2016 1 9 TASK1

difference in the percentage of sports in outdoor school hours

The bar chart presents the information about the difference in the percentage of sports in
outdoor school hours according to different genders.
The most obvious gap is observed in netball, where girls account for 18 percent of the outside
school hours, in sharp contrast to the figure for boys, only around 2 percent. In terms of swimming,
girls also show more preference than boys, with the percentage 16 of the former and 13 of the
latter.
Football is the sport that attracts more attention from boys than girls. There are 20 percent
of outdoor sports hours of boys in this category, while girls spent much less time on football, the
number of which is almost 5 times less than that of boys.
In the category of basketball and no sports, the outdoor sports time for girls and boys is evenly
matched. They spent comparatively more time on basketball, whereas the figure for no sports
represent 4 percent and 5 percent respectively.
In conclusion, girls and boys have different preferences on different sports and swimming,
football and netball are most welcomed.

2016 1 14 TASK1
The number of people taking part in a wildlife survey in Britain between 2001 and 2009.

The table presents the information about the numbers of both adults and children surveyed in a
particular country during the period from 2001 to 2009.
It is clear from the table that an increasing number of adults and children had taken part in
the survey about the wildlife in Britain; the total number participated soared from 48,000 in 2001
to 540,000 in 2009, which increased more than ten times. The year 2003 witnessed the greatest
increase in the number of people involved in the survey, with the number of adults increased by
approximately six times and children exactly three times.
However, the year 2005 experienced a slight decrease in the number of children participating
in the survey while the number of adults still showed an upward trend (increased by 120,000).
Afterwards, both adults and children decreased by 1,000 in 2007. It is noticeable from the table
that in the year 2009 the number of children surveyed rose significantly which reached 270,000
and finally equated the number of adults.
Overall, more and more people started to take part in the survey about wildlife in Britain, even
though there was some fluctuation in particular years.

2016 1 23 TASK1
The three pie charts below show the production, consumption of coffee and where the profit
goes around the world.
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These pie charts give information about coffee in these aspects: production, consumption and
profit distribution on a world basis.
 As regards how different districts produce coffee, it is clear from the chart that South Africa
contributes to the major coffee market , generating over 40% of the world total production.
Indonesia ranks the second in this respect with a half amount of coffee yielded compared to that
in South Africa, while the remaining part derives from Japan and Vietnam.
When it comes to the sales, it is equal between the consumption in America and Europe (80%
together). However, this is not the same case in Japan, who imports only 8% of the coffee produced.
Moving on to the industrial chain of coco beans, Delivery ranks the major revenue, and
approximately a half of the whole income flows to them in comparison to a quarter of retailers.
About 10% of profits flow to exporters, while a similar amount of money is earned by producers.
Overall, we can see that there id a huge market of coffee in the world.

2016 1 30 TASK1
Task 1
The diagram shows how an office building looks at present and the plan for its future
development.

As we can see, the current and proposed layout of an office building are illustrated in this map,
which is expected to experience huge changes.
Before modification, there are two grass lands located at the West and East of this building
with a bathroom and a reception near the East- one on the south where staff can enter through. It
is also clear that four office rooms are dotted at the south of this building, with ont adjacent to
each other. At the North, a kitchen, canteen and a stock room can be found right opposite those
office rooms.
In the future, enormous differences will take place in this building. Firstly, as regards to the
two grass lands, the West-one will be converted into an outside activity area, while the other will
be modified into a coffee bar at the North and a meeting area at the South. The reception and
entrance are also intended to be relocated to the mid of two office rooms at the South facing the
other two office rooms and a stock room at the North, this means that the original kitchen and
canteen will have been removed.
Overall, office showed is projected to turn into a place of high utilization rate.

2016 2 18 TASK1

Changes of average monthly salary and prices of black and white TV in

Japanese Yen from 1953 to 1973

The chart gives information about the prices of two television types as well as the income of people
in Japanese Yen per month in an average level during the time span of two decades.
In 1953, the price of black and white television stood at 100 thousand Yen while monthly income
was much lower at approximately 30 thousand Yen.
It is clear that there was a gradual decline in the figure for black and white television to just over
30000 Yen, and the drop slowed over the last 1 decade. However, this is not the same case in the
earnings every month, which witnessed a noticeable increase to 180000 Yen, with a particular rise
for half decade before 1973, during which time the figure almost doubled.
It was not until around 1960 that color television appeared in market, with the price at 180000 Yen.
However, after dramatically plummeting to 105000 Yen in 1963, a marginal decrease occurred
afterwards to the lowest level of 80000 Yen.
Overall, we can conclude that with the salary going up, the prices of television on the other hand
show a downward trend those years.
2016 2 20 TASK1
The chart and graph show the categories of workforce in Australia and the unemployment within
3 groups.

