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Writing Task 1 Practice Questions

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Question 1

The graph below shows four countries of residence of overseas students in Australia.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.

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The graph below compares the number of visits to two new music sites on the web.

Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below.

Write at feast 1 50 words.

Question 2

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The graph below shows the unemployment rates in the US and Japan between March 1993 and March 1999.

Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below.

You should write at least 150 words.

Question 3

Question 4

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The graph below provides a breakdown of the UK weekly market share of visits to three social networking websites between March 2007 and March 2008.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

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The graph below shows the consumption of fish and some different kinds of meat in a European country between 1979 and 2004.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.

Question 5

Question 6

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The chart shows the changes in the price of gold in 2005. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where necessary.

Write at least 150 words.

Gold Price 2005 560 540 520

500 480 460 440 420 400 JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAY

JUNE

JULY

Price of gold in $ per troy ounce

AUG

SEPT

OCT

NOV

DEC

Question 7

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The two graphs below show the percentage of smokers and the consumption of alcohol in litres in selected countries, for the period 1960-2000.

Summarise the information by choosing and reporting the key features, and make any relevant comparisons.

Write at least 150 words. % of Population who smoke every day

Alcohol Consumption in liters per person

70

12 10

50 40

USA Japan

30

Holland 20

Liters per person

% of smokers of population

60

8 USA 6

Turkey Holland

4 2

10 0

0 1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

Question 8

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The chart shows the exchange rate between the US dollar and the British pound.

Summarise the information by selecting the reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.

USD per pound 3

2.5

2

1.5

USD per pound

1

0.5

0 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988

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Question 9

The chart shows the demographic trend in Scotland from 1940 until 2020.

Summarise the information by selecting the reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.

Question 10

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The chart shows the percentage of UK adolescents following a vegetarian diet.

Summarise the information by selecting the reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.

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The graph below shows the number of passenger railway journeys made in Great Britain between 1950 and 2004/5.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.

Question 11

Question 12

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The bar chart below shows the results of a survey conducted by a personnel department at a major company. The survey was carried out on two groups of workers: those aged from 18-30 and those aged 45-60, and shows factors affecting their work performance.

Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information below.

Write at least 150 words.

Factors affecting work performance Money Work environment Job satisfaction Promotion Prospects Respect from colleagues Job security Competent boss Relaxing working environment Change for personal development Team spirit 0

10

20

30

45-60

40

18-30

50

60

70

80

90

100

Question 13

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The table below gives information about the participation of 1 1-14 year-olds by gender in extreme sport in the UK in 2003.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.

Extreme sports that 11-14 year-olds participated in, by gender, 2003 Male (%)

Female (%)

Total (%) Average

Mountain biking

22.7

13.3

18.1

Snowboarding

8.1

4.0

6.1

Mountain Climbing

10.6

9.3

10.0

Skateboarding

27.5

13.8

20.8

Rollerblading

21.7

31.7

26.6

Question 14

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The chart below shows the numbers of male and female research students studying six; sciencerelated subjects at a UK university in 2009.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.

250

200

150 Men 100

Women

50

0

Physics

Astronomy

Geology

Biology

Medicine

Veterinary medicine

Question 15

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The bar chart below shows the percentage of people in Great Britain living alone by age and sex in 2004/2005.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words

75 and over

Age

65-74

45-64

Female

Male 25-44

16-24

0

10

20

30

% living alone

40

50

60

Question 16

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The bar chart shows the percentage of teacher by gender at 6 levels of education in the UK in 2010.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words 100 Male

90

Female

80

70

%

60 50 40 30 20 10 0

Nursery/ Preschool

Primary School Secondary School

College

Private training institute

University

Question 17

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The bar chart below shows the employment of all male and female workers by occupation in the UK in the year 2005.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.

Personal Service Administrative and secretarial Sales and customer Service Women

Elementary

Men

Process, plant and machine operatives Associate professional or technical Professional Managers and senior officials Skilled Trades 0

5

10

15

20

25

Question 18

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The bar chart below shows the hours per week spent watching TV by gender and by age in 2001 in Australia.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.

25

Hours/week

20

15

male female

10

5

0

under 15

15-25

26-35

36-45 Age

46-55

over 55

Question 19

You should spend about 20 minutes on this tusk The bar chart shows the highest qualification attained by sex for the working age population in Wales in 2001/2002.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.

30

% of working age population

25 20 15

Female Male

10 5 0

Degree or equivalent

Higher education GCE A level or qualification equivalent

GCSE grade A-C or equivalent

Other Qualification

No Qualification

Question 20

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The charts below show how selected age groups purchased concert, cinema, and theatre tickets online over the first three months of2006 in three countries and how the Internet was accessed.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.

Most likely to buy tickets online

Means of access to buy tickets

60

70 60

50

50 40 40 25-44

30

65+

20

Australia UK

30

Malaysia

20

10

10

0 0 Australia

UK

Malaysia

Desktop computer

Laptop

Mobile phone

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Question 21

The table below shows the percentage of adults aged 16 and over who participated in various activities in the four weeks prior to interview in the United Kingdom in 2002.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.

