LINE GRAPH

Write at least 150 words.

You should spend about 20 minutes on this

task.

The line graph shows car thefts per thousand

vehicles in four European countries between
1990 and 1999.

Summarize the information by selecting and

reporting the main features and make
comparisons where relevant.

line graph / compare / the number of car thefts / four countries / Europe / 1990 / 1999.

Overall, while more cars / stolen / Sweden, / this crime / decline / slight / France and Canada, / and car thefts / fluctuate /
Great Britain. / addition, / number of stolen cars / be / much higher / Great Britain / in the other three counties / 10 years.

Sweden / experience / warning rise / car theft. / After / slight decrease / 1991, / there / be / sharp increase / 12 and then /
nearly 15 thousand / in 1999. / It / be / also / second-highest number.

France and Canada / share / same downward pattern. / 1990 / around 7 thousand cars / stolen. / figure / remain / almost
unchanged afterward. / It is worth / notice that / car theft / much less severe / these two countries than / Sweden and Great
Britain.

Of the four countries, / Great Britain / witness / most car thefts. / Start / 16 thousand, / the number of stolen cars /
fluctuate / reach / peak / 20 thousand / both 1993 and 1997 / before / decrease / approximate / 16 .

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 TASK 1 - WRITING
Sample: The graph below shows the consumption of fish and some different kinds of meat in a European country
between 1979 and 2004.

General format

Introduction
⇒ Paraphrasing the rubric
General Trend
Detail paragraph 1
⇒ Downward (or upward) trend
paragraph 2
⇒ Upward (or downward) trend

(Optional) Ending sentence

hicken / consumed / each person weekly / UK / 1979 -2004.

crease/ while / that of chicken / increase / significant. (Overall, weekly consumption/ beef, lamb / fish / decrease/ while / the

grams. / However / figure / decline / sharp / 170 grams /1984 / before / peak / nearly 250 grams and then / fall / dramatic / just

and / a gradual decrease / around 50 grams. /

food. / Start / just over 50 grams / 1979, / the amount / fish / decline / slight / until 1984, / followed by fifteen years of stability. /

hicken consumption / increase / rapid / reach its peak of more than 250 grams / 2003. / It / worth / notice / in 2004, / chicken /

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 PIE CHART 2
The pie chart shows the amount of money that a children's charity located in the USA spent
and received in one year.

• Income (U, C)
•••• (Total, gross, whole)
Earnings
•••• Revenue(s) (U, C)
Proceeds
•••••
Money received from
donations
Expenditures
Expenses
Money spent
The spending
To donate for/to
charity
To give a small
donation for/to

pie charts / revenue resources /expenditures / children’s charity /USA / one year.

it / be clearly seen / majority / income / be from donated food, while most of the expenditures / be
for program services. It is worth / notice / the total amount of income / be / $53,561,580, which was
just enough / cover the expenditures / $53,224,896.
donated food / create / most / the revenue / the charity, / 86%. / other sources / be / much smaller. /
Community contributions/ which were / second largest revenue / account / 10.4% / overall income,
and this was followed by program revenue, / 2.2%. Only a modest proportion (0.4%) were donated
from ….. combined.

regard to (as for) expenditures, / program services / make up /nearly all of the money spent / 95.8%. /
the other two expenditure purposes, fundraising and management and general, account / 2.6% / 1.6%
respectively. /
 TASK 1 - WRITING
Sample: The graph below shows the consumption of fish and some different kinds of meat in a European country
between 1979 and 2004.

General format

Introduction
⇒ Paraphrasing the rubric
General Trend
Detail paragraph 1
⇒ Downward (or upward) trend
paragraph 2
⇒ Upward (or downward) trend

(Optional) Ending sentence

hicken / consumed / each person weekly / UK / 1979 -2004.

crease/ while / that of chicken / increase / significant. (Overall, weekly consumption/ beef, lamb / fish / decrease/ while / the

grams. / However / figure / decline / sharp / 170 grams /1984 / before / peak / nearly 250 grams and then / fall / dramatic / just

and / a gradual decrease / around 50 grams. /

food. / Start / just over 50 grams / 1979, / the amount / fish / decline / slight / until 1984, / followed by fifteen years of stability. /

hicken consumption / increase / rapid / reach its peak of more than 250 grams / 2003. / It / worth / notice / in 2004, / chicken /

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 PIE CHART 2
The pie chart shows the amount of money that a children's charity located in the USA spent
and received in one year.

