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You should spend about 20 minutes on this task The graph below shows the changes in maximum number of Asian elephants between 1994 and 2007 Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant Write at least 150 words model answer: The graph shows the estimated maximum population of elephants in a range of Asian countries in both 1997 and 2004 In most of the countries included in the graph, the population fell This was most noticeable in Malaysia and Thailand, where the number of elephants was thought to be less than half the figure in 1997 In the former, the number of elephants dropped as low as 1000 India remained the country with by far the largest elephant population, but experienced a dramatic fall in numbers so that in 2004 there may have been as few as 7500 Despite its size, China had a very small population of at most 500 elephants by 2004 Although the trend was downwards overall, elephant populations were thought to have remained stable in Laos and Vietnam at approximately 1200 The only country where elephants showed signs of recovering was Cambodia, where numbers may have risen by up to 200 (155 words) You should spend about 20 minutes on this task The diagram below shows the process by which bricks are manufactured for the building industry Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant Write at least 150 words Brick manufacturing model answer: The process by which bricks are manufactured for the building industry can be outlined in seven consecutive steps First the raw material, clay, which was just below the surface of soil in certain clay-rich areas has to be dug up by a digger Then the lumps of clay are placed on a metal grid in order to break up the big chunks of clay into much smaller areas, which fall through the metal grid onto a roller, whose motion further segregates the bits of clay Sand and water are added to make a homogenous mixture, which is then either formed in moulds or cut into brick-shaped pieces by means of a wire cutter Those fresh bricks are then kept in a drying oven for at least 24 and a maximum of 48 hours, several dozen if not hundreds of bricks at a time The dried bricks are then transferred to a so-called kiln, another type of high temperature oven First they are kept at a moderate temperature of 200C – 1300C This process is followed by cooling down the finished bricks for 48 to 72 hours in a cooling chamber Once the bricks have cooled down and have become hard, they get packaged and delivered to their final destination, be it a building site or storage (217 words) Band This response fully satisfies the requirements of the task All key features of each stage of the process are appropriately and accurately presented An excellent overview is given at the beginning of the response and this skilfully incorporates part of the rubric, changing the grammatical function, to give a brief summary of the whole process The message is very easy to read with seamless cohesion that attracts no attention Paragraphing, linking and referencing are all skilfully managed The language used is very fluent and sophisticated A wide range of vocabulary and structures are used with full flexibility and accuracy Only rare minor ‘slips’ can be found and these not detract from the high rating This script is a good example of a Band performance You should spend about 20 minutes on this task The bar chart below shows the production of the world’s oil in OPEC and non-OPEC countries Write a short report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below Write at least 150 words model answer: The graph gives past, present and future data concerning the production of world’s oil on OPEC and non-OPEC countries The figures indicate that while the production of oil in Middle Eastern OPEC countries is predicted to increase considerably, oil production elsewhere is likely to fall Between 1980 and 2000, most of the world’s oil came from non-OPEC countries; only two million barrels per day were produced by OPEC countries Since then, these figures have changed considerably Between 2000 and 2010 it is predicted that approximately 10 million barrels will come from Middle Eastern OPEC countries, while a further 10 million barrels will be provided by other OPEC or non-OPEC countries Although forecasters predict that oil production is likely stabilise between 2010 and 2020, a lot more of this oil is expected to come from the Middle Eastern OPEC countries, and under million barrels per day from other areas (149 words) You should spend about 20 minutes on this task The bar charts below show the Marriage and Divorce Statistics for nine countries in 1981 and 1994 Write a short report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below Write at least 150 words model answer: As we can see from the information, there was a general trend for the number of marriage to decrease over 13 years in most of the countries In 1981, the USA had the most marriages (10.6 per thousand) but by 1994 this had fallen to 9.1 per thousands The number of marriages also fell substantially in Finland and France The only country where there was an increase in the number of marriage was Denmark By comparison the rate of divorce increased in most countries over the same period The only exceptions to this trend were Germany, where there was no change, and the USA and Denmark, where the figure fell The country with the fewest divorce in both 1981 and 1994 was Italy (123 words) You should spend about 20 minutes on this task The table below gives statistics about the size of US households over a number of years (Household = all the people living together in one house.) Study the information and answer the question Write a short report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below Write at least 150 words US household by size 1790-1990 