The pie chart and line graph give information about the workforce situation in Australia in terms
of proportion composition of 3 distant groups and how the unemployment rate changes during a
half decade from 1998 to 2003.
As illustrated in the pie chart, the data reveals that native Australians occupy mostly an
extraordinary share of the three quarters of all employees in this country in comparison to only 10%
of workers who are born in English speaking countries and 14% of people who do not have English
as their mother tongue.
We can see the line chart that overall. National job-loss rate witnessed a downward trend those
years. Specifically, in 1998, migrants who spoke English tend to be poorly employed, decreasing
from 8% to 3% with some eventual fluctuations.
Similar number of non-migrants and migrants whose first language was not English were laid-off
that year. After rising marginally till 1999, there was a fall in the figure for those born-Australians
while a constant decline occurred in non-English speaking laborers to 1%.
To conclude, people who born where English is not widely spoken are inclined to live a more
impoverished life.

2016 2 27 TASK1
Task 1
The graph below shows the unemployment rate in Ireland and the number of
people leaving the country between 1998 and 2008.
The line graph illustrates how the unemployment rate and figure for people who left the country
fluctuated during a period from 1980 to 2008 in Ireland.
As can be seen from the graph, the first decade witnessed a rapid growth in the population leaving
Ireland, rising from 20,000 to 80,000. Since then, it showed a downward trend until the year 2000
when it dropped nearly the initial figure in 1980. After that, it increased gradually to just below
40,000 in 2008.
By contrast, the unemployment rate remained comparatively stable at around 16 percent from
1980 to 1990. It is noticeable that the unemployment rate experienced a similar pattern with the
data for people who left the country over the last 18 years. It also reached its bottom in 2000 at
about 6 percent and climbed to 10 percent by 2008.
Overall, it is clear that there is a positive correlation between the number of people who went
abroad and the unemployment rate and both of them peaked in the year 1990.

2016 3 5 TASK1
The graph shows the size of the Ozone layer hole in Antarctic and three productions of damaged
gases to the Antarctic Ozone from 1980 to 2000.
The first line graph represents how large Antarctic Ozone layer hole was during the period from
1980 to 2000. It is noticeable that the size of Antarctic Ozone layer hole experienced a dramatic
increase to 150 square kilometers from 1982 to 1985, and the same trend could be also witnessed
between 1995 and 2000, while it remained stable at approximately 150 square kilometers although
there was a slight fluctuation from 1987 to 1994. The second line graph illustrates the number of
damaged gases produced over twenty years. It can be seen that harmful gases were divided into
three types. The production output of H2...11 had an upward trend during two decades although
it fluctuated marginally from 1985 to 1988, which was still substantially greater than that of H2.
Furthermore, H2O2 was the only gas which suffered an enormous decrease after a smooth
increase in 1987. Overall, during the whole period from 1980 to 2000, the size of Antarctic Ozone
layer hole was tremendously increased although there was a slight fluctuation mainly because of
the increase in the production total of H2...11 and H2.
2016 3 12 TASK1

The table below shows the information of the employment of students from four countries in UK
after their first courses in 2001

First Degree Graduates from Different UK Countries in Employment in 2001

It is clear to see in this table that there are four types of occupation format chosen by youngsters
in various British countries who have just finished their first professional degree in 2001. We can
conclude that the employment rate differs substantially in every specific situation. The percentage
of those who had occupations accounted for approximately two thirds of all graduates in Scotland,
consisting of 43.6% of permanent job owners and a half number of people who were temporarily
occupied. By contrast, there were only 2.3% of young employees working in other countries. In
England, people who undertook permanent jobs accounted for a third of all graduates while 10%
less of others had provisional jobs. It is also noticeable that overseas workers shared the same rate
with that in Wales, where the proportion of people who had long-term jobs almost doubled that
of short-term occupied ones. Northern Irelands employment rate, on the other hand, shows a
relatively poorer situation. To be specific, only roughly a half of youth managed to find a job with
20% of people working permanently and less than 15% of people who had occupations for the
time being or found a niche overseas. Overall, Scottish graduates tend to have better opportunity
to job vacancies. Also, lifelong job owners are more likely to see in these four countries.

