employment rates were lower than
that of the health sector. It was only 87%. 78% of the new graduates from the business sector
were employed with an annual salary of $52,000. Those from Arts and Social Sciences
received an average annual salary of $50,000, and 72% of them were employed.
In summary, though the health sector guaranteed employment, the pay was meagre. On the
other hand, Law, Engineering, and IT sectors in which employment rates were
comparatively lower promised a handsome pay package.

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A pie chart and a table show the source and the total value of fish imported to the U.S in
1998, 2002 and 2007.

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Sample answer:
The table elucidates the total value of fish imported to the US in billions of dollars in 1988,
1992, and 2000. The pie charts represent the amount of fish imported to the US in these
years from Canada, China, and other countries percentage-wise.
From an overall perspective, there was a gradual increase in the value of imports. In the
beginning, the US imported large amounts of fish from Canada, but other countries became
primary sources of import by 2000.
From the table, it is clear that the value of imports started at 6.57 billion dollars in 1988, rose
to 8.52 billion dollars in 1992 and hit 10.72 billion dollars in 2000.
Initially, Canada was the chief source of imports for fish and supplied 60% of the imports.
China supplied a meagre 13%, and other countries supplied 27%. But in 1992, Canada was
no longer the primary source of import. Other countries had replaced it and provided 46% of
the imports. By 2000, other countries had wholly replaced Canada and became principal
sources of fish, supplying 42% of the imports. China supplied 30%. The US imported only
28% from Canada in 2000.
In summary, imports from Canada decreased in the three years, whereas imports from China
gradually increased from 13% in 1988 to 30% in 2000.

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The bar chart shows the percentages of film release and ticket sales in 1996 and 2006
(romance, drama, comedy, fantasy).

Sample answer:
The bar chart portrays four kinds of films released and their respective sales percentage-wise
in 1996 and 2000.
Overall, the demand for comedy movies was very high in 1996 and 2000, which is evident
from the percentage of cinema ticket sales in these years.
In terms of the film release, drama films topped the list, with approximately 26% being
released in 1996. Comedy stood second, and almost 20% of them were released in 1996. A
lesser percentage of fantasy and romance films were released at approximately 11% and 5%,
respectively. In 2000, more films were released in drama, comedy, and fantasy. The number
of films released in romance remained the same as it was in 1996.
In terms of sales, people were fond of comedy films as their percentage of tickets sold was
high at approximately 20% in 1996. Drama films came next, with approximately 16% of
tickets sold. Romance films witnessed a 5% sale, whereas fantasy films were not preferred by
many, with nearly 3% of tickets only being sold. In 2000, ticket sales increased in drama,
comedy, and fantasy, whereas it dropped to nearly 2% in the romance category.
What stands out in the bar chart is that though more drama films were released, comedy films
dominated the sales in both the years.

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A bar chart shows four different transport vehicles used by tourists who visited New
Zealand from five countries in 2004. Summarise the information by selecting and
reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

Sample answer:
The bar chart describes the four different types of vehicles used by tourists who visited New
Zealand from Britain, Germany, Japan, Korea and Australia in 2004 percentage-wise.
It is apparent from the bar chart that the Japanese chose to travel by air over other means of
transport. But the other four countries preferred cars to travel the most.
60% of tourists from Britain, 50% of tourists from Korea and approximately 52% of tourists
from Germany used cars to visit various places in Newzealand. Around 45% of Australian
tourists also used cars to travel around places in Newzealand. Japanese were not in favour of
car travel, and only about 25% of them used cars.
Japanese tourists were enthusiastic about air travel, and nearly 55% of them opted for it.
Other countries such as Britain and Germany used around 35% and 25% of air transport. Air
travel was preferred by 30% of Korean tourists. Australian tourists used air travel the least.
Only an insignificant minority (around 11%) of them used air travel.

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40% of Korean tourists used coaches, which is nearly double the number of British tourists
using coaches. Japanese preferred coaches next to air travel, and almost 52% of them went
for it. Australians used coaches the least and only an insignificant minority (around 8%)
opted for it.
Nearly 35% of British tourists and 45% of German tourists were fond of ferries and used it as
their means of transport. Only a small minority of tourists from Japan, Korea and Australia
(roughly 10%, 8% and 15%) used the ferries.
Overall, most Japanese and a significant majority of Australians and Koreans preferred to
travel by air, whereas the British and Germans used cars and ferries more.

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The table presents the weight of men and women (underweight, normal, overweight) in
a country in 3 years.

Sample answer:
The table elucidates the bodyweight of men and women in a country percentage-wise in
three years 1999, 2004 and 2009 respectively.
From a quick glance at the table, it is evident that most men and women maintained a healthy
lifestyle and were at a normal weight. In the initial period, overweight males were more in
numbers compared to their female counterparts.
In 1999, 49% of women were at normal weight, and 27% of them were underweight. A
similar pattern was observed in men with 41% at normal weight and 22% at underweight.
Only a small minority of women (18%) were overweight. Conversely, 30% of the men were
overweight.
From the figures, it is clear that the number of women and men who were at normal weight
increased in 2004 to 51% and 48% respectively. Both of them reached 47% in 2009.
The number of overweight women increased in 2004 whereas the number of overweight men
decreased in 2004. Both of them reached 19% in 2009.
Though there was an insignificant increase (2%) of underweight women in 2004, the
numbers came down by 1% and reached 28% in 2009. A reverse trend was observed in men.
Though the number of underweight men decreased in 2004 the numbers went up and
touched 23% in 2009.
Overall, it is clear that there was a significant percentage of men and women who were
health-conscious and maintained a normal weight even after a decade. While the number of
underweight women increased in the first five-year period and came down in the next five
years, there was a reverse trend observed in men. The number of underweight men
decreased in the first five-year period and increased in the next five-year segment. The
percentage of overweight men steadily decreased while in women it went up initially and
then came down.

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Two line graphs: one line graph shows the demand for the metal used for production
and exports in a country, another shows the number of people employed in the metal
industry in the UK in 2010. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the
main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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Sample answer:
There are two-line graphs. The first line graph depicts the production and demand for steel in
the UK in 2010 and the second graph shows the number of workers employed in the same
year.
From an overall perspective, it is evident that the production of steel was higher than the
demand for most part of the year except for December when the demand was higher than
production, and the maximum number of workers were employed in January.
As per the first graph, the UK produced an enormous amount of 4000 million tons of steel in
January whereas the demand was only for half of it. In April, the demand and production
remained nearly the same. In August the production went down by almost 1000 million tons
while the demand was nearly the same as it was in January and April. From January to
November, the production of steel was higher than the demand. But the situation reversed
towards the end of the year. In the last quarter, except for December, the production
declined, and so did the demand. In December, the demand for steel increased and was
higher than the production.
As per the second line graph, 5 million workers were employed in January. The numbers fell
to roughly 3 million at the beginning of the first quarter. There were some fluctuations in the
second quarter, and nearly 0.5 million more workers were employed towards the end in
August. From then on, the numbers declined gradually and reached 1000 million in
December.
In summary, the production of steel was fairly high but failed to meet the demand only in
December. Initially, 5 million workers were employed, but after some fluctuations, the
numbers declined steadily, and only 1000 million workers were employed in December.

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Please find the question below:

The graph describes the changes in medical funding in four countries from 2010-2018.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.

Sample answer:
The vertical bar graph elucidates the changes in medical funding in four countries A, B, C
and D over a period of eight years from 2010 to 2018.
From the graph, it is apparent that medical funding experienced a gradual decline in 8 years.
In the year 2010, all the countries received medical funding of around $31 million. In the year
2014, the funding for all countries decreased in significant amounts. They received only
about $26 million. After nearly four years, there was a further decrease in the funds. The
countries received only about $25.5 million. During the first four-year period from 2010 to
2014, there was a sharp decrease in the funds. It was less by $5 million in 2014. But in the
next four-year period, there were no huge variations. It was less only about $1 million.
Overall, it is clear that all countries were funded equally. Even when the funding decreased,
the same amount was reduced for all countries.

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The chart below gives information about the age of women in Australia when they gave
birth to their first child in 1966, 1986 and 2006.

Sample answer:
The vertical bar chart compares the ages of women in Australia when they gave birth to their
first child percentage-wise in the years 1966, 1986 and 2006.
Closer inspection of the vertical bar chart reveals that the percentage of young women who
gave birth to their first child decreased over the years whereas women who gave birth to
their first child in late thirties increased in numbers.
Very young women aged 19 and below, began at around 35% in 1966, dropped to almost
21% in 1986 and were only about 11% in 2006. Young women aged 20-24 led the group in
1966 with a massive number (nearly 61%). But they decreased to around 38% in 1986 and
finished at about 31% in 2006.
Women aged 25-30 showed variations. They began with around 39% in 1966 and were the
second-highest. But they reached 50% in 1986 and then dropped to approximately 41% in
2006. Women in their early thirties started with around 11% in 1966, gradually increased to
20% in 1986 and topped the group in 2006 with almost 46%. Women in the mid and late
thirties followed suit. They began at around 8%, increased to almost 12% in 1986 and
finished with 31% in 2006. Women aged 40+ increased steadily from 1966 to 2006, but they
were an insignificant minority.
In summary, young mothers were more prevalent in the early years, but with time they
decreased in number, and an increasing number of women in the age group 30- 40 gave
birth to their first child.

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Please find the question below:

Sample answer:

The diagram illustrates the production of ethanol fuel from corn.

Overall, it is evident that corn undergoes a series of processes to produce ethanol fuel.
Corn is used as the primary raw material for producing ethanol. Firstly, people cultivate corn
and finish the harvest. Immediately after this, they store it and mill it. Then they cook it for
4 hours by adding water to it. After this step, they allow the corn to ferment for 48 hours.
Once fermentation is complete, they separate it into its solid and liquid forms. Just after
this, the liquid product undergoes a purification process for about 5 hours and transforms into
ethanol fuel. Then they store the fuel for some time. Finally, they transport the ethanol fuel
to various parts of the country.
In summary, the corn undergoes 8 stages to transform into ethanol fuel.