Per cent distribution of number of households Average population per household Year person person person person person person person 1790 3.7% 7.8% 11.7% 13.9% 13.9% 13.2 35.8% 5.4 1890 3.6% 13.2% 16.7% 16.8% 15.1% 11.6% 23.0% 4.9 1990 24.6% 32.2% 17.2% 15.6% 6.7% 2.3% 1.4% 2.6 model answer: We can see from the table that households in the US have become much smaller over the last 200 years Households in 1790 had an average of 5.4 members but by 1990 the figure had fallen by about half to only 2.6 In 1790 35.8% of all households had seven members This was still the most common household size in 1890 but the proportion had dropped slightly to 23% One-person households were the least common, representing less than 4% of the total in both 1790 and 1890 By 1990, however, there had been a major change Now only about 1% of household had seven members, while 56.8% of all households consisted of only one or two people You should spend about 20 minutes on this task The chart below gives information about global population percentages and distribution of wealth by region Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant Write at least 150 words model answer: The chart compares population shares in various regions of the world with the distribution of wealth in these same regions It can be seen that population shares in almost all cases not relate to the distribution of wealth Even though North America has only approximately 6% of the world’s population, it boasts nearly 34% of global wealth A similar situation can be seen in Europe, which has 15% of the global population but 30% of global wealth, and the rich (high income) Asia-Pacific countries with 5% of the world’s population but 24% of its wealth On the other hand, the total wealth of people in China, India, Africa, Latin America and Caribbean, and the other poor (lower income) countries in AsiaPacific is far less than their shares of the world population This is most striking in India, where 16% of the world’s population own only 1% of the world’s wealth and in China, which has the highest percentage of global population (24%) but only 3% of the world’s wealth (170words) You should spend about 20 minutes on this task The table shows the worldwide market share of the mobile phone market for manufactures in the years 2005 and 2006 Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant Write at least 150 words Worldwide Mobile phone Sales in 2005 & 2006 (% share of market) Company 2005 % Market share 2006 % Market share Nokia 32.5 35 Motorola 17.7 21.1 Samsung 12.7 11.8 Sony Ericsson 6.3 7.4 L.G 6.7 6.3 BenQ Mobile 4.9 2.4 Others 19.2 16.2 TOTAL 100.0 100.0 model answer: The table gives information on the market share of mobile phone manufactures for two consecutive years, 2005 and 2006 In both years, Nokia was clearly the market leader, selling 32.5% of all mobile phones in 2005, and slightly more (35%) in 2006 This is a greater market share than its two closest competitors, Motorola and Samsung, added together Motorola increased its market share from 17.7% in 2005 to 21.1% in 2006 In contrast, Samsung saw its share of the market decline slightly from 12.7% to 11.8% The other companies listed each had a much smaller share of the market Sony Ericsson’s share increased from 6.3% in 2005 to 7.4% in 2006 whereas L.G decreased slightly from 6.7% to 6.3% BenQ Mobile’s share more than halved from 2005 to 2006; from 4.9% of the market to only 2.4% Other mobile phone manufactures accounted for 19.2% of the market in 2005- more than all the companies mentioned except Nokia However, in 2006 the other companies only made 16.2% of mobile phone sales- less than both Nokia and Motorola (176 words) You should spend about 20 minutes on this task The table below gives information about rail transport in four countries in 2007 Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant Write at least 150 words Country Number of People using rail transport (not including metro) Passenger Cargo kilometres per head carried (billions of population of tons) Malaysia 5.9 770 22.2 Canada 0.3 80 2820 China 27 1980 23.01 UAE 5.5 780 21.9 model answer: The table shows details for four countries concerning the percentage of the population who use the railways, how many kilometres each person travels on average, and the number of tons of cargo the railways carry What is surprising is that very few Americans use rail- less than half of one per cent- and they not travel far (just 80 kilometres) However, the Canada carries by far the most cargo, nearly thousand billion tons This contrasts greatly with China, where 27% of the population use rail, and they each travel further (1980 kilometres) than any of the other countries On the other hand, less than 25 billion tons of freight is carried The two countries which are most similar are the Malaysia and UAE Both have between and 6% of people who use trains, they travel between 770 and 780 kilometres and the amount of freight is approximately the same (22.2 and 21.9 billion tons respectively) In general it can be seen that while citizens of the Canada use rail transport the least, they transport the most amount of cargo by rail (184 words) You should spend about 20 minutes on this task The flow chart illustrates the consequence of deforestation Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features Write at least 150 words model answer: The flow chart shows what typically occurs as a consequence of deforestation When trees are removed, there are four main immediate effects, which eventually result in flooding, degraded vegetation and a loss of biodiversity One immediate effect is soil which has been compacted by heavy equipment The result hard, ‘baked’ soil contributes to the run off of rain water and, eventually, flooding Another immediate consequence of logging is a reduction in the number of roots holding the