The graphs show changes in spending habits of people in UK between 1971 and 2001.

Write a report to a university lecturer describing the data.

Write at least 150 words

model answer:
The pie charts show changes in UK spending patterns between 1971 and 30 years later, 2001.
As an overall trend, increased amounts of money spent on cars, computers and eating out were made up for by
drops in expenditure on food and books.
In detail, food and car made up the two biggest item of expenditure in both years. Together they comprised over
half of household spending in the UK. Food accounted for 44% of spending in 1971, but this dropped by two thirds
to 14% in 2001. However, the outlay on cars doubled, rising from 22% in 1971 to 43% in 2001.
Other areas changed significantly. Spending on eating out doubled, climbing from 7% to 14%. The proportion of
salary spent on computers increased dramatically, up from 2% in 1971 to 12% in 2001. However, as computer
expenditure rose, the percentage of outlay on books plunged from 6% to 1%.
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The pie chart below shows the proportion of different categories of families living in poverty in UK in 2002.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
Proportion of people from each household type living in poverty

model answer:
The pie chart examines the different type of families who were living in poor conditions in UK in the year 2002.
As an overall trend, 14% of the entire households in UK at that time were in conditions of poverty. In general, single
people struggled more than couples.
In particular, as far as people with children are concerned, sole parents showed the highest percentage of 26%
among all the given categories while couples with children accounted for a relatively smaller percentage of 15%.
When it comes to people with no children, single people made up a large percentage of 24%, which is almost the
same figure for single people with children. On the other hand, only 9% of the couples without any children suffered
from poverty in
2002. In terms of aged people, singles had a slightly higher percentage than couples. Only 7% and 5% of the aged
population had hardships in their living circumstances.
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The bar charts below give information about the railway system in six cities in Europe.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.

model answer:
The bar charts illustrate comparable information related to railway systems in six capital cities in Europe; Paris, Stockholm,
Lisbon, Rome, Madrid and Berlin.
In general, railway systems in different cities vary in terms of the start dates of each system, the sizes, and the numbers of
passengers using the systems in a year.
As far as the ages are concerned, Paris has the oldest railway system among the six cities. It was opened in the year 1863, which
is incomparable to the other cities. On the other hand, Berlin has the newest railway system which was opened in Europe 2001.
In terms of the sizes, Paris, for certain, has the longest route, 394km, which is nearly twice the figure for Stockholm. Madrid, in
contrast, has the shortest route in its railway system, only 28km.
When it comes to the numbers of people using the railway system in each, Lisbon shows the largest number of 1927 million
passengers in a year while Madrid serves the smallest number of railway users, 45 millions.
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The graphs show figures relating to hours worked and stress levels amongst professionals in eight groups.
Describe the information shown to a university or collage lecturer.
Write at least 150 words

model answer:
Two graphs give different information related to eight professional groups. The bar chart indicates the number of
weekly work hours done by the groups while the pie graph illustrates the percentages of people suffering from
stress related illness in the different professions given.
In general, business men work the longest among the eight groups while the smallest amount of time is normally
worked by lecturers. According to the pie chart, lecturers struggle the most with work-related stress. Although their
average working hours is smaller than any other group in the chart, lecturers suffer from the highest level of stress
caused by their job.
The bar graph shows that business men and movie producers work the most at about 70 hours and 62 hours per
week respectively. At the opposite end of the scale, lecturers work only around 25 hours. Working hours of other
professionals varied with doctors, writers, programmers, lawyers and chefs working approximately 52, 46, 35 and
32 hours per week in the name ordered.
The pie graph shows that the professional who has the highest incidence of stress related illnesses is lecturers at
25%. Movie producers and doctors also have high rates with 18% and 15% each. The figures for business men,
lawyers, chefs and writers can be grouped into percentages between 11 and 8%. The lowest rate of stress illness is
attributed to programmers at only 5%, which is only a fifth the figure for lecturers.