IELTS writing task 1

TRUNG TÂM NGOẠI NGỮ ĐẠI HỌC BÁCH KHOA – ĐẠI HỌC QUỐC GIA TP.HỒ CHÍ MINH www.bkenglish.edu.vn TRUNG TÂM NGOẠI NGỮ ĐẠI HỌC BÁCH KHOA – ĐẠI HỌC QUỐC GIA TP.HỒ CHÍ MINH The pie charts below show the percentage of housing owned and rented in the UK in 1991 and 2007 Summarize the information by describing the main features of the charts and making comparisons where appropriate Write at least 150 words The pie charts compare home ownership and renting for 1991 and 2007 in percentage terms In 1991, home owner were the most popular type of housing, accounting for 60%, or more than over half of all homes The next largest sector was social rented homes, amounting to 23% or nearly one-third of homes The remaining homes were mostly privately rented (11%) with a tiny fraction being social housing (6%) Sixteen years later, in 2007, the number of home owners had risen to 70%, or almost three quarters of all homes This was an increase of 10% compared with 1991 Much of the increase in home ownership can be explained by the decrease in social rented homes, which had dropped from 23% to 17% www.bkenglish.edu.vn TRUNG TÂM NGOẠI NGỮ ĐẠI HỌC BÁCH KHOA – ĐẠI HỌC QUỐC GIA TP.HỒ CHÍ MINH The percentage of privately rented homes had remained unchanged at 11% However, there were million more homes in 2007 compared with 1991 so the number of rented homes had increased despite the same percentage Social housing has decreased three-fold from 6% in 1991 to 2% in 2007, and it remains the least popular type of housing (180 words) The graph gives information about drinking habits of the US population by age Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant Write at least 150 words The bar chart shows information about people’s drinking behavior by age group in the US Several trends are evident The highest proportion of those who never drink (nearly two-thirds) was in the 16 to 24 years group The proportion tended to decrease with age Only 40 per cent of people age d 65 to 74 had never drink www.bkenglish.edu.vn TRUNG TÂM NGOẠI NGỮ ĐẠI HỌC BÁCH KHOA – ĐẠI HỌC QUỐC GIA TP.HỒ CHÍ MINH On the other hand, the percentage of those who had quit drinking tended to increase with age Only per cent of those in the youngest age group (16 to 24) were ex-drinkers, as opposed to roughly 40 per cent of those aged 65 to 75 The percentage of those classed as heavy drinkers also showed a distinct pattern People in middle age (35 to 54) tended to be the heaviest drinkers – approximately 13 per cent of the total A relatively small proportion of those in the youngest age group, and an even smaller percentage of those in the oldest group (roughly per cent) drink heavily Overall, age appears to be a significant factor in patterns of drinking behavior (177 words) The table shows the average length of YouTube video adverti sements and average length of time viewers spend watching them Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features Average YouTube Video ad length and time viewed Write at least 150 words The table shows the average length of YouTube video advertisements by sector and average length of time viewers spent watching these advertisements The average length of the advertisements varied from a low of 21.8 seconds for pharmaceuticals to a high of 66.7 for public service advertisements With the exception of government- and www.bkenglish.edu.vn TRUNG TÂM NGOẠI NGỮ ĐẠI HỌC BÁCH KHOA – ĐẠI HỌC QUỐC GIA TP.HỒ CHÍ MINH technology- related advertisements, in general, products and services which required a large financial commitment tended to have longer advertisements Entertainments, financial services and travel advertisements, for example, were all twenty eight seconds on average or longer Less expensive products, on the other hand, such as consumer electronics, clothing and medicines, tended to have shorter advertisements Adverts for more expensive products or services also tended to be watched for longer than adverts for less expensive items Viewers on average watched more than 50 per cent of advertisements for entertainment, travel, business and finance In contrast, viewers tended to watch less of government advertisements and advertisements for cheaper goods such as consumer electronics, clothing and medicines Overall, length of YouTube video advertisements and length of time spent viewing such advertisements appears to be associated with the perceived cost of the product or servi ce being advertised (195 words) The bar graph below shows the numbers of male and female research students studying six computer science subjects at a US university in 2011 Summarise the information by selecting and report in the main features, and make comparisons where relevant Write at least 150 words www.bkenglish.edu.vn TRUNG TÂM NGOẠI NGỮ ĐẠI HỌC BÁCH KHOA – ĐẠI HỌC QUỐC GIA TP.HỒ CHÍ MINH The bar chart shows the gender distribution of students doing computer scientific research across a range of disciplines at a US university in 2011 In five of the six disciplines, males outnumbered