WRITING

WRITING TASK 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The charts below show the results of a survey of adult education. The first chart shows th
e reasons why adultsdecide to study. The pie chart shows how people think the costs of a
dult education should be shared.
Write a report for a university lecturer, describing the information shown below.
You should write at least 150 words.

WRITING TASK 2
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
Present a written argument or case to an educated reader with no specialist knowledge of
the following topic:
There are many different types of music in the world today. Why do we need music? Is the
traditional music of acountry more important than the International music that is heard ev
erywhere nowadays?
You should write at least 250 words.
Use your own ideas, knowledge and experience and support your arguments with examples and
relevant evidence.

SAMPLE WRITING TASK 1

The figures illustrate the result of an opinion survey about the reason why adult people choose to
study and how tuition costsshould be funded. It is clear that based on the survey result, the two
main reasons why adults have continued their study are dueto they are interested in subjects and
to obtain the degree. It is also noticed that the survey also shows that most of the educationcost
should be funded by individuals themselves.
It can be seen that the two main purposes why adult continue their study are because they intere
sted with the program and toobtain the qualification, as these two reasons result reached 40% an
d 38% respectively. Meanwhile, the percentages of the surveyfor reasons of helpful for their curr
ent job, improving prospect and promotion, and that they like studying were in the rangebetween
22% and 20%. As for figures of those who study for the purpose of changing jobs and to meet ne
w people, they werebelow 15% each.
As for the survey result of the education cost, it is obvious that 40% of the cost should become th
e burden of the respective personthemselves. Then 35% should be provided by the employer an
d 25% from the taxpayer.

SAMPLE WRITING TASK 2

Kinds of music people listen nowadays are of different tastes and types. For instance, modern int
ernational pop and rap music, aswell as classical traditional country songs all, vary from each oth
er and people listen to them with great interests. This is becausemusic has been part of our daily
lives even in the ancient times. In this essay, reasons on why music is necessary for every Filipin
opeople and the importance of the Philippine traditional folk music over foreign songs that young
Filipinos and Filipinas always hearwill be discussed.

Music is a vital part of every Filipinos' lives. Firstly, Philippine folks considered it to be one of the
most popular and ancient modesof human expressions. It features largely in all histories and all c
ultures and indeed has been one of the main ways of passing oncultural traditions to new genera
tions of the country. Secondly, because of this, many people view music as a positive influence f
orthe societies. This influence on individuals is wholly beneficial as it is a long-
established way of communicating and helping usunderstand the whole range of human emotion
and experience in a more spiritual language than words can represent.

However, the classical music traditions of the Philippines are not necessarily part of the music m
any Filipinos and Filipinasexperience today. In the modern world today, most of the country's you
ng people constantly exposed themselves to loud modernforeign songs as a result of globalisatio
n via the Internet. But I think that it is more important for young people of the country tolearn tradi
tional music to enable them to know the origins of our Philippine ancestors.

In conclusion, I think that we need traditional music because it is an integral part of the human ex
pression that we cannot reallyseparate from our lives even if there are the various evolution of m
odern music we tend to listen every day through the webnowadays such as American rap songs
and Korean pop music.
WRITING TASK 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The diagram below shows how the Australian Bureau of Meteorology collects up-to-the-
minute information on theweather in order to produce reliable forecasts.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below.
You should write at least 150 words.

WRITING TASK 2
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
Present a written argument or case to an educated reader with no specialist knowledge of the foll
owing topic.
Should wealthy nations be required to share their wealth among poorer nations by providi
ng such things as foodand education? Or is it the responsibility of the governments of po
orer nations to look after their citizensthemselves?
You should write at least 250 words.
Use your own ideas, knowledge and experience and support your arguments with examples and
with relevant evidence.
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SAMPLE WRITING TASK 1

The given diagram shows how the weather information is collected by Australian Bureau of Mete
orology to provide accurate andupdated weather forecasting. As is observed from the given illustr
ation, the weather information collection is done via satellites,radars and drifting buoys and then
analyzed before broadcasting them to the public.

