Task 1

The bar chart below illustrates five different industries’ percentage share of Brazil’s economy
in 2009 and 2019 with a forecast for 2029.

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

Task 2: Nowadays, many people cannot read or write. What problems does this
cause? What measures can governments take to solve these problems?
Regardless of the development of many societies, a large proportion of the public still
remain illiterate. This proves disadvantageous to the society and there are some
measures should be implemented to negate the negative impact it has.

When people can neither read nor write, they are disadvantaged in important ways.
In terms of the individual consequences of illiteracy, dealing with bureaucracy is a
nightmare. Reading and writing – or even adding a signature to – an official document
is often necessary, for example when people have to apply for social welfare benefits.
From the perspective of society in general, it deprives people of better work
opportunities. Many works now require not only practical experience but also
academic certificate at entry level. Not to mention that, there are certain positions at
work which put higher level of education as a prequisite for their employees. Hence
the inability to read or write prevents people from achieving higher promotion. As a
matter of fact, many of them end up working sweated labours, being excluded from
any well-paid jobs.
There are, however, policies which national and local authorities can adopt to
improve matters. Firstly, resources should be allocated to provide basic literacy
classes in local colleges or social and community centres to help people to learn to
read and write. Secondly, government departments must employ staff who have
specific responsibility for helping illiterate people to cope with the confusing mass of
official paperwork. In this way, they will not be discriminated against, for instance by
losing welfare rights to which they are entitled. Finally, governments even in
developing countries must ensure that everyone has the right to a basic education
which enables them to read and write.
In conclusion, although being not able to read nor write may pose a serious threat to
societies and individuals, there are still feasible ways with which the governments can
tackle such issues.

litterate/illiterate (a):
literacy/illiteracy (n):
implement measure:
neither __ nor ___:
individual consequence:
bureaucracy:
official document:
social welfare benefit:
entry level:
sweated labour:
excluded from:
well-paid job:
national and local authorities
adopt policy:
allocate resource:
confusing mass of official paperwork:
discriminate:
be entitled to: