Ielts

#1
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.

The pie chart shows the worldwide distribution of sales of Coca-Cola in the year 2000 and the
graph shows the change in share prices between 1996 and 2001.
In the year 2000, Coca-Cola sold a total of 1.1 billion cases of their fi!!y drin" product worldwide.
The largest consu#er was $orth %#erica, where &0.' per cent of the total (olu#e was purchased.
The second largest consu#er was )atin %#erica. *urope and %sia purchased 20.+ and 16.' per
cent of the total (olu#e respecti(ely, while %frica and the ,iddle *ast re#ained fairly s#all
consu#ers at per cent of the total (olu#e of sales.
-ince 1996, share prices for Coca-Cola ha(e fluctuated. In that year, shares were (alued at
appro.i#ately /&+. 0etween 1996 and 199, howe(er, prices rose significantly to /0 per share.
They dipped a little in #id-199 and then pea"ed at /10 per share in #id-91. 2ro# then until 2000
their (alue fell consistently but there was a slight rise in #id-2000.
# 2
The chart below gives information about global sales of games software, Cs and ! or
video.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information.
The chart shows the changes in the sales of (ideo #aterial 3 454s, ga#es software and C4s
around the world in billions of dollars o(er a three-year period. It can be seen that the sales of
(ideos 3 454s and ga#es software ha(e increased, while the sales of C4s ha(e gone down slightly.
0etween 2000 and 200&, the sale of (ideos and 454s rose by appro.i#ately 1& billion dollars. In
2000, 6ust under 20 billion dollars worth of these ite#s were sold, but in 200&, this figure had risen
to a little o(er &0 billion dollars.
The sales of ga#es software also rose during this period, but less sharply. -ales increased fro#
about 1& billion dollars in 2000 to 6ust under 20 billion dollars three years later. 0y contrast, during
the sa#e ti#e period, the sale of C4s fell fro# &+ billion dollars in 2000 to about &2.+ billion
dollars in 200&.
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The graphs below show the types of music albums purchased by people in #ritain
according to s"$ and age.
model answer:
The three graphs pro(ide an o(er(iew of the types of #usic people purchase in the 78. %t first
glance we see that classical #usic is far less popular than pop or roc" #usic.
9hile slightly #ore wo#en than #en buy pop #usic, the roc" #ar"et is do#inated by #en with
&0: buying roc", co#pared to 1: of wo#en. 2ro# the first graph we see that interest in pop
#usic is steady fro# age 16 to '' with 20: of the population continuing to buy pop C4s after the
age of '+.
The interest in roc" #usic reaches its pea" a#ong the 2+ to &' year olds, though it ne(er sells as
well as pop. Interest also drops off after the age of &+ with an e(en sharper fall fro# age '+
onwards, a pattern which is the opposite to the classical #usic graph.
# 4
The graphs below show the numbers of male and female workers in 1975 and 1995 in several
employment sectors of the republic of Freedonia
!rite a report for a university teacher describing the information shown
model answer:
The two decades between 1975 and 1995 brought significant changes in the representation of
women in Freedonia's work force, according to the graphs.
In 1975, for exampe, some !"" """ men and #5" """ women worked in the communications
sector. Twent$ $ears ater, though the number of men remained unchanged, the number of
women rose to 55" """.
% simiar situation was seen in the whoesae and retai trade sector, where the number of
women rose from about 55" """ in 1975 to amost &"" """ two decades ater. The number of
men in this sector remained stabe o'er the period, at around 7"" """.
(omen aso made gains in both the finance)banking industries and in the defence*reated
pubic sector. (hereas some 1#5 """ women worked in finance and banking institutions in
1975, the number increased to +5" """ b$ 1995. The number of men grew on$ margina$
from +#5 """ to +&" """ o'er the same period. In defence, the number of men decined from
##5 """ to #"" """, whie the number of women rose from #5 """ to o'er 1"" """.
Two sectors that retained stabe empo$ment numbers for both men and women were
manufacturing, which had about !"" """ women and ,5" """ men in both sur'e$ed $ears,
and the pubic sector -non*defence., which empo$ed ,5" """ women and &5" """ men.
Thus, women appear to ha'e made gains in the Freedonian work force but not at the expense
of men.
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/ 5
The graphs below show the numbers of male and female workers in 1975 and 1995 in several
employment sectors of the republic of Freedonia
!rite a report for a university teacher describing the information shown
model answer:
The two decades between 1975 and 1995 brought significant changes in the representation of
women in Freedonia's work force, according to the graphs.
In 1975, for exampe, some !"" """ men and #5" """ women worked in the communications
sector. Twent$ $ears ater, though the number of men remained unchanged, the number of
women rose to 55" """.
% simiar situation was seen in the whoesae and retai trade sector, where the number of
women rose from about 55" """ in 1975 to amost &"" """ two decades ater. The number of
men in this sector remained stabe o'er the period, at around 7"" """.
(omen aso made gains in both the finance)banking industries and in the defence*reated
pubic sector. (hereas some 1#5 """ women worked in finance and banking institutions in
1975, the number increased to +5" """ b$ 1995. The number of men grew on$ margina$
from +#5 """ to +&" """ o'er the same period. In defence, the number of men decined from
##5 """ to #"" """, whie the number of women rose from #5 """ to o'er 1"" """.
Two sectors that retained stabe empo$ment numbers for both men and women were
manufacturing, which had about !"" """ women and ,5" """ men in both sur'e$ed $ears,
and the pubic sector -non*defence., which empo$ed ,5" """ women and &5" """ men.
Thus, women appear to ha'e made gains in the Freedonian work force but not at the expense
of men.
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0ou shoud spend about #" minutes on this task.
"ating sweet foods produces acid in the mouth# which can cause tooth decay $%igh acid
levels are measured by low p% values&
'escribe the information below and discuss the implications for dental health
0ou shoud write at east 15" words.
model answer:
%n$one who has 'isited a dentist has been tod that eating excessi'e amounts of sweets risks
harming the teeth. This is because sweets ower p1 e'es in the mouth to dangerous e'es.
(hen the p1 e'e in the mouth is kept abo'e 5.5, acidit$ is such that teeth are unike$ to be
in danger of deca$. 2weet foods, howe'er, cause p1 in the mouth to drop for a time, and the
onger p1 e'es remain beow 5.5, the greater the opportunit$ for deca$ to occur.
3$ comparing fruit sugar, cane sugar and hone$, which are a common ingredients of sweet
foods, we find that cane sugar owers p1 e'es for the ongest period, thus producing the
greatest risk of the three. %pproximate$ fi'e minutes aftfter consuming cane sugar, p1 e'es
drop to as itte as p1 !.5. The$ then begin to rise sow$, but do not rise abo'e p1 5.5 unti at
east !" minutes ha'e eapsed. 3$ contrast, fruit sugar, which causes the mouth's acidit$ to fa
to 4ust abo'e p1 +, poses a danger for a shorter period5 tooth deca$ is unike$ #" minutes
after consumption. 1one$ appears an e'en ess risk$ substance. Though acidit$ fas to about
p1 +.75 within fi'e minutes of consumption, it returns to abo'e p1 5.5 in under fifteen
minutes.
The impications, then, are that peope who insist on eating sweet foods shoud be aware of
the ingredients, and that fruit sugar or hone$ appear preferabe to cane sugar.
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The diagram below shows the average hours of unpaid wor% per wee% done by people in
different categories. &'npaid wor% refers to such activities as childcare in the home,
housewor% and gardening.(
escribe the information presented below, comparing results for men and women in the
categories shown. )uggest reasons for what you see.
*ou should write at least 1+, words.
*ou should spend about 2, minutes on this tas%.

model answer:
The diagra# re(eals that the nu#ber of hours per wee" spent in unpaid wor" is une;ually
distributed between #en and wo#en.
In households where there are no children, wo#en are reported to wor" so#e &0 hours per wee"
in such tas"s as housewor" and gardening. ,en<s contribution to these unpaid 6obs a(erages a
considerably lower 11 hours.
9hen children enter the household, howe(er, the ine;uality beco#es e(en #ore pronounced. In
fa#ilies of 1 - 2 children, #en #aintain appro.i#ately the sa#e nu#ber of hours of unpaid wor"
as in childless households, but the nu#ber of hours wo#en wor" in the ho#e rises to +2 per wee",
#uch of it, on doubt, due to childcare responsibilities.
Interestingly, when there are three or #ore children in the household, #en are found to wor" e(en
fewer hours around the house than before the appearance of the third child. 9hereas wo#en<s
unpaid hours rise to appro.i#ately +6 per wee", the corresponding figure for #en, 16, actually
represents a decrease.
The data suggest that the increased presence of wo#en in the paid wor" force has yet to lead to
an increased role for #en in the ho#e.
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The chart below shows the amount of leisure time en.oyed by men and women of
different employment status.
/llow yourself 2, minutes for this tas%.

