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IELTS Sample Reports of Band Sample report 1: The chart below shows information about average house prices in five different cities between 1990 and 2002 compared with average house prices in 1989 Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant The graph illustrates the figures of average house prices in the five different cities during the period from 1990 to 2002, in comparison with the data in 1989 Overall, there was an upward trend in the percentage of change of house prices during the period shown in almost all of the cities except for Frankfurt As can be clearly seen, there was a considerable fall by approximately 5% in the proportion change of estate prices in New York between 1990 and 1995 Likewise, Tokyo and London, which had the same figures, witnessed a dramatic decrease by about 7% over the same period However, the figures for Madrid and Frankfurt were around 2% and 3%, respectively During the latter period from 1996 to 2002, the figure for London was the highest with more than 10% in the percentage of change of house prices During the same period, the rates at which the house prices increased were about 5% in New York and 4% in Madrid This rate in Frankfurt was 2%, lower than than in the first 5-year period Finally, the percentage change in Tokyo fell by around 5% between 1996 and 2002 Sample report 2: The chart below shows the amount of money per week spent on fast foods in Britain The graph shows trends in consumption of fast foods Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant The graph shows the changes in the demand for hamburgers, fish &chips and pizza from 1970 to 1990 It is immediately apparent that in 1970 the most popular food was pizza The demand for pizza started from 300 grams followed by a spectacular fall of 200 grams in 1985 The striking feature of the graph is the demand for fish & chips In 1970, fish & chips were the second favourite food among people, and from 1980 on the total demand surged to a high of 500 grams from 99 in 1970 Furthermore, hamburgers were the least popular food in 1970 with the total demand of 15 grams, which increased gradually till 1985 The total demand for hamburgers skyrocketed to 299 grams in 1990 In conclusion, there was a subsential increase in the demand for hamburgers and sea food, whereas there was a significant fall in the popularity of pizza Sample report 3: Below is a map of the city of Brandfield City planners have decided to build a new shopping mall for the area, and two sites, S1 and S2 have been proposed Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant The map illustrates the two possible sites for a new shopping complex in the city of Brandfield The initial difference between two sites is that the first site is near a residential area, while the other is close to an industrial region The first site (S1) is located to the north of the city between the residential area and the city centre There are three infrastructure features (a river, a main road and a railway) around S1, thus, thesetransports may provide easy access from most part of the city, if a shopping mall is built in that area The second site (S2) lies to the south-east end of the city and is fairly close to the downtown and the industrial part The site is near two main roads and the railroad; however, has no residential part around the area There is a large Golf Course and a park in the west side of the city, but both sites are not close to the given area  ... spectacular fall of 200 grams in 1 985 The striking feature of the graph is the demand for fish & chips In 1970, fish & chips were the second favourite food among people, and from 1 980 on the total... and sea food, whereas there was a significant fall in the popularity of pizza Sample report 3: Below is a map of the city of Brandfield City planners have decided to build a new shopping mall... surged to a high of 500 grams from 99 in 1970 Furthermore, hamburgers were the least popular food in 1970 with the total demand of 15 grams, which increased gradually till 1 985 The total demand