from 100 units to 170 in Australia , and from 90 to 180 units in
France.
In 1980 Australia used coal as the main electricity source(50
units) and the remainder was produced from natural gas , hydro
power(each producing 20 units) and oil (which produced only 10
units). By 2000, coal had become the fuel for more than 75% of
electricity produced and only hydro continued to be another
significant source supplying approximately 20%.
In contrast, France used coal as a source for only 25 units of
electricity in 1980, which was matched by natural gas. The
remaining 40 units were produced largely from oil and nuclear
power, with hydro contributing only 5 units. But by 2000 nuclear
power , which was not used at all in Australia , had developed into
the main source, producing almost 75% of electricity, at 126 units,
while coal and oil together produced only 50 units. Other sources
were no longer significant.
Overall, it is clear that by 2000 these two countries relied on
different principal fuel sources: Australia relied on coal and
France on nuclear power.
Cambridge IELTS 8
TEST 2:
The three pie charts below show the changes in annual spending by a
particular UK school in 1981, 1991, and 2001.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main
features, and make comparisons where relevant.
MODEL ANSWER
This model has been prepared by an examiner as an example of a very
good answer. However, please note that this is just one example out
of many possible approaches.
The charts show how much a UK school spent on different running
costs in three separate years:1981,1991 and 2001.
In all three years, the greatest expenditure was on staff salaries.
But while other workers’ salaries saw a fall from 28% in 1981 to
only 15% of spending in 2001, teachers; pay remained the biggest
cost, reaching 50% of total spending in 1991 and ending at 45% in
2001.
Expenditure on resources such as books had increased to 20% by 1991
before decreasing to only 9% by the end of the period. In contrast,
the cost of furniture and equipment saw an opposite trend. This
cost decreased to only 5% of total expenditure in 1991 but rose
dramatically in 2001 when it represented 23% of the school budget.
Similarly, the cost of insurance saw a rising trend, growing from
only 2% to 8% by 2001.
Overall, teachers’ salaries constitutes the largest cost to the
school, and while spending increased dramatically for equipment and
insurance, there were corresponding drops on expenditure on things
such as books and on other workers’ salaries.
C11 T2 WRITING TASK 1
This is an answer written by a candidate who achieved a Band 6
score.
The charts show the percentage of the British students, who are
able to speak languages other than English, in 2000 and in 2010 .
In 2000, 20% of the British students were not able to speak another
language.But in 2010 the number has decreased to 10%, which is good
because it show that more people have learned other languages
well.
The biggest percentage had Spanish only with 30% in 2000. However,
it has increased by 5% and is in 2010 still be the highest
percentage with 35%.
In 2000, German only and two other languages were the lowest ones,
both with 10% . While in 2010 French ,German only and two other
language show the lowest percentage,while all of them got 10% .All
in all, the percentage of German only in 2000 and 2010 hasn’t
changed. The percentage of French only has decreased by 5%. No
other languages percentages was reduced by by the half: from 20% in
2000 to 10% in 2010.
The number of people, who are speaking two other languages has
increased by half: In 2000 there were 10% and in 2010 there are
15%
Another interesting fact is that the percentage of another language
has improved aswell: from 15% to 20%.
But still , the most common learned language is Spanish only: In
2000 there were 30% of English students , who speak it fluently,
while in 2010 the number has increased further to 35%.
Here is the Examiner’s comment.
The candidate covers all the key features of the task and rounds
off the description with an overview. There is some repetition of
information and some irrelevant commentary ( which is good because
it show that more people have learned other languages well)
Information is arranged coherently and there is a clear overall
progression , with effective use of cohesive device, though there
is a tendency to rely on dates.
The range of vocabulary is adequate for the task, but the writer
does not attempt any less common items.
There is a mix of simple and complex sentence forms ,with a fair
degree of accuracy, but the range would need to achieve a higher
score.
Test 4 WRITING TASK 1
This is an answer written by a candidate who achieved a Band 7
score.
The table below show the amount of visitors to Ashdown Museum
during the years after and
the year before it was
modernized. After the table there is the charts that show the
result of surveys asking people how satisfied they were with their
visit thos museum, during the same two periods.
It is obviously that the numbers of visitors significantly
increased after the refurbishment from 74000 before the
reconstruction to 92000 after it had been done. Now let’s look at
the charts. The year year before refurbishment shows a negative
pattern: the results of survey illustrate that only 15% of visitors
were very satisfied and the number of dissatisfied people was 40%.
The year after refurbishment illustrates that the number of
dissatisfied visitors declined and became 15% , on a contrary, ,
people who were very satisfied increased to 35% . Comparing the
amount of satisfied visitors we can also see an upward trend (it
increased from 30% to 40% after the refurbishment)
To sum up , we can say that all work that has been done to attract
new visitors to Ashdown Museum has reached its aim
Here is the examiner’s comment:
The candidate covers the main features of the table and charts, and
gives a satisfactory overview of the data. The information is
logically organised with a clear progression in the way points were
presented.
Cohesive devices are used effectively (during the same periods),
but not always accurately( on a contrary) .
A range of vocabulary is used flexibly ( shows a negative pattern,
illustrates that , an upward trend, has reached its aim
） , but there are occasional
errors in word choice( the amount of visitors，it is obviously).
The candidate has used a variety of complex structures ( the charts
that show the result of surveys asking people how satisfied they
were with their visit,after the refurbishment from 74000 before the
reconstruction to 92000 after it had been done). There is a good
control of grammar, although there are a few minor errors( there is
the charts) . punctuation is generally well controlled, but full
stops are missing at the end of the first and final paragraphs and
there are a few minor errors(lets look)