model answer:
The chart shows the nu#ber of hours of leisure en6oyed by #en and wo#en in a typical wee" in
1991-9, according to gender and e#ploy#ent status.
%#ong those e#ployed full-ti#e, #en on a(erage had fifty hours of leisure, whereas wo#en had
appro.i#ately thirty-se(en hours. There were no figures gi(en for #ale part-ti#e wor"ers, but
fe#ale part-ti#ers had forty hours of leisure ti#e, only slightly #ore than wo#en in full-ti#e
e#ploy#ent, perhaps reflecting their wor" in the ho#e.
In the une#ployed and retired categories, leisure ti#e showed an increase for both se.es, as #ight
ha(e been e.pected. =ere too, #en en6oyed #ore leisure ti#e o(er eighty hours, co#pared with
se(enty hours for wo#en, perhaps once again reflecting the fact that wo#en spend #ore ti#e
wor"ing in the ho#e than #en.
)astly, housewi(es en6oyed appro.i#ately fifty-four hours of leisure, on a(erage. There were no
figures gi(en for househusbands> ?(erall, the chart de#onstrates that in the categories for which
statistics on #ale leisure ti#e were a(ailable, #en en6oyed at least ten hours of e.tra leisure ti#e.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information in the graph below.

model answer:
The graph co#pares the rate of s#o"ing in #en and wo#en in -o#eland between the years 1960
and 2000. It can be clearly seen that the rate of s#o"ing for both #en and wo#en is currently
declining and that fewer wo#en ha(e s#o"ed throughout the period.
In 1960, 600 #en in e(ery 1,000 was s#o"ing. This nu#ber decreased gradually to +00 by 19'
and continued to decrease but #ore steeply to 2+0 in 2000. In contrast, the rate of s#o"ing in
wo#en in 1960 was (ery low at only 10 in e(ery 1,000. 0y 1961 this increased to 10, and
increased again but #ore steeply to &20 in 19. The rate of fe#ale s#o"ers then re#ained stable
at &20 until 191' at which point the figures began to decline and had dropped to 200 by 2000.
In conclusion we can see that the rate of s#o"ing in #en dropped throughout the whole period but
was always at a higher le(el than the fe#ale figures. The rate of s#o"ing in wo#en increased until
19 but then decreased for the rest of the period.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information in the graphs below.

model answer:
The graphs co#pare the nu#ber of deaths caused by si. diseases in -o#eland in 1990 with the
a#ount of research funding allocated to each of those diseases. It can be clearly seen that the
a#ount of research funding in #any cases did not correlate with the seriousness of the disease in
ter#s of nu#bers of deaths.
In 1990 there were around 0.2 #illion deaths fro# %I4-, 0.1 #illion deaths fro# leprosy, 0.&
#illion deaths fro# tropical diseases, 0.+ #illion deaths fro# diarrhoea, 0.' #illion deaths fro#
#alaria and 1.1 #illion deaths fro# T0. These figures can be contrasted with the a#ount of
funding allocated for each disease. In 1990 %I4- recei(ed 110 #illion dollars in research funding,
leprosy 10 #illion dollars in research funding, tropical diseases 9 #illion dollars in research
funding, diarrhoea 60 #illion dollars in research funding, #alaria +0 #illion dollars and T0 20
#illion dollars in research funding.
In conclusion it is clear that funding allocation for disease research in -o#eland is not wholly
deter#ined by the nu#ber of deaths for which each disease is responsible in a gi(en year.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information in the two graphs
below.
model answer:
The pie charts co#pare the highest le(el of education achie(ed by wo#en in -o#eland across two
years, 19'+ and 199+. It can be clearly seen that wo#en recei(ed a #uch higher le(el of education
in -o#eland in 199+ than they did in 19'+.
In 19'+ only &0: of wo#en co#pleted their secondary education and 1: went on to a first
degree. $o wo#en had co#pleted post-graduate studies. This situation had changed radically by
199+. In 199+, 90: of wo#en in -o#eland had co#pleted secondary education and of those, half
had graduated fro# an initial degree and 20: had gone on to postgraduate studies. %t the other
end of the scale we can see that by 199+ all girls were co#pleting lower secondary, although 10:
ended their schooling at this point. This is in star" contrast with 19'+ when only &0: of girls
co#pleted pri#ary school, &+: had no schooling at all and &+: only co#pleted the third grade.
In conclusion, we can see that in the +0 years fro# 19'+ to 199+ there ha(e been huge positi(e
de(elop#ents to the education le(els of wo#en in -o#eland.
Write a report describing the information in the graph below.

The chart shows stri"ing differences in the le(el of co#puter and Internet penetration in the %rab
world.
The 7%* and 8uwait are by far the #ost co#puteri!ed countries, with )ebanon a distant third. The
7%* has o(er 1+0 co#puters for e(ery 1000 inhabitants, co#pared to 8uwait<s 1&0 and )ebanon<s
60. In contrast, countries such as *gypt, ,orocco and -yria ha(e less than 20 co#puters per 1000
inhabitants.
There are also great differences in Internet use and a(ailability. The 7%* has by far the highest
proportion of users, with #ore than one-third of its population using the Internet. 8uwait and
)ebanon are second and third again, with 100 users per thousand in 8uwait and 10 in )ebanon. In
so#e countries the nu#ber using the Internet is negligible@ -audi %rabia has less than 20 users
per thousand, and there are fewer than + users per thousand in -yria.
?ne unusual feature of the graph is that Internet use does not see# to be directly related to the
nu#ber of co#puters. In se(eral countries Athe 7%*, )ebanon, Bordan and ?#anC, there are #ore
Internet users per thousand people than co#puters. =owe(er, in other countries, such as 8uwait,
-audi %rabia and -yria, the nu#ber of Internet users is lower than the nu#ber of co#puters.
In su##ary, there are #a6or differences between co#puter use and Internet use in the %rab
world, but the 7%* clearly leads the area in both nu#ber of co#puters and nu#ber of internet
users per capita.
The graph below shows the different modes of transport used to travel to and from wor%
in one 0uropean city in 112,, 11-, and 2,,,.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information below.

model answer:
The graph shows the changing patterns in co##uting by train, car, tube or bus for co##uters in
)ondon in the years 1960, 1910 and 2000.
The nu#ber of people using trains at first rose fro# 6ust under 20: in 1960 to about 26: in 1910,
but then fell bac" to about 2&: in 2000.
7se of the tube has been relati(ely stable, falling fro# around 2: of co##uters in 1960 to 22:
in 1910, but cli#bing bac" to reach 2+: by 2000.
?n the other hand, the use of cars increased steadily fro# 6ust o(er +: in 1960 to 2&: in 1910,
reaching al#ost '0: by 2000, whereas the popularity of buses has declined since 1960, falling
fro# 6ust under &+: in 1960 to 2: in 1910 and only 1+: in 2000.
The graph indicates the growing use of cars for co##uting to wor" between 1960 - 2000, and the
corresponding decline in the popularity of buses fro# being the #ost popular #ode of transport in
1960 to the least popular in 2000.
!rite a report for a university lecturer describing the information below
(ou should write at least 15) words
(ou should spend about *) minutes on this task

model answer:
The graphs show heath and education spending and changes in ife expectanc$ and infant
mortait$ in the 6%7. 8'era, as the percentage spent on heath and education increases,
infant mortait$ and ife expectanc$ impro'e.
9raph 1 shows the percentage of 9:; spent on heath and education between 19&5 and 199!.
There were big increases in both areas. 1eath spending stood at about &< in 19&5 but rose to
9< in 199" and 1"< in 199!. 2pending on education was e'en higher. It was 1"< in 19&5,
and shot up to 1+< in 199" and 15< in 199!, a 5"< increase in 4ust & $ears.
9raph # shows impro'ements in ife expectanc$ and infant mortait$ between 197" and 199#.
=ife expectanc$ was 4ust ," in 197" but rose to amost 7# in 199#. In contrast, the number of
babies d$ing dropped dramatica$, from ," per 1""" in 197" to on$ ## in 199#.
In concusion, peope in the 6%7 are i'ing onger and heathier i'es because of the
go'ernment's spending on education and medica faciities.

model answer:
The graph shows wee"ly e.penditure on fast food in 0ritain by food and inco#e group. There are
two #ain trends. 2irst, the e.penditure is directly related to inco#e. -econdly, there are
differences in the types of fast food eaten by each group.
The a#ount of #oney spent on fast food is related to inco#e. Deople in the high-inco#e group
spent the #ost - o(er 1+ pence per person per wee". Deople in the low-inco#e group spent the
least - less than half of what the high-inco#e earners spent.
The type of fast food eaten also depends on the group. =igh-inco#e earners spent & ti#es #ore on
ha#burgers than people in the low-inco#e group. Di!!a was generally the least fa(orite food. 2ish
and chips was the #ost popular food with the low-inco#e group but consu#ption was fairly si#ilar
a#ong all groups.

model answer:
The pie charts show changes in %#erican spending patterns between 1966 and 1996.
2ood and cars #ade up the two biggest ite#s of e.penditure in both years. Together they
co#prised o(er half of household spending. 2ood accounted for '': of spending in 1966, but this
dropped by two thirds to 1': in 1996. =owe(er, the outlay on cars doubled, rising fro# 2&: in
1966 to '+: in 1996.
?ther areas changed significantly. -pending on eating out doubled, cli#bing fro# : to 1':. The
proportion of salary spent on co#puters increased dra#atically, up fro# 1: in 1996 to 10: in
1996. =owe(er, as co#puter e.penditure rose, the percentage of outlay on boo"s plunged fro# 6:
to 1:.
-o#e areas re#ained relati(ely unchanged. %#ericans spent appro.i#ately the sa#e a#ount of
salary on petrol and furniture in both years.
In conclusion, increased a#ounts spent on cars, co#puters, and eating out were #ade up for by
drops in e.penditure on food and boo"s.

