Academic Writing Sample Task 1 Thursday, 02 August 2012 You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The chart below shows the GDP growth per year for three countries between 2 2 1 " ! and

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features# and make comparisons where rele$ant" Write at least 150 words.

model answer: The chart shows the annual !" growth #or three countries #rom 200$ to 2010. %y the year 200$ the #igure #or Tunisia was by #ar the highest at close to &.'( per annum. This #igure is double that o# )cuador and three times that o# *apan on a global le+el. ,owe+er by 200- this trend has changed considerably. the *apanese doubled their annual !" o+er this period and there was also an increase in the !" o# )cuador, while Tunisia #ell to /.5( per year. 0n 2001 and 2010, the downward trend #or Tunisia continued #alling to a low o# '( at the end o# this period. 2or )cuador, the !" #ell sharply to 3ust under 1.5( in the year 2001 and rose only slightly in 2010 to 2.'(. 45 the other hand, #or *apan, the !" #igure rose signi#icantly throughout this time and by the year 2010 had more than matched the !" #igures #or Tunisia o# the year 200$. 61&2 words7