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The chart shows the percentage of people working in different sectors in town A and B
in two years 1960 and 2010.

Town A :

Town B:

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Sample answer:
The pie chart shows the people employed in different sectors such as manufacturing, sales,
and services percentage-wise in 1960 and 2010.
On a closer inspection of the pie chart, it is evident that opportunities in the sales sector
decreased in both the towns. In contrast, manufacturing turned out to be the promising sector
of employment. The jobs in the service sector underwent a decline in town A whereas it did
not happen in town B.
The manufacturing sector grew massively in both towns. It had 29% of people working in it
in 1960, and by 2010 64% of people in town A were employed in it. Town B also witnessed a
growth in the manufacturing sector from 10% in 1960 to 25% in 2010. The sales sector
followed a reverse course in town A and town B. In town A, it dropped from 41% in 1960
to 20% in 2010. In town B, it dropped from 70% in 1960 to 53% in 2010. Though there was
a drop in town B in the sales sector, it was still the primary employment area.
The service sector experienced a fall in town A where it decreased from 30% to 16%. In
town B, it followed a reverse course where it increased insignificantly from 20% to 22%
Overall, it is clear that by 2010, the manufacturing sector became very popular in town A
with the majority of people employed in it. But the sales sector was still the major
employment sector in town B.

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Please find the question below:

Sample answer:
The table elucidates the value of exports of kiwi fruit from New Zealand to five countries,
namely, Japan, China, Mexico, Russia, and Saudi Arabia, in 2010, 2011, and 2012.
An inspection of the data in the table reveals that the Japanese imported the maximum
number of kiwi fruits from New Zealand. China’s imports increased gradually and were the
second-highest in 2012. Russia followed suit and was in the third position. In contrast,
Mexico’s imports fluctuated, while Saudi Arabia’s imports decreased gradually.
As per the details in the table, Japan topped the list and its export value was $271,100,000 in
2010, increased to $287,400,000 in 2011 and skyrocketed to $325,300,000 in 2012. China’s
export value also increased gradually which began at $74,900,000 in 2010, rose to
$84,800,000 in 2011 and finished with $94,000,000 in 2012. Russia started with $968,000 in
2010, increased to $1,585,000 in 2011 and hit $2,404,000 in 2012.
Mexico’s export value underwent fluctuations. It began at $6,000,000 in 2010, dropped to
$2,400,000 in 2011 and then recovered to $3,300,000 in 2012. Saudi Arabia’s export value
underwent a gradual decline. It started at a low $290,000 in 2010, decreased to $106,000 in
2011 and the further decreased to $82,000 in 2012.
Overall, it is clear that Japan imported the maximum number of kiwi fruits from New
Zealand, while Saudi Arabia imported the least amount of kiwi fruits.

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The chart below gives information about billions of euros invested in four areas by
various organisations.

Sample answer:
The vertical bar chart portrays investment in billions of euros by five organisations A, B, C,
D, and E in four areas, such as machinery, building, staff training, and research.
Overall, organization B tops the group with significant investments in staff training and
research. Organisations A and C have mediocre investments in all sectors, whereas
organisations D and E have the least investments.
As per the table, organisation B invests a massive sum of nearly 1.9 billion euros in staff
training and almost 1.6 billion euros in research. It also invests considerable amounts in
building (nearly 1.4 billion euros). It invests least in machinery allocating only about 0.9
billion euros. Organisation A invests heavily in building and moderately in staff training and
research, giving around 1.5 billion euros, 1.2 billion euros and 1.1 billion euros respectively.
It invests least in machinery and spends only about 1 billion euros for it.
In contrast, organisations C, D, and E do not invest much. Organisation C invests around 0.8
billion euros in staff training, 1.3 billion euros in research and machinery and approximately
1 billion euros in building. Organization D invests nearly 0.7 billion euros in staff training, 1
billion euros in building, 0.9 billion euros in machinery, and around 0.6 billion euros in
research. Organisation E invests approximately 1 billion euros in building, 0.9 billion euros
in staff training, 0.8 billion euros in research and about 0.8 billion euros in machinery.
Overall, it is clear that though investments vary across sectors, investments in building is
essential to all the organizations.

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The diagram below shows one method of manufacturing ceramic pots.

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Sample answer:
The diagram profiles one method of creating ceramic pots.
It is apparent that raw materials undergo multiple processes and transform into ceramic pots.
The process begins by harrowing and transporting the raw materials by trucks or lorries to
factories. The factories process these raw materials. As a first step, they crush the raw
materials to a fine powder using appropriate machinery. Later, they mix water to it and wait
until the texture becomes a sort of clay and then proceed to mould it. Just after this, the clay
dries in moulds for 4-6 hours. Then they assemble it into the shape of a pot.
Then they place it in an oven under the heat of 1000 degrees celsius. Following this,
colouring and colour firing takes place. Finally, they succeed in obtaining clay pots.
Overall, it is clear that industries follow simple steps such as collecting raw materials,
shaping them to pots, colouring, and heating to transform them into clay pots.

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Please find the question below:

Sample answer:
The diagram outlines an Australian town's method of collecting rainwater and transforming it
into drinking water.
From an overall perspective, it is evident that rainwater from drains undergoes several
chemical treatments and becomes pure drinking water.
As a first step, Australia's water department channelizes the drain water from houses into a
series of pipes. The drain water flows through the pipes and reaches a water filter. The
filtering of water takes place. As a next step, they enter a storage tank.
Water from the storage tank flows through pipes and reaches a water treatment tank where
water is treated with chemicals. This process purifies the water and makes it fit enough for
residents to drink. Just after this, water flows through pipes to homes. Care is taken that
these pipes are different from the drain pipes. They reach the homes where people use this
water for drinking purposes.
To summarize, the Australian town follows a four-stage process of collecting, filtering,
storing, and treating to convert rainwater from drains into pure drinking water.

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The table compares international tourism in 2009 and 2010 in 9 countries.

Sample answer:
The table contrasts the change that nine countries underwent w.r.t tourism percentage-wise
in 2009 and 2010.
From a quick glance at the table, it is evident that Germany and China improved
significantly in the tourism sector. Turkey followed suit. The tourism sector in France was
stable. In contrast, Hong Kong followed a reverse course.
As per the table, Germany underwent a remarkable transformation in the tourism sector,
jumping from 10% in 2009 to 24% in 2010. With a skyrocketing growth of 109%, it led the
group. China and Turkey, too, showed drastic improvements in the tourism sector. China
went up from 22% in 2009 to 34% in 2010 and experienced a 55% growth. Turkey surged
from 32% in 2009 to 46% in 2010 and witnessed 33% growth. Other countries like the USA,
Spain, UK, and Italy did improve in the tourism sector but insignificantly. They recorded a
growth of 1.5%, 1.8%, 3.6% and 2.3% respectively.
France displayed stability and was 76% in both 2009 and 2010. Hong Kong underwent a
decline in tourism, dropping from 10% in 2009 to 9% in 2010.
Overall, it is clear that Germany, China, and Turkey attracted a large number of
international tourists.

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You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The table below gives information about the weekly consumption of ordinary milk and
butter and high and low-fat alternatives of milk and butter among different age groups
in one European country. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the
main features and make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.

The given tables show the weekly consumption of milk and butter and their high-fat and low-
fat options, among different age groups in a European country. As observed from the tables
it is enough to make it clear that the consumption of milk is more as the age groups grow, but
the intake of butter decreases as they grow older.
In the age group of fewer than 25 years, the consumption of milk was 1235 ml, whereas that
of butter was 91 grams per week. The consumption of high-fat milk is 51% and low-fat milk
49% and butter high-fat and low-fat is 48% and 52%. The consumption of both milk and
butter either high-fat or low-fat are almost equal.
Among the age group of 25-44 years old, an almost equal quantity of high-fat and low-fat
milk was consumed, but only 36% consumed high-fat butter, whereas 64% consumed low-fat
butter. The 45- 64 age group consumed 1887 ml of milk per week, but the butter consumption
was 37 gm per week even lesser than the previous age groups. There was a very small
difference in the percentage of high and low-fat milk consumers. But more difference in the
consumption of high- fat and low-fat butter as 72% preferred low-fat butter.
The senior-most age group that is the 65+ age group consumed the highest amount of milk,
and the lowest amount of butter per week, among all the age groups given. In this age group,
only a quarter consumed high-fat milk and high-fat butter.

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You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The bar charts below show the number of hours each teacher spent teaching in different
schools in four different countries in 2001.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.
You should write at least 150 words.

The bar chart represents how long a teacher spent time in the classroom in primary, lower
secondary and upper secondary education levels in Japan, Spain, Iceland and the USA in
2001. It is seen that teachers in the USA spent the highest hours teaching compared to the
other three countries.
In the USA, a high number of hours were spent in upper secondary students in a year,
which took up nearly 1200 hours. They allocated nearly 1000 hours to teach lower secondary
and 750 hours to teach primary school pupils in this same year. Whereas in Japan, teachers,
spent lesser time than that of the other three countries. On average, teachers in Japan spent
roughly 600 to teach primary, 650 and 700 hours yearly to teach lower secondary and upper
secondary respectively.
In Spain and Iceland, teachers contributed almost the same hours in upper secondary classes
(i.e.) 900 hours. Teachers in these two countries spent approximately 600 to 750 hours in a
year to teach elementary and lower secondary students.

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The table shows Southland’s main exports in 2000, 2015 and future projection of 2025.
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
Write at least 150 words.