model answer:
The graph shows changes in the a#ount of fast food consu#ed in the 78 between 190 and 1990.
-e(eral trends are apparent. 2irst, 0ritons are eating #ore and #ore fast food. -econdly, the type
of fast food has changed.
In 190, the #ost popular fast food was fish and chips. ?(er &00g were consu#ed each wee". 0y
1990, howe(er, this had fallen to 6ust o(er 200g - a +0: drop. Consu#ption of other fast foods
such as pi!!a and ha#burgers increased, howe(er. The a#ount of pi!!a eaten shot up fro# about
20g a wee" to #ore than 20g, o(erta"ing fish and chips in the late 1910s. =a#burger
consu#ption also increased, rising fro# about 10g in 190 to al#ost &00g in 1990.
%cco#panying this change in the choice of foods was an increase in the a#ount of fast food
consu#ed. In 190, 0ritish consu#ers ate about '+0g a wee" of fast food. In 1990, on the other
hand, this had #ore than doubled, to 1000g.
alternative answer:
The graph shows the a#ount of fast food eaten between 190 and 1990 in gra#s per person per
wee". ?(erall, the a#ount of fast food eaten #ore than doubled.
The a#ount of fish and chips eaten declined slightly. In 190, the consu#ption was about
&00g3wee". This fell to 220g3wee" in 1990.
In contrast, sales of ha#burger and pi!!a roc"eted. In 190, (ery little pi!!a was eaten - less than
+0g3wee". This rose to 210g3wee" by 1990. In the sa#e period, ha#burger sales shot up by #ore
than +00:, fro# 100g3wee" in 190 to +00 gra#s in 1990.
In conclusion, although there was a big increase in the consu#ption of pi!!a and ha#burger, sales
of fish and chips decreased.

model answer:
The chart shows stri"ing changes in the fertility rate of wo#en in si. Eulf countries F -audi %rabia,
the 7%*, ?#an, Gatar, 8uwait and 0ahrain between 1990 and 2000.
In the ten year period, there was a decline in the nu#ber of births per wo#an in all countries. The
biggest declines were in two countries which had low fertility rates at the start of the decade,
0ahrain and the 7%*.
2ertility rates (ary greatly between the si. countries. ?#an and -audi %rabia had the highest rates,
with o(er se(en births per wo#an in 1990. This co#pared with around ' births per wo#an in
0ahrain and the 7%*, and 6ust &.+ in 8uwait
0y 2000, the rate had fallen below three births per wo#an in 8uwait, 0ahrain and the 7%*, with a
drop of o(er 2+: in a decade in the 7%*. =owe(er, in -audi %rabia and ?#an, the rates fell by 6ust
20:, fro# .0 to +.+.
In su##ary, there were #a6or decreases in birth rates in all countries, but so#e countries in the
region ha(e double the fertility rate of others.

model answer:
The line graph shows esti#ated sales of gold in 4ubai for 12 #onths in 2002 in #illions of dirha#s.
There were two #ain seasons for gold sales.
The #ain season for sales is in the 4ece#ber to ,ay period. -ales were consistently abo(e 200
#illion dirha#s per #onth, rising sharply to a pea" of &+0 #illion dirha#s in ,arch. =owe(er, for
the ne.t four #onths, sales declined steadily, reaching an annual low of 120 #illion dirha#s in Buly.
In %ugust, there was a sudden increase. -ales al#ost doubled, rising fro# 120 #illion dirha#s in
Buly to 210 #illion dirha#s in %ugust. This was followed by a drop in -epte#ber, bac" to the Buly
figure.
2ro# -epte#ber to ?ctober, sales reco(ered, fro# 120 to 110 #illion. In ?ctober and $o(e#ber,
sales re#ained steady, and there was a s#all increase in 4ece#ber to 190 #illion dirha#s.
In conclusion, the #ain sales period is in the early part of the year, slu#ping in the su##er, e.cept
for a sudden increase in %ugust.
The chart below shows the amount of money per wee% spent on fast foods in #ritain. The
graph shows the trends in consumption of fast foods.

model answer:
The chart shows that high inco#e earners consu#ed considerably #ore fast foods than the other
inco#e groups, spending #ore than twice as #uch on ha#burgers A'& pence per person per wee"C
than on fish and chips or pi!!a Aboth under 20 penceC. %(erage inco#e earners also fa(oured
ha#burgers, spending && pence per person per wee", followed by fish and chips at 2' pence, then
pi!!a at 11 pence. )ow inco#e earners appear to spend less than other inco#e groups on fast
foods, though fish and chips re#ains their #ost popular fast food, followed by ha#burgers and
then pi!!a.
2ro# the graph we can see that in 190, fish and chips were twice as popular as burgers, pi!!a
being at that ti#e the least popular fast food. The consu#ption of ha#burgers and pi!!a has risen
steadily o(er the 20 year period to 1990 while the consu#ption of fish and chips has been in
decline o(er that sa#e period with a slight increase in popularity since 191+.
The charts below show the number of 3apanese tourists travelling abroad between 11-+
and 111+ and /ustralias share of the 3apanese tourist mar%et.

model answer:
This chart shows us that Bapanese tourists go abroad for tra(elling in a decade and %ustralians
share of #ar"eting for Bapanese tourists. 0etween 191+ and 199+ Bapanese tourists tra(elling
abroad was dra#atically increased. In 1+ there was about + #ilions tra(eller go abroad. -ince 1+
nu#ber of tra(eller went up dra#atically until '0. It was alo#ost twice then between 90 and 9&
the nu#ber ri#ain stateable, which is about 12 #illions. 2ro# 9& to 9+ it rose slightly. Therefore in
199+ there were about 1+ #illions people went abroad.
I a# going to write about the other chart, which is %ustralians share of Bapaneses tourist #ar"et.
This is also between 191+ and 199+. %bout 2 #illion Bapanese tourist went to %ustralia in 191+.
0etween 1+ and 19 people went there is increased sharply, which is al#ost & ti#es #ore. In 1990
it fall nu#ber slightly but fro# 90 to 9' nu#ber is went up. =owe(er 9' to 9+ is not so went up
nu#ber of people who went to %ustralia. It ri#ain is the sa#e or slightly decreased.
Comment:
This is an answer written by a candidate who achie(ed a 0and + score. =ere is the e.a#iners
co##ent@
The writer does what is re;uired of her in ter#s of tas" fulfil#ent, and the #essage can be
followed, but the wea"nesses in gra##atical control and in spelling cause difficulty for the reader.
Co#ple. sentence structures are atte#pted, but the greatest le(els of accuracy are found in basic,
si#ple structures.
The chart below shows the amount spent on si$ consumer goods in four 0uropean
countries.

model answer:
The chart shows that 0ritain, a#ong the four *uropean countries listed, has spent #ost hea(ily on
the range of consu#er goods included. In e(ery case, 0ritish spending is considerably higher than
that of other countriesH only in the case of tennis rac;uets does another country, Italy, co#e close.
In contrast, Eer#any is generally the lowest spender. This Is #ost e(ident in photographic fil#,
where Eer#any spends #uch less than 0ritain. Eer#any only spends #ore than another country,
2rance, in two casesH tennis rac;uets and perfu#es.
,eanwhile, 2rance and Italy generally #aintain #iddle positions, a(eraging appro.i#ately si#ilar
spending o(erall. -pecifically, 2rance spends #ore on C4s and photographic fil# but less on tennis
rac;uets than Italy does. Italys spending on personal stereos is only #arginally greater than that
of 2rance, while spending on toys is e;ual between the two.
It is clear fro# the data gi(en that there are so#e significant differences in spending habits within
*urope.
The charts below show the main reasons for study among students of different age
groups and the amount of support they received from employers.
)ummarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and ma%e
comparisons where relevant.