2016 4 16 TASK1

The table shows the journeys made by per person of transport types and purpose in 2002.
The table gives information about the transport means and purposes for people to choose them
in a particular year 2002.
As can be seen from the chart, car and taxi were the most popular type of transport with 658
people using them, which is about 7.5 times as many as the total number of those who chose the
other two types. Among this group of people, 201 chose it for shopping, followed by those for
social and leisure activities (187) and work (148).
By contrast, bus and railway passengers accounted for a comparatively small proportion of
respondents with only 69 people. And the number of people for each purpose was quite similar at
around 17. The least preferable means of transport was bike/motorcycle, with only 18 people
chose it. While most of them chose it to go to work (8), those who chose it for social/leisure and
shopping composed 6 and 2 respectively.
Overall, it is clear from the table that people prefer to choose private vehicles as transport for work,
shopping as well as other activities, while bike and motorcycle remained least popular.

2016 4 30 TASK1
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2016 5 21 TASK1

The number of international tourists visiting some areas of the world.

The table illustrates the figure for tourists who travelled to six different areas in the world in 1995
and the projected data in 2020.
It can be seen from the table that Europe was the most popular destination among the six areas in
1995, with 386 million visitors, which was three times more than that of the second popular area
(America). By contrast, Africa attracted the smallest number of international tourists with only 4
million people. And the numbers for the other areas (North Asia and Pacific, Middles East, and
South Asia) were quite similar at around 15 million.
The table also suggests that the number of international tourists is expected to experience a
significant increase in every area mentioned, though the level of popularity of each area may
remain relatively stable except Middle East is likely to overtake North Asia and Pacific and become
the third popular destination. Regarding to the annual growth of tourist numbers, Middle East
seems to enjoy the biggest rise with 5.8%, while Africa, South Asia and North Asia and Pacific
witness a growth rate at approximately 5.5%. However, the annual growth in Europe and America
is only 3.1% and 3.8% respectively.
Overall, international tourism is on a rise. While developed areas remain to be the more preferred
destinations, developing areas experience a more noticeable increase.

2016 6 4 TASK1
2007 2009
The bar chart compares the online activities people chose to do in a UK city in two particular years:
2007 and 2009.
It is clear that in the year 2007, a comparatively large percentage of people used the Internet for
some practical purposes: with the largest proportion of netizens using the internet for shopping
(approximately 43%), then next is to buy books with 38%, followed by booking and learning. By
contrast, a small proportion of people used the Internet for entertainment, constituting 25% (with
video games and TV representing 15% and 10% respectively).
In comparison, most of the activities attracted a larger rate of people in 2009, whereas shopping
for books and learning experienced a marginal decrease, each accounting for 30% and 25%. In
contrast, a significant growth can be seen in the categories of shopping, booking and watching TV,
rising by around 10%.
Overall, the chart suggests that in the year 2009 online shopping was still the most popular online
activity, while more people used the Internet for entertainment.

2016 6 16 TASK1
The pie charts illustrate the difference between the causes of people immigrating to and from a
European Country in the year of 2009.
It is quite obvious most people, no matter immigrate to or from Europe, accounted for the largest
proportion, 23% among those who immigrated to Europe but larger proportion among the
immigrants from a European country. There were 23% of people moving from a European country,
in comparison to 15% among its counterparts.
In the reason of accompany family, where 25% people immigrate to a European for this purpose,
the percentage was relatively lower among the people immigrating from a European country, at
15%. Study was another relatively dominant reason among in the category of those immigrating
to Europe, while the number was 8% lower in its counterparts.In the category of no reasons and
look for jobs, in which the percentage was lower, the numbers were closely matched.
Overall, jobs and family are the two major reasons for the population immigration both from and
to the Europe.

2016 6 25 TASK1
The average number of hours of teaching by each teacher in different type of school in four
countries in 2001.
As is demonstrated in this bar chart, there are some similarities and differences in the teaching
time spent by 3 kinds of teachers in 4 countries.
Teachers in upper secondary school were occupied the most time in Japan, Spain, Iceland and the
USA. In particular, there was approximately 1100 hours working time for teachers in the USA.
However, these figures for those in other 3 countries stood at 800 hours on average.
By contrast, teachers in primary school generally worked a lower number of hours with 1000 hours
in the USA and around 600 hours in other areas. Lower secondary school is seen from the chart to
maintain a middle position in this list.
In Iceland, teachers of all kinds experienced a nearly equal number of hours educating, in
comparison to Spain and the USA where primary and lower secondary schools arranged similar
working time for educators.
Overall, USA dominates others in total teaching time in these 4 countries substantially.(160 words)

2016 7 9 TASK1
The graph gives the information about percentage of employers in various sectors in one country
who have difficulty in finding workers in 2003 and 2004.