The given bar graph represents data on the major exports of Southland in 2000, 2015 and
also anticipates for the year 2025. Overall, tourism was the main exports for Southland and it
is predicted that it would exceed the other two types of the export sector in 2025.
As given in the bar graph, just over 8 billion pounds came from international tourism in
Southland in 2000. In the same year, two other sectors dairy products and meat products
bought 7 and 6 billion pounds respectively. After 15 years, in the year 2015, the dairy
products brought 10 billion the highest earning from exports of Southland compared to
almost 9 billion pounds for tourism and about 5 or 6 billion pounds for meats respectively.
It is estimated that international tourism would be the highest-earning source from the
export sector in 2025 for Southland as it would bring about 10 billion compared to 9.5 billion
from dairy products and 5 billion from meat products.

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The table below shows the percentage of households with various electronic items in
1995 and 2002. Summarise the information by selecting a reporting the main features
and make comparisons where relevant.
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
Write at least 150 words.

The given chart shows the purchase pattern of electronic household items of customers in
New Zealand between 1995 and 2002 for various electronic goods such as washing machine,
TV, computer, cell phone, video recorder, dishwasher and digital camera.
It is visible from the chart that the washing machine and colour TV are the most purchased
items in the year 1995 with 97% and 94% respectively. In 2002, washing machine and colour
TV remained the same. Similarly, the sales for computers also increased from 49% in the
year 1995 to 76% in 2002. The same is observed with cell phones, dishwasher and digital
cameras from 19% to 60%, 45% to 54% and 2% to 39% respectively. But we can see a
decline in number for video recorder which went from 76% in 1995 to 65% in the year 2002.
Overall, we can see that the washing machine and colour television has the highest number
of sales in both 1995 and 2002. We can also observe a drastic increase in sales of cell
phones the number raised from 19% to 60% with 41% increased sales in the year 2002 and
the same with the digital camera where the number raised from 2% to 39% with the increase
of 37% sales.

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You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The map below shows the development of the village of Rye mouth between 1995 and
present.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.

The two maps show the layout of the same village in 1995 and at present. It is visible that
there is a new infrastructure for housing and reconstruction has been done at the cost of
destroying the agricultural land and demolishing commercial fishing.
The most important changes that can be seen are the disappearance of the fishing port and
the nearby fish market, as well as the creation of a golf course and tennis courts in the north-
east, where farmland and a forest park were located in 1995. Moreover, a new housing
development containing apartments is now found on the waterfront where the old fish market
was located, and several restaurants have been built on the opposite side of these apartments,
on the road where previously shops were located.
There is also an increase in the total number of houses, from 12 in 1995 to 16 at present.
Also, the road towards a small housing development west of the main road has been
extended further. The hotel and cafe in the south-east have remained the same. A new car
parking area has been constructed next to the hotel.

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You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The table below shows the production of carbon dioxide in five different countries in
2006. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and
make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.

The given table shows the Carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions per person in five countries,
namely – China, the USA, Russia, India and Japan in 2005 and 2006. The percentage of
incline and decline in Carbon-dioxide emissions from 2005 to 2006 is also mentioned in the
chart.
It is clear from the table that the developed countries had a high emission of Carbon-dioxide
per person. The USA produced the highest amount of CO2 emission which is 19.8 million
tonnes of CO2 per person, Russia stood at the second-highest and Japan was the third-
highest at 12.1 and 9.8 million tonnes/person respectively. China produced 4.6 million tonnes
of CO2 per person. India produced the least CO2 per person, which was 1.4 million tonnes.
As far as the total CO2 emission is concerned, the USA remained the highest producer of
CO2 and produced 5879 million tonnes CO2 in 2005Russia, India and Japan produced
below 1500 million tonnes of CO2. In just a period of one year, China replaced the USA in
CO2 emissions, with an increase of 11% compared to the year 2005. The USA is the only
country where there was a decline of 2% in CO2 emissions from 2005 to 2006.

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This diagram shows the manufacturing process of sweaters.

Describe the process in 150 words.
You have 20 minutes to complete the task.

The flow chart is a clear representation of sweater production in a clothing factory. The
complete process consists of 16 different stages to produce a sweater starting from the yarn
collection to shipment.
In the First Stage, the yarn is collected from the yarn suppliers as per the guidelines. The
collected yarn is then sent to yarn winding and distribution. After the yarn winding, the yarn
is distributed into knitting panels, where the knitting of the sweaters is done, then the knitted
sweaters are sent to the online inspection of knitting panel for inspection.
Once the online inspection is completed it is sent to the online inspection of linking panels
through the linking panels. Next stage is the trimming, light checking and mending process.
If any defect is found during the mending process, the defective product is sent back to the
winding section. If not, holes are been made for attaching the buttons and simultaneously the
sweaters are washed, labelled and ironed.
After all, these processes are done it comes for the third and final inspection done by the
quality team of the factory, once the sweater clear the final inspection process. All the
sweaters are folded and packaged and the sweaters are finally sent for shipment.

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You have 20 minutes to complete this task.

Write at least 150 words.
The diagram below shows how Olive Oil is manufactured.

This diagram illustrates the process by which Olive Oil is manufactured. Overall, this is a
step-by-step process comprising of 7 stages in the process, beginning with picking the
olives by the farmers and ending with storage and sale.
To begin, ripe olives are plucked from the trees by farmers and then rinsed with cold water in
the rinsing machine. Then they are transferred to another machine for crushing via the
conveyor belt. Subsequently, they are divided into Olive paste and Olive stones. The Olive
stones are removed.
After that, the Olive paste is packed in a perforated bag and later put into a pressing
machine. Following this, it is put into another machine yet again to remove the excess water
and separate Oil alone into bottles. Once they are separated, the processed Olive Oil is
packaged and delivered to supermarkets, grocery stores, etc. Finally, these shops store and
sell the packaged Olive Oil.

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You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. Write at least 150 words.
The diagram below shows the process of making soft cheese.

The given pictorial showcases the process of making soft cheese. The process involves five
stages from mixing ingredients to filtering in the production of soft cheese.
Initially, the water and milk are mixed in the mixer. Following this, the mixture is sent to
cool at 5 degrees Celsius for 2 hours. Then, salt is added before it undergoes the fermentation
process at 35 degree Celsius for the next 2 hours. During this process, the mixture of milk
and water is in a semi-liquid form. In the subsequent stage, the fermented mixture is
evaporated for 8 hours at 300 degrees Celsius. In the final stage, it is allowed to cool for
about 8 hours at 5 degrees Celsius. Once it’s cooled and the mixture turns into a thick liquid,
the wastewater is filtered in a different outlet while soft cheese is filtered through a different
outlet. Therefore, it is evident that the process of making soft cheese is complicated.

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The Diagrams below show a small local museum and its surroundings in 1957 and 2007
summarize the information by selecting the main features etc.
You should spend 20 minutes on this task.
Write more than 150 words.

The illustrations depict changes to a museum building and grounds in 1957 and 2007.
Overall, the building has become developed whilst the number of trees has been reduced
significantly.
In 1957, the grounds had a lot of trees compared to 2007. Most of the trees at the front of the
museum, rear and the left of the museum have been cut down. Where there was a driveway,
we can find a car park instead.
The building in itself has undergone various changes. To begin with, the entrance was
moved from the middle to the left of the building. Visitors should now enter from the
museum shop to enter the building. The museum shop leads way to the reception. A café has
been built next to the reception replacing the museum storeroom. The National history
exhibition has been replaced by the local history room. The museum building has been
enlarged to add a special exhibition room and an education centre.

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The maps show changes in the local industrial village in England called Stamdorf
between 1985 and 2015.
You should spend 20 minutes on this task.
Write more than 150 words.

These maps distinctively show us the difference in the local industrial village of Stamdorf in
three decades. Overall, a huge transformation has taken place in the village. There were new
buildings built in the village by 2015.
There weren’t many buildings in 1985 except for small roadside inns and a factory whereas
in 2015, there were a large number of buildings like the housing estate 1 and 2, the industrial
zone and the industrial staff quarter. The roadside inns on the left side of the Thames river
were shifted to the right side of the river, in the south-east corner. There was a wooden
bridge built across the Thames river connecting both sides of the Arlington Road which was
later replaced by a steel bridge. The field was further moved to the south-west corner. The
factory built-in 1985 was demolished and an industrial zone was built in the north side of the

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ride in 2015. Surprisingly, despite all the demolitions and changes, the plantations have
increased in 2015 from 1985.

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These graphs show the age-groups at which men and women got married in 1996 and
2008.
You should spend 20 minutes on this task.
Write more than 150 words.

The given bar charts compare the variation of the percentage of men and women getting
married in 1998 and 2008. In general, the proportion of married individuals of both genders
experienced a slight decrease for those aged under 30 years old and a noticeable increase
for the other age groups in the given decade, and the age from 25 to 29 years old was the
most ideal age to get married.
As presented in the chart, there was a minor decline in the percentage of women getting
married under the age of 24, especially the percentage of early 20-year-old married females
was half in 2008 compared to that in 1998. Noticeably, no males got married during the age
of 16 to 19. The rate of 25-29-year-old women married to their husband remained
unchanged at approximately 11,5% over 10 years, while men’s figure observed a slight
drop to 8% in 2008. There was a major drop in the number of people who got married in 35-
44 age groups from 1998 to 2008.

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The chart below shows the health spending among five different countries in 2002.
You should spend 20 minutes on this task.
Write more than 150 words.