model answer:
The first graph shows that there is a gradual decrease in study for career reasons with age. $early
10: of students under 26 years, study for their career. This percentage gradually declines by 10-
20: e(ery decade. ?nly '0: of '0-'9yr olds and 11: of o(er '9yr olds studing for career
reasons in late adulthood.
Con(ersely, the first graph also shows that study ste##ing fro# interest increases with age. There
are only 10: of under 26yr olds studing out of interest. The percentage increases slowly till the
beginning of the fourth decade, and increases dra#atically in late adulthood. $early sa#e nu#ber
of '0-'9yr olds study for career and interest. =owe(er 0: of o(er '9yr olds study for interest in
co#parison to 11: studing for career reasons in that age group.
The second graph shows that e#ployer support is #a.i#u# Aappro.i#ately 60:C for the under
26yr students. It drops rapidly to &2: up to the third decade of life, and then increses in late
adulthood up to about '':. It is unclear whether e#ployer support is only for career-focused
study, but the highest le(el is for those students who #ainly study for career purposes.
This is an answer written by a candidate who achieved a Band 8 score. Here is the examiner's
comment:
This answer su##arises the "ey features of both charts and integrates the# well. Clear trends are
identified and supported with appropriately-selected figures. The answer could only be i#pro(ed by
adding an introduction to the general topic of the charts.
The infor#ation is well organised, with a clearly-signalled progression. )in"ing words are used
accurately and precisely, although there is occasional o#ission. Daragraphing is used well initially,
but lapses in the later section.
% (ery good range of (ocabulary is used to con(ey the infor#ation concisely and accurately with
only occasional inappropriacy. 9ords are used precisely and there are no errors in spelling or word
for#.
% wide range of structures is used and #ost sentences in this answer are accurate. *rrors are rare
and do not affect co##unication in this answer.
The chart below shows information about 4eart /ttac%s by /ge and 5ender in ')/.
model answer:
The graph shows how age and gender influence the fre;uency of heart attac"s in the 7-.
)ess than 6: of all heart attac"s occur in the 29-'' age group. The nu#ber of wo#en who suffer
heart attac"s in this group is negligible - only &000 per year, co#pared to 12&,000 #en.
=owe(er the proportion of #en and wo#en with heart attac"s rises dra#atically between '+ and
6', with o(er half a #illion per year. ?(er '20,000 #en a year in this age group ha(e heart
attac"s. The incidence a#ongst wo#en increases - wo#en ha(e one heart attac" for e(ery three
#en in this age group.
?(er the age of 6+, the nu#ber of #en suffering heart attac"s only increases slightly. =owe(er
there is a huge increase in the nu#ber of wo#en with heart attac"s - they co#prise o(er '0: of
all (icti#s.
In conclusion, #en are #ore li"ely to be the (icti#s of heart attac"s at all ages, but wo#en are
increasingly li"ely o(er the age of 6+.
The graph shows estimated oil production capacity for several 5ulf countries between
111, and 2,1,.
model answer:
The graph shows ?il Droduction Capacity in #illions of barrels per day for selected Eulf countries.
There are se(eral features in this graph.
The #ost significant feature is that oil production will increase sharply in al#ost all the countries
shown. 8uwait and Ira; are both e.pected to double their output between 1990 and 2010, with
8uwait<s production rising fro# 1.1 #illion barrels per day AbpdC in 1990 to &.1 in 2010. Iran will
also increase its output by a slightly s#aller a#ount. %fter re#aining steady at 2.+ #illion bpd
fro# 1990 to 2000, the 7%*<s output is e.pected to approach '.0 #illion bpd in 2010. ?nly Gatar<s
production is predicted to fall, bac" to 0.1 #illion bpd after a slight rise in 2000.
=owe(er, the greatest increase will be fro# -audi %rabia. In 1990, its output capacity at 1.+ #illion
bpd e.ceeded the co#bined production of Iran, Ira; and 8uwait. This lead is e.pected to continue
with a +: increase in production to 1'.+ #illion bpd 2010.
In su##ary, while #ost of the countries are e.pected to show increases, -audi %rabia will
#aintain and strengthen its position as the #a6or producer.
model answer:
The chart shows #ale and fe#ale graduates fro# the =igher Colleges of Technology colleges in the
7%*.
The #ost outstanding feature of the graph is fe#ale graduates outnu#ber #ales in all the colleges.
2or e.a#ple, in 4ubai, there are &0: #ore wo#en graduates than #en. There are also large
differences in %l %in and in Ias %l 8hai#ah. =owe(er, the nu#ber of #en and wo#en is al#ost
e;ual in the colleges in %bu 4habi.
There are also big differences in the si!es of the colleges. Ias %l 8hai#ah has less than &00
students altogether, while %bu 4habi has about 600 and 4ubai has al#ost 1000
In su##ary, wo#en outnu#ber #en in all the colleges, and there are significant differences in the
si!es of the colleges.
The graph shows 6nternet 'sage in Taiwan by /ge 5roup, 111--2,,,.
model answer:
The graph shows changes in the age profile of Internet users in Taiwan between 1991 and 2000.
The #ain users of the Internet in Taiwan are young adults between 16 and &0 years old. In 1991,
they accounted for #ore than half of all users. In 1999 the nu#ber dropped slightly to '+:, but
e(en in 2000 they were the biggest group.
The second biggest group of users is aged between &1 and +0. They #ade up '1: in 1991, falling
slightly to &: in 2000. 9hen co#bined with the 16-&0 age group, o(er 9': of users in 1991
were between 16 and +0.
=owe(er this nu#ber is dropping steadily as #ore children and older users log on. In 1999, the
nu#ber of children online ;uadrupled fro# 2: to 1:, and it continued to increase in 2000. There
were si#ilar increases for older users, rising fro# ': in 1991 to 10: in 2000.
In su##ary, while adults between 16 and +0 still represent the great #a6ority of Internet users in
Taiwan, their share is declining as #ore children and older users 6oin the web.
The graph shows 'nderground )tation 7assenger 8umbers in 9ondon.
model answer:
The graph shows the fluctuation in the nu#ber of people at a )ondon underground station o(er the
course of a day.
The busiest ti#e of the day is in the #orning. There is a sharp increase between 06@00 and 01@00,
with '00 people using the station at 1 o<cloc". %fter this the nu#bers drop ;uic"ly to less than 200
at 10 o<cloc". 0etween 11 a# and & p# the nu#ber rises, with a plateau of 6ust under &00 people
using the station.
In the afternoon, nu#bers decline, with less than 100 using the station at ' p#. There is then a
rapid rise to a pea" of &10 at 6p#. %fter p#, nu#bers fall significantly, with only a slight increase
again at 1p#, tailing off after 9 p#.
?(erall, the graph shows that the station is #ost crowded in the early #orning and early e(ening
periods.
The line graph below gives information on cinema attendance in the ':.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information given.
Jou should write at least 1+0 words.
model answer:
The gi(en line graph illustrates infor#ation on the percentage of people who went to the #o(ies in
the 7nited 8ingdo# between 1990 and 2010. The people<s attendance is di(ided into four different
age groups.
?(erall, younger people see#ed to, and are predicted to, be #ore acti(e in #o(ie going than their
older counterparts. =owe(er, all four age groups showed a gradual increase in attendance nu#bers
during the gi(en period, e.cept for a slight drop between 199+ and 2000.
To be specific, a larger percentage of people between the ages of 2' and &' went to, and are
e.pected to, go to the cine#a than those in any other age group. %ppro.i#ately +1: of the
respondents fro# this age group are e.pected to attend #o(ies in 2010 co#pared with only &1:
in 1990. *(en in the group that had the s#allest nu#ber of #o(ie goers, those between the ages
of '' and +', there was an increase of 6: in their attendance.
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The graph above show information of employment rates across 2 countries in 111+ and
2,,+.
)ummari;e the information by choosing and describe the main idea, and ma%e
comparisons where appropriate.
Jou should write at least 1+0 words.
model answer:
The graph shows changes in e#ploy#ent rates in si. countries between 199+ and 200+, for #en
and wo#en. ?(erall #ore and #ore people of wor"ing age are e#ployed, and there ha(e been
significant i#pro(e#ents for wo#en, although they leg behind #en in entering the wor"force.
The #ost ob(ious trend in the graph is that wo#en ha(e lower e#ploy#ent rates in #ost of the
countries in the graph. 2or e.a#ple, in %ustralia in 199+, + percent of #en could find wor" or
retain a 6ob, but only 2 percent of wo#en. The difference was e(en bigger in $ew Kealand, with
60 percent of wo#en. *(en in -wit!erland and Iceland, alightly #ore #en than wo#en were in the
6ob #ar"et.
The second biggest trend in the graph is the i#pro(e#ent in e#ploy#ent between 199+ and 200+.
In all countries shown, figures for both #en and wo#en i#pro(ed. The biggest change was in the
7nited 8ingdo#, fro# ++ percent of #en in 199+ to & percent o(er the ten years period.
2urther#ore, the increases in e#ploy#ent rates for wo#en were #uch higher in $ew Kealand. The
percentage of wor"ing wo#en 6u#ped fro# 2+ percent to '2 percent, and in the 7nited -tates
fro# '+ percent to 61 percent o(er the decade.
In conclusion, all the countries in the graph showed at least a 12 percent increase in e#ploy#ent
rates of both #en and wo#en o(er the ten yeares. 9hile #en had relati(ely higher e#ploy#ent
rate throughout the period, #ore and #ore wo#en appear to be entering the labour #ar"et
The table below shows the figures for imprisonment in five countries between 19+) and
19,)
!rite a report for a university# lecturer describing the information shown below
model answer:
The tabe shows that the figures for imprisonment in the fi'e countries mentioned indicate no
o'era pattern of increase or decrease. In fact there is considerabe fuctuation from countr$
to countr$.
In 9reat 3ritain the numbers in prison ha'e increased steadi$ from !" """ in 19!" to &","""
in 19&". 8n the other hand in %ustraia, and particuar$ in >ew ?eaand the numbers fe
marked$ from 19!" to 19+". 2ince then the$ ha'e increased gradua$, apart from in 19&"
when the numbers in prison in >ew ?eaand fe b$ about !",""" from the 197" tota. @anada
is the on$ countr$ in which the numbers in prison ha'e decreased o'er the period 19!" to
19&", athough there ha'e been fuctuations in this trend. The figures for the 6nited 2tates
indicate the greatest number of prisoners compared to the other four countries but popuation
siAe needs to be taken into account in this ana$sis. The prison popuation in the 6nited 2tates
increased rapid$ from 197" to 19&" and this must be a worr$ing trend.
The line graph below shows the number of annual visits to -ustralia by overseas
residents The table below gives information on the country of origin where the visitors
came from !rite a report for a university lecturer describing the information given
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model answer:
The gi'en ine graph iustrates information on the number of o'erseas 'isitors tra'eing to
%ustraia in miions of peope. 8'era, one notabe trend seems to be that %ustraia has
steadi$ become more popuar as a destination spot. For exampe, there were #" miion more
'isitors to %ustraia in #""5 than in 1975. That's a 4ump from 1" miion to !" miion in #"
$ears.
The second tabe gi'es statistics showing the countries whose residents went to %ustraia
between 1975 and #""5. In both $ears, the argest number of 'isitors came from Eapan,
foowed b$ 2outh Forea and 7urope. 3ritain, the 6nited 2tates and @hina aso had man$
peope tra'eing to %ustraia in these $ears. In fact, the number of peope 'isiting %ustraia
grew in e'er$ one of these countries. For exampe, in #""5, 1# miion peope went there from
Eapan compared with on$ !.# miion in 1975.
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The graphs show enrolment in different colleges in the %igher 6olleges of Technology in
1999
!rite a total of 15) 9 *)) words about the information in the three graphs
!rite a report for a university lecturer describing the information given
model answer:
The charts shows student enroment b$ gender and e'e in different coeges of the 1igher
@oeges of Technoog$ coeges in the 6%7.
There are cear differences in mae and femae enroment. Femaes outnumber men in a the
coeges, with amost #5< more students in :ubai (omen's coege than in :ubai Ben's. Cas
%*Fhaimah (omen's @oege has amost 1&" students, compared to on$ 1"" in the Ben's
coege.
Femaes aso outnumber maes b$ e'e, with amost doube the number of men at 1igher
:ipoma e'e -!!" compared to 1&1.. 8n$ at :ipoma e'e does the number of men sight$
exceed that of women.
8'er haf the students are in @ertificate e'e, with ess than a Guarter at 1igher :ipoma or
3acheor e'e.
In concusion, most students in the 1igher @oeges are enroed at :ipoma e'e or beow,
and the ma4orit$ of students are women.
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The chart shows the number of mobile phones and landlines per 1)) people in selected
countries
!rite a report for a university lecturer describing the information given
model answer:
The graph shows the number of mobie phones and andines per 1"" users, for seected
countries. 8'era, most of the countries incuded in the graph ha'e more mobie phones
subscribers than andines.
Bost 7uropean countries ha'e high mobie phone use. The biggest users of mobie phones are
the Itaians, with && ce phones per 1"" peope. For exampe, Ita$ has twice as man$ mobie
phones as andines, with && mobies per hundred peope compared to +5 for andines.
Bobie phone use is ow in @anada, with fewer than +" phones per 1"" peope. :enmark is
aso unusua because it has sight$ more andines than mobie phones.
1owe'er, in some countries, the number of andines is higher than the number of mobie
phones. 8ne exampe is the 62%, where the number of mobies, at 5" per 1"" peope, is much
ower than the number of andines, at amost 7" per hundred. % simiar pattern can be seen in
@anada. The highest number of andines in the graph is in :enmark, with about 9" per 1""
peope. In contrast, the owest figures for fixed ines are in Ita$ and the 6F.
In concusion, it seems that mobie phone use is higher in 7urope than in >orth %merica.
The chart below shows estimated world literacy rates by region and by gender for the
year *)))
!rite a report for a university lecturer describing the information below

