#1

The chart below shows the places visited by different people living in Canada.

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

Write at least 150 words.

#2

The pie charts below show the most common advantages and disadvantages of Bowen Island,
according to a survey of visitors.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons
where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
#3
The table below shows the results of a 20-year study into why adults in the UK attend arts events.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons
where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
#4

The pie charts below illustrate the number of journal articles read per week by all students, PhD
students, and junior lecturers at an Australian university.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons
where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
#5

The chart below gives information about the number of social networking sites people used in Canada
in 2014 and 2015.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons
where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
#6
The table below gives information about UK independent films.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons
where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
#7
The charts summarise the weight measurements of people living in Charlestown in 1955 and 2015.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons
where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
#8
The charts below show the reasons why people travel to work by bicycle or by car.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons
where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
#9
The graph below shows population figures for India and China since the year 2000 and predicted
population growth up until 2050.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons
where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
#10

The table below gives information about languages with the most native speakers.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons
where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.

Languages with the most native speakers

Model answers
#1

The chart gives information about the kinds of leisure activity engaged in by three distinct groups:
native Canadians, recently arrived immigrants from English-speaking countries and new migrants for
whom English is not the first language in their country.

The cinema is by far the most popular free-time activity listed in the chart for those with English as their
first language — 70% of non-migrants and 65% of English-speaking migrants. Half the migrants from
non-English-speaking countries also go to see a film but interestingly, 5% more of this group prefer the
library to the cinema. Roughly 40% of the other two groups say they visit the library.

Zoos are visited most by half of the English-speaking migrants compared to just over 40% of those born
in Canada and approximately 35% of the migrants born where English is not widely spoken. The theatre
is least popular for all concerned, with only 10% of non-English-speaking migrants attending, while
double the number of native Canadians go to see a play. A quarter of those born in English-speaking
countries are theatre-goers.

Overall, it is perhaps unsurprising that Canadians prefer the cinema to the theatre, but the popularity
of the library with new migrants may reflect the financial circumstances of these new citizens.

(206 words)

#2

The two pie charts show the aspects of Bowen Island that tourists enjoy the most and the least.

Bowen Island has many features that attract tourists but the most popular of these are the scenery and
the people, with more than two thirds of the visitors to the island listing these as the greatest
advantages. The standard of accommodation on the island appears to be more than adequate, with
11% of respondents listing this as an advantage. 12% of visitors cite the culture of the island as a major
attraction.

However, the island seems far from being a perfect tourist destination. When it comes to the negative
aspects of the island, the high cost of living, poor weather and the quality or lack of entertainment are
seen as the worst of these. Together, these three categories make up 90% of the total disadvantages. In
spite of the high costs on the island, 10% of the visitors complain of poor food quality.

Overall, it seems that most people like Bowen Island because of the scenery and people. However, it is
possible that the unspoilt nature of the island means there is little in the way of entertainment and this,
combined with the high cost of living, makes it unlikely to appeal to everyone.

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#3

The table illustrates four reasons why adults in the UK have attended arts events over the past twenty
years. The major reason over the whole twenty-year period was a desire to see a specific performer or
artist; while the least important reason was attending arts events for work-related reasons.
The percentage of people who attended events out of a desire to see a particular performer has
remained relatively stable throughout the twenty-year period; varying from 58% twenty years ago to
56% today.

On the other hand, the percentage of people accompanying children has shown a significant increase,
from 9% 20 years ago to just under a quarter today. As far as those who attended arts events because
of special occasions or celebrations are concerned, the percentage fell slightly from 27% 20 years ago
to 20% a decade ago, dropping dramatically to 9% today.

There has been a slight increase in the percentage of people attending arts events for work or
business, from 6% 20 years ago to just over 10% today.

Overall, there has been a rise in people attending events in order to accompany children and for work-
related reasons, while fewer people choose to attend an arts event as a form of celebration.

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#4
The three pie charts illustrate how many articles from academic journals are read weekly by PhD
students and junior lecturers compared to other students at an Australian university.

For example, the overwhelming majority of those studying doctorates read at least twelve articles per
week in comparison with the average student. The figures were 80 per cent and twelve per cent
respectively.

Furthermore, only five per cent of PhD level students read between one and five articles, whereas the
average for all students in this category is a hefty 67 per cent.

Meanwhile, for junior lecturers the pattern appears to be slightly different. Most read six or more
articles per week (99 per cent), but out of this total 24 per cent read twelve or more, which is almost a
third of the corresponding figure for PhD level students.

It is clear that those students who are researching for a PhD read more articles than either junior
lecturers or other students.

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#5
The bar chart shows the number of social networking sites visited by internet users in Canada in 2014
and in 2015. We can see from the data that, in general, there was a growing tendency to use more than
one site.

Although just over one fifth of internet users did not use any social networking sites in either of the
years, the proportion in this category decreased from 22 percent in 2014 to 21 percent in 2015. In both
years the highest proportion of users in any group fell into the ‘One site’ category. However, this group
declined sharply from 36 percent in 2014 to 28 percent in 2015.

