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The table shows the worldwide market share of the mobile phone market for
manufacturers in the years 2005 and 2006.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and
make comparisons where relevant.
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Task 1 plan:
 Introduction: paraphrase task heading
 Summary paragraph – key features
o [1] Nokia leading manufacturer
o [2] market share of Nokia, Motorola, Sony Ericsson increased – contrast with
the rest of the companies.
 Detail paragraph – three companies whose market share increased – give
figures/compare them.
 Detail paragraph – contrast with the rest of the manufacturers – give figures.

The table compares the leading mobile phone producers in terms of their share of the global
market in 2005 and 2006.

Overall, it is clear that Nokia had the largest market share in both years. While the percentage
of the market share of most companies fell between 2005 and 2006, that of Nokia, Motorola
and Sony Ericsson rose.

Nokia was the leader in the global mobile phone market in 2005 and 2006. Its market share
increased from 32.5% to 35%. Its nearest competitor, Motorola saw a significant rise in sales
from 17.7% to 21.1% in this period. Sony Ericsson also increased its sales by just over 1%
from 2005 to reach 7.4% in 2006.

In contrast, the market share of Samsung decreased by almost 1% to 11.8% in 2006. L.G. sales
also declined, from 6.7% in 2005 to 6.3% in 2006. The global market share of BenQ Mobile
fell to just 2.4% in 2006, a decline of 2.5% from the previous year. Finally, there was a fall in
the market share of other manufacturers by 3% to 16.2% in 2006.

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The table below shows social and economic indicators for four countries in 1994, according to
United Nations statistics.
Describe the information shown below in your own words.
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Task 1 Plan:
 Paraphrase, referring to the key words identified, but changing enough vocabulary.
 Summary paragraph: Key features:
o indicators significantly higher in each category for Canada and Japan than Peru
and Zaire.
o The figures for each indicator in Zaire were lowest of all the countries.
 Paragraph 3: annual income and life expectancy.
 Paragraph 4: daily calories and literacy.

The table compares UN data on socio-economic indicators for Japan, Canada, Peru and Zaire
in 1994.
Overall, it is clear that the figures for all four indicators were consistently higher in Canada
and Japan. In addition, Zaire had the lowest figures for each of the indicators.

Annual income per person in Japan was $15760, considerably ahead of Canada with $11100.
There was a dramatic gap then to Peru and Zaire, where the annual income per person was
$160 and $130 respectively. In terms of life expectancy, this was similar in Japan [78 years]
and Canada [76 years], but it was much lower in Peru [51 years] and just 47 years in Zaire.

Canada headed the table for daily calorie supply per person. The calory intake of 3326
compared with 2846 in Japan, 1927 in Peru and 1749 in Zaire. Whereas the adult literacy rate
was almost 100% in Canada and Japan, only 68% of people in Peru and 34% of those in Zaire
were literate.

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The table below gives information about the underground railway systems in six cities.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons
where relevant.
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The table shows data about the underground rail networks in six major cities.

The table compares the six networks in terms of their age, size and the number of people who
use them each year. It is clear that the three oldest underground systems are larger and serve
significantly more passengers than the newer systems.

The London underground is the oldest system, having opened in 1863. It is also the largest
system, with 394 kilometres of route. The second largest system, in Paris, is only about half
the size of the London underground, with 199 kilometres of route. However, it serves more
people per year. While only third in terms of size, the Tokyo system is easily the most used,
with 1927 million passengers per year.

Of the three newer networks, the Washington DC underground is the most extensive, with 126
kilometres of route, compared to only 11 kilometres and 28 kilometres for the Kyoto and Los
Angeles systems. The Los Angeles network is the newest, having opened in 2001, while the
Kyoto network is the smallest and serves only 45 million passengers per year.

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The table below shows the proportion of different categories of families living in poverty in
Australia in 1999.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons
where relevant.
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The table gives information about poverty rates among six types of household in Australia in
the year 1999.

It is noticeable that levels of poverty were higher for single people than for couples, and people
with children were more likely to be poor than those without. Poverty rates were considerably
lower among elderly people.

Overall, 11% of Australians, or 1,837,000 people, were living in poverty in 1999. Aged people
were the least likely to be poor, with poverty levels of 6% and 4% for single aged people and
aged couples respectively.

Just over one fifth of single parents were living in poverty, whereas only 12% of parents living
with a partner were classed as poor. The same pattern can be seen for people with no children:
while 19% of single people in this group were living below the poverty line, the figure for
couples was much lower, at only 7%.

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The table below shows the percentage of mobile phones owners using various mobile features.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons
where relevant.
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The table compares the percentages of people using different functions of their mobile phones
between 2006 and 2010.

Throughout the period shown, the main reason why people used their mobile phones was to
make calls. However, there was a marked increase in the popularity of other mobile phone
features, particularly the Internet search feature.

In 2006, 100% of mobile phone owners used their phones to make calls, while the next most
popular functions were text messaging (73%) and taking photos (66%). By contrast, less than
20% of owners played games or music on their phones, and there were no figures for users
doing Internet searches or recording video.