model answer:
In this report I wi describe a bar chart that shows the estimated word iiterac$ rates b$
gender and region for the $ear #""".
First I wi ook at mae iiterac$ for the , areas shown. The owest rates were in :e'eoped
@ountries, =atin %merica)@aribbean and 7ast %sia)8ceania with rates of 1< -approximate$.,
1"< and &< -approximate$. respecti'e$. The rates for the next three areas were much
higher and Guite simiar to each other. 2ub*2aharan %frica, the %rab 2tates and 2outh %sia had
rates of approximate$ !1<, #9< and !+<.
Femae iiterac$ was much higher reati'e$ in each area except =atin %merica)@aribbean
where it was on$ sight$ higher. The owest rates for femae iiterac$ were again :e'eoped
@ountries, =atin %merica)@aribbean and 7ast %sia)8ceania with rates of approximate$ #<,
1#< and #"<. %gain the rates for the next three areas were much higher and Guite simiar to
each other. 2ub*2aharan %frica, the %rab 2tates and 2outh %sia had rates of approximate$
+&<, 5#< and 5,<.
This ends m$ report.
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7n 3une 199:# an e;perimental flu vaccine was trialled in a large country town on
females only
.ummarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features# and make
comparisons where relevant
9i'e reasons for $our answer and incude an$ ree'ant exampes from $our own knowedge
or experience.
model answer:
The diagrams show data for a fu epidemic which hit a arge countr$ town in 199,. Figure 1
gi'es the number of persons who diedH Figure # shows the percentage breakdown of femaes
who recei'ed a new fu 'accineH and Figure ! gi'es the number of cases of fu before and
during the epidemic.
In Figure 1 it can be seen that the fu was responsibe for the deaths of # femaes but no maes
in the period from Barch to Ba$. 1owe'er, from Eune to %ugust, there were + femae deaths
and 1 mae death.
%ccording to the pie chart in Figure #, on$ those femaes most at risk were gi'en the new fu
'accineH #&< did not take part in the tria. 8f those femaes who took part, !5< were aged
-o'er ,5 $ears od.H #+< were babies or chidrenH and 1!< were either hospitaised or
recei'ing other medica attention.
From Figure ! it is cear that the new 'accine had a positi'e effect on the number of new
cases of fu reported in femaes. There were 4ust o'er 1""" cases reported in Barch, cimbing
rapid$ to a peak of !5"" in Eune. Thereafter, the number of cases dropped sow$ to about
#&"" in %ugust, before e'eing off at #5"" for the rest of the $ear. For maes, the figures
were ower but showed a simiar trend throughout the epidemic.
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The table below shows 6/* emissions for different forms of transport in the "uropean
0nion
The 4ie 6hart shows the percentage of "uropean 0nion funds being spent on different
forms of transport
or experience.
model answer:
The chart shows @8# emissions per passenger kiometre for 'ariuos methods of transport in
the 7uropean 6nion whie the pie chart shows 7uropean 6nion spending on transport. F$ing
b$ air produces b$ far the greatest @8# emissions, approximate$ three times as much as
passenger cars which are the next argest producers. Der$ itte is spent b$ the 76 on air tra'e
whie roads make up more than haf of the 76 transport budget.
Trains produce about three times ess @8# emissions per passenger kiometre than passenger
cars and eight times ess than air tra'e. >ear$ a third of 76 transport funds are spent on
raiwa$s.
2hips are a cean form of transport and produce about the same amount of @8# per passenger
kiometre as trains do. 1owe'er, on$ # percent of 76 funds are spent on ports. % further one
percent is spent on inand waterwa$s.
@oaches are the ceanest form of transport. 7missions of @8# per passenger kiometre from
coaches are haf those of buses. 3uses emit ess than haf as much @8# per passenger
kiometre as cars. The 7uropean 6nion spends 1" percent of its transport budget on pubic
transport, such as buses and coaches.
-197 words.
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 sit9down restaurants
or experience.
model answer:
8'er the past !" $ears, the a'erage fami$ has dramatica$ increased the number of meas
that the$ eat at restaurants. The percentage of the fami$'s food budget spent on restaurant
meas steadi$ cimbed. Eust 1" percent of the food budget was spent on restaurant meas in
197", and 15 percent in 19&". That percentage more than doubed in 199", to !5 percent, and
rose again in #""" to 5" percent.
(here famiies eat their restaurant meas aso changed during that !"*$ear period. In 197",
famiies ate the same number of meas at fast food and sit*down restaurants. In 19&",
famIiies ate sight$ more freGuent$ at sit*down restaurants. 1owe'er, since 199", fast food
restaurants ser'e more meas to the famiies than do the sit*down restaurants. Bost of the
restaurant meas from #""" were eaten at fast food restaurants. If this pattern continues,
e'entua$ the number of meas that famiies eat at fast food restaurants coud doube the
number of meas the$ eat at sit*down restaurants.
-1,+ words.
The graph below compares the number of visits to two new music sites on the web
!rite a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below
model answer:
The graph shows peope using new music paces on the Internet in fifteen da$s period of time
name$ persona choice and trend$ pop music.
The o'era trend shows fuctuation with sight Increased towards the end of the period.
2tarting with Busic @hoice websitesH +",""" poepe went on this new site on first*da$. 1af of
them backed out the next da$. In @ontrast to this ;op ;arade net sites were 'isited b$ 1#","""
music o'ers on da$ one which decreased sight$ on the next da$ thereafter regaining the
same fame on !rd da$.
%fter !rd da$ the enthusiasm for both music ines on Internet dropped sow$* reaching
maximum fa of +",""" on 7th da$. (hereas Busic choice gained popuarit$, sight$
Improo'ing to get the origina strength of !",""" 'iewers on screen, but was getting sti ess
'isiters than their opponent ;op group i.e. +",""" on da$ 7.
In the biegining of the next week both gained remarkabe reco'er$ after a few fuctuations for
&th and 9th da$ ha'ing +",""" and 5",""" 'isiters respecti'e$, reaching to their peaks of one
and a haf thousand new 'iewers for ;op ;arade on 11th da$ showing a contrast of 'er$ few
peope 'isiting Busic choice for the same da$. Thereafter Busic choice gained popuarit$ on
1#th da$ for ha'ing more than 1#",""" new 'isiters on web.
In the end of the period ;op sites were 'isited b$ maximum 'iewers of 1&",""" whereas sites
ocated to Busic choice were not expored b$ more than &",""" exporers on the ast da$ of
the report.
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This is an answer written by a candidate who achieved a Band 6 score. Here is the
examiner's comment:
(e organiAed with some good inking de'ices and coocations -gain popuarit$, remarkabe
reco'er$, decrease sight$. and some 'aid comparison of the music sites. 1owe'er, some
sentences are ong and confusing -paragraph 5., some coocations are inaccurate -sight
increased, reaching to their peaks. and there is some repetition -7th da$, !rd da$, 11 th da$..
2ome words are spet incorrect$ -poepe, Improo'ing, 'isiters, biegining..
The bar chart below shows the results of a survey conducted by a personnel department
at a ma<or company The survey was carried out on two groups of workers= those aged
from 1,9+) and those aged 459:)# and shows factors affecting their work performance
model answer:
The bar chart indicates a sur'e$ on two different age groups on the factors contributing to
make their en'ironment peasant for working.
These factors are di'ided into externa and interna factors. The interna factors are team
spirit, competent boss, respect from coeagues and 4ob satisfaction. The externa factors are
chance for persona de'eopment, 4ob securit$, promotiona prospects and mone$.
8n the interna factors abo'e 5"< in both age groups agreed that team spirit, competent boss
and 4ob satisfaction are essentia to make their en'ironment peasant. (hereas on the externa
factors, there are contrasting resuts. 8n the chance for persona de'eopment and promotiona
aspects, &"< to 9"< of the $ounger groups were in fa'or whie on$ ess than 5"< of the
oder group thought so. % simiar pattern is aso noted on 4ob securit$. (ith regards to mone$,
,9< to 7"< on both age group said it is essentia.
In concusion, the interna factors ha'e simiar responses from the two age groups whie the$
had dissimiar responses on the externa factors.
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examiner's comment:
The information contained in the bar chart has been described accurate$ and concise$ and
foows a cear progression. There is a cear introduction foowed b$ effecti'e comparisons
between the age groups and a 'aid concusion. 9ood formuaic phrases -the bar chart
indicates, these factors are di'ided., athough the candidate uses the same anguage to
describe the factors in the bar chart and does not attempt to rephrase them in an$ wa$.
#5+
The graph below gives information about the preferred leisure activities of -ustralian
children
!rite a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown
model answer:
The graph shows the preferred eisure scti'ities of %ustraian chidren aged 5*1+. %s might be
expected, it is cear from the data that sedentar$ pursuits are far more popuar nowada$s than
acti'e ones.
8f the 1",""" chidren that were inter'iewed, a the bo$s and girs stated that the$ en4o$ed
watching TD or 'ideos in their spare time. In addition, the second most popuar acti'it$,
attracting &"< of bo$s and ,"< of girs, was pa$ing eectronic or computer games. (hie
girs rated acti'ities such as art and craft high$ J 4ust under ,"< stated that the$ en4o$ed
these in their spare time J on$ !5< of bo$s opted for creati'e pastimes. 3ike riding, on the
other hand, was amost as popuar as eectronic games amongst bo$s and, perhaps
surprising$, amost ,"< of girs said that the$ en4o$ed this too. 2kateboarding was reati'e$
ess popuar amongst both bo$s and girs, athough it sti attracted !5< of bo$s and #5< of
girs.
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The graph and table below give information about water use worldwide and water
consumption in two different countries
(rite at east 15" words.
6ountry 4opulation 7rrigated land !ater consumption per person
3raAi 17, miion #,,5"" kmK !59 mL
:emocratic
Cepubic
of @ongo
5.# miion 1"" kmK & mL
model answer:
The graph shows how the amount of water used wordwide changed between 19"" and #""".
Throughout the centur$, the argest Guantit$ of water was used for agricutura ;urposes, and
this increased dramatica$ from about 5"" kmL to around !,""" kmL in the $ear #""". (ater
used in the industria and domestic sectors aso increased, but consumption was minima unti
mid*centur$. From 195" onwards, industria use grew steadi$ to 4ust o'er 1,""" kmL, whie
domestic use rose more sow$ to on$ !"" kmL, both far beow the e'es of consumption b$
agricuture.
The tabe iustrates the differences in agricuture consumption in some areas of the word b$
contrasting the amount of irrigated and in 3raAi -#,,5"" kmL. with that in the :.C.@. -1""
kmK.. This means that a huge amount of water is used in agricuture in 3raAi, and this is
refected in the figures for water consumption per person5 !59 mL compared with on$ & mL in
the @ongo. (ith a popuation of 17, miion, the figures for 3raAi indicate how high
agricuture water consumption can be in some countries.
-1&" words.
#54
The diagram below shows how a central heating system in a house works
model answer:
This diagram pro'ides an o'er'iew of a domestic centra heating s$stem. It shows how the
tank, boier and pipes ensure a constant fow of hot waterto both the radiators and the taps.
The cod water enters the house and is stored in a water storage tank in the roof. From there M
fows down to the boier, ocated on the ground foor of the house.
The boier, which is fueed b$ gas or oi, heats up the water as it passes through it. The hot
water is then pumped round the house through a s$stem of pipes and fows into the radiators,
ocated in different rooms. The water circuates through the radiators, which ha'e sma tubes
inside them to hep distribute the heat, and this warms each of the rooms. 2ome of the water is
directed to the taps to pro'ide hot water for the house.
8nce the water has been through the pipes and radiators, it is returned to the boier to be re*
heated and circuated round the house again.
7ntroduction= First sentence. 8'er'iew5 2econd sentence.
1ey features= 7ntr$ of cod water into boierH circuation of hot waterto radiators and tapsH
return of waterto boier.
.upporting information= direction of fowH t$pes of boierH ocation of radiatorsH radiator
tubes
4aragraph breaks= The paragraph breaks mark stages in the process.
>inkers= and, from there, then, once, again Ceference words5 it, both, there, which, this
Topic vocabulary= enters, stored, roof, fows, ground foor, ocated, passes, pumped, s$stem,
circuates, heat, directed, returned, re*heated
>ess common vocabulary= ensure, fueed b$, heats up, distribute the heat, warms
.tructures= %n appropriate mix of acti'e and passi'e structures and a range of sentence t$pes
are used.
>ength= 17# words
# 55
The diagram below shows the typical stages of consumer goods manufacturing, including
the process by which information is fed bac% to earlier stages to enable ad.ustment.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the process shown.

