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IELTS: Write about graphs

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Write about graphs, charts, and tables

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!omputers " Internet in the #rab Wor$d

The chart shows stri%ing differences in the $e&e$ of computer and Internet penetration in the#rab wor$d.

The '#E and uwait are b) far the most computeri*ed countries+ with Lebanon a distantthird. The '#E has o&er 1,- computers for e&er) 1--- inhabitants+ compared to uwaits1- and Lebanons 0-. In contrast+ countries such as Eg)pt+ orocco and S)ria ha&e $essthan 2- computers per 1--- inhabitants.

There are a$so great differences in Internet use and a&ai$abi$it). The '#E has b) far thehighest proportion of users+ with more than one3third of its popu$ation using the Internet.

uwait and Lebanon are second and third again+ with 1-- users per thousand in uwait and4- in Lebanon. In some countries the number using the Internet is neg$igib$e: Saudi #rabia

has $ess than 2- users per thousand+ and there are fewer than , users per thousand inS)ria.

5ne unusua$ feature of the graph is that Internet use does not seem to be direct$) re$ated tothe number of computers. In se&era$ countries (the '#E+ Lebanon+ 6ordan and 5man+ there

are more Internet users per thousand peop$e than computers. 7owe&er+ in other countries+such as uwait+ Saudi #rabia and S)ria+ the number of Internet users is $ower than thenumber of computers.

In summar)+ there are ma8or differences between computer use and Internet use in the

#rab wor$d+ but the '#E c$ear$) $eads the area in both number of computers and number ofinternet users per capita.

an+ through the ages+ has undergone man) changes from the time when he depicted aherd of mammoths on the wa$$s of his ca&e to these da)s when he can create beautifu$pictures and e&en ma%e coffee b) use of computer techno$ogies without $ea&ing his fa&orite

chair. The 2-th centur) made huge steps in de&e$oping computer techno$ogies and reachedman) goa$s that made our $ife much easier. What shou$d we expect in the 21st centur)9

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ubai ;o$d Sa$es

The $ine graph shows estimated sa$es of go$d in ubai for 12 months in 2--2 in mi$$ions ofdirhams. There were two main seasons for go$d sa$es.

The main season for sa$es is in the ecember to a) period. Sa$es were consistent$) abo&e

2-- mi$$ion dirhams per month+ rising sharp$) to a pea% of ,- mi$$ion dirhams in arch.7owe&er+ for the next four months+ sa$es dec$ined steadi$)+ reaching an annua$ $ow of 12-mi$$ion dirhams in 6u$).

In #ugust+ there was a sudden increase. Sa$es a$most doub$ed+ rising from 12- mi$$iondirhams in 6u$) to 21- mi$$ion dirhams in #ugust. This was fo$$owed b) a drop in September+bac% to the 6u$) figure.

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mi$$ion dirhams.

In conc$usion+ the main sa$es period is in the ear$) part of the )ear+ s$umping in the summer+except for a sudden increase in #ugust.

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ubai Tourism+ 1>>-31>>?

The graph shows the numbers of tourists in hundreds of thousands &isiting ubai between1>>- and 1>>?. There are se&era$ features in the graph.

>- and 1>>?. In 1>>-

there was a tota$ of ?,-+--- tourists in ubai. This rose sharp$) to 02,+--- in 1>>1+ anincrease of more than -@+ and rose s$ight$) again to 8ust under A--+--- in 1>>2. In thefo$$owing two )ears+ the number of &isitors started to pic% up again and reached 1 mi$$ion in

1>>?. This was more than doub$e the figure for 1>>-.

The second trend is that there was a huge increase in the number of tourists from Bussia. In1>>-+ Bussian tourists comprised on$) 2-+--- or $ess than ,@ of &isitors. This number shotup to ,-+--- in 1>>1 and doub$ed again to more than 1--+--- in 1>>2. Cetween 1>>2 and

1>>?+ the number treb$ed+ from 11-+--- to -+---. This meant that Bussian tourists madeup one3third+ or @+ of ubaiDs 1 mi$$ion &isitors in 1>>?. In comparison+ the number of

tourists from other countries increased on$) s$ight$)+ from ,,-+--- in 1>>1 to ,4-+--- in1>>?.

