Table
WRITING TASK 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The table below shows how the UK unemployed spent their time last year.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons
where relevant.
You should write at least 150 words.
The table shows how men and women who were out of work last year spent their time. The
information is broken down into parts of the day and fourteen different activities.
First of all, it is interesting to note that the majority of both men and women who are unemployed
are engaged in productive activities in the morning with 61% of men and 91% of women either
shopping, trying to secure employment or doing housework, with women being twice as likely to do
the latter in the afternoon. However, figures for the afternoon show that the unemployed devote
more time to leisure activities such as watching television, visiting friends or reading.
When looking at differences between genders it seems that men were more likely to be engaged
with home improvement, gardening or active pursuits such as walking or taking part in sports. More
sedentary activities such as staying in bed or sitting around were similar for both sexes. Twice the
number of men than women spent their time drinking but this still only accounted for a very small
proportion.
Overall, it appears that contrary to many stereotypical preconceptions of the unemployed both men
and women do spend a proportion of each day on productive tasks with their being some interesting
differences between genders. 212
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WRITING TASK 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The table below shows local catches and imports of fresh fish into Perth, Australia for the years
2004 - 2014. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.
You should write at least 150 words.
The table gives a detailed breakdown in metric tons of how much fish was caught locally and how
much was imported over a ten year period in Perth, Australia.
There was a considerably larger volume of locally caught fish than imported fish over the entire
period. This volume of locally caught fish increased dramatically in the first four years before peaking
in 2008 at 8136.2 metric tons and then decreasing every year after that, although it did recover
slightly in the final year to 5031.9 tons.
With regards to levels of imported fish there was much more fluctuation than with locally caught,
ranging from 231.6 tons in 2005 to 1227.3 tons in 2012. However, the overall trend shows an
increase over the period with considerably more fish being supplied internationally.
Overall, we can see that Perth was not very reliant on imported fish and was able to provide a large
amount domestically. When looking at total volumes of fish, we can see that amounts increased
until 2009 and then dropped off. However, Perth seems to be more reliant on fish imports than in
the past. 186
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Table
WRITING TASK 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The table below shows the world's ten most expensive countries for petrol along with other
financial information. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features,
and make comparisons where relevant.
You should write at least 150 words.
The table shows the ten countries with the highest fuel costs and provides a breakdown of average
monthly earnings and expenditure on petrol.
Of the ten countries, those in northern Europe have the highest income with Norwegians and the
Swedish earning the most. In contrast, there are only two non European countries on the table,
Turkey and Eritrea, and they have the lowest income with people in Eritrea earning on average
approximately a tenth that of those in Norway, the highest at $4329.07.
It is also interesting to note that there is very little variation in the amount of money spent on petrol
and that this does not seem to correlate to location or income. For example, expendature in Norway
and Turkey is very similar ($319.85 and $315.96 respectively) and in Sweden and Eritrea it is identical
at $275.
In summary, there is a huge disparity in income in the listed countries but very little difference in
how much of this is spent on petrol. This means that there is a huge discrepancy in the percentage of
income spent on petrol with Norway spending 7.4% of their income on fuel compared with over
sixty percent in Eritrea. 198
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Table
WRITING TASK 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The chart gives employment and education statistics for eight European countries in 2015.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons
where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
The table provides education and employment statistics for eight European nations in 2015. Included
are employment and higher education rates, as well as figures for average income.
First of all, it is interesting to note that the amount of income differs greatly across the continent,
with citizens of Norway earning more than twelve times as much as those of Bulgaria, with €41,483
and €3,332 respectively. There is a much less variation in the other categories.
What is most clear is that the eight nations can be split into two groups of four which share similar
statistics. Bulgaria, Greece, Latvia and Portugal are generally the lowest average earners, with the
poorest employment rates and the lowest numbers of university graduates. The other four countries
- United Kingdom, Austria, Luxembourg and Norway "“ form a separate group which is generally on
the opposite end of each scale.
The exceptions to this general observation are that Austria has a lower proportion of adults
educated to degree level (30.6%) than Latvia (31.6%), while Luxembourg has a lower employment
rate (66.10%) than Latvia (68.10%).
Overall, we can see that countries with the highest proportion of adults educated to degree level
tend also to both be the highest earners and to have the highest level of employment. 211
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WRITING TASK 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The table shows information about metro systems in six different cities. Summarise the
information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
This table provides data on various aspects of six underground train systems around the world,
including network size, ticket price for passengers and number of passenger trips taken.
Overall, all the subways serve at least a billion people a year and have over ten lines. However, there
is quite a disparity in terms of ticket prices and the length of the subway system differs considerably
over the six cities
Tokyo and Beijing have the two most used networks, with double the amount of yearly journeys
than most of the others. They are also two of the cheapest, with only the Mexico City Metro offering
a lower price which, at 23 cents, is a tenth of the cost of a journey in Paris.
Interestingly, the Paris metro has the least amount of track, at only 127.4 miles, which is less than a
quarter of the 659-mile length of the New York system, yet its 16 lines are more than most of the
others. The London underground has the lowest number of lines and is used by fewer people (1.2
billion journeys per year) than in any other city. Furthermore, it is by far the most expensive place to
take a ride. With a ticket costing $7.30, it is almost triple the cost of a journey in New York, the next
most expensive metro system. 223