Sectors Difficulty in finding Difficulty in finding Difficulty in finding

skilled workers (%) unskilled workers (%) technical and
managerial staff (%)
2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004
Manufacturing 45 40 20 19 8 6
Building 54 45 27 24 14 10
Commerce 42 51 23 25 2 0
Services 41 45 20 29 5 2

The table demonstrates the portion of employers in four industries of a nation who report difficulty
in hiring three type of employees in the year of 2003 and 2004 respectively.
In terms of the sectors of manufacturing and building, it was easier for employers to find their
employees. From 2003 to 2004, the proportion of manufacturing employers who had difficulty in
finding skilled workers went down from 45% to 40%, in unskilled ones from 20% to 19% and in
technical and managerial staff from 8% to 6%. Building industry experienced a similar trend, but
generally suffered a greater dearth of labor.

On the contrary, the industries of commerce and services revealed a quite mixed picture. In spite
of the decreasing hardship of hiring technical managerial staff in both departments over the period
in question, superiors claimed that it was harder to employ the other two type of subordinates. In
2003, 42% of bosses in commerce reported the scarcity of skillful workmen, while in 2004 that
figure rose to 51%. Coincidentally, the same dramatic 9% increase could also be found in workers
of services who had no special skill.

In summary, the particular country shifted its emphasis from secondary sector to tertiary industry
and more people would like to be technicians and managers. (212 words)

2016 7 14 TASK1
TASK 1
The bar chart below gives a breakdown of young students in six different universities within two
years.

As revealed in this chart, there are four regions in Britain whose number of river water that is not
contaminated differs considerably.
In 1990, approximately 97% of rivers in England and North Ireland were tested to be of high quality
in water respectively, compared to 94% in Wales. By contrast, the worst situation was found in
Scotland, with 15% of rivers being polluted.
It is also clear from the chart that there was an upward trend to 100% and 98% separately in the
figure for England and North Ireland, in spite of a level off during the first half decade in North
Ireland and during the first 8 years in England.
Wales, on the other hand, witnessed a fall to its bottom at 87% by 1994 before rising sharply. In
2000 and 2002, the data outweighed that of England and eventually peaked at 100%.
When it comes to Scotland, we can see that there were some substantial flunctuations between
82% and 93% during the given period. The number of rivers of good quality water was relatively
the lowest among these four cities as well.
Overall, water quality in river gets better and better in Britain.

2016 7 16 TASK1

The table describes the information peoples TV viewing perferances in a European counry in
2012.

The form reveals TV viewing habits of three different age groups in one European nation in the
year of 2012.
Juveniles aged from 11 to 15 preferred cartoons above all others, with a quarter of the group
viewing this type of TV program in 2012. Soap Operas, feature films and sports ranked second, with
about 20% of spectators while TV Drama and news were the least popular programs, with 8% and
6% audience respectively.
For adolescents between 16 and 20 in the region, it could be demonstrated that soap operas and
feature films were their favorites by the fact that just under one-fourth percent of people watched
them in 2012. Other four kinds of programs such TV dramas, news, cartoons and sports received
similar proportions of viewers between 11% 15%.
Young adults from 21 to 25 years old in the particular European country in question seemed to be
fanatical about sports events, for 26 percent of them would watch the events through television.
What was worth paying attention here was the fact that only 4 percent of them would like to stay
in the cartoons channel.
In summary, feature films generally seemed to be the most popular program while TV dramas were
unfortunately the least well received type in the certain European country.
2016 7 30 TASK1

As revealed in this chart, there are four regions in Britain whose number of river water that is not
contaminated differs considerably.
In 1990, approximately 97% of rivers in England and North Ireland were tested to be of high quality
in water respectively, compared to 94% in Wales. By contrast, the worst situation was found in
Scotland, with 15% of rivers being polluted.
It is also clear from the chart that there was an upward trend to 100% and 98% separately in the
figure for England and North Ireland, in spite of a level off during the first half decade in North
Ireland and during the first 8 years in England.
Wales, on the other hand, witnessed a fall to its bottom at 87% by 1994 before rising sharply. In
2000 and 2002, the data outweighed that of England and eventually peaked at 100%.
When it comes to Scotland, we can see that there were some substantial flunctuations between
82% and 93% during the given period. The number of rivers of good quality water was relatively
the lowest among these four cities as well.
Overall, water quality in river gets better and better in Britain.

2016 8 13 TASK1

The graph and table below show the percentage of population in the world from 1950s to
projections in 2040.
The two types of graphs uncover the aging trends globally and regionally.

The line graph reveals the global proportions of seniors and children from 1950 to predictions in
2040. Since 1950, the figure for seniors, starting at 5%, increased gradually while that for children,
beginning at 13%, decreased after an initial rise, and the two lines intersect at 8% in 2016. From
2020 to 2040, it is projected that the elderly will continue to grow more dramatically at 15% while
the toddlers will drop to 7%.