• Income (U, C)
•••• (Total, gross, whole)
Earnings
•••• Revenue(s) (U, C)
Proceeds
•••••
Money received from
donations
Expenditures
Expenses
Money spent
The spending
To donate for/to
charity
To give a small
donation for/to

pie charts / revenue resources /expenditures / children’s charity /USA / one year.

it / be clearly seen / majority / income / be from donated food, while most of the expenditures / be
for program services. It is worth / notice / the total amount of income / be / $53,561,580, which was
just enough / cover the expenditures / $53,224,896.
donated food / create / most / the revenue / the charity, / 86%. / other sources / be / much smaller. /
Community contributions/ which were / second largest revenue / account / 10.4% / overall income,
and this was followed by program revenue, / 2.2%. Only a modest proportion (0.4%) were donated
from ….. combined.

regard to (as for) expenditures, / program services / make up /nearly all of the money spent / 95.8%. /
the other two expenditure purposes, fundraising and management and general, account / 2.6% / 1.6%
respectively. /
 PROCESS

The diagram below shows the process by which bricks are manufactured for the
building industry.

diagram / illustrate/ different stages / process / manufacturing bricks /from/ digging

step / delivery / end products / construction sites.
beginning of /process, /clay / be dug / from / ground. /
Then /clay /put through a metal grid, /and it /pass onto /roller /where it / be mixed /
sand / water.

After that, / mixture / be shaped into bricks/ two ways: either /it be put in a mould, /or a
wire cutter / be used.

fourth stage /the process, /clay bricks / be placed / drying oven / one to two days.
Next, / bricks / be heated / in /kiln / moderate temperature (200 -900 degrees Celsius) and
then / at / high temperature (up to 1300 degrees Celsius), before spending two to three
days / cooling chamber.

Finally, /finished bricks / be packaged / used / building industry.

The whole process / continue .... (ending sentence if necessary)

 PROCESS

The diagram below shows the process by which bricks are manufactured for the
building industry.

diagram / illustrate/ different stages / process / manufacturing bricks /from/ digging

step / delivery / end products / construction sites.
beginning of /process, /clay / be dug / from / ground. /
Then /clay /put through a metal grid, /and it /pass onto /roller /where it / be mixed /
sand / water.

After that, / mixture / be shaped into bricks/ two ways: either /it be put in a mould, /or a
wire cutter / be used.

fourth stage /the process, /clay bricks / be placed / drying oven / one to two days.
Next, / bricks / be heated / in /kiln / moderate temperature (200 -900 degrees Celsius) and
then / at / high temperature (up to 1300 degrees Celsius), before spending two to three
days / cooling chamber.

Finally, /finished bricks / be packaged / used / building industry.

The whole process / continue .... (ending sentence if necessary)

 TASK 1 - PROCESS

The diagram below shows how geothermal energy is used to produce electricity.

diagram /various stages / involved /use/ geothermal energy /

generate electricity.

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Overall, five steps / process, /start / pump/ water /the ground /end with / ele

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The whole system starts all over again, with cold water travelling through the geothermal zone and turning into

steam in order to operate the generator, and electricity is created for various purposes of use.
 WRITING TASK 1

Table/ percentages/ pupils/ study/ four different types/ secondary school/ three examined years,
2000, 2005, and 2009.
general,/ Voluntary-controlled,/ Grammar/ Specialist schools/ experience/ decrease/ the pupils’
attendance,/ whereas/ opposite/ true/ Community schools.
Voluntary-control schools/ less popular./ With/ highest start of all the school types (52% in 2000),/
figure/ decline/ sharp/ 38% and then/ 20%/ 2009./
Grammar schools/ share/ same downward trend./ proportion / their schools children/ reduce/ by
half/ 24% - 12%./
As for Specialist schools,/number/ students/ be/ lowest,/ only around 11%/ the period.
contrary,/ Community schools/ attract/ more and more students./ After/ triple to 32% / 2005, /
pupils’ attendance/ continue/ increase,/ reach/ peak/ 58%. / It/ worth/ notice/ this academic
institute/ earn / greatest popularity / after 9 years.

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 BAR CHART

The following bar chart shows the

different modes of transport used
to travel to and from work in one
European city in 1960, 1980 and
2000.

