1. You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The chart
below shows the total number of minutes (in millions) of telephone calls in
Finland, divided into three categories, from 1995 – 2004.
Summarise the
information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons
where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
model answer:
The chart shows the time spent by Finland’s
residents on different types of telephone calls between 1995 and
2004.
Local landline calls were the highest throughout the period, rising
from 12000 million minutes in 1995 to just under 17000 million in 2000. After
peaking at 17000 million the following year, these calls had fallen back to the
1995 figure by 2004.
National and international landline calls grew
steadily from 6000 million to 10500 million at the end of the period in
question, though the growth slowed over the last two years.
There was a
dramatic increase in mobile calls from 250 to 9800 million minutes. This rise
was particularly noticeable between 2000 and 2004, during which time the use of
mobile phones tripled.
To sum up, although local landline calls were
still the most popular in 2004, the gap between the three categories had
narrowed considerately over the second half of the period in question. (155 words)
2. You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The graph
below gives information about international tourist arrivals in five
countries.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main
features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
model answer:
The graph shows the overall numbers of
tourist arrivals in five countries between 1995 and 2010. In 1995 over 70
million tourists visited the United States, more than twice as many as the next
most popular destination shown, France. However, between 2005 and 2010 there was
a decrease of approximately 1,500,000 in the numbers going to the United States
whereas there was an increase of nearly 20 million tourists visiting France. The
result was that in 2010 the number of tourists arriving in the United States and
France was almost equal at around 90 million each.
The number of
tourists visiting Malaysia rose steadily over the whole period but by 2010 the
total was still under 50 million. The countries with the fewest tourist arrivals
were Brazil and Egypt. The number of tourists going there was similar between
1995 and 2000 but after that there was a greater increase in tourists going to
Egypt than to Brazil.
(157 words)