The table demonstrates the predicated percentage of the elderly at 65 and above in 2020 and 2040
in six areas. For Asia, Latin America, and North Africa, all of them will experience a double increase
in the aged from around 7.3% to about 16% during the period in question. By contrast, North
America, Sub-Sahara and Western Europe are expected to have a slower increase in the elders.

In conclusion, though most pressing in Western Europe and North America, the intensification of
the aging phenomenon has already become a global issue.

2016 8 20 TASK1

The graph shows that the tourist from various countries in New Zealand use different transport to
travel. (air, coach, car, ferry)
The chart makes comparison on the proportion of four transport means that were used in New
Zealand by visitors who came from five various countries in 2004.
As for British, it is noticeable that British were used to visiting tourist attractions in New Zealand in
2004 bu car rather than by coach, accounting for 60% and roughly 19% respectively, while
approximately 36% of British visitors enjoyed traveling by air or by ferry. Simultaneously, travelers
who were from Germany also tended to take cars in New Zealand in 2004, constituting around 52%
which was twice greater than traveling by air. On the contrary, the percentage of Japanese visiting
by car was the lowest among five nationalities and more than half of Japanese travelers enjoyed
visiting places in New Zealand in 2004 by air, which was the highest (nearly 53%).
Furthermore, traveling by ferry was enjoyed by no more than 10% of Korean visitors which was five
times less than that by coach in New Zealand in 2004, reporting 8% and 40% respectively.
Nevertheless, traveling by coach for Australians was not as prevalent as that for Korean population.
Overall, the percentage of those who visited by car in New Zealand was always the highest for
different nationalities except Japanese travelers. However, other transports enjoyed various
degrees of popularity for individuals who were from those five nations.

2016 8 27 TASK1
Boys and girls in Australia participated in organized cultural activities and sports
The bar chart compares the difference in the participation of boys and girls in different extra-
curriculum activities.
The biggest gender difference was observed in Dancing, where 27% of girls chose this activity, in
marked contrast to only 3% of the male students. The predominant of female students was also
evident in Singing (8% compared to 5%).
Boys favorite activity appeared to be Sports, where they outnumbered girls (68% to 57%). MT
was another boy-dominanted activity, attracting 18% of male students, three percent higher than
the participant rate of female.
In drama, selected by 5% girls and 3% of boys, the gender gap was narrow.
Overall, sports were the most popular extra-curriculum activities among both boys and girls, and
the figure for it was much higher than other counterparts. Other activities only constituted a small
proportion of the total number of boys and girls, among which dancing saw most striking gender
difference.

2016 9 3 TASK1
The table below shows the population changes from 1950 to 2000,and the prediction of population
in 2050,.

The sheet reveals how the population of Australia, Europe, Japan and North America altered
between 1950 and 2000 and the projection in the year 2050.

Obviously, Europe and North America have a huge population. From 1950 to 2000, the population
of Europe increased from 340.4 to 450.6 million while the figure for North America rose from 171.3
to 314.3 million, with the former experiencing an average annual rise of 0.5% whereas the later
1.2%. In 2050, it is predicted that Europe will have a growth rate of 0.3% annually and a population
of 379.2 million. By contrast, North America will witness a faster increase rate of 0.6% each year
and a population of 417.8 million in the middle of the twenty first century.

In comparison, Japan and Australia seem to have fewer people. The period from 1950 to 2000
witnessed Japans population growth at 0.8% yearly from 83.4 to 127.5 million, and that of
Australia at 1.7% per annum from 8.2 to 19.1 million. Up to 2050, populations of both regions are
projected to slow down at a growth rate of about 0.55% annually with that of Japan arriving at 98
million and that of Australia reaching 25.2 million.

In sum, although there was and will be a larger population in the four areas in question, fortunately
the average growth rates for all of them will slow down.

2016 9 10 TASK1
New homes constructed in a certain region from 1999 to 2002 (New home by types)

The bar chart indicates the changes of the types of homes built between 1999 and 2002.
The four years witnessed the overall increase in the construction in detached houses and flat,
among which the former showed a more fluctuate rise, from 2300 to 2700. Although the rise was
not so obvious, detached house remained the most frequently built house type among the four
kinds of houses. Flat, on the other hand, experienced a gradual increase, with more than 1600
house built in the year 2002, more than a half the figure four years earlier.
There was a decline in the construction of Semi-detached houses and terraced house. More
specifically, the terraced houses were more popular than the semi-detached houses, with a slight
variation throughout the four years. Similarly, semi-detached house initially showed an increase
and then remained stable, before suddenly decreasing to the lowest figure in 2002.
Overall, more houses are constructed with the year going by and detached houses maintain the
house which are frequently built.

2016 9 15 TASK1

The chart below shows the percentage of self-employees in five countries in 1998 and 2008.