• Transport modes / means of transport

• Bus takers / bus travelers / peo
• by bus/go
People people take
by car/ cara users
bus to/th
ca
• People travel by bike/ bikers / go on a bike use cars as means of transport
• People walk to work/ go to wor
• A high/ low percentage
• The highest / the lowest percentage
• Which was the highest figure
• An upward trend/ a downward trend
• More popular/ less popular
• The most popular/ the least popular
• The most preferred / the least preferred

bar chart / compare / differences / the use / transport modes /European city / three examined years 1960, 1980,
2000.

General, / more and more people / travel / work / car / period / while / percentages / bus takers, bikers /
walkers / decrease / significant/

1960 / cars / used / least, / only 5% / total travelers, / compared / 17% bus takers / 25% bikers. / This year, / up to
35% / people / walk / their office.

Over / next 20 years, / city / witness / enormous change / its people’s ways / travel. / Buses and cars / share / same
upward trend, / whereas / opposite / true for / bikers and walkers. / Buses / become / most popular (25%), /
followed / 22% car drivers. / However / fewer people / travel / work / bike or / foot, / account for / 20% and 15%
respectively.

2000 / proportion / car users / continue / increase / remarkable, / peak at 35%. / As for buses, / after an
increase / 1960, / there be / decline / bus takers / account / approximately 15%. It / be / second highest
figure.

It / worth / notice that / walking and riding a bike to work / become / less preferred, / only 9% and 7%.
(attracted fewer people / became less appealing)
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The following bar chart shows the

different modes of transport used
to travel to and from work in one
European city in 1960, 1980 and
2000.

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 WRITING TASK 1 – MAPS
Changes in Youngsville in New Zealand from 1980 to 2005.

SAMPLE

houses experienced noticeable factories comparison

residential corner facilities developments construction

The maps show the ______________ (1) which took place in the coastal town of Youngsville over a 25-
year period between 1980 and 2005.

In 1980, the town was a much greener ______________ (2) area with a large number of trees and
individual houses, but during the next 25 years the town ______________ (3) a number of dramatic
changes.

The most ______________ (4) is that all of the trees south of the River Alanah were cut down, with all
the ______________ (5) along the railway line being knocked down and replaced by skyscrapers.
Moreover, a new industrial estate with ______________ (6) and warehouses sprang up around the
airport and the school.

Furthermore, only a few trees north of the river remained. The woodland was cleared to make way
for a park, a golf course, and car parking ______________ (7). Further developments were the
_______________ (8) of a stadium near the north-east ______________ (9) of the lake and a new stretch of
railway from the river running directly north. Finally, a marina built at the mouth of the river also
marked a significant transformation for tourism in Youngsville .

(Optional) Overall, a ______________ (10) of the two maps reveals a change from a largely rural to a
mainly urban landscape.
 MAPS
The maps below show changes in the Spanish city of Castellón in recent times.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where
relevant.

maps / developments / which / take place / city of Castellon / from 2001 / present time.

Obvious/ Castellon / markedly transformed / modern city, / more commercial zones, / transport facilities, /
entertainment centres.

2000, / there / only / old market / west of the city centre. / However, / recent times, business / grow. / new
shop / built / replace / old market, / woodland near the university / be also cut down / make way / new
shopping center, / and new covered market / spring up / east of the city center.

Addition, /Castellon’s transport system / developed. / The train station / demolished / replaced by / police
station, / new station / be constructed / just between / city centre and / university, / with / tramline /
connect / them.

Furthermore, / construction / airport / be expected / complete soon / make transportation more convenient.
Another change /be / that / city / introduce / a bike rental scheme, / and the road for cars / turn into /
pedestrian zone.

establishment / entertainment facilities / mark / great changes / social life / Castellon dwellers. cinema, /
bars and pubs / be open / around / port.

