You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The pie charts below show electricity generation by source in New Zealand and Germany in 1980 and
2010.

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

Write at least 150 words.

Electricity Generation by Source in New Zealand

Electricity Generation by Source in Germany

Model Answer 1

The charts compare the sources of electricity in New Zealand and Germany in the years 1980 and 2010.

Overall, it is clear by 2010 these two countries relied on different principal fuel sources: New Zealand
relied on coal and Germany on nuclear power. And that, between these years, electricity generation in
terms of coal and nuclear source, have triplicated for both the country of New Zealand and Germany.

In 1980, New Zealand used coal as the main electricity source (56 units) and the remainder was
produced from natural gas, hydro power (each producing 30 units) and petroleum (which produced only
11 units). By 2010, coal had become the fuel for more than 75% of electricity produced and only hydro
continued to be another significant source supplying approximately 20%.

In contrast, Germany used coal as a source for only 28 units of electricity in 1980, which was matched by
natural gas. The remaining 49 units were produced largely from petroleum and nuclear power, with
hydro power contributing only 7 units. But by 2010, nuclear power, which was not used at all in New
Zealand, had developed into the main source, producing almost 75% of electricity, at 155 units, while
coal and petroleum together produced only 55 units. Other sources were no longer significant.
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The chart below shows the number of men and women in further education in Britain in three periods
and whether they were studying fulltime or part-time.

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

Write at least 150 words.

Model Answer 2

The bar chart illustrates the quantity of males and females that have studied in full-time and part-time
education in the following years: 1970 to 1971, 1980 to 1981 and 1990 to 1991.

Generally, the number of women in both sectors increased significantly while it seems that the rate of
men entering part-time education decreased a little and was fluctuating.

It is clear that in all three time periods, more people of both sexes were involved in part-time education
than full-time. Evidently, the number of men in full-time education rose from approximately 100
thousand to 200 thousand, whereas the number of men in part-time education was lowered in the early
nineties than twenty years earlier.

As far as women are concerned, the numbers increased in both sectors of education. The number of
part-time female students increased dramatically from 700 thousand to 1.2 million in the twenty year
period. The number of women in full-time education went up more gradually from 100 thousand in
1971 to just over 200 thousand in 1991. This was similar to the increase of full-time male students.
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 shown below.

You should write at least 150 words.

Model Answer 3
The bar chart indicates a study on two different age groups on the factors contributing to make their
environment pleasant for working.

Overall, it can be seen in the bar chart that, factors are divided into external and internal factors. The
internal factors are team spirit, competent boss, respect from colleagues and job satisfaction. The
external factors are chance for personal development, job security, promotional prospects and money.
It is noticeable that the internal factors have similar responses from the two age groups while they had
dissimilar responses on the external factors.

On the internal factors, 50% in both age groups agreed that team spirit, competent boss and job
satisfaction are essential to make their environment pleasant. Whereas on the external factors, there
are contrasting results. On the chance for personal development and promotional aspects, 80% to 90%
of the younger groups were in favor while only less than 50% of the older group thought so. A similar
pattern is also noted on job security. With regards to money, 69% to 70% on both age group said it is
essential.
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In June 1996, an experimental flu vaccine was trialled in a large country town on females only.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where
relevant.
You should write at least 150 words.
Model Answer:
The illustrations show data for a flu epidemic which hit a large country town in 1996.
As depicted in the diagrams, it is clear that, Figure 1 gives the number of persons who died; Figure 2
shows the percentage breakdown of females who received a new flu vaccine; and Figure 3 gives the
number of cases of flu before and during the epidemic.

In the first figure, it can be seen that the flu was responsible for the deaths of 2 females but no males in
the period from March to May. However, from June to August, there were 4 female deaths and 1 male
death.

As can be seen in the pie chart, only those females most at risk were given the new flu vaccine; 28% did
not take part in the trial. Of those females who took part, 35% were aged (over 65 years old); 24% were
babies or children; and 13% were either hospitalised or receiving other medical attention.

As reflected in the third figure, it is clear that the new vaccine had a positive effect on the number of
new cases of flu reported in females. There were just over 1000 cases reported in March, climbing
rapidly to a peak of 3500 in June. Thereafter, the number of cases dropped slowly to about 2800 in
August, before levelling off at 2500 for the rest of the year. For males, the figures were lower but
showed a similar trend throughout the epidemic.
The graph shows Underground Station Passenger Numbers in London.

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

You should write at least 150 words.

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

Model Answer

The graph illustrates the fluctuation in the number of people as commuters at London underground
station over the course of a day.

Overall, the graph shows that the station is most crowded in the early morning and early evening
periods.

The busiest time of the day is in the morning. There is a sharp increase between 06:00 and 08:00, with
400 people using the station at 8 o'clock. After this, the numbers drop quickly to less than 200 at 10
o'clock. Between 11 am and 3 pm the number rises, with a plateau of just under 300 people using the
station.

In the afternoon, numbers decline, with less than 100 using the station at 4 pm. There is then a rapid
rise to a peak of 380 at 6pm. After 7 pm, numbers fall significantly, with only a slight increase again at
8pm, tailing off after 9 pm.