The graph above shows the percentage of working people from 5 different Eastern European
countries who were self-employed in 1998 and 2008. Greece and Turkey have by far the highest
proportion of self-employed workers among the 5 countries, however they are also the only
countries which report a decrease in the percentage of self-employed workers between the two
years plotted on the graph.

In 1998, The Russian Federation, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic had self-employment figures of
7%, 9% and 12% respectively, all of which are far lower than Greeces 46% and Turkeys 55% for
the same year.

In 2008, however, the former 3 countries had all experienced a small increase in percentage of self-
employees. The Russian Federation and the Czech Republic had increased by 2%, while Slovakia
had increased by 3%. This contrasts sharply with the 10% fall of Greeces self-employed workers,
and the 16% decrease in Turkeys over the same time period.

Despite these different trends, Greece and Turkey remain far above of the other three counties in
percentage of self-employed workers in 2008, both with over double that of The Czech Republic,
which is the highest of the remaining 3 countries.
2016 9 24 TASK1

The table shows the carbon dioxide (CO2) production in five countries in 2006
1 summarizing and selecting the main features
2 make the relevant comparisons

The form reveals how much CO2 the five countries, the biggest producers globally, released in 2005
and 2006.

From the year of 2005 to 2006, US seemed to make great progress while Russia and Japan appeared
to remain at the same level. US, with a per capita emission of 19.8 million of CO2, released 5900
million CO2 in 2005 and the figure decreased by 2% to 5000 million in 2006. Both Russia and Japan
experienced no rate of change and produced more than 1000 million CO2 in 2006.

On the contrary, China and India gave off more CO2 between 2005 and 2006. 11% increases of CO2
emissions were found in China from 5600 million in 2005 to 6000 million in 2006 while 8% rises
were found in India from more than 1200 million to over 1000 million during the period, although
both countries ranked relatively low on the scale of average CO2 release per person, with 4.8
million for China and 1.2 million for India.

In summary, US made great contributions to CO2 discharge reduction from 2005 to 2006 whereas
China and India, countries with large populations, did an excellent job in controlling per capita CO2
emissions.

2016 10 8 TASK1

The table shows the energy production by different types of fuel in the UK
1 summarizing and selecting the main features
2 make the relevant comparisons
The table makes comparison on the production of energy by five kinds of fuels in Britain in 1990,
1996 and 2000.
As can be seen, the amount of natural gas production increased gradually from 76 million tonnes
to 94 tonnes during the period between 1990 and 2000, which occupied the biggest part among
five kinds of fuels in each year in the UK. Furthermore, despite decreasing from 70 million tonnes
to 60 million tonnes, oil output revealed a slightly upward trend from 1990 to 2000 in Britain, and
the similar trend could be found in the field of coal generation simultaneously.
On the contrary, the UK witnessed a slow dip from 40 million tonnes to 35 million tonnes in the
total of nuclear power between 1990 and 2000. Meanwhile, although it took up the smallest
proportion among five types of fuels, the production of hybrid power experienced a smooth
growth from 0.4 million tonnes to 0.5 million tonnes in Britain.
Overall, the total production of five various types of fuels showed a steady rise in Britain during the
whole period. Britain managed to produce a growing number of clean energy like natural gas
compared with the decrease of nuclear power from 1990 to 2000.

2016 10 13 TASK1

The chart below shows the types of language train of employs in one Export Company and the
reasons why they learn a foreign language please summarize the main features and make a
comparison.
The chart depicts five ways of learning a foreign language in an export company, followed by the
analysis of reasons why they decide to acquire a second language. The main features and a detailed
comparison will be presented below.

Apparently, a great number of staff chose to take in part-time training after work, which takes up
38%. Meanwhile, 23% of them preferred participating in part-time training in working hours.
Comparatively, less of them picked intensive courses with the percentage of 12 only. As for the rest
of them, 22% decided to study by themselves and 5% resorted to distance learning. Thus, it could
be concluded that language learning methods were various to meet distinctive needs.

In addition, the reasons why they desire to acquire a second language have also been identified. It
is evident that near half of them consider holiday travel as their main concerns, followed by
business travel which only occupied 18%. Besides, individual interests, like being curious about
foreign culture and longing for socializing with local people, are also strong motivations. To be more
accurate, 14% of them work for it due to personal interest and 13% for meeting people. However,
only 10% of them want to learn for the purpose of communication with oversea clients. So both
intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation can be seen from this chart.

2016 10 22 TASK1

The chart below shows the qualification of graduates at an engineering company in 1980 and 2008.

The two pie charts show the different levels of qualification across the workforce of an engineering
company in 1980 and 2008. The data concerns only two major subjects, Art of Science, but
distinctions were made between workers who took Art or Science as a first degree, or at masters
or Ph.D level.