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 TASK 1

The chart below shows the results of a

survey about people’s coffee and tea
buying and drinking habits in five
Australian cities.

bar chart/ illustrate/ residents’ habits/ drinking and purchasing coffee and tea/ 5 cities/ Australia / four weeks.
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Overall, Australians/ all the mentioned cities, except Adelaide,/ like / visit/ cafe to drink coffee or tea/ better than
getting takeaway coffee,/ and buying instant coffee/ be/ more common option/ than/ buy/ fresh coffee.
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First,/ trend/ going to a café/ be/ most popular/ Melbourne and Hobart,/ 64% and 63% respectively./ Sydney/
be ranked third,/ with a comparably high percentage of café visitors (over 60%),/ then/ it/ be/ Brisbane and
Adelaide.
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As/ takeaway drinks,/ Australian city dwellers/ prefer/ instant coffee/ fresh coffee./ Hobart, instant coffee
purchases/ stand /54%. It means 2% higher/ those of Brisbane,/ whereas/ this type/ attract/ fewer coffee
drinkers/ Melbourne and Sydney (just over 45%).
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Of the five cities, Sydney/ have/ highest percentage of people/ choose fresh coffee,/ follow/ by Melbourne and
Hobart (42% and 39% respectively). Noticeably, only around one-third of both Adelaide residents and Brisbane
residents/ buy this coffee.
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Task 1
The chart / proportion /elderly people / Canada, Germany, /
The chart below shows the percentage of elderly citizens in the UK / two examined years and projections for 2030.
three countries in 1980, 2000, and 2030.
Overall/ elderly populations / risen / and be predicted /
continue / grow steadily / all the three countries. Germany /
had / and will continue to have the highest percentage, while
Canada / be likely/ overtake the UK.

1980, / Germany / have/ greatest percentage of elderly

citizens, with 15%, slightly above the UK and 5% higher than
Canada.
2000, /the upward trend continued. / Figures for Germany
and Canada both / increase / by 5% (up to 20% and 15%,
respectively), and the UK / witness / slight rise in elderly
people to 15%, which is equal to Canada’s.

By 2030, / it / be predicted / the over-65 population /

Germany / will rise by another 5% to 25%, with Canada
ranked second at 22% and surpassing the United Kingdom
(just under 20%).

Task 1
The chart / proportion /elderly people / Canada, Germany, /
The chart below shows the percentage of elderly citizens in the UK / two examined years and projections for 2030.
three countries in 1980, 2000, and 2030.
Overall/ elderly populations / risen / and be predicted /
continue / grow steadily / all the three countries. Germany /
had / and will continue to have the highest percentage, while
Canada / be likely/ overtake the UK.

1980, / Germany / have/ greatest percentage of elderly

citizens, with 15%, slightly above the UK and 5% higher than
Canada.
2000, /the upward trend continued. / Figures for Germany
and Canada both / increase / by 5% (up to 20% and 15%,
respectively), and the UK / witness / slight rise in elderly
people to 15%, which is equal to Canada’s.

By 2030, / it / be predicted / the over-65 population /

Germany / will rise by another 5% to 25%, with Canada
ranked second at 22% and surpassing the United Kingdom
(just under 20%).
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The chart below shows the percentage of elderly citizens in
three countries in 1980, 2000, and 2030.
Task 1
The chart below shows the percentage of elderly citizens in
three countries in 1980, 2000, and 2030.
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 BAR CHART

The chart below gives information on the percentage of British people giving money to charity by age
range for the years 1990 and 2010.

Some useful phrases:

- Different age groups = people/ groups
- The 18-25s = the 18-25 age group of different ages
- The over 65s = the over 65 age group = those/ people
- Donate money to charity aged 18-25
- Contribute to charity = those/ people
- Do charity (aged) over 65
- Have a higher/ greater level of donation = give donations
- This figure to charity
- Share the same trend = give
contribution(s) to
chart/ compare/ proportion/ British people/ different ages/ offer/ money/ charity/ two examined years,
1990 - 2010.

Overall,/1990/ percentage/ below 50s/ give donations/ be higher/ that of 2010 while/ opposite/ true for
those over 50,/ In addition,/ 18-25s/ contribute/ least.

1990,/ up to 42% 36-50 aged people/ give money to charity./ This figure/ be the highest on the chart./
youngest group/ have/ lowest contribution,/ only 17%./ Then the year 2010/ witness/ significant decrease/
charity donations among these below-50 age groups./ percentage/ 36-50s/ give financial support/ fall from
its peak to 35%, / follow/ by the 26-35s (30% to 23%) and the 18-25s (17% to 5%).

contrast,/ 2010/ more and more 51-65s/ donate,/ from 35% / nearly 40%,/ which/ be 5% higher/ those of
both the 36-50s and the over. It is noticeable that over 65s/ share/ same upward trend./ Start/ around 32%/
1990,/ their donation level / increase by 3% after 20 years.