Question 22

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The chart shows the percentage of students at a high school in the United States who regularly take part in certain sports.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.

50 45 40 35

%

30 Female

25

Male

20 15 10 5 0 Baseball

Basketball

Table Tennis

Badminton

Swimming

Question 23

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The table shows the proportion of Australian families that owned certain household appliances in 1995 and 2002.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.

Personal Stereos

Computers

TV Sets

Washing Machines

Refrigerators

Hairdryers

1995

33%

18%

79%

67%

78%

44%

2002

45%

76%

93%

80%

96%

67%

Question 24

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The charts below show UK and USA energy consumption in 2000 and 2006.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.

45

40

UK 2000

35

US 2000 30

UK 2006

40

US 2006

35 30

25

25 20

20 15

15

10

10

5

5

0

0 Oil

Coal

Gas

Nuclear Power

other renewable sources

Oil

Coal

Gas

Nuclear Power

other renewable sources

Question 25

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The table shows spending in the UK by visitors from North America and purpose of visit between 2002 and 2006.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.

Spending in the UK: visitors from North America and purpose of visit 2002 to 2006 Spending (ÂŁ millions)

Growth 2005-2006

North American

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

%

Holiday

1,053

982

1,063

1,012

1,130

11.6

Business

859

815

866

896

1,108

23.6

Visiting friends or relatives

539

533

547

522

585

12.1

Miscellaneous

318

318

388

382

557

45.9

All visits

2,780

2,658

2,877

2,822

3,390

20.1

Question 26

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The table shows spending in the UK by visitors from Europe and purpose of visit between 2002 and 2006.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words Spending in the UK: visitors from Europe and purpose of visit 2002 to 2006 Spending (ÂŁ millions)

Growth 2005-2006

Europe

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

%

Holiday

1,640

1,784

2,141

2,373

2,655

11.9

Business

1,833

1,848

1,994

2,237

2,614

16.9

Visiting friends or relatives

1,061

1,273

1,471

1,655

1,830

10.5

Miscellaneous

1,001

962

1,002

1,365

1,454

6.5

All visits

5,549

5,882

6,623

7,656

8,573

12.0

Question 27

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The graph below shows the contribution of three sectors - agriculture, manufacturing, and business and financial services - to the UK economy in the twentieth century.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.

60

50

40

%

Agriculture 30

Manufacturing Business and Financial

20

10

0 1900

1950

1975

2000

Question 28

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The charts below show the world traffic volume measured in passenger-kilometre-miles.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.

1990 23.4 trillion pkm

2020 53 trillion pkm

25% 9% 9%

43%

2050 103 trillion pkm

35%

41%

53 %

Automobiles Buses Railways

29 %

6%

High-speed transport

26% 4%

20%

Question 29

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The charts below provide information about energy generation by fuel type in Florida in two separate years.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. : Write at least 150 words.

2007 Natural gas

Coal

Other

Nuclear

2017 forecast Oil

Renewables

Natural gas

6.7%

Coal

15.9%

11.9%

Other

Nuclear

Oil

Renewables

1.5%

3.4%

38.8%

11.1%

1.1% 54.4%

2.1% 23.7% 29.3%

Question 30

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The two pie charts below show changes in world population by region between 1900 and 2000.

Summarise the information by choosing and reporting the key features, and make any relevant comparisons.

Write at least 150 words. % of Global Population in 1900 4.5% 5.0%

3.0%

% of Global Population in 2000

2.5%

5%

60.0%

Asia Europe (including Russia)

3%

Asia

6% 54% 8%

Europe (including Russia) Africa

North America Latin America Africa

25.0%

10%

Middle East and North Africa

Latin America

North America Others

14%

Others

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The diagram below shows how salt is removed from sea water to make it drinkable.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.

Question 31

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The diagram below shows the production of a lead pencil.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.

Question 32

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The diagram below shows how rainwater is reused.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.

Question 33

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The flow chart below shows the process involved in writing a formal academic essay for a particular university course.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.

Question 34

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The maps below show the changes that have taken place at the seaside resort of Templeton between 1990 and 2005.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.

Question 35

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Question 36

The maps below show the changes experienced by the town of Lakeside at the beginning of the 21st Century.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where necessary Write at least 150 words.

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Question 37

The graph below shows the disposal income by age in the UK by pounds per week over a 12 year period.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.

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The table shows the increase and decrease in sales of a variety of products over between 2001 and 2010.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.

Question 38

Question 39

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The table below shows the projected costings over the next five years in American dollars for three environmental projects for sustainable forestry. The pie chart shows the expected expenditure breakdown allocation for the first year as the projects are set up.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.

Year 1 West Africa

Year 2

Year 3

Year 4

Year 5

10.5 7.5 2.5 2.5 million million million million

3.5 million

Centra 20 12 5 5 America million million million million

5 million

South30 20 40 50 east Asia million million million million

50 million

Projected expenditure in Year 1 Set-up costs

Salaries

Training

10% 10%

50%

30%

Office Expenses