females Male students made up a particularly large proportion of the student group in subjects related to the study of programming objects: mathematics, programming, and engineering The gender gap was particularly large in the field of mathematics, where there were five times as many male students as female students Men and women were more equally represented in subjects related to the study of computer science: natural sciences, psychology, and linguistics In natural science, there were nearly as many women [approximately 200] as men [approximately 240] This was also true of psychology Linguistics was the only discipline in which women outnumbered men [roughly 110 women vs 90 men] Overall, the chart shows that at this university, computer science subjects continue to be male-dominated; however, women have a significant presence in fields related to psychology and the computer sciences (169 words) The pie charts show the average consumption of food in the world in 2008 compared to two countries; China and India Write a report to a university lecturer describing the data Write at least 150 words www.bkenglish.edu.vn TRUNG TÂM NGOẠI NGỮ ĐẠI HỌC BÁCH KHOA – ĐẠI HỌC QUỐC GIA TP.HỒ CHÍ MINH The graphs illustrate the consumption of types of food used in the word in 2008 The figures are compared to the amounts of food used in china and India in the same year As an overall trend, the two countries showed different food consumption from the world average, while processed food consumption still had the largest percentages in all the three charts In particular, processed food consumption was the highest in the in the world, accounting for 41%, which was followed by vegetables and fruits at 29% and animal food at a quarter Only 4% consisted of nut and seeds consumption Likewise, China used processed food in the largest proportion of 39% Animal fo od showed the same figure as the world’s average, 25% Vegetable and fruits was used at 23% while nuts and seeds showed less than a half figure In India, both vegetable and processed food were used the most in the year 2008 with percentages of 34% and 32% respectively, nuts and seeds used in this country showed the largest proportion among the three charts given, making up 19% at this time (185 words) The diagram shows the procedure for university entry for high school graduates Write a report for a university or college lecturer describing the information Write at least 150 words www.bkenglish.edu.vn TRUNG TÂM NGOẠI NGỮ ĐẠI HỌC BÁCH KHOA – ĐẠI HỌC QUỐC GIA TP.HỒ CHÍ MINH The flowchart illustrates the various steps that a high school student must follow to enter university Once the high school has been obtained, students need to complete an application for university entrance This can be downloaded from the university website The completed application should then be sent to the administration Applicants receive a reply two weeks later which is provisional acceptance, a rejection or an acceptance If a rejection is received, students can either cancel their application altogether or complete an application for an alternative course and send to the administration office A provisional acceptance means that more documentation is required Applicants in this situation should complete the additional documentation and submit them to the office When an acceptance is received, the applicant should complete the enrolment form and select which subjects he or she wishes to undertake and register with the dean When all this is complete, the applicant may enter university (194 words) The graphs show changes in spending habits of people in UK between 1971 and 2001 Write a report to a university lecturer describing the data Write at least 150 words www.bkenglish.edu.vn TRUNG TÂM NGOẠI NGỮ ĐẠI HỌC BÁCH KHOA – ĐẠI HỌC QUỐC GIA TP.HỒ CHÍ MINH The pie charts show changes in UK spending patterns between 1971 and 30 years later, 2001 As an overall trend, increased amounts of money spent on cars, computers and eating out were made up for by drops in expenditure on food and books In detail, food and car made up the two biggest item of expenditure in both years Together they comprised over half of household spending in the UK Food accounted for 44% of spending in 1971, but this dropped by two thirds to 14% in 2001 However, the outlay on cars doubled, rising from 22% in 1971 to 43% in 2001 Other areas changed significantly Spending on eating out doubled, climbing from 7% to 14% The proportion of salary spent on computers increased dramatically, up from 2% in 1971 to 12% in 2001 However, as computer expenditure rose, the percentage of outlay on books plunged from 6% to 1% (151 words) The pie chart below shows the proportion of different categories of families living in poverty in UK in 2002 Proportion of people from each household type living in poverty Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant Write at least 150 words Proportion of people from each household type living in poverty www.bkenglish.edu.vn TRUNG TÂM NGOẠI NGỮ ĐẠI HỌC BÁCH KHOA – ĐẠI HỌC QUỐC GIA TP.HỒ CHÍ MINH The pie chart examines the different type of families who were living in poor conditions in UK in the year 2002 As an overall trend, 14% of the entire households in UK at that time were in conditions of poverty In general, single people struggled more than couples In particular, as far as people with children are concerned, sole parents showed the highest percentage of 26% among all the given categories while couples with children accounted for a relatively smaller percentage of 15% When it comes to people with no children, single people made up a large percentage of 24%, which is almost the same figure for single people with children On the other hand, only 9% of the couples without any children suffered from poverty in 2002 In terms of aged people, singles had a slightly higher percentage than couples Only 7% and 5% of the aged population had hardships in their living circumstances (155 words) The bar charts below give information about the railway system in six cities in Europe Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant www.bkenglish.edu.vn TRUNG TÂM NGOẠI NGỮ ĐẠI HỌC BÁCH KHOA – ĐẠI HỌC QUỐC GIA TP.HỒ CHÍ MINH The graphs compare the proportion of various nutritional compounds contained in two different foods; macaroni and medium baked potato In general, there are a larger percentage of carbohydrates and saturated fats in macaroni than in medium baked potato In contrast, medium baked potato has a much higher amount of protein and glucose In particular, macaroni mainly consists of large amounts of carbohydrate and saturated fats Carbohydrates take up slightly more than a half, 52%, while a little less than a quarter is made up of saturated fats The other nutrients show relatively lower proportions On the other hand, medium baked potato is mostly comprised of carbohydrates and protein The amount of carbohydrates in the food is less than in macaroni, but they still take up the greatest percentage of 35% in medium baked potato Interestingly, this dinner cereal has a large amount of protein with 25%, which is very different from macaroni The other types of nutrients not show significant figures in the pie chart (166 words) 16 Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant www.bkenglish.edu.vn TRUNG TÂM NGOẠI NGỮ ĐẠI HỌC BÁCH KHOA – ĐẠI HỌC QUỐC GIA TP.HỒ CHÍ MINH Write at least 150 words The diagram shows the two processes for manufacturing black tea The traditional way is used for making loose tea and modern process is ideal for teabags When collecting tea, the tea picker picks only the two top leaves and the bud of ensure a high quality tea Then, the tea leaves go through withering, where leaves are spread out and air is passed www.bkenglish.edu.vn TRUNG TÂM NGOẠI NGỮ ĐẠI HỌC BÁCH KHOA – ĐẠI HỌC QUỐC GIA TP.HỒ CHÍ MINH through withering, where leaves are spread out and air is passed through them to remove up to 60 per cent of their moisture After that, the leaves are ready for rolling or cutting Factories use traditional methods of rolling and crushing or faster modern methods of cutting, tearing and curling to make teabags In both processes, natural enzymes are produced from the leaves The next step is oxidation, where the enzymes from the leaves mix with the air This changes the colour of the leaves from green to copper and creates a nice flavour and aroma Finally, the leaves are fired and dried By this stage, little moisture remains in the tea-just three per cent (178 words) 17 The diagram shows the relationship between a numbers of different languages Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant Write at least 150 words The diagram shows the varieties of English spoken throughout the world and how they are related www.bkenglish.edu.vn TRUNG TÂM NGOẠI NGỮ ĐẠI HỌC BÁCH KHOA – ĐẠI HỌC QUỐC GIA TP.HỒ CHÍ MINH There are two main branches of English: British English and American English The British English Branch is geographically wide-spread It extends across several continents from the West Indies, through the British Isles themselves, Africa, the Indian subcontinent, the Far East and Australasia In addition to the four varieties of English spoken in the British Isles (i.e in Ireland, Wales, Scotland and England), it includes a large number of other varieties, for instance Jamaican English, South Africa English, and Australian English The American branch is largely restricted to the American continent It comprises the varieties of English spoken in the different region of the United States itself, as well as in Canada Beyond the continent, the extent of its influence is limited to the Philippines in the Far East and American Samoa in the Pacific In brief, the diagram shows that, like the economic and political influence of the Anglo Saxon countries, the reach of English has extended to virtually every region of the world (180 words) 18 The barchart below shows the total number of minutes (in billions) of telephone calls in Australia, divided into three categories, from 2001- 2008 Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant Write at least 150 words www.bkenglish.edu.vn TRUNG TÂM NGOẠI NGỮ ĐẠI HỌC BÁCH KHOA – ĐẠI HỌC QUỐC GIA TP.HỒ CHÍ MINH The chart shows the time spent by Australian resident on different types of telephone calls between 2001 and 2008 Local fixed line calls were the highest throughout the period, rising from 72 billion minut es in 2001 to just under 90 billion in 2003 After peaking at 90 billion the following year, these calls had fallen back to the 2001 figure by 2008 National and international fixed line calls grew steadily from 38 billion to 61 billion at end of the period in question, though the growth slowed over the last two years There was a dramatic increase in mobile calls from billion to 46 billion minutes This rise was particularly noticeable between 2005 and 2008, during which time the use of mobile phones tripled To sum up, although local fixed line calls were still most popular in 2008, the gap between the three categories had narrowed considerably over the second half of the period in question (157 words) 19 The pie charts below give information on the ages of the populations of Oman and Spain in 2005 anf projections for 2055 Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant www.bkenglish.edu.vn TRUNG TÂM NGOẠI NGỮ ĐẠI HỌC BÁCH KHOA – ĐẠI HỌC QUỐC GIA TP.HỒ CHÍ MINH Write at least 150 words The pie charts show significant comparison of age groups in Oman and Spain Initial statistics are concerning 2005 and some predictions about the ages of the populations are made referring to 2055 It is apparent from the charts people who were under consisted half of the population of Oman in 2005 48% and a negligible 4% of Oman population were 15-59 and 60 and over respectively However, following a half century is assessed to bring staggering alteration of dominant positions in Oman population Proliferation from 48% to 57% can be cited as example which will make 15 to 59 year old Oman people dominant in 2055 However, in 2005, 62 percent of Spanish people were between 19 and 59 Predictions about that status illustrate not significant alterations in the dominance of age groups www.bkenglish.edu.vn TRUNG TÂM NGOẠI NGỮ ĐẠI HỌC BÁCH KHOA – ĐẠI HỌC QUỐC GIA TP.HỒ CHÍ MINH Overall, it is important to note that, in 2055, proportion of people under 14 will slide away in both countries However, this trend will cause middle aged people to take over dominant position solely in Oman (169 words) 20 The bar chart below give information about five countries spending habits of shopping on consumer goods in 2012 Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant Write at least 150 words The chart compares the spending habits of shoppers in five European countries on six consumer products, namely console games, outdoor game accessories, cosmetics, books, toys and camera Overall, more money was spent on the latter two than on any other product It can be observed that in Britain, the highest amount of money was spent on camera (more than 160 million pounds), while similar amounts were spent on console games and outdoor game accessories The Austrian spent the second highest amount of money on the first three products while they stood last in the latter three It is also revealed that Spanish spent more money on toys than on any other product (a bit less than £150 million), but they also paid a lot for camera Finally, Belgian spent the least overall, having similar spending figures for all products compared in the bar chart www.bkenglish.edu.vn TRUNG TÂM NGOẠI NGỮ ĐẠI HỌC BÁCH KHOA – ĐẠI HỌC QUỐC GIA TP.HỒ CHÍ MINH To sum up, the British were the biggest spenders in all six categories among the nations compared in the bar chart while the lowest spending levels were attributed to the residents of Belgium (178 words) 21 The chart below gives information about “Istanbul Promo plus” sales in 2007 Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant Write at least 150 words The chart shows how Promo Plus in Istanbul fluctuated over a period of 12 months It is observed that in the first month of 2007, Promo Plus sales stood at 200 million turkish lira and rose slightly to reach about 225 million in February This was followed by another increase, although much steeper, in March when sales where almost 125 million turkish lira higher than February However, this upward trend was suddenly broken and sales plummeted dramatically over the next months to reach a little over 100 million turkish lira in July August sales showed a significant rise back to January levels as figures nearly doubled, but this was not to last as they dropped again in September to the same level as they were in July October came with a small increase of about 100 million turkish lira in sales, after which sales figures levelled off and remained relatively static over the last two months of 2007 www.bkenglish.edu.vn TRUNG TÂM NGOẠI NGỮ ĐẠI HỌC BÁCH KHOA – ĐẠI HỌC QUỐC GIA TP.HỒ CHÍ MINH Overall, Promo Plus in Istanbul remained relatively unchanged in 2007 as