As is presented in the diagram, the weather information is collected using three different types of
sources namely, satellites, radarsand drifting buoys. The raw data collected from satellites is basi
cally satellite photos while radar information are observed from theradar screens and the synopti
c charts are yielded from the drifting buoys and these three types of data are fed in a computersy
stem to analyze and prepare the weather news for broadcasting.

After than the weather news is broadcasted in different public media like televisions, radios and t
elephones. The final informationregarding the weather is provided to the public via TV news, radi
o broadcasting and as recorded announcement in devices liketelephones.

SAMPLE WRITING TASK 2

Some school of thought believe that strong economies should aid the poor countries in terms of s
upporting them in their primaryneeds, while some others think it is due to the local governments t
o deal with such internal problems. Although both the partieshave some strong justifications to su
pport their ideas, I personally agree with the first group more because of several key factorsinclu
ding lack of resources in such poor economies, the fact that we are living in a global society.

The first important point I would like to mention is the fact that most of poor economies are sufferi
ng from lack of having enoughfacilities and resources in the fields such as education and food. A
s the first may lead to making them even poorer and alsoincreases the amount of criminal action
s and even worse in some cases potentially making some people to join terroristic groups.While t
he latter causes several unpleasant result such as children disability and death.

Another important thing is we should not forget all the people in the world are part of one commu
nity, the human being.Regardless of all the things makes us different, we all share the same biol
ogy. Therefore, as a human everybody should try his/herbest to do what he can to make the worl
d more pleasing place for the others. Moreover as it mentioned above, some of thenegative resul
ts such as terrorism may directly affect the other nations including first world countries.

To put everything in a nutshell, supporting the poor countries to make a better life for their people
will cause several pleasantresults not only domestically but in some cases internationally and m
ore importantly, it all is justified by humanity.

WRITING TASK 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task
The chart below shows the amount of money per week spent on fast foods in Britain. The
graph shows the trendsin consumption of fast foods.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below.
You should write at least 150 words.
WRITING TASK 2
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
Present a written argument or case to an educated reader with no specialist knowledge of
the following topic:
News editors decide what to broadcast on television and what to print in newspapers. Wh
at factors do you thinkinfluence these decisions? Do we become used to bad news? Woul
d it be better if more good news was reported?
You should write at least 250 words.
Use your own ideas, knowledge and experience and support your arguments with examples and
relevant evidence.
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SAMPLE WRITING TASK 1

The given bar chart compares the per week spending of British citizens on three fast food items i
n 1990 while the line graph showsthe consumption of these items from 1970 to 1990. As is seen
from the given illustration, expenditure on fast food varied based onpeoples income and the pizz
a was the most consumed item in 70s but in later years consumption of fish & chips become the
highest.
According to the bar graph, high-
income class people spent more money on the hamburger (more than 40 Pence/person) than onf
ish & chips and pizza. Their spending was also higher than average and low-
income class people on fast food. Average incomeclass people also spent more on hamburgers
but their spending on fish and chips (25 pence) was more than other two incomegroups. Finally, t
he low-
income class British spent comparatively low on fast food items and fish& chips cost them most (
about 17 pence per person). They spent the least amount on purchasing pizza (only about 7 pen
ce/person).
On the other hand, the line graph shows the consumption of these three fast food items by British
people from 1970 to 1990.Initially, Pizza consumption in Britain was highest (300 gm per person
) in 1970. In this year less than 80 gm of hamburger andfish& chips were consumed by an avera
ge person. Over the time pizza consumption declined among British citizens and Fish andChips
became the highest consumed fast food item in 1990 with 500 gm consumption per person.

SAMPLE WRITING TASK 2

In todays modern world, a growing amount of news and information on television or newspapers
have considerably influenced thepublic. Besides, what factors are impacted on reporting informat
ion on news media is an issue many people feel strongly about.This essay will discuss various inf
luences as well as associated with phenomenon above.

As far as I am concerned, there is a wide range of factor accounting for publishing news and bro
adcasts. The most noticeable, Ibelieve, is that aiming at a high audience rating so as to maximise
profits. This leads to pursuing the increasingly diverse needs ofviewers from all walks of life in or
der to satisfy and cater to them. Another contributory factor is that for many countries, newseditor
s have to succumb to political pressure, distorting facts and misleading the public. To put it anoth
er way, they are controlledentirely by powerful political parties and enjoined to disregard the truth
. This is particularly true in many undemocratic countrieslike Chinese, North Korea, and Vietnam
where information is seriously censored and even disseminated political ideals to guidepublic opi
nions.