The given bar graph analyses the relative amount of GDP that five different countries
invested in healthcare services in 2002. From the graph, it is clear that both the public and
private sectors of the USA spent more on healthcare as percentages of GDP and are the
highest among the five countries. On the other hand, the figures for public and private
expenditure are the lowest in Japan.
Among the five countries, concerning GDP, public healthcare spending was noticeably
higher in the USA, at 10%, followed by France and German with an approximate 8%. Also,
the proportion of private spending in the USA was the highest, which made the USA become
the highest investor for health care in total, with 14%.
In comparison with other countries, the private sector in Japan had the lowest funding with
2% while the Italian Government spent 3%. As a result, the total budgets expended in both
countries are the lowest, at just over 8% and 9% respectively. In the same year, France and
Germany both stood as the second-highest with a total investment of 12% of GDP in the
healthcare sector, though the private sector in France barely contributed with just more than
2%.

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You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The graph below shows the number of magazines sold in 5 different countries in 2005
and 2015. A prediction for 2025 is also given. Summarise the information by selecting
and reporting the main points and make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.

The given graph bar represents the number of magazines sold in five countries from 2005 to
2015, with a prediction till 2025. It is clear from the graph that in France and the UK, the
number of magazines sold declined from 2005 to 2015 and are predicted to decline in the
future also. However, in the US, Italy and Spain the number of magazines sold increased
from 2005 to 2015, but a drop in sales is predicted for 2025.
The French were the most loyal magazine readers and are predicted to remain so till 2025.
France has the highest number of magazines sold compared to the rest of the countries.
40,000 magazines were sold in France in 2005 but this figure dropped and is predicted to
drop more further by 2025 and reach 35,000. The number of magazines sold in the UK was
far less than those sold in France, but the trend was similar to France.
The least number of magazines were sold in Spain in 2005 with 5,000 copies, and after a
slight rise in 2015 with 6,000 copies, the number is again predicted to reach 5,000 by 2025.
In the US, the second-highest number of magazines was sold in 2005 but again the number is
expected to decline to 25,000 by 2025. The most surprising prediction is for Italy. The
number of magazines sold was 15,000 in 2005, 20,000 in 2015 but are predicted to drop to
1,000 by 2025.

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You are advised to spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The first chart below shows how energy is used in an average Australian household. The
second chart shows the percentage of greenhouse gas emissions which result from this
energy use.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.

The percentage of household energy use in Australia:

The percentage of greenhouse gas produced in Australia:

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The two pie charts describe the use of energy by an average Australian household and
emission of greenhouse gas from the use of energy respectively. The first pie chart compares
the power consumptions of electronic appliances in a typical Australian house whereas the
second one shows data on the percentages of greenhouse effects of these power-consuming
appliances. As observed, the more energy a household appliance consumes, the more
greenhouse gas it emits.
As can be observed, water heating, keeping the house warm or cool consumes most of the
energy required in an average Australian family with 23% and 20% respectively. Cooking
utilises 5%, standby 5% and lighting 11% with total utilisation of 21% of the power while
refrigerators need 12% electricity. All other appliances consume the rest 24% of the energy
share.
Interestingly, the percentage of energy a particular appliance requires to run and the
percentage of greenhouse gas this device produces is directly proportional except heating
and cooling device. Heating water produces 25% of greenhouse gases, warming and cooling
the rooms attribute 38% with more than half of the total greenhouse gas emission. Cooking,
stand by and lighting combinedly contribute to 14% gas production which is almost same as
the amount produced by other appliances in a house.

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The graph below shows the consumption of four types of dairy products in the USA
from 1970 to 2010.
You are advised to spend about 20 minutes on this task.
You should write at least 150 words.

The chart displays a ratio of four different dairy product low-fat ice cream, yoghurt, high-fat
ice cream and cheese consumed per person in the USA over 40 years from 1970 to 2010.
Overall, the graph displays a significant increase in the usage of cheese.
In 1970, Full-fat ice cream was the most consumed dairy product, at almost 11 pounds per
person, while the low-fat ice cream was consumed 4 pounds per person. The cheese was
consumed 8 pounds per person while yoghurt was consumed by barely 1 pound per person
and is the least consumed dairy product.
By 2010, the end of these 40 years, cheese consumption increased to 22.5 pounds per person
and became the highest consumed dairy product followed by yoghurt, at almost 10 pounds
per person as the second-highest consumed dairy product. Full-fat ice cream and low-fat ice
cream shows a fluctuation in the consumption of ice creams to a decline towards the end of
the whole period reaching 8 pounds and 4 pounds per person respectively.

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The chart shows the proportion of people in a UK survey carried out in three different
years who said they were interested in certain sports.
You are advised to spend about 20 minutes on this task.
You should write at least 150 words.

The bar chart shows the percentage of UK residents interested in six different sports, in three
different years 1995, 2000 and 2005. Football was by far the most popular physical activity
in all surveyed years, while golf was the least popular activity.
In 1995, football was the most popular sport, chosen by 41% of the survey participants,
while playing snooker and tennis estimated for around 30% and 29% respectively. In
contrast, about 22% of people chose swimming, while only 18% said they were interested in
golf.
In 2000, slightly more people preferred football, with the numbers rising to approximately
42%, but there was a significant drop in the figures for tennis and snooker. The figures for
golf dropped to 15%, and rugby dropped to 18% as opposed to these, figures for swimming
experienced a considerable increase in popularity to over 29%.
In 2005, the popularity of football further increased to 44%, while swimming experienced a
decline in contrast to the year 2000, and reached 27%. The rugby gained popularity and the
number reached 27%, the highest compared to all the 3 years.

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The bar graph compares the wind energy production in four countries India, Denmark,
Germany and the US between 1985 and 2000.
You are advised to spend about 20 minutes on this task.
You should write at least 150 words.

The bar graph compares the wind energy produced in the four countries, India, Denmark,
Germany and the US between 1985 and 2000. Initially, the US was the highest producer of
wind energy, but with time all the countries except the US showed remarkable growth in the
production of wind energy. Also, Denmark experienced the most notable increase among all
the given countries.
In 1985, the US produced approximately 1200 megawatts of energy from wind. The wind
energy production in India and Denmark was the lowest nearly the same at 200 megawatts
and Germany produced around 400 megawatts. In India, there was a solid improvement over
the 15 years and in 2000, nearly 1200 megawatts of wind energy was produced in India.
While Denmark produced about 1600 megawatts of wind energy and became the largest
producer of wind energy by the year 2000.
Germany also had growth but not as significant as India and Denmark and in 2000, it
produced about 900 megawatts of wind energy. The US was an exception as its energy
production increased to 1700 megawatts till 1990, but in the last five-year 2000 there was a
similar decline in production of about 100 megawatts and the figure reached to 1500
megawatts.

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You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The graph below shows in percentage terms the changing patterns of domestic access to
modern technology in homes in the UK.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.

It is clear from the charts, domestic usage for all technology continuously increased from
1996-2002. There was a dramatic increase in the sales of the CD player and personal
computer, which is recorded from 1996 to 2003. Similarly, the trend for internet usage also
increased, from 10% in 1998 to more than 40% above in 2003. Phone usage also increased
dramatically.
Between 1996 to 2003, the personal computer significantly grew from 30% to just over 50%
by 2003. Similarly, CD player sales also steadily increased by about 23% from 60% to 83%
domestic usage. The mobile phone started at the lowest with only 18% usage in 1996, and
climbed enormously to 70%, outdoing home computers at the beginning of 1999 to about
70% usage by 2003.
Overall, The domestic usage for all four technologies firmly increased, the percentage of
mobile phone usage and internet access increased dramatically. But the CD player and Home
computer also increased at a slow pace.

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The chart below shows the number of men and women in further education in Britain
in three periods and whether they were studying full-time or part-time.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.

This bar chart illustrates the men and women who studied part-time and full-time in three
different periods. In all three time periods, both men and women were involved in part-time
education than full-time education. Overall, the number of women in full-time education
rose from approximately 700 thousand to 1000 thousand, whereas the number of men in
part-time education was lower in the early nineties compared to the seventies.

As far as women are concerned, the numbers increased in both sectors of education. The
number of part-time female students increased dramatically from 700 thousand to 1.2
million in the twenty years. Furthermore, The number of women in full-time education went
up more gradually from 100 thousand in 1971 to just over 200 thousand in 1991. This was
similar to the increase in full-time male students.

To sum up, the number of women in both sectors increased significantly while it seems that
the number of men entering part-time education decreased a little and was fluctuating.

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The graph below shows radio and television audiences throughout the day in 1992.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.

This graph illustrates the number of people who listen to the radio and watch television
throughout the day in 1992. Overall, the number of people watching television reaches a
peak at 8.00 pm and hits a low at 4.00 am while the number of people listening to the radio is
the highest at 8.00 am and lowest at 2.00 am.
Observing the graph, we know that approximately 7% of the UK population started listening
to radio from 6:00 am whereas nobody watched TV at this time of day. The radio audiences
slowly increased to reach a peak of approximately 26% of people between 8 AM to 10 am.
Then, this trend decreased gradually to less than 10% of the audiences at 6 pm.
Furthermore, the majority of TV audiences were watching TV between 6.00 pm to 12.00 am
with the highest point reaching almost 50% at 8.00 pm.
To sum up, the majority of the UK population were watching TV than listening to the radio.

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The diagram below shows the process by which bricks are manufactured for the
building industry.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.

This diagram demonstrates how bricks are manufactured for the building industry. The
process to manufacture bricks begins by digging up clay and goes through several stages
before the final product gets delivered.
Initially, clay is dug from the ground. Then the lumps of clay are placed on a metal grid to
break up the big chunks of clay into smaller pieces, which fall through the metal grid onto a
roller. The motion of the roller further segregates the bits of clay. Sand and water are added
to make a homogeneous mixture, which is either poured into moulds or cut using a wire
cutter to form brick-shaped pieces of clay.
These fresh raw bricks are then placed in a drying oven for at least 24 to 48 hours. Several
dozens to hundreds of bricks are placed in the drying oven at once to dry. Later, the dried
brinks are transferred to Kiln to harden the brick to make it durable. There are various
sections in the kiln, section 1 has moderate temperature i.e. 200°c - 900°c. The bricks are
transferred to section 2 which has a high temperature of 870°c - 1300°c. This process is
followed by cooling down the finished bricks for 48-72 hours in a cooling chamber.
Once the bricks have cooled down and hardened, they are packaged and delivered to the
desired destination using a vehicle.

