Writing Task 1 Practice Questions

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You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. 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.

Question 1

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. 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

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

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

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

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

Question 4

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. 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

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. 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.

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Price of gold in $ per troy ounce

Question 6

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. 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.

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Question 7

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. 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.

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USD per pound

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Question 8

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. 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 9

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. 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.

Question 10

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. 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

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

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.

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Team spirit

Change for personal development

Relaxing working environment

Competent boss

Job security

Respect from colleagues

Promotion Prospects

Job satisfaction

Work environment

Money

Factors affecting work performance

45-60 18-30

Question 12

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. 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 13

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The chart below shows the numbers of male and female research students studying six; science-related 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.

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Physics Astronomy Geology Biology Medicine Veterinarymedicine

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Question 14

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. 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

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% living alone

Age

Female

Male

Question 15

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. 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

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Female

Question 16

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. 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.

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Skilled Trades

Managers and senior officials

Professional

Associate professional or technical

Process, plant and machine operatives

Elementary

Sales and customer Service

Administrative and secretarial

Personal Service

Women

Men

Question 17

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. 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.

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Question 18

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.

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Question 19

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

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.

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Most likely to buy tickets online

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Laptop Mobile phone

Means of access to buy tickets

Australia

UK

Malaysia

Question 20

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. 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 21

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

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.

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Baseball Basketball Table Tennis Badminton Swimming

% Female

Male

Question 22

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. 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 23

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. 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.

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Question 24

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. 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 (£ 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 25

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. 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 (£ 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 26

You should spend about20 minutes on this task. 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.

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Question 27

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. 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.

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High-speed transport

Question 28

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. 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.

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29.3%

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2007

Natural gas Coal Other Nuclear Oil Renewables

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2017 forecast

Natural gas Coal Other Nuclear Oil Renewables

Question 29

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. 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.

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Africa

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Asia

Europe (includingRussia)

Africa

Latin America

Middle East andNorth Africa

North America

Others

Question 30

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. 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

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. 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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20 minutes on this task.

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

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

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

You should spend about20 minutes on this task. 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

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. 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.

Question 36

You should spend about20 minutes on this task. 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.

Question 37

You should spend about20 minutes on this task. 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

You should spend about20 minutes on this task. 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 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5

West Africa

10.5 million

7.5 million

2.5 million

2.5 million

3.5 million

Centra America

20 million

12 million

5 million

5 million

5 million

South-east Asia

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50 million

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Projected expenditure in Year 1

Set-up costs Salaries Training Office Expenses

Question 39