model answer:
,ost consu#er goods go through a series of stages before they e#erge as finished products ready
for sale.
Iaw #aterials and #anufactured co#ponents co#prise the initial physical input in the
#anufacturing process. ?nce obtained, these are stored for later asse#bly. 0ut asse#bly first
depends upon the production planning stage, where it is decided how and in what ;uantities the
stored #aterials will be processed to create sufficient ;uantities of finished goods. The production
planning stage itself follows the re;uire#ents of the goods< design stage that proceeds fro#
e.tensi(e research. %fter asse#bly, the products are inspected and tested to #aintain ;uality
control l Those units that pass the inspection and testing stages are then pac"aged, despatched
and offered for sale in retail outlets. The le(el of sales, which is the end point of the #anufacturing
process, helps deter#ine production planning.
% product<s design is not only the result of product research, but is also influenced by testing and
#ar"et research. If the testing stage Aafter asse#bly and inspectionC re(eals unacceptable
proble#s in the finished product, then ad6ust#ents will ha(e to be #ade to the product<s design.
-i#ilarly, #ar"et research, which e.a#ines the e.tent and nature of the de#and for products, has
the role of guiding product design to suit consu#er de#ands which #ay change with ti#e. ,ar"et
research, while influenced by product sales, also ser(es to foster future sales by de(ising suitable
ad(ertising for the goods.
Thus the reality of consu#er goods #anufacturing goes well beyond a si#ple linear production
process.
The table below shows social and economic indicators for four countries in 111<,
according to 'nited 8ations statistics.
escribe the information shown below in your own words. What implications do the
indicators have for the countries=
6ndicators Canada 3apan 7eru >aire
%nnual inco#e per person Ain /7-C 11100 1+60 160 1&0
)ife e.pectancy at birth 6 1 +1 '
4aily calorie supply per person &&26 21'6 192 1'9
%dult literacy rate A:C 99 99 61 &'
model answer:
% glance at four indicators of econo#ic and social conditions in four countries, Canada, Bapan, Deru
and Kaire, in 199' reflects the great differences that e.ist between wealthier and poorer nations.
The table shows that Bapan and Canada had annual inco#es of /1+ 60 and /11 100 per person,
respecti(ely. These figures were o(erwhel#ingly greater than the corresponding figures of /160 in
Deru and /1&0 in Kaire.
=ealth indicators, too, reflected o(erall le(els of affluence in the four nations. )ife e.pectancy at
birth, for e.a#ple, was higher a#ong the #ore econo#ically de(eloped countries. Bapan reported
the highest life e.pectancy, 1. This was followed by Canada, 6H Deru, +1H and Kaire, 'H This
suggests that richer societies are able to put #ore #oney into health care than poorer ones.
The a#ount of calories consu#ed daily per person roughly followed the sa#e ran"ing. Canadians
each consu#ed so#e & &26 calories per day while the Bapanese too" 21'6 calories. The
corresponding figures for Deru and Kaire were 192 and 1'9, respecti(ely.
)iteracy rates a#ong adults, too, were higher in wealthier countries, no doubt a reflection of ability
to in(est in education. Canada and Bapan both reported literacy rates of 99:, while Deru clai#ed
61:. Kaire, the least econo#ically de(eloped of the four countries, had a literacy rate of &':.
The data appear to confir# the often cited lin" between national wealth and health and education
standards.
The chart below shows the sleep patterns of people in five different occupations
according to a Canadian study.
Write a report for a university lecturer, describing the information below.
5ive possible reasons for the differences.
asleep? awa%e?
@ccupation )tudent Truc% river
Aull-time
mother
#usiness
0$ecutive
octor
6- p#
-1 p#
1-9 p#
9-10 p#
10-11 p#
11-12 p#
12-1 a#
1-2 a#
2-& a#
&-' a#
'-+ a#
+-6 a#
6- a#
-1 a#
1-9 a#
9-10 a#
10-11 a#
11-12 a#
12-1 p#
1-2 p#
2-& p#
&-' p#
'-+ p#
+-6 p#
model answer:
4ifferences in sleep patterns appear to reflect differences in indi(iduals< occupations.
% Canadian study has pointed out, for e.a#ple, that students typically sleep for a consecuti(e 1-
hour period each night, fro# 11 p.#. to a.#. This #ay be because the central acti(ity in their
li(es, study, ta"es place in nor#al daylight hours. -i#ilarly, business e.ecuti(es sleep consecuti(e
hours, but perhaps because their 6obs are especially busy and stressful they sleep for 6 hours on
a(erage, getting up around + a.#..
0y contrast, truc" dri(ers, probably because of their need to "eep their truc"s on the road o(er
long periods, tend to sleep in two &-hour bloc"s@ one between and 10 a.#. and another fro# ' to
p.#. %nother occupation associated with bro"en sleep schedules is that of doctors. They tend to
retire to bed around 1 a.#. and start their day at a.#.., but #ay be wo"en up to deal with
e#ergencies in the #iddle of the night. 2inally, full-ti#e #others, especially those with young
children, tend to sleep when their babies do. Typically, they will sleep fro# 10 p.#. and be awo"en
at 1 a.#. to co#fort their babies for a couple of hours. They then go bac" to bed to wa"e at 6
a.#., but nap for two hours or so in the early afternoon.
Thus the influence on one<s sleep pattern is worthy of consideration when choosing an occupation.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information in the table below.