In conc$usion+ a$though the number of tourists from a$$ countries is increasing+ Bussiantourists are becoming more and more important for the tourism industr) in ubai.

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In 1>A-+ the most popu$ar fast food was fish and chips. 5&er --g were consumed eachwee%. C) 1>>-+ howe&er+ this had fa$$en to 8ust o&er 2--g 3 a ,-@ drop. !onsumption ofother fast foods such as pi**a and hamburgers increased+ howe&er. The amount of pi**aeaten shot up from about 2-g a wee% to more than 2A-g+ o&erta%ing fish and chips in the

$ate 1>4-s. 7amburger consumption a$so increased+ rising from about 4-g in 1>A- to a$most--g in 1>>-.

#ccompan)ing this change in the choice of foods was an increase in the amount of fast foodconsumed. In 1>A-+ Critish consumers ate about ?,-g a wee% of fast food. In 1>>-+ on theother hand+ this had more than doub$ed+ to 1---g.

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The graph shows the amount of fast food eaten between 1>A- and 1>>- in grams per

person per wee%. 5&era$$+ the amount of fast food eaten more than doub$ed.

The amount of fish and chips eaten dec$ined s$ight$). In 1>A-+ the consumption was about

--g/wee%. This fe$$ to 22-g/wee% in 1>>-.

In contrast+ sa$es of hamburger and pi**a roc%eted. In 1>A-+ &er) $itt$e pi**a was eaten 3$ess than ,-g/wee%. This rose to 24-g/wee% b) 1>>-. In the same period+ hamburger sa$esshot up b) more than ,--@+ from 1--g/wee% in 1>A- to ,-- grams in 1>>-.

In conc$usion+ a$though there was a big increase in the consumption of pi**a and

hamburger+ sa$es of fish and chips decreased.

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-. This compared with around ?births per woman in Cahrain and the '#E+ and 8ust .A, in uwait

C) 2---+ the rate had fa$$en be$ow three births per woman in uwait+ Cahrain and the '#E+with a drop of o&er 2,@ in a decade in the '#E. 7owe&er+ in Saudi #rabia and 5man+ therates fe$$ b) 8ust 2-@+ from A.- to ,.,.

In summar)+ there were ma8or decreases in birth rates in a$$ countries+ but some countries

in the region ha&e doub$e the ferti$it) rate of others.

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7igher !o$$ege ;raduatesThe chart shows ma$e and fema$e graduates from the 7igher !o$$eges of Techno$og)

co$$eges in the '#E.

The most outstanding feature of the graph is fema$e graduates outnumber ma$es in a$$ theco$$eges.


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7eart #ttac%s b) #ge and ;enderThe graph shows how age and gender inf$uence the freuenc) of heart attac%s in the 'S.

Less than 0@ of a$$ heart attac%s occur in the 2>3?? age group. The number of women whosuffer heart attac%s in this group is neg$igib$e 3 on$) --- per )ear+ compared to 12+---men.

7owe&er the proportion of men and women with heart attac%s rises dramatica$$) between?, and 0?+ with o&er ha$f a mi$$ion per )ear. 5&er ?2-+--- men a )ear in this age group

ha&e heart attac%s. The incidence amongst women increases 3 women ha&e one heartattac% for e&er) three men in this age group.

5&er the age of 0,+ the number of men suffering heart attac%s on$) increases s$ight$).7owe&er there is a huge increase in the number of women with heart attac%s 3 the)comprise o&er ?-@ of a$$ &ictims.

In conc$usion+ men are more $i%e$) to be the &ictims of heart attac%s at a$$ ages+ but women

are increasing$) $i%e$) o&er the age of 0,.

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;raduates b) !o$$ege

;raduates b) Le&e$ and ;ender

Tota$ ;raduates b) Le&e$

7igher !o$$ege ;raduatesThe charts shows student enro$ment b) gender and $e&e$ in different co$$eges of the 7igher

!o$$eges of Techno$og) co$$eges in the '#E.

There are c$ear differences in ma$e and fema$e enro$ment.


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Internet 'sage in Taiwan b) #ge

The graph shows changes in the age profi$e of Internet users in Taiwan between 1>>4 and2---.

The main users of the Internet in Taiwan are )oung adu$ts between 10 and - )ears o$d. In1>>4+ the) accounted for more than ha$f of a$$ users. In 1>>> the number dropped s$ight$)to ?,@+ but e&en in 2--- the) were the biggest group.

