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The table below shows the monthly expenditure of an average Australian family in 1991 and 2001. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and ma!e comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words. 1991 2001

Australian "ollar #er $onth Food 155 160 Electricity and Water 75 120 lothin! "0 20 #ousin! $5 100 %ransport 70 &5 'ther !oods and ser(ices) 250 270 Total %&' &1' )'ther !oods and ser(ices* non+essential !oods and ser(ices model answer: %he table shows chan!es in the spendin! patterns o, an a(era!e -ustralian household between 1$$$ and 2001. .n !eneral/ -ustralian household spendin! was hi!h in 2001 than in 1$$1 but the di,,erence was not si!ni,icant 0-12 3715 per month and -12 3675 per month respecti(ely4. %he amount o, monthly spendin! on electricity and water saw a dramatic increase o(er the 10+year period ,rom 375 to 3120. Yet in terms o, the e5penditure on non+essential !oods and ser(ices/ the risin! trend was less ob(ious with a minor increase o, 320. -t the same time/ the amount o, money spent on ,ood and housin! rose only sli!htly ,rom 3155 to 3160 and 3$5 to 3100 respecti(ely. #owe(er/ there was a decrease in e5penditure on the other two items. -ustralians spent one third less on clothin!/ which ,ell ,rom 3"0 to 320. 6imilarly/ e5penditure on transport dropped ,rom 370 in 1$$1 to 3&5 in 2001. .t seems that ,ood and 7other !oods and ser(ices8 were the two bi!!est items o, e5penditure. -lto!ether/ they accounted ,or more than hal, o, the total household spendin!. 9y comparison/ -ustralians spent little on dressin! up. 01:: words4

The table below gives information about (avorite #astimes in different countries. Summari)e the information by selecting and reporting the main features and ma!e comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words. (rom *0 + '0 years old %; 6port <eadin! #obbies =usic 9each 6leep anada 60 22 15 &0 " 0 2 France > > "0 20 & > > En!land > > "0 21 & > 20 -ustralia 65 "0 15 &5 5 "0 & ?orea 22 21 60 &5 2 2 & hina 15 25 60 50 0 5 5 1660 2" 15 &2 2" "0 2 @apan > > 62 > > > > %his table clearly presents and compares ,a(orable pastimes in ei!ht di,,erent countries. %he pastimes/ across the top o, the table/ are analyAed in relation to each country. -s can be seen/ about 60B o, anadians/ -ustralians and -mericans like watchin! tele(ision. 'n the other hand/ this ,i!ure is Cuite low ,or hina where only 15B o, people watch tele(ision. Dredictably/ -mericans like music at 2"B/ whereas only 2 to 5B o, people in the other countries ,eel the same way. 20B o, people in En!land enEoy sleepin! as a pastime whereas in anada and the 16-/ ,or e5ample/ the ,i!ure is only 2B. .nterestin!ly/ the hinese like hobbies the most at 50B/ as opposed to only 20B in France. .t isnFt surprisin! that the hi!hest percenta!e o, beach+lo(ers is in -ustralia and the 16- at "0B. .t seems that pastimes o, people o, di,,erent nationalities may be in,luenced by a number o, ,actors such as the socio+economic situation or the climate. %hese ,actors in,luence cultural di,,erences between di,,erent nationalities and make cross+cultural e5periences more interestin!.