Over the following 4 years, there was relatively little change in the figures for the top three
mobile phone features. However, the percentage of people using their phones to access the
Internet jumped to 41% in 2008 and then to 73% in 2010. There was also a significant rise in
the use of mobiles to play games and to record video, with figures reaching 41% and 35%
respectively in 2010.
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The table below gives information on consumer spending on different items in five different
countries in 2002.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons
where relevant.
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The table shows percentages of consumer expenditure for three categories of products and
services in five countries in 2002.

It is clear that the largest proportion of consumer spending in each country went on food,
drinks and tobacco. On the other hand, the leisure/education category has the lowest
percentages in the table.

Out of the five countries, consumer spending on food, drinks and tobacco was noticeably
higher in Turkey, at 32.14%, and Ireland, at nearly 29%. The proportion of spending on leisure
and education was also highest in Turkey, at 4.35%, while expenditure on clothing and
footwear was significantly higher in Italy, at 9%, than in any of the other countries.

It can be seen that Sweden had the lowest percentages of national consumer expenditure for
food/drinks/tobacco and for clothing/footwear, at nearly 16% and just over 5% respectively.
Spain had slightly higher figures for these categories, but the lowest figure for
leisure/education, at only 1.98%.
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The table below shows changes in the numbers of residents cycling to work in different areas of
the UK between 2001 and 2011
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons
where relevant
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The table compares the numbers of people who cycled to work in twelve areas of the UK in
the years 2001 and 2011.

Overall, the number of UK commuters who travelled to work by bicycle rose considerably
over the 10-year period. Inner London had by far the highest number of cycling commuters in
both years.

In 2001, well over 43 thousand residents of inner London commuted by bicycle, and this figure
rose to more than 106 thousand in 2011, an increase of 144%. By contrast, although outer
London had the second highest number of cycling commuters in each year, the percentage
change, at only 45%, was the lowest of the twelve areas shown in the table.

Brighton and Hove saw the second biggest increase (109%) in the number of residents cycling
to work, but Bristol was the UK’s second city in terms of total numbers of cycling commuters,
with 8,108 in 2001 and 15,768 in 2011. Figures for the other eight areas were below the 10
thousand mark in both years.

(172 words, band 9)

The table below provides statistics on several major metro (MRT) systems around the world.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main feature and make comparisons where
relevant.
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A glance at the table provided reveals a number of clear differences between the major metro
systems of the world in terms of age, scale and annual carrying capacity.

One particularly interesting fact highlighted by the figure is that the more recently established
metro systems are considerably shorter than the older ones. Completed in 1863, the London
underground is the oldest of the metro systems listed and also the longest, extending for 1100
kiliometres. Likewise, the second oldest system is also the second longest: built in 1890. The
Paris metro is some 594 kilometres in length. In stark contrast, however, the Kyoto and Los
Angeles metro system – established in 1890 and 2001 respectively – are far shorter. The former
covers a mere 11 kilometres and the latter just 14 kilometres.

With regard to yearly carrying capacity, the metro systems mentioned in the table vary greatly.
The Tokyo metro is equipped to carry the largest number of passengers, at 1434 million. With
850 million, meanwhile, the Paris metro has the second largest carrying capacity. The systems
with the smallest capacities are those of Kyoto and Washington DC, transporting just 11
million and 70 million people per year respectively.

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The tables show the average number of students taught by each lecturer in Australian
universities from 1991 to 2007.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons
where relevant.
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The tables describe the average number of students under the instruction of each lecturer in Australian
universities from 1991 to 2007 and compare it between two different categories of subject in 2001

In general, it is apparent that the average number of students had increased steadily every four years
by 2003 and is expected to continue its growth in 2007. Whereas there were only 12.3 students taught
by one lecturer in 1991, he was responsible for teaching 17.1 students in 1999. Also, there were a
relatively small number of students (14.4) inside a classroom in 1995; however, that figure is projected
to increase 1.5 times to 21.6 students in 2007.

In addition, the average number of students in lecture-based subjects was contrastingly larger than
that in laboratory-based ones in 2001. Within the former category, Law undoubtedly had the greatest
number of students of 28.5, while Education boasted the least – only 22.5 students taught by each
instructor. Turning to the latter group, Science majors were happily enjoying the most individual
attention (14.0 of them under one lecturer). In comparison, 17.5 Chemistry students seemed to be a
heavier burden for each professor.

To summarise, the average number of students has been progressively higher through-out the years,
and the classrooms of Australian universities will become increasingly crowded in the future.

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The table gives information about the female workforce and female managers in five countries.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons
where relevant.
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The table lists the percentage of the total workforce and the percentage of managers who are
women in five countries.

The United States has a roughly gender-balanced workforce: women make up about half the
country’s working population (46%). Women in Australia and Japan have a similar share of
the country’s labour force (42% and 41% respectively). Next comes Sri Lanka with 37% of
all workers being women. Finally, Egypt is where the most striking gender difference is found:
there is only one women for every four men in the workplace.

Turning to employment at management levels, the United States and Australia have a similar
percentage of managers who are women (43% and 41% respectively), which is only slightly
lower than the corresponding percentage of women in the overall workforce. However,
managerial positions in the other three countries are predominantly occupied by men, as
women constitute only 12% of all managers in both Egypt and Japan, and only 9% in Sri
Lanka.

To sum up, Australia and the US have the most balanced gender ratio throughout the
workplace while gender difference is the greatest at management levels in Sri Lanka.

189 words.