The second biggest group of users is aged between 1 and ,-. The) made up ?1@ in 1>>4+

fa$$ing s$ight$) to A@ in 2---. When combined with the 103- age group+ o&er >?@ ofusers in 1>>4 were between 10 and ,-.

7owe&er this number is dropping steadi$) as more chi$dren and o$der users $og on. In 1>>>+the number of chi$dren on$ine uadrup$ed from 2@ to 4@+ and it continued to increase in2---. There were simi$ar increases for o$der users+ rising from ?@ in 1>>4 to 1-@ in 2---.

In summar)+ whi$e adu$ts between 10 and ,- sti$$ represent the great ma8orit) of Internet

users in Taiwan+ their share is dec$ining as more chi$dren and o$der users 8oin the web.

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=orth #merican 4-s. #$though !anadian production is much $ower+ its echoes 'Sfigures+ dec$ining or increasing at the same rate.

Cetween 1>A2 and 1>AA+ 'S fish catches a&eraged between 2., and 2.A, mi$$ion tonnes per

)ear+ whi$e !anadian $andings f$uctuated between 4--+--- and 1.1 mi$$ion tonnes. In 1>>A+howe&er+ there was a big increase in fish caught in the 'S+ and this rise continued up to a

pea% of ,., mi$$ion tonnes in 1>4A. uring the same period+ !anadas catch increased from1 mi$$ion tonnes to 1., mi$$ion tonnes+ an increase of ,-@.

4A onwards+ there was a sudden dec$ine in both countries. 'S figures tumb$ed to ?mi$$ion tonnes in 1>>,+ a drop of 24@+ and !anadian catches p$unged to -., mi$$ion tonnes+a drop of 00@. In the fo$$owing four )ears+ 'S catches f$uctuated around the ? mi$$ion tonnemar%+ whi$e !anadian catches rose &er) s$ight$).

In genera$+ both !anadian and the much $arger 'S catch ha&e dec$ined dramatica$$) sincetheir pea% in the mid31>4-s.

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5i$ Froduction !apacit)The graph shows 5i$ Froduction !apacit) in mi$$ions of barre$s per da) for se$ected ;u$fcountries. There are se&era$ features in this graph.

The most significant feature is that oi$ production wi$$ increase sharp$) in a$most a$$ thecountries shown. uwait and Ira are both expected to doub$e their output between 1>>-and 2-1-+ with uwaits production rising from 1.4 mi$$ion barre$s per da) (bpd in 1>>- to

.4 in 2-1-. Iran wi$$ a$so increase its output b) a s$ight$) sma$$er amount. #fter remainingstead) at 2., mi$$ion bpd from 1>>- to 2---+ the '#Es output is expected to approach ?.-

mi$$ion bpd in 2-1-. 5n$) Gatars production is predicted to fa$$+ bac% to -.4 mi$$ion bpd aftera s$ight rise in 2---.

7owe&er+ the greatest increase wi$$ be from Saudi #rabia. In 1>>-+ its output capacit) at 4.,mi$$ion bpd exceeded the combined production of Iran+ Ira and uwait. This $ead isexpected to continue with a A,@ increase in production to 1?., mi$$ion bpd 2-1-.

In summar)+ whi$e most of the countries are expected to show increases+ Saudi #rabia wi$$

maintain and strengthen its position as the ma8or producer.

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'nderground Station Fassenger =umbersThe graph shows the f$uctuation in the number of peop$e at a London underground stationo&er the course of a da).

The busiest time of the da) is in the morning. There is a sharp increase between -0:-- and-4:--+ with ?-- peop$e using the station at 4 oc$oc%. #fter this the numbers drop uic%$) to

$ess than 2-- at 1- oc$oc%. Cetween 11 am and pm the number rises+ with a p$ateau of 8ust under -- peop$e using the station.

In the afternoon+ numbers dec$ine+ with $ess than 1-- using the station at ? pm. There isthen a rapid rise to a pea% of 4- at 0pm. #fter A pm+ numbers fa$$ significant$)+ with on$) as$ight increase again at 4pm+ tai$ing off after > pm.

5&era$$+ the graph shows that the station is most crowded in the ear$) morning and ear$)

e&ening periods.

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