Task 1

Allow 20 minutes to complete this task.

The line chart below shows the percentage of unemployed workers in 3 countries over a

five year period.

Summarize the information by choosing and identifying the main features and make

comparisons where relevant.

Write a minimum of 150 words.

0%

1%

2%

3%

4%

5%

6%

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Levels of Unemployment in 3 Countries from 2004-2008

Country A

Country B

Country C

Task 1

Allow 20 minutes to complete this task.

The line chart below shows the Gross Domestic Product growth rates and emigration rates

in a Latin American country over the 20th century.

Summarize the information by choosing and identifying the main features and make

comparisons where relevant.

Write a minimum of 150 words.

2.69% 2.78%2.43%

0.00% 0.00%

3.79%

2.03%

1.12%

4.56%

0.02%0.03% 0.23%

1.20%

5.65%

4.17%

0.49%1.09%

4.57%

2.12%

15.45%

0.00%

2.00%

4.00%

6.00%

8.00%

10.00%

12.00%

14.00%

16.00%

18.00%

1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990

Economic and Emigration Growth Rates in a Latin American Country in the 20th Century.

GDP Growth Rates

Emigration Growth Rates

511

154

857

272

0

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

900

Indonesia Singapore South Korea Thailand

Units in Billions of US dollars

GDP of Four Asian countries in 2008

GDP

Task 1

Allow 20 minutes to complete this task.

The pie- charts below shows the ethnic composition of Brazil and Cuba in 2008.

Summarize the information by choosing and identifying the main features and make

contrasts and comparisons where relevant.

Write a minimum of 150 words.

53%39%

6% 2%

The Ethnic Composition of Brazil in 2008

White Mulatto (Mixed White and Black) Black Others

65.00%

25.00%

10.00%

The Ethnic Composition of Cuba in 2008

White

Mulatto( a mixture of White and Black) and Mestizo (a mixture of White and Amerindian)

Black

Task 1

Allow 20 minutes to complete this task.

The line chart below shows the annual average life expectancy in four different South-East

Asian countries in 2008.

Summarize the information by choosing and identifying the main features and make

comparisons where relevant.

Write a minimum of 150 words.

61 60

71

79

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

Burma Cambodia Malaysia Singapore

Life Expectancy in Four South-East Asian countries in 2008

Average Life Expectancy

male Life Expectancy

Female Life Expectancy

Task 1

Allow 20 minutes to complete this task.

The Pie Chart below shows the different employment sectors in Thailand and Japan in

2005.

Summarize the information by choosing and identifying the main features and make

comparisons where relevant.

Write a minimum of 150 words.

42.60%

20.30%

37.10%

Labour Employment by Sector in Thailand in 2005

Agriculture

Industry

Services

4.50%

28.00%

66.50%

Labour Division by Employment in Japan in 2005

Agriculture

Industry

Services

Task 1

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The line chart below shows the percentage of Gross Domestic Product spent on Education

in 2007 in four countries in Asia and the growth in Gross Domestic Product in 2008 in the

same countries.

Summarize the information by choosing and identifying the main features and make

comparisons where relevant.

Write a minimum of 150 words.

2.30%

5.00%

3.40%

4.20%

0.00%

1.00%

2.00%

3.00%

4.00%

5.00%

6.00%

Kazakhstan Mongolia Nepal Thailand

Educational Expenditure as a Percentage of GDP in 2005

Educational Expenditure as a Percentage of GDP

3%

8.90%

5.60%

3.60%

0%

1%

2%

3%

4%

5%

6%

7%

8%

9%

10%

Kazakhstan Mongolia Nepal Thailand

Units in Billions of US dollars

GDP Growth Rates of Four Asian countries in 2008

GDP Growth Rates