The biggest difference presented by the charts is that the number of workers who took Art or
Science as their first degree decreased dramatically from 1980 to 2008. In 2008, less than half of
the proportion of workers in the company had studied either of these two subjects as their first
degree, down to 21% in 2008 from 45% in 1980.

Another large difference is the far greater proportion of workers who are now achieving a Ph.D
level qualification in Science or Art. In Science, only 13% of workers had completed a Ph.D in 1980,
whereas in 2008, this had increased to 30%. A similar increase was seen in Art Ph.Ds , up to 7%
from 2%, which represents a greater than 100% increase over the 28 years.

On the other hand, very little change was seen in the proportion of masters level graduate
employees over the 28 years. In science, no change at all was recorded, and in Art there was a
mere 2% climb.

2016 10 29 TASK1
The charts below show the proportions of different types of vehicles using a major road bridge in
the UK in 1965, 1985 and 2005.

The pie charts demonstrate the percentages of various kinds of vehicles utilizing a major road
bridge in the United Kingdom in the year of 1965, 1985 and 2005.
Private cars and recreational vehicles relied more heavily on the road bridge. In 1965, only 47%
private cars and 4% recreational vehicles made use of the bridge. The figure for private cars rose
to 55% in 1985 and 74% in 2005 while that for recreational vehicles increased to 5% in 1985 and
9% in 2005.
On the contrary, public transport experienced an opposite trend and lorries and other commercial
vehicles had a rather mixed picture. There was a steady decrease in public transport use of the
bridge from 29% in 1965 to 5% in 2005. The proportions for lorries and other commercial vehicles
taking advantage of the bridge eventually dropped to 12% in 2005 from 20% in 1965 after an initial
increase to 26% in 1985.
In summary, private cars revealed the highest usage rate of the bridge, with recreational vehicles
ranking last.

2016 11 3 TASK1
The chart below shows the percentage of time adults spending in different leisure activities in a
particular country in 1998 and 2010.
the percentage in 1998

The percentage in 2010

The charts compare the percentage of time adults spend in six areas including shopping, cooking,
eating, developing hobbies, reading and socializing between 1998 and 2010.
Generally speaking, the overall trends were quite similar from 1998 and 2010, to be more accurate,
more than 20% of their spare time had been used for building social connections, followed by
developing their hobbies, reading and shopping as well. On the contrary, people spent limited time
on cooking and eating, the percentage of which was less than 10 in 1998 and even 5 in 2010.
However, slight differences can also be observed. To be specific, the time spent on shopping, and
developing hobbies had increased obviously, from 10% to 15% and from 15% to 20% respectively
during that period of time. Meanwhile, a subtle increase can be seen regarding socializing. In
addition to this, the percentage of time used for reading maintained steady. By contrast, compared
with 1998, people spent less time on cooking and eating due to the change of lifestyle in that
country.

2016 11 5 TASK1

The first graph below shows the number of train passengers from 2000 to 2009. The second graph
shows the percentage of trains running on time from 2000 to 2009.
The line graphs provide information about the number of train passengers from 2000 to 2009 and
the proportion of trains running on time during the same period.

As can be seen from the first line graph, the number of trains passengers almost remained stable
with some ups and downs within the range of 37 million-47 million from 2000 to 2009.

From the second line graph, we can see that the percentage of trains that ran on time experienced
a upward trend from 92% in 2000 to 96% in the middle of 2004, although in the first half period
the figure kept below the standard line (95%). Then the proportion of trains running on time
declined dramatically to the lowest point of only 92%(the same figure in 2000) in the middle of
2006 before increasing to the highest point(97%) in the middle of 2008. After that the trend kept
steady.
It is clear that the number of train passengers were around 40 million and despite some dramatic
fluctuation, the percentage of trains running on time finally reached 97%, which was a little higher
than the standard line.

2016 11 19 TASK1
The chart below shows the major reasons for students to choose a UK university in 1985 and 2005.

The bar chart compares the percentage of five main reasons considered when students chose a UK
university in years of 1985 and 2005.

It can be seen clearly that in 1985, suitable level courses was regarded as the prior reason with
about 38% of students taking it into account. On the contrary, the least percentage of students
(approximately 8%) thought the distance from universities to their homes was significant.
Regarding to sports facilities as well as resources, almost the same proportion of students paid
attention to them, at 18% and 21% respectively. Interestingly, teaching was not a vital reason for
students.

In 2005, although there were still most students deemed suitable level courses as the first primary
factor, the figure was a little higher than that in 1985. It was noticeable that how close to home
became the second significant element. By contrast, sport facilities were no longer important for
students. Only 5% of them cared about it. Compared with figures in 1985, teaching was attached
more importance, while resources got less attention.