Moreover, living in the information era, people are bombarded with the daily amount of news, incl
uding good and bad news, frommultiple media. Todays coverage and press might sometimes be
less trustworthy mainly because it often exaggerates the level ofthe real information, in order to
boost the attention of the desired audiences. Furthermore, some media companies use the storie
sof peoples private life, seductive images and violent or obscene contents to appeal viewers, es
pecially teenagers. It means thattheir thoughts and behaviours might be changed and shows a te
ndency to hatred, violence, jealousy, and even copycatphenomenon. However, the role of news
media in reporting good news, such as someones achievement and human stories,should be ac
knowledged. That will make quicker progress toward society better.

In conclusion, what todays news and information on media we receive is influenced by some mai
n factors as hooking viewers,increasing profits, and obeying political regulations. Besides, the ne
ws media can have a double-
edged impact on society by thegood and bad news. By doing so, we can ensure that choosing inf
ormation carefully before reading and watching areindispensable to us.
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WRITING TASK 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
Chorleywood is a village near London whose population has increased steadily since the
middle of the nineteenthcentury. The map below shows the development of the village.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the development of the village.
You should write at least 150 words.

WRITING TASK 2
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
Present a written argument or case to an educated reader with no specialist knowledge of
the following topic:
The idea of having a single career is becoming an old fashioned one. The new fashion mil
be to have severalcareers or ways of earning money and further education will be somethi
ng that continues throughout life.
You should write at least 250 words.
Use your own ideas, knowledge and experience and support your arguments with examples and
relevant evidence.
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SAMPLE WRITING TASK 1

The given diagram shows the development done in Chorleywood village of London from 1868 to
1994. As is presented in thediagram, the development in this village had been done in different ti
mes and much of these developments were done in 1970s to1994 while the roads and railroads
were built earlier. According to the diagram, the main road of Chorleywood village was builtprior t
o the motorway and railroads. The Motor road was established in 1970 while the railway was buil
t in 1909.

Before 1900, only a portion of the village was developed and later (Between 1883 to 1922) the st
ation was built and somedevelopment works were finished. The area near the station was then d
eveloped and during the end of this development themotorway was completed. Later after 1970s
the development process seemed accelerated and many areas of the village cameunder the dev
elopment process and at the beginning of the 1900, the railway was established.

The land roads including the motorway, roads and railroads of this village connects almost all of t
he parts of the city and thedevelopment had been done mostly based on the establishment of the
transportation systems. The park and gold course is in themiddle of the village and makes the ce
ntral place of the village.

SAMPLE WRITING TASK 2

It is believed that focusing on a single career is out of date these days. The new trend is that peo
ple should have several kinds ofoccupations in their life, and they should never stop learning. Th
e following essay will explain in details about why people shouldhave several careers in their life
and why they should continue their education till the end.
It is a fact that in the old days, most of the people were loyal to their company, focused on their o
ccupations and stayed there untilthey retired. However, some people believed that the act is old f
ashioned and people should have various kind of experiences intheir life. Having a different kind
of working experiences is a precious asset since people could bring innovative ideas from theirpr
evious company and implement it in their current workplace. Besides that, to become a general l
eader, people should have hadexperiences in different types of working functions. For example,
a Managing Director manages the company in overall, and itwould be best if he had experienced
in the field of Finance, Production, Human Resources and Sales.
Furthermore, it is undeniable that continuous education is an essential thing these days. People
need to update with the currentinformation of the economy, information technology and science a
s they change and develop rapidly. Those who are not followingthe latest information and regulati
ons will face difficulties in their careers. For instance, people who work in the Informationtechnolo
gy sector should update themselves with the latest type of antivirus software, since many new vir
uses which arethreatening the networks these days. Those who fail to update their software will f
ace serious problems in their database.
In conclusion, I personally believe that having different types of works in life is a positive thing an
d bring a lot of benefits to theperson's career, and it is important for people to study or learn throu
ghout their life as the world never stop to develop.