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1. Test 1 The plans below show the layout of the ground floor of a museum in 1990 and in

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. The two plans show that there were a number of small but important changes to the ground floor of a museum between 1990 and 2010. The general design remained the same, with the entrance and stairs in the same place, although the entrance was widened and certain areas were used for different purposes. The most noticeable alteration was the removal of the Archaeology Gallery. This was replaced with two new areas: a poster display space and a children’s interactive zone. The Natural History and Local History rooms stayed the same size and in the same location, but one wall of the latter was knocked down, making it more open. The museum office was unchanged but the reception counter was enlarged and moved closer to the entrance. The original gift shop was expanded to include a café. The statue which in 1990 was next to the staircase was moved to the centre of the floor. A lift was added in the space between the Gift Shop and the Natural History Room. ( 170 words)

the same percentage in 2010 as in 2000, eating out made up a higher percentage, rising from 4% to 8%. Another striking change was the proportion of spending on clothing: this went down markedly, from 16% to just 5% in 2010. Three other areas saw no or hardly any alteration: the portion of spending on sports and cultural activities remained at 17% in both years, spending on transport rose by 1% to 9%, while the proportion on holidays remained exactly the same, at 5%. (175 words)

3. Test 3 The chart below shows the percentage of people accessing news via different media in one country in 2013, 2015, and 2017. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The chart shows that there is considerable variation in the ways people accessed news in the country in question between 2013 and 2017. The most noticeable trend was the huge decline in the percentage of the population getting their news from printed newspapers. This saw a collapse from 42% in 2013 to just 22% over five years. By contrast, the proportion using the internet for news grew from 32% to 41% in 2015 and then saw a massive rise to 68% by 2017. Figures for radio news saw almost no change, holding steady at approximately one third. TV news had a sizeable decline between 2013 and 2015 (79% to 67%) but this was followed by a small rise to 71% in 2017. It is noticeable that in 2013 TV was by far the most popular medium for news access with a 35% gap between this and the next most popular – newspapers, at 42%. In 2017, TV was still the most used medium but a close second was the internet and the difference had narrowed to just 3% – 71% compared to 68%. (181 words)

4. Test 4 The graph below shows information about the use of public transport in one country by age and location of residence in 2016 Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant

5. Test 5 The table shows how patients evaluated different services at three health centres. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words. The table shows that there are significant differences in patients’ perceptions of quality of provision at the three health centres. By far the most highly rated is the Peveril Centre with an overall mean of 8.3 and the highest scores in all service areas. The weakest performing centre overall was Longston at just 5.8, with Marchbank between the two at 7.2. It is noticeable that one aspect – Doctors’ service – received relatively strong evaluations in all three centres, with scores ranging from 8 to 8.7. Pharmacy received the poorest ratings of the services in all the centres: at 5.1, 6.3 and 5.8 at Longston, Peveril and Marchbank respectively. Regarding the other aspects of provision, there is considerable variation. Perhaps the most striking differential in ratings is in Response to concerns, which for Peveril is the highest scoring of all the aspects, at 9.6. This compares with 6.5 for this area at Marchbank and just 4.3 at Longston.

Ratings for Care of children are moderate in all three centres, though they are significantly lower for Longston than for the other two: 6.3, compared to 7.5 at Peveril and 7.3 at Marchbank. (204 words)

6. Test 6 The diagram below shows how honey is made in small-scale commercial production. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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7. Test 1 The bar chart below gives information about the percentage of the population living in urban areas in different parts of the world. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

This bar chart compares the growth in the percentage of the population living in urban areas in six different regions of the world. According to the chart, between 1950 and 2007 the percentage of the population living in cities in Latin America and the Caribbean almost doubled from 42% to 76%, whereas in Europe it only increased by 21%. However, in Europe over half the people already lived in cities in 1950. When we compare the projected increases in Asia and Europe by 2050 we see that in Asia the percentage will continue to grow at the same speed, with a further increase of 25%, whereas in Europe the change will be even slower than before, increasing by only 12%. By 2050, the vast majority (around 90%) of people in Latin America, the Caribbean and North America will live in cities. Even in Africa, more than half the population (62%) will live in urban areas by then.

8. Test 2 The table below gives information about student enrolments at Bristol University in 1928, 1958, and 2008. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

9. Test 3 The graph below gives information about international tourist arrivals in different parts of the world. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. The graph shows the overall numbers of tourist arrivals in five parts of the world between 1990 and 2005. In 1990 over 70 million tourists visited North America, more than twice as many as the next most popular destination shown, Central and Eastern Europe. However, between 2000 and 2005 there was a decrease of approximately 1,500,000 in the numbers going to North America whereas there was an increase of nearly 20 million tourists visiting Central and Eastern Europe. The result was that in 2005 the number of tourists arriving in North America and Central and Eastern Europe was almost equal at around 90 million each. The number of tourists visiting South-East Asia rose steadily over the whole period but by 2005 the total was still under 50 million. The regions with the fewest tourist arrivals were South America and Sub-Saharan Africa. The number of tourists going there was similar between 1990 and 1995 but after

that there was a greater increase in tourists going to Sub-Saharan Africa than to South America.

10. Test 4 The graph below gives information about how much people in the United States and the United Kingdom spend on petrol. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant The graph compares the percentage of their income which people in the UK and USA spend on petrol. From the data, we can see two clear differences. Firstly, the difference between the poorest 10% and the richest 10% is greater in the UK than in the USA. In the former, the poorest spend less than 0.5% of their income on petrol: suggesting that they do not use cars very much, and the richest spend around 3%. By contrast, in the US, the poorest spend around 4-5% while the richest spend between 2 and 3%. This suggests that virtually everyone in the USA uses a car sometimes. Secondly, in the USA it is also noticeable that the percentage of income spent by the poor can be twice that spent by the rich. However, in the UK, the percentage spent rises quite steeply for the poorer members of the population but then

This diagram shows that there are a number of processes involved in the commercial production of frozen fish pies. The main ingredients consist of fresh salmon, peas and sauce, with sliced potatoes, and they are prepared separately. The potatoes, which may have been delivered up to a month in advance, are cleaned, peeled and cut into slices. The slices are boiled and then chilled before being stored until needed. The preparation of the fish is more labour intensive than the preparation of the potatoes. Within twelve hours of being delivered to the factory, the fresh fish is cooked by being steamed with lemon juice and salt. Then the skin and bones are removed by hand and disposed of, before a visual inspection takes place. After this, the pies are assembled in microwaveable containers. Peas and sauce, which have also been prepared, are added to the fish and then the pie is covered with a layer

of cooked potato slices. The pies are then wrapped and frozen. At this point they are ready for dispatch, or they may be stored at the factory before being dispatched.

These charts give information about the rainfall and temperatures for the cities of Brasilia and Recife, with additional data about hours of sunshine and days with thunder. Although temperatures in Brasilia can be quite extreme, from just above freezing to 37 oC, the average daily temperatures in Recife are not so variable. In Brasilia the range can be as great as 15 degrees, but in Recife average daily temperatures generally vary from 22oC to 31oC throughout the year.

The most noticeable contrast is in the rainfall. Brasilia is wettest from September to May, with only two or three wet days in June, July and August. During the wet months, there is thunder on approximately half the days. By contrast, Recife has at least ten wet days, even its driest season, which lasts from October to January. From April to August there is rain on over twenty days per month. However, thunder is less common there, with a maximum of three thundery days in April. Official Cambridge Guide to IELTS

13. Test 1 The chart below gives information on the percentage of British people giving money to charity by age range for the years 1990 and 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.