In conclusion, the situation had changed a lot during the past 20 years, especially the percentage
of sports facilities.

2016 11 26 TASK1

The diagrams below show the amount of energy lost in 100 units when it is generated from black
coal and when it is generated from brown coal.

The diagrams present how 100 units of energy lost when it is produced from black coal and brown
coal.

It can be seen from the first diagram that in the beginning black coal that can generate 100 units
of energy is transported to the power station where electricity is produced. During the process, 68
units is lost so only 32 units of energy remains. Before consumers get the energy from black coal,
the loss of another 3 units occurs as it is distributed and transmitted.

Referring to brown coal, when it is used in the electricity generation, more units was lost (73 units)
while the amount of energy lose in the stage of distribution and transmission is the same as that
in black coal. Finally, the remaining 24 units of energy is gained by people.

In conclusion, it is noticeable that less energy can be available for consumers if brown coal is
applied to generate electricity.

2016 12 3 TASK1
The table below shows the maximum, minimum and average monthly salaries in a European
country in five employment sectors in 2009.

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

Monthly salaries by sector, 2009

maximum minimum average

Employment sector

Finance 7450 1334 2560

Transport 5480 843 1704

Construction 3408 817 1635

Manufacturing 3147 964 2098

Hotels 2098 886 1256

The table compares the average salary in five different sectors in a particular European nation in
the year 2009.
It is clear that financial sector could provide the most attractive salary. By contrast, people who
worked in hotel were paid the lowest each month.
Looking at the financial sector in details first, the maximum wage in this sector was above 7,000
monthly, and the average salary also ranked the first compared with other five sectors, at around
2,500 per month. By contrast, the salary in hotel industry in this country was not attractive,
ranging from around 880 to 2,100 per month and in terms of average salary, the average
employee was paid the lowest.
As for transport and construction industry, although the figures for minimum and average salary
were very close, people working in transport sector could be offered relatively higher salaries, with
around 5,500 per month. Finally, apart from hotel industry, the salary gap was the smallest in
manufacturing industry, at approximately 2,000 per month.
2016 12 10 TASK1

The charts below describe the numbers of people per household

of an European country in 1995 and 2005

The pie charts illustrate how the number of persons in every household varied in an European
country in years of 1995 and 2005.

Data provided for 1995 show that the percentage of two persons per household was the highest,
at 31% which was similar to that of three people in a household ( 30%). Over the next ten years,
the figure for two people per household kept almost the same while increased by 5% for three
people, making it the biggest share of the pie.

Regarding to the proportion of one person and six persons per household, it both declined to 2%
and 3% respectively during the ten-year period. On the contrary, although there were only 8% of
people who lived in a household with five persons in 1995, the figure soared to 15% in 2005. The
similar percent of citizens lived in a household with four persons in the same period.

In conclusion, it can be seen that two or three persons per household was the most common no
matter in 1995 or 2005.

2016 12 15 TASK1
The chart below describes the percentage of films released and percentage of sales of the tickets
in 1996 and 2006 in a particular European country.

The bar chart compares the publication of four different genres of films in a particular European
nation in two separate years 1996 and 2006.
It is clear that comedy and fantasy films were the most popular films among European audience
over the 10-year period. On the other hand, romance and drama had relatively lower percentages
in this chart.
In 1996, comedy films accounted for 30% of the total released films, and this figure increased to
35% ten years later. Fantasy films were also enjoyed by most European audience, making up
approximately 20% of the whole film market in the year 1996, and there was an 8% increase in its
market share.
By contrast, a slight decline can be seen in the production of romance and drama films. In 1990,only
10% of films were related to drama and it dropped by about 2% in 2006. Finally, the figures for
romance remained below 10% in both years.

2016 12 17 TASK1

The table show the results of surveys in a European country, carried out in three different years.

The table provides some information about a survey concerning the percentage of people who
were interested in different kinds of sports in three years. We can see from the table that most
people chose to play football in whichever year while fewer people played volleyball and rugby.

The percentage of people who were into football experienced a downward trend from 54% in 1999
to 48% in 2009 although most people were interested in football in three years. The situation was
quite different in the proportion of cycling, whose figure decreased from 32% in 1990 to 28% in
2004 before increasing to 30% in 2009. 24% of people were into Tennis in 1999 but the proportion
dropped slightly to 23% in 2004 and remained stable in 2009.

As for swimming, only 10% of people enjoyed this kind of activity. By 2004, the figure rose
marginally to 12% before dipping to 10% again in 2009. The percentage of people prefered
volleyball and Rugby witnessed an upward pattern, the figures of which grew from 8% in 1999 to
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