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The chart and graph below give information about sales and share prices for Coca-
Cola.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below.
Write at least 150 words.

The chart represents the number of Coca-Cola bottles sold and the line graph illustrates the
share prices for Coca-Cola. Overall, the largest number of sales are in North America while
the least number of sales are in Africa and the Middle East. The share price of Coca-Cola
increased from 30$ in 1996 to more than 70$ in 1998.
In the year 2000, Coca-Cola sold a total of 17.1 billion cases of their fizzy drink product
worldwide. The largest consumer was North America, where there was 30.4 per cent of the
total sales. The second-largest consumer was Latin America. Europe and Asia purchased
20.5 and 16.4 per cent of the total sales respectively, while Africa and the Middle East
remained fairly small consumers at 7 per cent of the total sales.
Since 1996, share prices for Coca-Cola have fluctuated. In that year, shares were valued at
approximately $35. Between 1996 and 1997, prices rose significantly to almost $70 per
share. They dipped a little in mid-1997 and then peaked at $80 per share in mid-98. From
then until 2000 their value fell consistently but there was a slight rise in mid-2000.

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You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

Write at least 150 words.

The chart below gives information about global sales of games software, CDs and DVD
or video.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information.

This bar graph portrays information about sales of games software, CDs and DVD or video
around the world with units measured in billion dollars. Overall, the sales of CDs are always
at the highest. All the sales have considerably increased over the years.
According to the data, in the year 2000, the sales price of CDs was approximately 35
billion dollars worldwide. In this year the sales price for DVDs/ Video and games were less
than 20 billion dollars. The sales price of these three items remained almost the same in the
next year with slight increment in the sales amount of DVD and games. Over the year the
sales price of CDs decreased and finally reached just over 30 billion dollars in 2003. On the
contrary, the sales price for DVDs and Video increased significantly and the price reached
almost near the sales price of CDs. Similarly, the sales price of games increased and reached
over 15 billion dollars in 2003.
In summary, DVDs gradually replaced the CDs and games software sales increased for the
given period.

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The graphs below show the types of music albums purchased by people in Britain
according to sex and age.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below.

The bar graphs illustrate the percentage of people who bought pop music, rock music and
classical music respectively. Overall, in all the three graphs, there were fluctuations without
any consistency in the rise and fall.
According to gender in the bar graphs, more than a one-fourth of the British males
purchased rock music albums while less than 10% preferred classical music. Similarly, 8%
of British female purchased rock music albums while 6% from this same category purchased
classical music. This data shows that more British men purchased music albums than
women.
According to age group, rock music is more preferred by 25 to 34-year olds and they
purchased around 31% rock music albums. These people purchased only 17% of classical
music. 16 to 24 years old Britishers bought 29% rock music while their percentage of buying
classical music is significantly less, only 1%. Rock music is also popular than classical music
among the 35 to 44 years age group Britishers who bought 14% rock music albums compared

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to the 3% classical music purchase. But a completely different trend can be observed
among the British over 45 years as they prefer classical music over rock and pop music.
People from this age group purchased 20% classic music albums while the rock music
albums they purchased amount to only 8-10 percentage.

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You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

Write at least 150 words.

The graphs below show the numbers of male and female workers in 1975 and 1995 in
several employment sectors of the republic of Freedonia.
Write a report for a university teacher describing the information shown.

These two-line graphs show the number of male and female employees in 1975 and 1995 in
various employee sectors of the republic of Freedonia.
According to the first graph that represents the employment status in 1975, there were far
more male employees in all the employment sectors than the female employees. Nearly half
of the employees in the manufacturing industry were men. Most strikingly, about 75% of
financial sector employees were male. However, the number of women in the
communication sector was relatively close to the number of male employees.
Looking closely at the 1995 data represented in the graph, females have made a significant
improvement in securing jobs in different employment sectors. On top of that, women
outmatched male employees in securing jobs in communication and wholesale & retail trade

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industry. Furthermore, nearly half of the communication sector employees were women. In
the finance sector as well, women employees were not very far behind.

Comparing the two graphs, it seems very clear that in between those twenty years 1975
to1995 the number of male employees in these sectors had remained considerably the same,
but there was an increase of female employees in the majority of these job sectors except for
non-defence public sectors in which their number of employees remained stagnant.

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You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

Write at least 150 words.
Eating sweet foods produces acid in the mouth, which can cause tooth decay. (High acid
levels are measured by low pH values)
Describe the information below and discuss the implications for dental health.

The line graph illustrates the acid level in the mouth which is created by consuming sweet
foods specifically sugar and honey and the possibility of tooth decay because of this acid
level. As is presented in the line-graph, the higher the acid level the lower the pH value and a
pH level less than 5.5 is detrimental to the tooth and causes the tooth decay.
After the consumption of cane sugar, the acidity level of the mouth increases sharply in five
minutes and reaches 3.5 pH level. The acidity level of mouth decreases steadily and reaches
a normal level approximately after thirty minutes. However, teeth remained at a dangerous
pH level for more than 25 minutes.
Another acidic nutrient is fruit sugar. After the consumption of fruit sugar, the acidity level
significantly increases while the pH level of mouth decreases and reaches 4.25 pH in five
minutes. After that, the level of acidity of mouth reaches a normal level in 15 minutes.
Therefore, teeth remained at a dangerous level for 15 minutes.
The last and the least acidic nutrient is honey. After the consumption of honey, the acidity
level of mouth increases rapidly in five minutes and reached 5 pH level and then, and
remains for 5 minutes and decreases moderately. However, teeth remained in an acidic
environment for almost 10 minutes.
In conclusion, the more hazardous nutrient for teeth is cane sugar. Honey is the safest sugary
food which causes the least chances of tooth decay.

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The diagram below shows the typical stages of consumer goods manufacturing,
including the process by which information is fed back to earlier stages to enable
adjustment.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the process shown.

The flow of Manufacturing Process:

This diagram depicts the phases at which the consumer goods are manufactured to get the
end product. It also gives us an idea of the information that is given back to the earlier levels
to enable adjustment of future products.
Firstly, raw materials and other components are stored together and production planning is
done. There are two major processes involved in the overall manufacturing process: one is
the manufacturing process itself and another one is the information feedback process with
which the adjustment of the manufacturing is done.
After the product research, the designing is done and this input is used in product planning.
After the production planning is complete, it moves on to stages like the assembly,
inspection, testing and packaging. Feedback from the testing phase is used in designing and
which leads back to product planning.
Again, market research affects the design and advertising and inputs from the market
research are used in the packaging. The final two levels are dispatch and sales. The
information flow gives feedback to other levels of manufacturing to refine and adjust the
process.

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In summary, the consumer goods manufacturing process involves both the multi-staged
manufacturing and research methods. The manufacturing process involves the storage,
assembly, inspection, packing to the sales methods whereas the research process includes
market & product research, design and advertisement.

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You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

Write at least 150 words.
The table below shows social and economic indicators for four countries in 1994,
according to United Nations statistics.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.

The provided table compares four important economic and social factors of four countries
namely Canada, Japan, Peru and Zaire in the year 1994. According to the provided table, it
can be seen clearly that, economic and social living standards of Canadian and Japanese
citizens were far better than that of people of Peru and Zaire.
As shown in the given table, initially, annual incomes of Canadian and Japanese people were
much higher with 11100 and 15760 USD per person in 1994 while people of Peru and Zaire
had only 260 and 130 USD per person respectively. In addition to this, life expectancy at
birth in Canada and Japan was 76 and 78 years whereas it was only 51 and 47 in Peru and
Zaire.
As observed from the given data, daily calorie supply in Canada and Japan was 3326 and
2846 per person while this ratio in Peru and Zaire was almost half, with 1927 and 1749 per
person. Furthermore, the adult literacy rate in both Canada and Japan was exactly same -
99%, while other two countries Peru and Zaire had far less adult literacy rates which were
68% and 34% respectively.
In summary, Japan and Canada were two socially and economically developed countries
with very good social and economic indicators while Peru and Zaire were two under-
developed countries with poor life expectancy, annual income, food supply and literacy rates.

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The diagram below shows the average hours of unpaid work per week done by people in
different categories. (Unpaid work refers to such activities as childcare in the home,
housework and gardening.)
Describe the information presented below, comparing results for men and women in the
categories shown. Suggest reasons for what you see.

The graph portrays the data between married men and women and the number of hours spent
a week on unpaid work. Overall, in all the three categories (without children, with 1-2
children and with 3 or more children), married women spend more hours involved in unpaid
work such as housework, gardening and childcare than married men.
Married women with children spend more time on unpaid work rather than women without
children. Furthermore, there is a drastic increase in the number of hours of unpaid work
carried out by married women among the three levels, there is an insignificant variation
among all three categories for married men in terms of work hours that are not paid i.e. they
remained at 30 or fewer hours. It is observed that married men with three or more children
spent a smaller number of unpaid work hours.
In conclusion, married women with three or more children spent the highest number of
hours, yet married women from all categories spent a higher number of hours for unpaid
work than married men.

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You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

Write at least 150 words.

The chart below shows the sleep patterns of people in five different occupations
according to a Canadian study.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.