In contrast, the numbers who reported using two sites, three sites, four sites and five sites all grew over
the period analysed. In both years the proportion of internet users fell as the number of social
networking sites increased, with only 2 percent using five sites in 2014 compared to 4 percent in 2015.

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#6
The table provides information about different types of independent films released in the UK and the
Republic of Ireland in 2012. It indicates how many films of different genres were made and also shows
what proportion of total ticket sales was made by each kind of film.

The table makes it very clear that there is no correlation between the number of films made in any
category and the proportion of ticket sales earned by that sort of film. For example, the largest
numbers of films were made in the Drama and Documentary categories - 35 of each of these were
released. However, they earned only 8.3 and 2.9 percent of total ticket sales respectively.

Comedy films were the most financially successful: 26 films, out of a total of 148, earned 45.4 percent
of all the income from ticket sales. Another very successful type of film in 2012 was the biopic. Although
only one of these was released, it accounted for 9.1 percent of ticket sales.

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#7
The charts provide an analysis of the weight issues among the residents of the town of Charlestown in
1955 and in 2015.

In 1955, the youngest age group had the fewest number of weight issues, with more than 70% of 20-29-
year-olds being assessed as having a healthy weight. In the same year, excess weight was only a
significant problem among 40-49-year-olds, 20-30% of whom were classified as either overweight or
obese. In fact, being underweight was a more significant problem affecting more than
twenty percent of each age group, and the elderly in particular, with 40% of the over 60s being
classified as underweight.
In stark contrast to this, in 2015, being underweight was only a problem among 20-29-year olds, with
20% obtaining this diagnosis, and the number of underweight elderly people had fallen to 10%. The
charts clearly show that, in modern times, obesity poses a considerable problem from the age of 30
upwards. In fact, there was a steady increase in this problem in almost every age group over 29 until
the age of 60, when the vast majority are considered to have an unhealthy weight. It is important to
note that, by the age of 60, less than 50% of each age group was considered to have a perfect weight by
the year 2015. This is a fall of 10% compared to the same age group in 1955.
When comparing the two years, it is clear that there has been a significant increase in the number of
obese people in Charlestown, and there was a general drop in the number of underweight people
between 1955 and 2015.

#8

The first chart shows the reasons why some people in the UK prefer to cycle to work. Conversely, the
second chart gives reasons for those who choose to go to work by car.

The highest percentage of those who favour cycling say that this is because riding a bicycle to work is
healthier than driving. 30% of them gave this as a reason. The same amount of people, 30% say that
they cycle to work because it causes less pollution. 13% of people cycle to work because it is cheaper
than driving. Surprisingly, a similar amount of people said that they cycled to work because it is faster
than travelling by car.

In contrast to this, the percentage who prefer to travel by car because it is more comfortable is 40%.
The two least important reasons for going to work by car, with 14% and 11% respectively, is that people
need to carry things to work and that it is safer than cycling to work. Finally, 16% say they prefer driving
because it is faster than cycling. This contrasts with the cyclists who ride to work because it is faster
than driving.

In general, it seems that the majority of people who cycle to work do this for health and environmental
reasons. By contrast, those who travel by car want to have a more comfortable journey over longer
distances.

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#9

The graph shows how the populations of India and China have changed since 2000 and how they will
change in the future.

In 2000, there were more people living in China than in India. The number of Chinese was 1.25 bill ion,
while India's population was about 1 billion. Between 2000 and the present, there has been a 0.2 billion
rise in the number of Indian citizens. Over the same period, China's population has increased by 0.1
billion to reach over 1.35 billion.

According to the graph, the population in India will increase more quickly than in China, and experts
say that by 2030, both countries will have the same population of 1.45 billion. After this, China's
population is likely to fall slightly to 1.4 billion in 2050, while India's population will probably increase
and reach 1.6 billion.

Thus, over the 50-year period, India is going to experience steady growth in its population and it will
overtake China. On the other hand, China's population will peak in 2030 and then begin to fall.

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#10

The table illustrates the number of native speakers of six languages as well as the number of speakers
of these languages as an additional language. It is noticeable that the number of speakers of Mandarin
Chinese is strikingly higher than the other languages with over one billion speakers.

People who speak Mandarin largely speak it as a first language (900 million). In comparison to this only
190 million people speak Mandarin Chinese as an additional language. What is remarkable about
English speakers is that the number of speakers of English as an additional language is higher than that
of native speakers of English (603 and 339 million respectively).

While the total number of Hindi speakers (490 million) is roughly equal to that of Spanish speakers (420
million); when it comes to speaking these languages as an additional language the number for Hindi is
much higher (120 million) than that for Spanish (70 million).

Native speakers of Arabic and Portuguese are similar in number with 206 million and 203 million
respectively. However, the number of Arabic speakers as an additional language (24 million) is almost
2.5 times higher than speakers of Portuguese as an additional language.

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