January and December sales were fairly equal Also, sales were at their highest in March while the weakest sales figures could be observed in July and September (197 words) 22 The table below highlights data on the number of travelers using three major German airports between 2007 and 2012 Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant Write at least 150 words The table shows information about how many people visited Germany through three major airports, over a five-year period, there was a fluctuant trend in the number of travelers who travelled via Dusseldorf, while the other two airports saw an upward trend Another interesting point is that Frankfurt airport was the most popular at the end Looking at the detail, the number of passengers at Dusseldorf started at 27.2m in 2007, and then increased remarkably to reach the highest point of 48.2m in 2009 In 2011, the figure dipped to 33.2m At the last year, there was a slight growth to 45.6m On the other hand, Frankfort began at 36.5m in 98, after that it rose remarkably for the next three years, at 47.3m In 2012, Frankfort hit the peak point at 69.3m passengers However, if we look at Berlin Tegal airport, it started at the lowest point of 17.3m travelers in the first year After this point, the trend increased significantly to 43.3m passengers (165 words) 23 The pie chart gives information on UAE government spending in 2000 The total budget was AED 315 billion Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant www.bkenglish.edu.vn TRUNG TÂM NGOẠI NGỮ ĐẠI HỌC BÁCH KHOA – ĐẠI HỌC QUỐC GIA TP.HỒ CHÍ MINH Write at least 150 words The graph tells us about the budget of the UAE government in 2000 In general, the most important targets were social security, health, and education The biggest slice of the pie chart is taken up by social security including pensions, employment assistance and other benefits which made up slightly under one-third of total expenditure Health and personal social services was the second highest budget cost Hospital and medical services accounted for AED 53 billion, or about 15% of the budget Education cost UAE AED 38 billion which comprises almost 12% of the whole budget The government spent about seven percent of revenue on debt, and roughly similar amounts went towards defence (AED 22 billion) and law and order (AED 17 billion) Spending on housing, transport and industry totalled AED 37 billion Finally, other expenditure accounted for AED 23 billion All in all, the bulk of UAE government spending goes on social welfare and health However, education, defence, and law and order are also major areas of spending (167 words) www.bkenglish.edu.vn TRUNG TÂM NGOẠI NGỮ ĐẠI HỌC BÁCH KHOA – ĐẠI HỌC QUỐC GIA TP.HỒ CHÍ MINH 24 The bar chart shows the number of visitors to three London Museums between 2007 and 2012 Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant Write at least 150 words The bar chart illustrates information about how many people per year visited three London museums over six-year period from 2007 to 2012 Overall, what stands out from the graph is there was gradual upward trend in the number of visitors of the National Gallery, which became the most popular museum from being at last place, while the Victoria and Albert Museum followed the opposite trend In detail, in the first two years of the period, the number of visitors of Victoria and Albert Museum remained stable at 13.5 million, and then fell to million in 2010, while that of British Museum, dropped significantly by 50%, from 12 million to million and remained at this level in 2009 However, there was gradual upward trend in the number of visitors of both British Museum and Victoria and Albert from 2010 to 2012, the former number doubled and the latter rose by more than 50%, finishing at 14.5 and 40 million respectively In addition, there was significant increase of the number of visitors of National Gallery over the whole six-year period, the figure finishing at almost 16 million (184 words) www.bkenglish.edu.vn TRUNG TÂM NGOẠI NGỮ ĐẠI HỌC BÁCH KHOA – ĐẠI HỌC QUỐC GIA TP.HỒ CHÍ MINH 25 The line graph shows Paris Metro station passengers Summarise the information by selecting and report in the mai n features, and make comparisons where relevant Write at least 150 words The line-graph indicates the number of people using a metro station in Paris over a given day of year The number of passengers rises sharply in the morning reaching a peak of 400 at am After the morning peak there is a steady drop to 300 at am and less than 200 at 10 am Between 10 am and 11 am there is a slight increase The number plateaus just below 300 between 12 noon and pm In the afternoon, there is a decline in the number of citizens using the station to just 80 at pm The evening brings a huge increase from 200 at pm to almost 400 at pm The number of passengers tapers off slightly after pm, but falls quickly to 120 by pm After a small rise at pm, the number tails off to 120 at 10 pm All in all, the time series show that the greatest