The table data shows the sleeping pattern of people of different jobs based on a Canadian
study. As observed from the given information, the timing and total hours of sleep vary
based on the occupation of the group of people.
Firstly, students sleep 8 hours a day and their average sleeping hours are from 11:00 pm to
7:00 am. Secondly, truck drivers sleep at different times of a day possibly because of their
job nature and variation of driving schedules and they sleep around 6 hours a day. Again,
full-time mothers sleep from 10 pm and with some intervals, they also show different
sleeping times and in total, they sleep 8 hours a day. Business executives sleep 6 hours a day
but they have a consistent sleeping pattern like the students and they sleep from 11.00 pm to
5:00 am on an average. Finally, the doctors sleep fewer hours than other people from other
occupation. They sleep from 1:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. with an exception of one hour in between.

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The chart below shows the amount of leisure time enjoyed by men and women of
different employment status.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below.

The provided chart displays the number of free hours by men and women in a typical week
in 1998-99, according to their sex and occupation status. As observed from the graph, the
unemployed and retired men and women had more leisure time than the others.
Furthermore, males never did a part-time job nor were they househusbands in that year.
Among the full-time employed people, men had about 45 hours of leisure time on an average
per week compared to the almost 38 hours of leisure time for women. No data is given for
the part-time employed men and women from this category enjoyed 40 hours of leisure time
in a week. This figure is slightly more than the employed women perhaps because of their
employment nature.
Unemployed and retired people had the longest period of leisure activity both for men and
women and men had a few more hours than women. As expected the retired and
unemployed people enjoyed about 78 to 82 hours per week which is longer than people from
other employment statuses. Lastly, housewives enjoyed approximately 50 hours of leisure
time which is more than the employed women but less than the unemployed and retired
women.

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You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

Write at least 150 words.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information in the graph below.

The graph compares male and female smokers from 1960 to 2000 in Someland. As observed
from the given line graph, over the 40 years, the number of male smokers dropped
significantly while the number of female smokers increased.
Initially, in 1960, 600 males out of every 1000 males smoked and the female smokers were
less 100 in number in that year. Over the next 40 years, the number of male smokers
decreased steadily and reached to just over 200 out of 1000 people. On the contrary, though
the number of female smokers was always fewer than male smokers, their number
progressed over time. The number of women increased sharply to above 300 in the year
1975. In 2000, the male and female smokers’ number was almost the same, they came
around to 200 in 1000 people.
The rate of smoking in men dropped throughout the whole period but was always more than
the female figures. The number of women increased until 1975 but then decreased in the
years after.

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You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

Write at least 150 words.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information in the graphs below.

The graphs compare the number of deaths caused by six diseases in Someland in 1990 with
the amount of research funding allocated to each of those diseases. It can be seen that the
amount of research funding in many cases do not relate to the seriousness of the disease in
terms of numbers of deaths whereas more medical funding has been given to diseases with
fewer deaths.
In 1990, the least number of deaths were caused by Leprosy while a majority of the deaths
were caused by TB. There were approximately 0.2 million deaths from AIDS, 0.3 million
deaths from tropical diseases, 0.5 million deaths from diarrhoea and 0.4 million deaths from
malaria. In contrast to the number of deaths, medical funding has been allocated. In 1990
AIDS received 180 million dollars in research funding, leprosy about 80 million dollars in
research funding similar to tropical diseases, diarrhoea received 60 million dollars in research
funding, malaria 50 million dollars and TB 20 million dollars in research funding.

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You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

Write at least 150 words.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information in the two graphs
below.

The pie charts portray the difference in the women education scenario in Someland by
comparing the highest level of female education in 1945 and 1995. Overall, significant
progress in education was achieved by women in Someland.
According to the diagrams, 35% of women in Someland did not receive any formal education
in 1945 while another 35% dropped out before they even completed their third grade. This is
an alarming figure for the women in Someland in terms of their schooling in Someland.
Moreover, almost 15% of females merely finished their sixth and ninth grades whereas only
4% made it to their 12th grades. Solely 1% of these women were awarded their first-degree
certificates while none of them earned the post-graduation qualification.
However, after fifty years, the progress was outstanding when one in every five women in
Someland finished their post-graduation, 50% earned their first-degree and almost all women
finished at least grade 9. No women in Someland in 1995 were deprived of their education
and 20% of them finished school years to finish their 12 grades.

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You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

Write at least 150 words.
The table below shows the hours of leisure time spent by people in different age groups
in Someland.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.

The table gives us information on how people in different age groups spend their leisure
time in Someland over a year. Overall, the free time available deviates across the age groups
and people who belong to different age groups have very different ways of spending their
leisure time.
Teenagers and people in their twenties spend around 350 hours per year on socialising with a
group of more than 4 people. Although the total hours of socialising in their 30s, 40s, 50s
and 60s are pretty constant when they’re socialising with four or fewer people, socialising
with more than 4 people drops rapidly to 50 hours in the 30s and 40s age groups. In the case
of group exercises, the majority of the teens do group exercises while people above 60s and
70s do not get involved in group exercises.
People of all ages spend a lot of their leisure time on entertainment such as enjoying TV/
video and cinema. In both cases, teenagers and retired people spend around twice as much
time as those who are at working age. Cinema accounts for 100 hours of the teenagers while
it reduces to 25-50 hours for the rest. Notably, there is a significant trend towards solitary
and smaller group activities as people grow older.

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You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

Write at least 150 words.

Write a report describing the information in the graph below.

The bar graph shows surprising differences in the level of computer and Internet usage in
the Arab world. Overall, the UAE has the most number of computer and internet users while
Morocco and Egypt have the least number of users.
The UAE and Kuwait by far have the maximum number of computers as compared to other
Arab countries, with Saudi Arabia as the third-highest. The UAE has over 150 computers for
every 1000 inhabitants, Kuwait's 130 and Lebanon's 50 for every 1000 inhabitants
respectively. On the contrary, countries such as Egypt, Morocco and Syria have less than 20
computers per 1000 inhabitants.
We can also observe great differences in Internet usage and availability. The UAE has by far
the highest number of users, with more than one-third of its population using the Internet.
Kuwait and Lebanon are second and third largest users again, with more than 100 users per
thousand in Kuwait and 80 in Lebanon respectively. In some countries, the number of users
using the Internet is extremely less. Saudi Arabia has less than 20 users per thousand, and
there are less than 10 users per thousand in Syria.

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You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

Write at least 150 words.

The graph below shows the different modes of transport used to travel to and from
work in one European city in 1960, 1980 and 2000.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information below.

The bar graph shows the type of transportations citizens of a European country used to travel
in, to and from their workplaces in three different years - 1960, 1980 and 2000. As observed,
according to the graph, cars gained huge popularity as the mode of travelling while the bus
lost its appeal as a mode of transportation among the Europeans.
As the graph shows, almost 40% of the Europeans used buses to travel to their offices and to
get back homes in 1960. Tubes were the second most preferred mode of transportation
as 25% of people took this form of transportation. Interestingly, only less than 6% of them
used cars to travel while trains were preferred by roughly 18% of citizens for travelling to
and from offices. After two decades, trains and personal cars demand raised as more than
half of the population used these two forms of transportations. Tubes and buses held a very
less proportion of passengers in this year and buses seem like lost its attraction as a mode of
transportation.
Eventually, in 2000, more than one-third of the Europeans started using cars while only 15%
of them used buses to travel to and from their workplaces. Tubes held almost one-fourth of
the passengers while passengers using trains reached just above 20%.

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You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

Write at least 150 words.

Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information below.

The bar graph resembles the UAE government’s expenditures on health and education
sectors in three different years with a 5 years gap. The line graph shows the infant mortality
rate and citizens' life expectancy from the year 1970 to 1992. As observed in the graphs,
the UAE government spent more on healthcare and education in 1993 than they did in the
past. As the citizens’ life expectancy enhanced; we could see a severe decline in the infant
mortality rate.
As given in the graphs, the UAE government allocated less than 8% of its GDP on healthcare
in 1985 and just 10% on education. After 5 years, spending on healthcare decreased
significantly while it increased dramatically in the education sector. In the final year, both
sectors got preference and the allocated 10% of the GDP in the Health sector while in the
Education sector it was about 15% of the GDP.

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The line graph represents the percentage of funding in the UAE that had a direct influence
on their citizens’ life expectancy and infant's mortality rate. While life expectancy in the
UAE was just 60 years in 1970, it increased to over 70 in 1992. On the other hand, the
infant mortality rate decreased to just 20% in 1992 from the surprising 70% in 1970.

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You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

Write at least 150 words.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information below.

The given bar graph represents data about the United Kingdom citizens expenditure on the
fast-food item in 1990. As observed from the given data, people with high-income spent
more money on fast foods. The hamburger was the highly preferred food among the high and
average earning people.
According to the graph, the people who had high income spent the maximum amount on the
fast-food items. Hamburger was the most favourite fast food item preferred by both the
average and high earning group of people. More than 40 million pounds was spent by the
high earning people on this single fast food item hamburger. The two other popular fast food
items among the high earning people were Pizza and Fish/ Chips for which the high earners
spent more than 15 million pounds in 1990.
Among the average earning people, the second most favourite fast food item was fish/ chips
for which they made a total expenditure of 25 million pounds in the year 1990. On the other
hand, Pizza was the least favourite fast-food item among the people of low income and they
preferred fish/ chips and hamburger over pizza.

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You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

Write at least 150 words.

The charts below show US spending patterns between 1966 and 1996.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information below.

The pie charts compare the Americans expenditure on different commodities in 1996 with
that of 1966. The pie charts show the expenditure of Americans in two different years in
seven categories namely cars, food, petrol, furniture, restaurants, computers and books. The
expenses are presented in percentages and it is clear that cars consumed the highest
percentages of American citizens’ expenditure in 1996 while in 1966 food required the
highest ratio of money.
According to the charts, 44% of Americans expenses went on food in 1966 and they spent
23%on cars. The lowest amount of money Americans made was for computers which were
merely 1%. Expenses in 1966 on furniture was 10% and petrol was 9% respectively and their
budget for books and restaurant meals were 6% and 7% percentages respectively.
After three decades, the expenditure pattern by Americans on the same commodities
changed drastically. They spent 45% on cars, which consumed the highest ratio of
spending and expense on food preparation dropped by 30%. It is interesting to note that the
spending on books reduced to barely 1% while this figure reached up to 10% for computers.
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petrol dropped by 1% to 8% despite a hike in spending on automobiles. Finally, Americans

share of expenditure for purchasing furniture reduced by 2% in 1996 than that of 10% in
1966.

