8/13/2019 Academic Writing Sample Task 1 (Chart 2)-Key
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You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.The table below
shows the monthly expenditure of an average Australian family in
1991and 2001.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main
features and ma!ecomparisons where relevant. Write at least 150
words.
1991 2001
Australian "ollar #er $onth
Food 155 160Electricity and Water 75 120
lothin! "0 20
#ousin! $5 100
%ransport 70 &5
'ther !oods and ser(ices) 250 270
Total %&' &1'
)'ther !oods and ser(ices* non+essential !oods and ser(icesmodel
answer:
%he table shows chan!es in the spendin! patterns o, an a(era!e
-ustralian household between 1$$$and 2001. n !eneral/ -ustralian
household spendin! was hi!h in 2001 than in 1$$1 but the
di,,erence was not si!ni,icant - 3715 per month and - 3675 per
month respecti(ely4.
%he amount o, monthly spendin! on electricity and water saw a
dramatic increase o(er the 10+yearperiod ,rom 375 to 3120. Yet in
terms o, the ependiture on non+essential !oods and ser(ices/
therisin! trend was less ob(ious with a minor increase o, 320. -t
the same time/ the amount o, moneyspent on ,ood and housin! rose
only sli!htly ,rom 3155 to 3160 and 3$5 to 3100 respecti(ely.
#owe(er/ there was a decrease in ependiture on the other two
items. -ustralians spent one thirdless on clothin!/ which ,ell ,rom
3"0 to 320. imilarly/ ependiture on transport dropped ,rom 370
in1$$1 to 3&5 in 2001.
t seems that ,ood and other !oods and ser(ices8 were the two
bi!!est items o, ependiture.-lto!ether/ they accounted ,or more
than hal, o, the total household spendin!. 9y comparison/
-ustralians spent little on dressin! up. 1:: words4
The table below gives information about (avorite #astimes in
different countries.
Summari)e the information by selecting and reporting the main
features and ma!ecomparisons where relevant. Write at least 150
words.
(rom *0 + '0 years old
%; port >En!land > > "0 21 & > 20
-ustralia 65 "0 15 &5 5 "0 &
?orea 22 21 60 &5 2 2 &
hina 15 25 60 50 0 5 5
- 60 2" 15 &2 2" "0 2
@apan > > 62 > > > >
%his table clearly presents and compares ,a(orable pastimes in
ei!ht di,,erent countries. %hepastimes/ across the top o, the
table/ are analyAed in relation to each country.
-s can be seen/ about 60B o, anadians/ -ustralians and -mericans
like watchin!tele(ision. 'n the other hand/ this ,i!ure is Cuite
low ,or hina where only 15B o, people watchtele(ision. Dredictably/
-mericans like music at 2"B/ whereas only 2 to 5B o, people in the
other
countries ,eel the same way. 20B o, people in En!land enoy
sleepin! as a pastime whereas inanada and the -/ ,or eample/ the
,i!ure is only 2B. nterestin!ly/ the hinese like hobbies themost at
50B/ as opposed to only 20B in France. t isnt surprisin! that the
hi!hest percenta!e o,beach+lo(ers is in -ustralia and the - at
"0B.
t seems that pastimes o, people o, di,,erent nationalities may
be in,luenced by a number o,,actors such as the socio+economic
situation or the climate. %hese ,actors in,luence
culturaldi,,erences between di,,erent nationalities and make
cross+cultural eperiences more interestin!.