soil together This leads to soil erosion As a consequence, the quality and variety of vegetation is compromised The third immediate effect is burning, both deliberate and a consequence of an increased risk of forest fires The waste that remains after loggings is destroyed and the microorganisms that feed on this material are lost This leads to degraded vegetation The final immediate consequence is a reduction in the amount of moisture plants return to the air Because there is less moisture in the air, there is less precipitation and an increased incidence of drought This too reduces plant growth and ultimately results in degraded vegetation and a loss of biodiversity (187 words) You should spend about 20 minutes on this task The diagram shows how apple is canned Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant Write at least 150 words model answer: The diagram shows how fresh applet is canned First the apple is picked from trees by hand It is then transported to the cannery by large trucks At the cannery the apple is washed and quality checked, and any poor quality apple is rejected The good quality apple is put into cold storage When it is ready for canning the apple is weighted and graded The grading ensures that the apple of a similar size is kept together After this the apple is peeled and the cores are removed It is then sliced into the required sizes and put into cans Juice or syrup is also added to the cans Once the cans have been filled they are sealed and cooked over heat to ensure that the cans are sterilized When the cans are cool, a label is attached and they are placed into storage The canned apple is now ready to be despatched to supermarkets and sold (158 words) Write at least 150 words model answer: The diagram shows the varieties of English spoken throughout the world and how they are related 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) You should spend about 20 minutes on this task 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 model answer: 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 minutes 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) You should spend about 20 minutes on this task 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 Write at least 150 words model answer: 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 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) You should spend about 20 minutes on this task 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 model answer: 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 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) You should spend about 20 minutes on this task 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 model answer: 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 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) Test tip: In IELTS writing task 1, sometimes in the exam you can be asked to write a graph with a future trend You should write your answer in the same way as before, but instead of using the past simple, change the grammar and use future tenses You should spend about 20 minutes on this task 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 Airport visitors, 2007-2012 (millions of travelers per year) Dusseldorf Frankfurt Berlin Tegel 2007 27.2 36.5 17.3 2008 36.4 41.9 26.6 2009 48.2 44.4 39.9 2010 37.1 47.3 43.3 2011 33.2 51.1 43.3 2012 45.6 69.3 43.3 model answer: 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) Test tip: In IELTS writing task 1, to summarise the information given in a table, remember to mention specific numbers and percentages from the question in your writing You should spend about 20 minutes on this task 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 Write at least 150 words model answer: 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) Test tip: In IELTS writing task 1, always look carefully at what figures represent If they represent percentages, you must use expressions such as a large/small/higher/lower percentage of … If the figures give numbers, you can write many/more/most/few/fewer… You should spend about 20 minutes on this task 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 model answer: 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) Test tip: In IELTS writing task 1, remember that you are not to give your opinion on the information you have to describe You should merely present the information factually You should spend about 20 minutes on this task The line graph shows Paris Metro station passengers Summarise the information by selecting and report in the main features, and make comparisons where relevant Write at least 150 words model answer: 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) Test tip: Grammar for describing trends in IELTS writing task1(present); a) If the task represents changes or actions which happen regularly (such as a process or a chart displaying general average values): • Simple present (for graphs, charts and tables) • Simple present and present perfect (for processes and cycles) b) If the trend starts in the past, reaches now and has a break point at the present time: Present perfect for the trend that begins in the past Simple present for reporting its present value You should spend about 20 minutes on this task Summarise the information by selecting and reporting description of the correlation of the table that follow Write at least 150 words Alcohol-Related Deaths 2005 Total Male Female beers consumption per capita, 2002 (litres) Lithuania 125,000 112,000 13,000 91 Ireland 582,000 413,000 169,000 104 Czech Republic 1,369,000 900,000 469,000 132 Canada 580,000 505,000 75,000 86 Estonia 383,000 332,000 51,000 98 Germany 1,185,000 986,000 200,000 107 Austria 913,000 783,000 130,000 106 model answer: 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 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) Test