1.

The chart below shows the total number of minutes (in billions) of telephone
calls in the UK, divided into three categories, from 1995-2002.

[Link] chart below shows how frequently people in the USA ate in fast food
restaurants between 2003 and 2013.
3. The table below gives information about changes in modes of travel in
England between 1985 and 2000.
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Average distance in miles travelled per person per year, by mode of travel

4. The tables below give information about sales of Fairtrade*-labelled coffee and
bananas in 1999 and 2004 in five European countries.
5. The pie charts below compare water usage in San Diego, California and the rest of
the world.

6. The chart below shows the results of a survey of people who visited four types of
tourist attraction in Britain in the year 1999.
7. The graph below shows changes in global food and oil prices between 2000 and
2011.

8. The graph below shows the average daily spend of three categories of
international visitor to New Zealand from 1997 to 2017.
9. The charts below show reasons for travel and the main issues for the travelling public
in the US in 2009.

10. The graph and table below give information about water use worldwide and water
consumption in two different countries.
 Ten Band 9 Sample Answers
1.
The bar chart compares the amount of time spent by people in the UK on three different types
of phone call between 1995 and 2002.
It is clear that calls made via local, fixed lines were the most popular type, in terms of overall
usage, throughout the period shown. The lowest figures on the chart are for mobile calls, but
this category also saw the most dramatic increase in user minutes.
In 1995, people in the UK used fixed lines for a total of just over 70 billion minutes for local
calls, and about half of that amount of time for national or international calls. By contrast,
mobile phones were only used for around 4 billion minutes. Over the following four years, the
figures for all three types of phone call increased steadily.
By 1999, the amount of time spent on local calls using landlines had reached a peak at 90
billion minutes. Subsequently, the figure for this category fell, but the rise in the other two
types of phone call continued. In 2002, the number of minutes of national / international
landline calls passed 60 billion, while the figure for mobiles rose to around 45 billion minutes

2.
The bar chart illustrates the frequency with ______ Americans ate in fast food establishments
from 2003 to 2013.
It is clear that the majority of Americans ate in fast food restaurants between once a week and
once a month in all three years. We can also see a shift ______ eating in these restaurants less
frequently by the end of the 10-year period.
In each of the years shown on the chart, ______ to 60% of people in the US ate in fast food
restaurants between once and four times a month. Roughly 15 to 20% of Americans ______
eating in fast food outlets several times per week, while 3 to 4% of people ate in these outlets
daily. At the other ______ of the scale, around 4% of people avoided fast food restaurants
completely.
Between 2006 and 2013, the total proportion of Americans who ate in fast food establishments
either once a week or several times a week ______ by almost 10%. At the same time, there was
an ______ of around 8% in the ‘once or twice a month’ category. In other words, the weekly
fast food habit that was ______ in 2003 and 2006 became a monthly or twice monthly habit in
2013.
Use the following words:
end, close, increase, which, reported, common, towards, fell

3.
The chart shows average distances that people in England travelled using different forms of
transport in the years 1985 and 2000.
It is clear that the total number of miles travelled by English people using all modes of transport
increased significantly between 1985 and 2000. The car was by far the most used form of
transport in both years.
In 1985, the average person travelled 3,199 miles by car, and this rose to 4,806 miles in the
year 2000. The figures for miles travelled by train, long distance bus, taxi and other modes also
increased from 1985 to 2000. Travel by taxi saw the most significant change, with more than
a threefold increase from 13 miles per person per year in 1985 to 42 miles in 2000.
There was a fall in the average distances for three forms of transport, namely walking, bicycle
and local bus. In 1985, English people walked an average of 255 miles, but this figure fell by
18 miles in 2000. Bicycle use fell from 51 to 41 miles over the period shown, while the biggest
downward change was in the use of local buses, with average miles per person falling from
429 to 274 over the 15-year period.

4.
The tables show the amount of money spent on Fairtrade coffee and bananas in two separate
years in the UK, Switzerland, Denmark, Belgium and Sweden.
It is clear that sales of Fairtrade coffee rose in all five European countries from 1999 to 2004,
but sales of Fairtrade bananas only went up in three out of the five countries. Overall, the UK
saw by far the highest levels of spending on the two products.
In 1999, Switzerland had the highest sales of Fairtrade coffee, at €3 million, while revenue
from Fairtrade bananas was highest in the UK, at €15 million. By 2004, however, sales of
Fairtrade coffee in the UK had risen to €20 million, and this was over three times higher than
Switzerland’s sales figure for Fairtrade coffee in that year. The year 2004 also saw dramatic
increases in the money spent on Fairtrade bananas in the UK and Switzerland, with revenues
rising by €32 million and €4.5 million respectively.
Sales of the two Fairtrade products were far lower in Denmark, Belgium and Sweden. Small
increases in sales of Fairtrade coffee can be seen, but revenue remained at €2 million or below
in all three countries in both years. Finally, it is noticeable that the money spent on Fairtrade
bananas actually fell in Belgium and Sweden.
5.
The pie compare the water used for residential, industrial and agricultural purposes in San
Diego County, California, and the world as a whole.
It is clear that more water is consumed by homes than by industry or agriculture in the two
American regions. By contrast, agriculture accounts for the vast majority of water used
worldwide.
In San Diego County and California State, residential water consumption accounts for 60%
and 39% of total water usage. By contrast, a mere 8% of the water used globally goes to homes.
The opposite trend can be seen when we look at water consumption for agriculture. This
accounts for a massive 69% of global water use, but only 17% and 28% of water usage in San
Diego and California respectively.
Such dramatic differences are not seen when we compare the figures for industrial water use.
The same proportion of water (23%) is used by industry in San Diego and worldwide, while
the figure for California is 10% higher, at 33%.
6.
The pie chart compares figures for visitors to four categories of tourist attraction and to five
different theme parks in Britain in 1999.
It is clear that theme parks and museums / galleries were the two most popular types of tourist
attraction in that year. Blackpool Pleasure Beach received by far the highest proportion of
visitors in the theme park sector.
Looking at the information in more detail, we can see that 38% of the surveyed visitors went
to a theme park, and 37% of them went to a museum or gallery. By contrast, historic houses
and monuments were visited by only 16% of the sample, while wildlife parks and zoos were
the least popular of the four types of tourist attraction, with only 9% of visitors.
In the theme park sector, almost half of the people surveyed (47%) had been to Blackpool
Pleasure Beach. Alton Towers was the second most popular amusement park, with 17% of the
sample, followed by Pleasureland in Southport, with 16%. Finally, Chessington World of
Adventures and Legoland Windsor had each welcomed 10% of the surveyed visitors.

