(10/03/2018)

Task 1: The table shows the amount of money given in aid of technology of
developing countries by charities in the US, EU and other countries from 2006
to 2010.

Billions of US dollars
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
The US 9.7 10.5 13.5 18 22.7
EU 3.3 3.4 3.8 3.7 4.0
countries
Other 2.7 2.9 3.1 2.6 3.3
countries
Total 15.7 16.8 20.4 24.3 30

Report Plan:

Paraphrase: shows>illustrates; the amount of money>how much money;

given>donated; from 2006 to 2010>in the period 2006 to 2010.

Summary/overview paragraph: (1) total aid increased (2) US charities gave

most money.

Paragraph 3: trend for total aid; share of total aid from US charities.

Paragraph 4: compare trends for aid from EU and Other Countries.

Report:

The table illustrates how much money was donated to developing countries in
the period 2006-2010, by US and EU charities, to support technological
development.

Overall, it is clear that total aid increased during this period. US aid was
considerably higher than that from other donor countries.

There was a significant increase in the total aid given, from $15.7 billion in
2006 to $24.3 billion in 2009, rising sharply to $30 billion in the following
year. US charities provided most of this money, with a rise in aid each year
from $9.7 billion in 2006 to reach a peak of $22.7 billion in 2010.
However, contributions from other charities also increased. In EU countries,
charities gave $3.3 billion in 2006 and then aid grew slowly to $3.8 billion in
2008, followed by a slight fall in the next year, before rising again to reach $4
billion at the end of the period. Charities in other countries also provided
increasing aid. Despite a similar fluctuation to EU charities in the amount
given each year, donations went up from $2.7 billion in 2006 to reach $3.3
billion in 2010.

186 words.