tip: There is no special vocabulary to be used for describing correlated graphs and tables There are two grammatical forms which are more likely to occur in this context: the superlatives of quantity such as the greatest number, the lowest incidence/occurrence etc and the comparative form: the greater the… the greater the…,etc You should spend about 20 minutes on this task 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 model answer: 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 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 year (212 words) Test tip: If you not begin your sentence with a time expression, in many cases, particularly those involving line graphs, the time frame is given and is an important element of the visual and will need to be mentioned For this reason it is important that you know how to use the common expressions of time, and that you revise them from any normal grammar book if they cause you difficulties Here are the common ones:in for between -and during before from – to / until after You should spend about 20 minutes on this task 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 model answer: 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) Test tip1: spend time studying the information first The title given may help you with your first sentence, but try to use different words and don’t just copy words from the question paper Try to identify key areas in the data Do not miss out any important details in your description and make sure you stick to the time limit so that you leave enough time to answer task Test tip2: Writing about Graphs, Tables and Diagrams, Similarity can be shown by using: similarly likewise equally in the same way the same in a similar way I fashion both… and… as well as not only… but also also too like x, y… as… as… just as x, y… just as x, so y… You should spend about 20 minutes on this task The bar chart below shows the percentage participation of men in senior development in three companies between 1980 and the year 2010 Summarise the information by selecting and report in the main features, and make comparisons where relevant Write at least 150 words model answer: The bar chart shows the percentage of men in senior development position in three companies from 1980 to 2010 While more men were in senior positions at Apple than other two companies in 1980 at 15%, the trend was fairly erratic with a 2% drop to 13% in 1985, followed by a rise of 1% five years later In 1995, men held 7% more top development jobs than in 1990 After a slight drop back to 19% in 2000, by 2010 25% of top posts were filled by men By contrast, at IBM men fared much better In 1980, 2% of senior posts were occupied by men with no change five years on By 1990, the figure had increased to 13%, doubling to 26 per cent in 1995 Five years afterwards, there was a 6% increase in male senior development jobs with a near twofold jump in 2010 to stand at 63%, the highest for the three companies The situation was less remarkable at Microsoft than the other two firms except for the year 2010 In 1980, the percentage of senior posts held by men was 8% climbing at the rate of 2% in each subsequent period until 2000, after which it leapt to 45% From the data, it is clear that men dominated senior posts at IBM by 2010 Test tip: make sure you read all of the information provided very carefully Look at the statistical information you are given and choose the most important features Look for data which is the same or similar and features which show important differences or changes You should spend about 20 minutes on this task The bar chart shows the number of overseas students enrolled in a third year Computer Science course at a Canadian college Summarise the information by selecting and report in the main features, and make comparisons where relevant Write at least 150 words model answer: According to the bar chart, students from four Asian countries (China, Singapore, Malaysia and Sri Lanka) and one European country (France) are taking Computer Science at the collage Some students are enrolled in the Database core option; the others are taking Networking Overall, the China has the largest number of enrolled students (17) and France has the smallest (5) Singapore and Sri Lanka both have 12 students; Malaysia has 11 It is noticeable that Singapore and Sri Lanka have similar profiles Students from all five countries are enrolled in Database, but more males are taking this option than females (21 and respectively) For each nationality, the males taking Database outnumber the females, except in the case of French students with females to only male The China has the most students studying Database (9); Sri Lanka is next with 7, while Singapore has Malaysia and France have Database students each As for Networking option, more females than males are enrolled from every country except France In fact, no female French students are taking Networking Only male from each country is enrolled in Networking, except for males from Sri Lanka Test tip: In the main body of your report, you may organise the information in this way; first group the information Then compare and contrast the data After that, select important information to report ... person person person 17 90 3.7% 7.8% 11 .7% 13 .9% 13 .9% 13 .2 35.8% 5.4 18 90 3.6% 13 .2% 16 .7% 16 .8% 15 .1% 11 .6% 23.0% 4.9 19 90 24.6% 32.2% 17 .2% 15 .6% 6.7% 2.3% 1. 4% 2.6 model answer: We can see from... Write at least 15 0 words Journeys made by Canada Belgium Germany Netherland Car 90% 72% 68% 47% Bicycle 1% 2% 2% 26% Public transport 3% 12 % 18 % 8% On foot 5% 11 % 11 % 18 % Other 1% 3% 1% 1% Most cited... 35 .1 24.6 Entertainment and news 30.8 26.5 Travel 28.7 23.0 Technology 39.3 20.9 Retail 26.5 20 .1 Consumer electronics 24.9 17 .3 Clothing 23.4 16 .6 Pharmaceuticals 21. 8 16 .0 Lifestyle 33.7 14 .3