7.
The line graph compares the average price of a barrel of oil with the food price index over a
period of 11 years.
It is clear that average global prices of both oil and food rose considerably between 2000 and
2011. Furthermore, the trends for both commodities were very similar, and so a strong
correlation (93.6%) is suggested.
In the year 2000, the average global oil price was close to $25 per barrel, and the food price
index stood at just under 90 points. Over the following four years both prices remained
relatively stable, before rising steadily between 2004 and 2007. By 2007, the average oil price
had more than doubled, to nearly $60 per barrel, and food prices had risen by around 50 points.
A dramatic increase in both commodity prices was seen from 2007 to 2008, with oil prices
reaching a peak of approximately $130 per barrel and the food price index rising to 220 points.
However, by the beginning of 2009 the price of oil had dropped by roughly $90, and the food
price index was down by about 80 points. Finally, in 2011, the average oil price rose once
again, to nearly $100 per barrel, while the food price index reached its peak, at almost 240
points.

8.
The line graph compares three types of traveller visiting New Zealand between 1997 and 2017
in terms of the average amount of money that they spent each day during their trips.
It is clear that overall spending by international visitors to New Zealand was at its highest
between the years 2000 and 2003. Also, over the 20-year period shown, business travellers
spent the most per day, on average, while people visiting friends or relatives spent the least.
In 1997, business visitors to New Zealand spent an average of just under $260 per day, while
holidaymakers spent around $190 and people visiting friends or relatives spent less than $120.
Over the following five or six years, spending by all three types of traveller increased
dramatically, to peaks of around $330, $270 and $220 for the three respective categories.
However, visitor spending suddenly fell again between 2003 and 2005.
Over the 10 years from 2005 to 2015, similar daily travel expenditure levels can be seen for
both business visitors and tourists, with figures fluctuating around the $200 mark. By contrast,
people who were in New Zealand to see friends or family spent roughly 60 to 80 dollars per
day less than the other visitors over this time period. In the final year shown on the graph, 2017,
the figures for average daily spending stood at approximately $250, $210 and $140 respectively
for vacationers, business people and those visiting family or friends.

9.
The bar chart and pie chart give information about why US residents travelled and what travel
problems they experienced in the year 2009.
It is clear that the principal reason why Americans travelled in 2009 was to commute to and
from work. In the same year, the primary concern of Americans, with regard to the trips they
made, was the cost of travelling.
Looking more closely at the bar chart, we can see that 49% of the trips made by Americans in
2009 were for the purpose of commuting. By contrast, only 6% of trips were visits to friends
or relatives, and one in ten trips were for social or recreation reasons. Shopping was cited as
the reason for 16% of all travel, while unspecific ‘personal reasons’ accounted for the
remaining 19%.
According to the pie chart, price was the key consideration for 36% of American travellers.
Almost one in five people cited safety as their foremost travel concern, while aggressive driving
and highway congestion were the main issues for 17% and 14% of the travelling public. Finally,
a total of 14% of those surveyed thought that access to public transport or space for pedestrians
were the most important travel issues.

10.
The charts compare the amount of water used for agriculture, industry and homes around the
world, and water use in Brazil and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
It is clear that global water needs rose significantly between 1900 and 2000, and that agriculture
accounted for the largest proportion of water used. We can also see that water consumption
was considerably higher in Brazil than in the Congo.
In 1900, around 500km³ of water was used by the agriculture sector worldwide. The figures for
industrial and domestic water consumption stood at around one fifth of that amount. By 2000,
global water use for agriculture had increased to around 3000km³, industrial water use had risen
to just under half that amount, and domestic consumption had reached approximately 500km³.
In the year 2000, the populations of Brazil and the Congo were 176 million and 5.2 million
respectively. Water consumption per person in Brazil, at 359m³, was much higher than that in
the Congo, at only 8m³, and this could be explained by the fact that Brazil had 265 times more
irrigated land.

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