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You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

Write at least 150 words.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information in the graph.

The graph shows changes in the amount of fast-food consumed in the UK between 1970 and
1990. Firstly, eating habits among Britishers has changed. Secondly, the type of fast food
preference has also changed. The line graph illustrates the total consumption of three fast
foods in 20 years between 1970-1990.
In 1970, the most popular fast food was pizza, over 300 grams were consumed each week. By
1990, however, this had fallen to just over 200 grams. The consumption of other fast food
such as fish&chips and hamburgers increased. The amount of consumption of hamburgers
increased from about 20 grams a week to approximately 270 grams in the course of 20 years
from 1970 to 1990. Overtaking hamburgers, the consumption of fish&chips also increased,
rising from about 80 grams in 1970 to almost 500 grams in 1990.
In conclusion, the consumption of pizza has significantly decreased and the consumption of
hamburgers and fish and chips has drastically increased. By the year 1990 fish&chips are
the highest consumed fast food and hamburgers are the second most consumed fast food.
From 1970 to 1990 there has been a huge increase in total fast food consumption from 450
grams of fast food a week to 1000 grams of fast food a week.

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You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

Write at least 150 words.
Write a report describing the information in the graph below.

The chart compares the fertility rate of women across six countries in the year 1990 and
2000. Overall, it illustrates that there is a decline in the fertility rate over the decade. It is
also observed that there the fertility rate is high for women in Qatar and Oman in
comparison to other countries.
In 1990, the fertility rates Bahrain, Kuwait were 3-4 which later decreased to 2-3 in 2000.
Furthermore, Oman and Saudi Arabia had fertility rates varying from 6-7 in 1990 which
later reduced to 5-6, yet remaining the highest among the 6 countries. Qatar had a fertility
rate of 4-5 in 1990 which went down to 3-4 in the year 2000. Similarly, UAE had a fertility
rate that almost touched 4 in 1990 which later went down to 2-3 in 2000.
In conclusion, even though all the countries have reduced their fertility rates, Oman and
Saudi Arabia were still higher in their fertility rates compared to the other six countries.

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You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

Write at least 150 words.

Write a report describing the information in the graph below.

This line graph depicts the Gold Sales in the year 2002 in Dubai. Overall, we can see that
gold sales were at the peak in March where it reached 350 million Dhirams, in contrast,
sales were at the lowest in July and September for approximately 100-150 million Dhirams.
In January 2002, the sales were at 200 million Dhirams. There was a stable rise in the sales
to about 220-240 million Dhirams in February and then rose sharply to exactly 350 million
Dhirams in March, which had the highest sales of the year. After March, it began to
gradually drop until it reached 100-150 million Dhirams, it’s least sales in July. There was a
small fluctuation from July to September as the sales rose in August to more than 200
million Dhirams and then dropped to the same amount as of July in September. There was
an increase in sales in October and the sales remained stable until December with minute
fluctuations.

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You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

Write at least 150 words.
The chart below shows the amount of money per week spent on fast foods in Britain.
The graph shows the trends in consumption of fast foods.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below.

The graph illustrates the money spent by the British on fast food in 1990 and the intake of
three junk foods over 30 years. The money spent is given in Pence for each person in a week
whereas the intake is presented in gram per person.
To begin with, hamburgers were majorly bought by wealthy British while the low-income
class spent more on fish and chips. A wealthy British would spend about 45 pence per person
in a week on hamburgers while he spends only 15-20 pence on the other two items. Although
the moderate-income class preferred hamburgers, they only spent around 33 pence on them.
They spent 25 pence on fish & chips and less than 15 pence on pizza. The low-income class
spent very less on fast foods, despite fish and chips being their favourite.
Moving on to the consumption of fast food in 30 years, it is observed that the consumption of
fish and chips increased drastically by going from nearly 100 grams to precisely 500 grams.
In 1970, pizza was the most consumed food with over 300 grams. In 30 years, hamburger
gained more popularity than a pizza.

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The charts below show the number of Japanese tourists travelling abroad between 1985
and 1995 and Australia's share of the Japanese tourist market.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below.

The graphs illustrate the number of tourists travelling to other countries in Japan and the
proportion of Japanese visitors visiting Australia in from 1985-1995. Notably, the number of
tourists travelling abroad increased gradually along with an increase in the percentage of
people visiting Australia.
From the graphs, it can be seen that the number of Japanese tourists travelling abroad
gradually increased from 5 million people in 1985 to approximately 15 million people in
1995 with small fluctuations in between. There was a negligible dip in the number of
Japanese tourists in the year 1991 and later began to rise gradually again until 1995.
From the 5 million travellers that travelled abroad from Japan in 1985, only 2 percent of them
went to Australia. The percentage of Japanese tourists rose steadily up to almost 5 percent in
1988. There was a drop in 1989, where the percentage of Japanese tourists was only
approximately 4.2 percent. From 1989 to 1993, there was a steady rise with about 6.2
percentage of Japanese tourists in Australia, marking the highest percentage of Japanese
tourists in Australia.

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You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

Write at least 150 words.
The chart below shows the amount spent on six consumer goods in four European
countries.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below.

The bar graph shows the expenditure on different commercial items by the people of four
European countries; namely Britain, France, Italy and Germany. As per the graph, the British
spent more money on commercial items while the Germans usually spent the least.
As observed, the British spent more than 170 thousand pounds on photographic films which
is the highest amount spent on any item. The British also spent more than 160 thousand for
buying Toys and CDs, which is higher than that spent by any other nation. The British spent
the highest amount of money for perfumes, tennis racquets and personal stereos than other
nations.
On the other hand, French people spent around 165 thousand for purchasing photographic
films, which makes it the highest amount they spent on among all the goods. French citizens
spent about 158 thousand on toys which are as same as the amount spent by Italians. For
Toys, photographic films, and CDs, they spend the total second-highest among the given
four nations. Finally, they spent less than 150 thousand on the remaining commercial items.
Italian citizens spent around 150 thousand on personal stereos, while they spent more than
150 thousand but less than 160 thousand in tennis racquets and CDs, photographic films and
toys. Finally, Germans spent the least amount on all consumer items than any other nation
and the average spending was 145 thousand.

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The charts below show the main reasons for the study among students of different age
groups and the amount of support they received from employers.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart describes the ratio of students who continue their education for the benefit of
their career and passion based on their age groups. The second bar graph shows the ratio of
assistance the students get from their companies as a form of financial support and time off to
support their education. Overall, young students’ main focus for education is their job while
it is mostly passion when they grow older.
To explain this, 80% under 26 years old continue education for their passion. Only 10% of
the students do it from passion. Interestingly, as they start growing older, the more eager
they become to study for personal interest, and not for professional reasons. 7 out of 10

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people who are at least 50 years old study for interest. Finally, these factors equally motivate
people from 40-49 years old to continue their learning for personal interests.

The second diagram shows that young employees who are less than 30 years old get more
support from their companies while the least support is expected for workers between 30 to
39 years old. However, it is interesting to notice that employers are more considerate to
workers over 40 years old than they are to employees in their thirties.

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Write at least 150 words.
The chart below shows information about Heart Attacks by Age and Gender in the
USA.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.

The given chart analyses the number of people having heart attacks per year in the USA
concerning their age groups and genders. As observed from the chart, there is a higher risk
of a heart attack in males compared to that of females in all age groups.
The young age group which includes people aged from 29 to 44 has the lowest rate of heart
attacks per year in the USA. On average, 123 thousand men and 3 thousand women have
heart attacks every year. However, the middle age group of people aged between 45 and 64
has a significantly higher chance to have a heart attack. 424 thousand males, on average,
have heart attacks every year. On the other hand, 136 thousand women’s have incidents of
heart attack recorded per year from the same middle age group of Americans.
The oldest age group develops the highest rates of heart attacks. Heart attacks among males
are on an average of 440 thousand whereas female heart attacks are 374 thousand per year.
Unlike the other age groups, there is not too much of difference between male and female of
this age group.

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Write at least 150 words.

The graph shows the estimated oil production capacity for several Gulf countries
between 1990 and 2010.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.

The given model compares oil production volume of various Gulf countries namely Iran,
Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE between 1990 and 2010. As presented in the
chart, Saudi Arabia had the highest volume for oil production and its production increased
significantly.
Formerly, in 1990, Iraq & the UAE produced over 2 million barrels of oil per day whereas
the production for Kuwait and Qatar were less than 2 million barrels and Iran produced 3
million barrels per day. Saudi Arabia was the highest oil-producing country that produced
more than 8 million barrels daily in 1990. After 10 years, oil production grew in all the
countries except the UAE. In UAE the production showed small growth in 2010. The trends
of higher oil production continued to be the same in all countries in 2005 except in Qatar.
Finally, in 2010, Iran produced more than 4 million barrels daily. Iraq, Kuwait & the UAE
produced nearly 4 million barrels. Saudi Arabia produced much more oil than other Gulf
countries and remained the largest oil-producer for all the mentioned years. In 2010 Saudi
Arabia produced almost 15 million barrels per day, which is almost triple the volume
produced by other Gulf countries.

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Write at least 150 words.

Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information below.

