B07

Task 1: The charts below show the percentages of male and female students getting top grades
(A and B) in school examinations in one country in 1960 anf 2000, by subject area.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons
where relevant.
Percentage of male and female students getting top grades: 1960 and 2000

Boys 1960 Girls 1960

50 50
45 45
40 40
35 35
30 30
25 25
20 20
15 15
10 10
5 5
0 0
Arts Sciences Maths Languages Humanities Arts Sciences Maths Languages Humanities

% of students % of students

Boys 2000 Girls 2000

50 50
45 45
40 40
35 35
30 30
25 25
20 20
15 15
10 10
5 5
0 0
Arts Sciences Maths Languages Humanities Arts Sciences Maths Languages Humanities

% of students % of students
Task 2: More people than ever before are traveling to other countries. Why is this the case? Is it a
positive or negative development?
1. TOPIC: TRAVEL
- paraphrase: International tourism – gain popularity
2. Body 1: Causes
-People want to experience new cultures
- Cheaper: accommodation, food, services, budget airline (competition), affordable airfare
- Higher living standard travelling becomes one of the basic demands / a way to spend their
disposal money
- The advance of internet and online services: online booking, online banking
- Language barrier is no longer a problem because of the rise in people speaking international
languages such as English..  easier to go abroad
3. Body 2: Effects
a. Positive
- On the bright side,
+ Tourism industry become backbone of the economy  generate multiple jobs in tourism
+ Introduce cultures worldwide
+Individuals: expand knowledge, experience
b. Negative
- Behaviors ( ex: littering…) pollution, adversely affect the environment
- Infectious diseases (covid 19)
- Domestic tourism (more people travel oversea  the number of people who want to travel
domestically decreases)