model answer:
The table shows how people in different age groups spend their leisure ti#e in -o#eland o(er the
course of a year. It can be clearly seen that the a#ount of leisure ti#e a(ailable (aries considerably
across the age groups and that people of different age le(els ha(e (ery different ways of spending
their leisure ti#e.
%ccording to the figures, as people age in -o#eland their social li(es reduce. Teenagers and people
in their twenties spend on a(erage +00 hours per year on socialising and &+0 hours of that ti#e is
with a group of #ore than ' people. %lthough the total hours of socialising in their &0s, '0s, +0s
and 60s is fairly constant Abetween &00-&+0C, socialising with #ore than ' people drops
dra#atically to +0 hours in the &0s and '0s age groups and only 2+ fro# +0 years old. Eroup and
indi(idual e.ercise follow a si#ilar pattern.
Deople of all ages spend a good part of their leisure ti#e on entertain#ent such as T53(ideo
(iewing and cine#a. In both cases, teenagers and retired people spend around twice as #uch ti#e
as those who are at wor"ing age. =o#e entertain#ent ranges fro# 6ust o(er a thousand hours for
teenagers and retired people and an a(erage of 600 hours for e(eryone else. Cine#a accounts for
100 hours of the teenagers and retired peopleLs leisure ti#e and 2+-+0 hours for the rest.
In conclusion we can see there is a significant trend towards solitary and s#aller group acti(ities as
people grow older and that teenagers and retired people spend a lot #ore ti#e on entertain#ent
than those of wor"ing age do.
The table below shows the consumer durables $telephone# refrigerator# etc& owned in
8ritain from 197* to 19,+
@onsumer
durabes
197# 197+ 197, 197& 1979 19&1 19&# 19&!
;ercentage
of
househods
with5