The given bar chart compares the number of male and female graduates from the Higher
Colleges of Technology colleges in the UAE. As observed in the given diagram, more
female graduates earned their degree from these colleges than the number of male graduates.
The most exceptional highlight of the graph is female graduates outnumber male graduates
in all the colleges. For example, in Dubai, there are 30% more women graduates than men
graduates. There are also large differences in Al Ain college with 131 male students and 218
female students. The same trend is observed in Ras Al Khaimah college in terms of 178
females and 102 males graduates. However, the total number of men and women alumni is
almost equal in the Abu Dhabi college. Also, Ras Al Khaimah college has less than 300
students collectively, while Abu Dhabi college has about 600 and Dubai has almost 1000
students who received their graduation with 547 women and 426 men respectively.

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Write at least 150 words.
The graph shows the Underground Station Passenger Numbers in London.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.

The line graph illustrates the number of passengers in the London Underground Station from
6.00 to 22 o’clock. Overall, there are slight fluctuations in the number of passengers. The
highest number of passengers is at 8.00 o’clock.
At 6.00 am, the number of passengers is 100 people. It increases sharply till 8.00 am where
it reaches 400 people. After 8.00 am, it dips completely until it reaches 200. For the next few
hours, there are fluctuations until 16.00, until it reaches 100 people. A sharp rise can be
seen again at 18.00 o’clock when it almost reaches the maximum number of people. For
18:00 to 20:00, traffic eases a little bit to around 130 and finally, the remain hours encounters
little fluctuation at 150.
In summary, there are a lot of fluctuations in the number of passengers in the London
Underground Station with the count being at a peak at 8.00 and falling to it’s lowest at 16.00.

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Write at least 150 words.

The graph shows Internet Usage in Taiwan by Age Group, 1998-2000.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.

The bar graph describes the percentage of internet users in Taiwan based on their age groups
between 1998 and 2000. As shown in the bar graph, the ratio of Taiwanese internet users
between 16 and 30 years was higher than that of other age groups.
According to the given data, in 1998, 53% of internet users in Taiwan were between 16-30
years old. People from 31-50 years old were 41% and the second-highest of total internet
users. Very fewer people from 50+ years old age group or less than 15 years used the
internet in Taiwan this year.
Whereas in 1999, the number of younger people less than 15 years and 50+ years aged
internet subscribers increased to 8% and the internet users from the other two age groups 16-
30 years and 31-50 years decreased slightly.
In 2000, the same trend was observed and senior internet users increased to 10% and less
than 15 years increased to 9% while the percentage of internet users among 16 and 50 years
reduced by 1-2%.

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The line graph below gives information on cinema attendance in the UK.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information given.

The line graph depicts the percentage of people going to the cinema in the UK and
categorises them into four age groups. Overall, the percentage of people going to the cinema
in 2010 was increased from 1990.
According to the line graph, about 15% of the UK citizens who were between 14-24 people
went to the cinema in 1990. The percentage was steady until 1995, in 2000, there was a dip
in the percentage and was less than 15%. There was almost a 5% increase in the percentage
of people going to the cinemas from 2000 to 2010. It is evident graphs that the people in the
UK between 44-54 years went to the cinemas more than the other age groups. Another
interesting data to be noted is that there was a downfall in the people going to the cinema
across all age groups in the year 2000. About more than 30% of the people aged between 34-
44 and 44-54 went to the cinema in the year 1990, but as time passed by there was a
significant increase in percentage in the people who went to the cinemas in the year 44-54
than the people who were aged between 34-44.

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Write at least 150 words.
The chart below shows the employment rates across 6 countries in 1995 and 2005.
Summarize the information by choosing and describe the main idea, and make
comparisons where appropriate.

This bar graph compares the rate of employment in 6 different countries between male and
female for the years 1995 and 2005. Overall, the employment rate was higher than females
in all the countries in 1995, whereas in 2005, the employment rate varied according to the
country.
There was a significant increase in the employment conditions in 2005 compared to 1995.
Both the employment rates of women and men increased in all the countries. The men
employment rates in Switzerland and Iceland were over 65% in 1995 while there were only
55% employment rates for men in the UK. In 1995, New Zealand and the USA had
approximately 60% of male employment rate. On the contrary, the women employment rate
in 1995 was lower in Australia and New Zealand. The employment rate was at its peak for
women in Switzerland.
In 2005, the employment rate increased for both women and men. The highest employment
rate for women was in Switzerland for 68% and the lowest was in Australia for 38%. Though

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the percentage was higher compared to 1995, men were still leading the employment
sectors.
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
Write at least 150 words.
The chart below shows the figures for imprisonment in five countries between 1930 and
1980.
Write a report for a university, lecturer describing the information shown below.

The bar graph illustrates the number of detainees between the year 1930 and 1980 in five
countries – Britain, Australia, New Zealand, the US and Canada. Overall, the United States
had the highest number of prisoners in 1980 while Great Britain had the least in 1930. Also,
the imprisonment figure increased in the UK and US over the years while it decreased in
Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
In 1980, the United States had the highest number of inmates and Australia the lowest. In
1930, the number of prisoners in Canada was extremely high with the number touching 120.
Then the number began to decrease gradually reaching only about 90 prisoners in 1980. By
contrast, Britain had the lowest figure for prisoners until 1970, then the figure jumped
suddenly to reach 90 thousand.
The United States had only about 100 prison inmates in the year 1930 but unfortunately,
increased in number to more than 120 prisoners in 1980. In 1970 the number of prisoners in
Great Britain, New Zealand and Australia was the same, about 70 thousand people.

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The flowchart below shows the process involved in completing the work experience
requirement for university students.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your knowledge
or experience.

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The flow chart shows the process involved to gain work experience before completing
graduation by university students. Fulfilling the work experience requirement, the students
will be awarded credits once the final report is submitted.
The process involves 6 steps. The students should go through these 6 steps to complete the
work experience requirements along with the extra credits.
The first and foremost step is Application. In the application process, the students need to
choose potential workplaces as per their preference from the approved list and submit an
application to the place you’re interested to work to arrange an interview. The second stage
is the approval. When the students receive the acceptance letter, they are required to submit
the acceptance letter to the professor for approval. The third step is schedule. The students
approved by the professor are supposed to arrange their work schedule which should be at
least 10 hours per week over 20 weeks.
The fourth stage is reporting, in this stage, the student is required to complete the weekly
report form with the details about the task completed and responsibility given at the
workplace and submit it to the professor on the last weekday. The fifth step in this process is
Evaluation, during the final workweek, the students need to participate in the evaluation
meeting along with their work supervisor. The supervisor then evaluates their performance
and submits the Evaluation Form. The sixth and final stage of the process is the Final
Report, students are required to submit their final report before last week of the spring
semester.

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The charts below show the percentage of their food budget the average family spent on
restaurant meals in different years. The graph shows the number of meals eaten in fast-
food restaurants and sit-down restaurants.

The pie chart represents the percentage of food budget spent by an average family on
restaurants meals and at home in 1970, 1980, 1990, and 2000, while the line graph
represents the meals eaten in two types of restaurant - in fast food shops and sit-down
restaurants in the year 1970, 1980, 1990, and 2000.
It can be observed that the proportion of food budget spent on restaurant meals had increased
over the period. In 1970, just 10% of the total food budget was spent on restaurant meals and
90% was spent on home food. The amount spent on restaurant meals increased to 15% in
1980. The amount spent on restaurant meals continued to increase to 35% in 1990 and the
year 2000, the amount of food budget spent on restaurants and home cooking had been equal
to 50-50% each.
From the graph, it is visible that the number of meals eaten both in fast food and sit-down
restaurants had increased during the period. In 1970, the number of eaten meals in those two
kinds of restaurants were the same 20 meals per year. The number of meals eaten in sit-down
restaurants went-up slightly, from 20 meals per year in 1970 to 35 meals per year in 1980
and 45 meals per year in 1990 and 50 meals per year in 2000. It is obvious from the graph
that fast food gained more popularity over sit-down restaurants during the period and the
number of meals eaten outside increased compared to home food significantly.

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The diagram below gives information about the Hawaiian island chain in the centre of
the Pacific Ocean.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown.

The map represents the Hawaiian island chain, it is located in the heart of the Pacific Ocean.
As shown, it is formed of volcanoes and the active volcanoes are located at the south-east tip,
where Hawaii is located. It also shows how the volcano eruption occurs.
It is shown that the chain began to form almost 80 million years ago on the solid dense rock
bed and each island started to evolve after an eruption on the seafloor. A hot spot existed on
the ocean bed, which let out the material which is known as the magma. Moreover, the hot
spot remained static. Hence, magma spume was formed and this magma originated from as
deep as 2,883 km below the ocean bed. Eruptions took place and a volcano was formed above
the surface of the ocean.
Later, the spume of magma has remained inactive as the Pacific tectonic plate moves in a
north-west direction across it, at an annual speed of 7-9 centimetre. The other major islands
in the Pacific ocean are Niihau, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui, Lanai and Kahoolawe which
are located from 0-100 kilometres away from each other.

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The diagram below shows how a central heating system in a house works.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.

The given diagram explains how a central heating system operates in a typical house to keep
the internal climate and tap water at a pre-set temperature. The diagram demonstrates how
the tank, boiler and pipes ensure a constant flow of hot water to both the radiators and the
taps.
According to the given diagram, for the central heating machine to work a cold water supply
is needed, in case of the water overflow, this water flows to the storage tank through the
overflow pipe and the excess water is stored in the storage. The water in the main water tank
is passed through a boiler which is either a gas boiler or oil boiler and a pump is connected to
the boiler. The hot water radiators are connected with the boiler and these radiators are made
of small tubes. When the cold water passes through the pump and boiler, the temperatures of
the water increases and the water turns hot and from the water taps, the hot water can be
utilized. As the radiator connected to the boiler and pump are spread across the house, the
whole system covers the house and helps to keep it warm.
In summary, the central heating system mainly works by the flow of hot water through the
house and increasing the temperature of it emitted by the radiators to keep the house warm.

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