Writing
Writing
INTRODUCTION
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OVERVIEW
It is clear that the proportion of the population who used the Internet ___________ in three
countries from 1999 to 2009, and that Canada experienced a faster ___________ in
Internet usage compared to/in comparison with the other two countries.
Exercise 2: The graph below shows the percentage of people in different age groups in
one city who attended music concerts between 2010 and 2015.
INTRODUCTION
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OVERVIEW
Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that all ages showed _________
trends except for 55-64 and that _________ people tended to go to concerts more often.
Exercise 3: The graph shows the percentage of female members of Parliament
in European countries between 2000 and 2012.
INTRODUCTION
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OVERVIEW
Overall, there was an ______________ the proportion of female members in parliament in
all 5 countries examined, with the most dramatic rise being seen in the figures for
_________. In addition, the UK consistently had the ____________ figures over the period.
Exercise 4: The table below shows the number of cars made in three countries
in 2003, 2006 and 2009.
INTRODUCTION
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OVERVIEW
Overall, there was an increase in the number of cars ___________ in Argentina and
Thailand, while a constant ___________ was seen in Australia' car production. It is also
clear that Thailand consistently had by far the __________ figures throughout the period,
even though a __________ decline was seen in the latter half of the period.
Exercise 5: The bar chart below shows the percentage of government spending
on roads and transport in 4 countries in the years 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005.
INTRODUCTION
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OVERVIEW
Overall, there was a decline in the _________ of government spending on roads and
transport in Italy, Portugal and the UK, while a _______ was seen in the USA. In addition,
Portugal generally had the _________ figures throughout the period.
Exercise 6: The table below shows daily oil production in 4 countries from
2000 to 2004.
INTRODUCTION
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OVERVIEW
Overall, there was an increase in the __________ of oil produced in Nigeria, Chad and
Somalia, while a ____________ (in oil production/ output) was seen in Congo. In addition,
Congo generally produced the ________ oil among the 4 countries examined, but it was
___________ by Nigeria in the last year of the period.
Exercise 7: The line graph shows the number of people who used different
communication services in the world.
INTRODUCTION
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OVERVIEW
Overall, there was an increase in the _________ of subscribers to all of the communication
services given/ examined, with the most dramatic rise being seen in the figures for
_____________ to become the most ____________/ commonly used service from 2002
onwards.