number of passengers gather in the station early in the morning and also early in the evening (178 words) www.bkenglish.edu.vn TRUNG TÂM NGOẠI NGỮ ĐẠI HỌC BÁCH KHOA – ĐẠI HỌC QUỐC GIA TP.HỒ CHÍ MINH 26 Summarise the information by selecting and reporting description of the correlation of the table that follow Write at least 150 words There is a clear correlation between the litres of beer consumed per capita and number of alcohol related deaths The table shows that the greatest beer consumption in 2002 was to be found in Czech Republic, Germany and Austria, and that each of these regions also had by far the largest litres of alcohol related deaths in 2005 Czech Republic, with the greatest beer consumption per litre, namely over hundred and thirty for 2002, also experienced well over one million litres alcohol-related deaths by 2005 The region with the second highest beer consumption was Germany, with nearly 107 litres, and it also recorded the second highest number of alcohol-related deaths, namely 1.185 million In all regions except Canada it can be seen that the higher beer consumption, the higher the alcohol-related mortality rate It is interesting that in Canada, with the lowest level of beer consumption, at 86 per capita, the mortality rate was the high as in Ireland, namely 0.58 million, although in the latter the consumption level was high Clearly other health or economic factors must be involved It is also interesting to note that in each case the number of female death was www.bkenglish.edu.vn TRUNG TÂM NGOẠI NGỮ ĐẠI HỌC BÁCH KHOA – ĐẠI HỌC QUỐC GIA TP.HỒ CHÍ MINH significantly lower than that of males, which seems to be a reflection of the fact that in general far fewer women than men drink (220 words) 27 The diagram below shows the number of houses built per year in two cities, Derby and Nottingham, Between 2000 and 2009 Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below Write at least 150 words The bar chart describes the number of houses built in two neighboring cities, Derby and Nottingham, Between 2000 and 2009 Overall, the number of houses that were erected in Derby exceeded upwards the quantity constructed in Nottingham The trend for the former was decidedly upwards, with Derby experiencing a steady rise from 40 new houses in the first year, to just under 120 during the 2003 Over the next years of decade, new houses construction in Derby remained constant at just under 120 This is in sharp contrast to the last two years when the number of houses that went up in Derby leapt, first to 280 and then to 350 houses Houses building in Nottingham, by comparison, was much more erratic In the first two years of the decade, more houses were erected in Nottingham than in Derby In 2002, however, construction declined to only 20 Over the next three years, houses numbers rose steadily, only to drop practically to zero in 2006 There was then a dramatic surge in 2007 with over 200 houses www.bkenglish.edu.vn TRUNG TÂM NGOẠI NGỮ ĐẠI HỌC BÁCH KHOA – ĐẠI HỌC QUỐC GIA TP.HỒ CHÍ MINH being built While in 2008 saw house building in Nottingham plummeting to only 10, in 2009 the number of new houses rocketed to 270, a rise of more than 2600 % on the previous ye ar (212 words) 28 The graph below presents the employment patterns in the USA between 1930 and 2010 Summarise the information by selecting and report in the main features, and make comparisons where relevant Write at least 150 words In 1930, 75% of the labour force in the USA was employed in farming, fishing and foresting while only 10% worked in sales and office and trade At the same time both the Industrial sector and the technical sector constituted just 2% of the workforce each This situation changed only very gradually over the next 20 years, except for the technical workforce, which increased more than threefold However by 1980 there had been a significant change in the pattern of employment While the farming, fishing and foresting employees had declined in number to 40% of the workforce, Industrial employees as well as technical had increased their share to 13% and 10% respectively Similarly the sales and office sectors did not increase until 1980 The most dramatic change could be seen by 2000, when the proportion of farming, fishing and foresting works reduced to just 10% while the three other major sectors had all increased to over 20% of the workforce (160 words) www.bkenglish.edu.vn ... accounted for 44% of spending in 19 71, but this dropped by two thirds to 14 % in 20 01 However, the outlay on cars doubled, rising from 22% in 19 71 to 43% in 20 01 Other areas changed significantly... university (19 4 words) The graphs show changes in spending habits of people in UK between 19 71 and 20 01 Write a report to a university lecturer describing the data Write at least 15 0 words www.bkenglish.edu.vn... on eating out doubled, climbing from 7% to 14 % The proportion of salary spent on computers increased dramatically, up from 2% in 19 71 to 12 % in 20 01 However, as computer expenditure rose, the