centra
heating
!9 +! +& 5# 55 59 ," ,+
tee'ision 9! 95 9, 9, 97 97 97 9&
'ideo 1&
'acuum
ceaner
&7 &9 9# 9# 9! 9+ 95
refrigerator 7! &1 && 91 9# 9! 9! 9+
washing
machine
,, ,& 71 75 7+ 7& 79 &"
dishwasher ! ! + + 5
teephone +# 5" 5+ ," ,7 75 7, 77
model answer:
The chart shows that the percentage of 3ritish househods with a range of consumer durabes
steadi$ increased between 197# and 19&!. The greatest increase was in teephone ownership,
rising from +#< in 197# to 77< in 19&!. >ext came centraheating ownership, rising from
!7< of househods in 197# to ,+< in 19&!. The percentage of househods with a refrigerator
rose # 1< o'er the same period and of those with a washing machine b$ 1+<. 1ousehods
with 'acuum*ceaners. tee'isions and dishwashers increased b$ &<, 5< and #< respecti'e$.
In 19&!. the $ear of their introduction, 1&< of househods had a 'ideo recorder.
The significant socia changes refected in the statistics are that o'er the period the proportion
of 3ritish houses with centra heating rose from one to two thuds, and of those with a phone
from under a haf to o'er three*Guarters. Together with the big increases in the ownership of
washing machines and refrigerators, the$ are e'idence of both rising i'ing standards and the
trend to ifest$es based on comfort and con'enience.
The table below shows the sales at a small restaurant in a downtown business district
.ummari?e the information by selecting and reporting the main features# and make
or experience.
.ales= week of /ctober 791+
@on Tues !ed Thurs Fri .at .un
=unch N#,+"" N#,+5" N#,595 N#,!75 N#,5"" N1,95" N1,55"
:inner N!,,#! N!,&5" N!,++5 N!,&"" N+,!5" N#,9"" N#,+5"
model answer:
The saes at this sma restaurant during the week of 8ctober 7 to 1!th foowed a fair$ set
pattern from Bonda$ to Frida$, and then showed notabe shift on the weekend. The unch and
dinner saes during the week peaked on Frida$ and then dipper down as the weekend set in.
:uring the week of 8ctober 7*1+th, the unch saes a'eraged at approximate$ N#,+"". The
highest unch saes occurred on Frida$, and the owest occurred on 2unda$. 2unda$'s unch
saes were approximate$ N1,""" ess than the a'erage unch saes during the rest of the week.
:inner saes, which generated at east N1,""" to N1,5"" more a da$ than unch saes, aso
remained stead$ during the week. Eust ike the unch saes, the dinner saes peak on Frida$
and dipped down for the weekend.
7xcuding (ednesda$ and Thursda$, the unch and dinner saes from 8ctober 7*11 rose
gradua$ unti the end of the business week. Bidweek, on (ednesda$ and Thursda$, the saes
were sight$ ower than the$ were on Tuesda$.
%ccording to the saes report, this restaurant has a stead$ unch and dinner crowd. The most
profitabe da$ during the second week of 8ctober was Frida$. 2unda$, was the east
profIitabe da$, with the fu da$'s saes totaing)totaing ess than the Frida$ dinner saes.
These numbers are refecti'e of a restaurant that is ocated in a business)financia district
where business hours are Bonda$ through Frida$.
-#!+ words.
The table below shows the sales at a small restaurant in a downtown business district
.ummari?e the information by selecting and reporting the main features# and make
or experience.
Fufiing the (ork 7xperience CeGuirement
@redits wi be awarded when the fina report is
submitted.
%ppication
@hoose potentia workpaces from appro'ed ist and
arrange inter'iews. 2ubmit appications to paces of
interest.
%ppro'a
(hen acceptance etter is recei'ed, submit it
to professor for appro'a.
2chedue
%rrange schedue to work a minimum of 1"
hours) week o'er #" weeks.
Ceports
@ompete week$ Ceport Form and submit to
professor e'er$ Frida$.
7'auation
:uring fina workweek, participate in e'auation
meeting with work super'isor. 2uper'isor submits
7'auation Form.
Fina Ceport
2ubmit Fina Ceport before ast week of spring term.
model answer:
9aining work experience prior to graduation heps uni'ersit$ students to succeed in getting
their first 4ob. For this reason, some uni'ersities insist that a students must compete a (ork
7xperience CeGuirement. @ompeting the foowing six stages resuts in the reGuirementsO
fufiment.
The process begins with the %ppication stage. % student re'iews an appro'ed ist of
workpaces and submits appications to paces where he woud ike to work. >ext is the
%ppro'a stage. (hen a student recei'es an acceptance etter, he gi'es it to the professor for
appro'a. The third stage, 2chedue, reGuires a student to arrange his work schedue. The
student shoud work at east 1" hours)week o'er #" weeks. Ceports are next. The student must
compete a (eek$ Ceport Form and turn it in to the professor e'er$ Frida$.
The fifth stage, 7'auation, takes pace during the fina work week. % student participates in
an e'auation meeting with his work super'isor, who submits an 7'auation Form. The ast
stage reGuires that a student submit a Fina Ceport before the ast week of spring semester.
3$ foowing these stages and subseGuent$ submitting the fina report, the student recei'es
credit from the uni'ersit$.
-19# words.
The map below is of the town of Aarlsdon - new supermarket $.& is planned for the
town The map shows two possible sites for the supermarket
or experience.
model answer:
The first potentia ocation -21. is outside the town itsef, and is sited 4ust off the main road to
the town of 1indon, $ing 1# kms to the north*west. This site is in the countr$side and so
woud be abe to accommodate a ot of car parking. This woud make it accessabe to
shoppers from both 1indon and 9arsdon who coud tra'e b$ car. %s it is aso cose to the
raiwa$ ine inking the who towns to @ransdon -#5 km to the south*east., a potentia$ arge
number of shoppers woud aso be abe to tra'e b$ train.
In contrast, the suggested ocation, 2#, is right in the town centre, which woud be good for
oca residents. Theorica$ the store coud be accessed b$ road or rai from the surrounding
towns, incuding 3ransdon, but as the centra area is a no*traffic Aone, cars woud be unabe to
park and access woud be difficut.
8'era, neither site is appropriate for a the towns, but for customers in @ransdon, 1indon
and 9arsdon, the out*of*town site -21. woud probab$ offer more ad'antages.
-179 words.
The take below gives information about the underground railway systems in si; cities
0nderground 2ailways .ystems
6ity 'ate opened
1ilometres of
route
4assengers per year
$in millions&
>ondon 1&,! !9+ 775
4aris 19"" 199 1191
Tokyo 19#7 155 19#7
!ashington '6 197, 1#, 1++
1yoto 19&1 11 +5
>os -ngeles #""1 #& 5"
model answer:
The tabe shows the detais regarding the underground raiwa$ s$stems in six cities.
=ondon has the odest underground raiwa$ s$stems among the six cities. It was opened in the
$ear 1&,!, and it is aread$ $e $ears od. ;aris is the second odest, in which it was opened in
the $ear 19"". This was then foowed b$ the opening of the raiwa$ s$stems in Tok$o,
(ashington :@ and F$oto. =os %ngees has the newest underground raiwa$ s$stem, and was
on$ opened in the $ear #""1. In terms of the siAe of the raiwa$ s$stems, =ondon, For certain,
has the argest underground raiwa$ s$stems. It has !9+ kiometres of route in tota, which is
near$ twice as arge as the s$stem in ;aris. F$oto, in contrast, has the smaest s$stem. It on$
has 11 kiometres of route, which is more than !" times ess than that of =ondon.
Interesting$, Tok$o, which on$ has 155 kiometres of route, ser'es the greatest number of
passengers per $ear, at 19#7 miions passengers. The s$stem in ;aris has the second greatest
number of passengers, at 1191 miions passengers per $ear. The smaest underground
raiwa$ s$stem, F$oto, ser'es the smaest number of passengers per $ear as predicted.
In concusion, the underground raiwa$ s$stems in different cities 'ar$ a ot in the site of the
s$stem, the number of passengers ser'ed per $ear and in the age of the s$stem.
-#!! words.
examiner's comment:
This answer seects and describes the information we. Fe$ features are cear$ identified,
whie unexpected differences are highighted and iustrated. The answer is ree'ant and
accurate with a cear o'er'iew.
Information is we*organised using a good range of signas and ink words. These are
genera$ accurate and appropriate, athough occasiona errors occur.
The writer successfu$ uses some ess common words. There is a cear awareness of st$e but
there are occasiona inaccuracies and there is some repetition. 9rammar is we*controed and
sentences are 'aried and genera$ accurate with on$ minor errors.
The table below shows the proportion of different categories of families living in poverty
in -ustralia in 1999
or experience.
Family type
4roportion of people from each
household type living in poverty
singe aged person
aged coupe
singe, no chidren
coupe, no chidren
soe parent
coupe with chidren
all households
,< -5+,""".
+< -+&,""".
19< -!59,""".
7< -#11,""".
#1< -#!#,""".
1#< -9!!,""".
11B $1#,+7#)))&
model answer:
The tabe gi'es a breakdown of the different t$pe of fami$ who were i'ing in po'ert$ in
%ustraia in 1999.
8n a'erage, 11< of a househods, comprising amost two miion peope, were in this
position. 1owe'er, those consisting of on$ one parent or a singe adut had amost doubt this
proportion of poor peope, with #1< and 19< respecti'e$.
@oupes genera$ tended to be better off, with ower po'ert$ e'es for coupes without
chidren -7<. than those with chidren -1#<.. It is noticeabe that for both t$pes of househod
with chidren, a higher than a'erage proportion were i'ing in po'ert$ at this time.
8der peope were genera$ ess ike$ to be poor, though once again the trend fa'oured
eder$ coupes -on$ +<. rather than singe eder$ peope -,<..
8'era the tabe suggests that househods of singe aduts and those with chidren were more
ike$ to be i'ing in po'ert$ than those consisting of coupes.
-15+ words.
The diagram below gives the information about the %awaiian island chain in the centre
of the 4acific /cean
model answer:
The 1awaiian isand chain, in the centre of the ;acific 8cean, is approximate$ #,7"" km in
ength. It is formed of 'ocanoes and the acti'e ones are at the south*east tip of the
archipeago, where 1awaii itsef is ocated.
It is beie'ed that the chain began to form near$ &" miion $ears ago. 7ach isand started to
e'o'e after an eruption on the sea foor. First, a Phot spot' existed on the ocean bed, which et
out a pume of materia caed magma. This magma ma$ originate as deep as #,&&!km beow
the ocean bed. >ext, further eruptions took pace, which buit up the 'ocano. 7'entua$, it
emerged abo'e the surface of the ocean.
2ince that time, the spume of magma has remained static as the ;acific tectonic pate mo'es
in a north*west direction across it at a speed of 7*9cm per $ear. %s it mo'es, a 'ocano forms
as it passes o'er the hotspot and then become inacti'e when it has passed it.
-1,+ words.
The diagrams below give information about the "iffel Tower in 4aris and an outline
pro<ect to e;tend it underground
model answer:
The 7iffe Tower is situated cose to the 2eine Ci'er in ;aris. It is a meta structure that is
1,",! feet high and weighs 7,+17 tonnes. The tower has been a tourist attraction since 1&&9,
when it was buit, and there are 1,,,5 steps that can be cimbed in order to reach the two
'iewing patforms.
There are now pans to buid beow the foundations of the tower. These pans incude the
de'eopment of fi'e underground e'es that wi incorporate the tower's ticket office,
shopping faciities, a cinema and museum and two foors of underground parking.
%though detais ha'e $et to be finaised, the principe is that the fi'e foors wi be connected
b$ two 'ertica passenger ifts on either side of the tower. In addition, the foor immediate$
beow the tower, which is panned to house the ticket office, wi aso consist of a arge atrium
with a gass ceiing so that 'isitors can ook direct$ up at the tower itsef.
-1,# words.
The table below provide information on rental charges and salaries in three areas of
>ondon

Weekly rents per property
(/w)
alaries needed (/year)
-rea
>otting 1i
Cegent's
;ark
Fuham

1 bed * bed + bed
!75 +&5 7!&
!#5 +5" ,5"
#15 !9" ,""

1 bed * bed + bed
9&,5"" 1#7,5"" 19+,"""
&5,5"" 11&,""" 17",5""
5,,5"" 1"#,5"" 157,5""
model answer:
The tabe shows two sets of reated information5 the reati'e cost, in pounds, of renting a
propert$ with one, two or three bedrooms in three different suburbs of =ondon and an
indication of the kind of annua saar$ $ou woud need to be earning to rent in these areas.
8f the three areas mentioned, >otting 1i is the most expensi'e with week$ rents starting at
Q!75 -saar$ approximate$ f 1"",""". and rising to Q7!& per week for a !*bedroom propert$.
To afford this, $ou woud reGuire a saar$ in the region of Q#"",""" per annum. %ternati'e$,
Fuham is the cheapest area shown with rents ranging from Q#15 per week for a one bedroom
propert$ to Q,"" per week for a !*bedroom propert$. To rent in this area, saaries need to be
somewhere between Q&5,""" and Q17",""" depending on the number of bedrooms reGuired.
For those abe to pa$ in the midde price range for accommodation, Cegent's ;ark might be a
more suitabe district.
-1,! words.

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