《2024剑桥雅思讲义AC_Task_1_Essays.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《2024剑桥雅思讲义AC_Task_1_Essays.docx（18页珍藏版）》请在三一办公上搜索。
1、IELTSADVANTAGEBand9EssayBankAcademicTask1-Sample1ThegraphbelowshowstheamountofmoneyspentonbooksinGermany,France,ItalyandAustriabetween1995and2005.Summarisetheinformationbyselectingandreportingthemainfeatures,andmakecomparisonswhererelevant.oo9080706050(SUo=E) S Sn199519971999200120032005GermanyFranc
2、eItalyAustriaThelinegraphshowshowmuchwasspentinUSdollarsonbooksinfourEuropeancountriesbetween1995and2005.Overall,peopleinGermanyspentthemostonreadingmaterialsduringtheentireperiod.Itisalsoclearthatdespitesomefluctuations,spendingonbooksincreasedinallfourplacesoverthe10years.Germanexpenditurefluctuat
3、edbetweenaround$80millionandabout$90millionbetween1995and2003beforeincreasingtojustunder$100millionin2005.Francewastheonlycountrythatexperiencedasteadyrise,witharound$55millionworthofbookssoldin1995zabout$70millionin2001,andfinallyjustunder$80millionin2005.ThefigureforItalyhoveredataround$50milliond
4、ollarsuntil1999,whenitsteadilyrosetojustover$60millionin2005.Austriansspentapproximately$30millionin1995,andthiswentupbyaround$10millionoverthenextfouryearsandremainedstablefortwoyears,beforeitclimbeddramaticallytojustabove$70millionin2005.IELTSADVANTAGEBand 9 Essay BankAcademicTask1-Sample2Thelineg
5、raphbelowshowsthepercentageoftouriststoEnglandwhovisitedfourdifferentattractionsinBrighton.Summarisetheinformationbyselectingandreportingthemainfeatures,andmakecomparisonswhererelevant.50ArtGaIIery Pavilion Pief FestivalThelinegraphshowstheproportionofvisitorstoEnglandwhovisitedcertainBrightontouris
6、tspotsbetween1980and2010.Overall,itcanbeseenthatthepercentageofpeoplevisitingthepierandpavilion,despitefluctuations,increasedoverthe30-yearperiod.Thefigureforthosedecidingtogototheartgallerydroppedsignificantlyoverthetimespan,whilsttheproportionoffestivalgoersstayedrelativelystable.Duringthe1980sand
7、1990s,therewasasharpincreaseinvisitorstothepavilionfromaround23%toabout48%,andthenthepercentagedeclinedsignificantlytoapproximately31%in2010.Thetrendfortheartgallerywassimilartothepavilion.Visitornumbersincreasedrapidlyfromabout22%toaround37%from1980to1985andthendecreasedtojustbelow10%overthenext25y
8、ears.ThenumberoftouristswhovisitedBrightonsfestivalexperiencedonlyslightfluctuations,neverfallingbelow25%orrisingabove30%.Visitorstothepierfluctuatedfrom1980to2000betweenroughly4%andalmost15%andthenrosesignificantlyfromaround12%toapproximately22%between2000and2010.IELTSADVANTAGEBand 9 Essay BankAcad
9、emicTask1-Sample3ThefirstchartbelowshowshowenergyisusedinanaverageAustralianhousehold.Thesecondchartshowsthegreenhousegasemissionswhichresultfromthisenergyuse.Summarisetheinformationbyselectingandreportingthemainfeatures,andmakecomparisonswhererelevant.Australian household energy useAustralianhouseh
10、oldgreenhousegasemissionsTherearetwocharts;onerepresentshowenergyisutilizedintheaveragehomeinAustraliaandtheotherillustratesgreenhousegasesemittedfromthisuseofelectricity.Overall,wecanseethatheatingthehomeandwatermakeupthevastmajorityofpowerconsumption,whilethehighestgreenhousegasemissionscomefromot
11、herdevicesandwaterheating.Forpowerutilization,warmingthehomecomprisesnearlyhalfofthetotalandheatingwatermakesupnearlyathird.Thenextsignificantcategoryiszotherapplianceswith15%,andrefrigeration,coolingandlightingmakeupjustoveratenthofthecombinedtotal.Incontrastheatingonlyproduces15%orthetotalgreenhou
12、segaseszwhilewaterheatingremainsataroundathird.Anothersignificantdifferencebetweenthetwopiechartsisotherappliances,whichcausesoveraquarterofemissions.Theremainingthreecategoriesmakeupexactlyaquarterofallgreenhouseemissionscombined.IELTSADVANTAGEBand 9 Essay BankAcademicTask1-Sample4Thethreepiecharts
13、belowshowthechangesinannualspendingbyaparticularUKschoolin1981,1991and2001.Summarisetheinformationbyselectingandreportingthemainfeatures,andmakecomparisonswhererelevant.Total School Spnding 1981Total School Spending 1991ToUI School Spending 2001TMCrt s(s 45%Thepiechartsillustratethevariationsinyearl
14、yexpenditureinoneschoolintheUKacrossthreeseparateyears.Thebiggestcostfortheschoolinallthreeyearswaspayingteacherswages.Theothersignificanttrendswerethattheamountspentoninsuringtheschoolwentupsteadily,whilethemoneyspentonotherworkerssalariesgraduallywentdown.In1981ztheschoolspent40%ofitsbudgetonpayin
15、gteachers,andthiswentuptohalfofthetotalannualbudgetin1991beforefallingslightlyto45%10yearslater.Wagesforpeopleotherthanteachersaccountedforaroundaquarteroftotaloutgoingsin1981and1991,butthisdecreasedsignificantlytojust15%in2001.Insurancecostsmadeupatinyproportionofyearlyoutgoingsinthefirst20years,bu
16、tthisrosetonearlyone-tenthofthetotalbudgetin2001.Resourcesfluctuatedbetween9%and20%overthethreeyears,whilecostsforfurnitureandequipmentvariedmorewidely,between5%and23%.IELTSADVANTAGEBand 9 Essay Bank阈QlIELTSADVANTAGEAcademicTask1-Sample5Thegraphbelowshowsthecontributionofthreesectors-agriculture,man
17、ufacturing,andbusinessandfinancialservices-totheUKeconomyinthetwentiethcentury.Summarisetheinformationbyselectingandreportingthemainfeatures,andmakecomparisonswhererelevant.ContributionofselectedsectorstotheUKeconomyinthetwentiethcenturyThegraphillustrateshowthecontributionsofagriculture,manufacturi
18、ng,andbusinessandfinancialservicestotheUKeconomychangedoverthe20thcentury.Overall,thefinancialandbusinesssectorsawaremarkablerise,themanufacturingsectorwitnessedasteadydecrease,andagriculturehadundergoneadramaticdeclinebytheendofthecentury.Manufacturingaccountedforaround45%oftheeconomyin1900anddecre
19、asedsteadilytoapproximately15%bytheendofthecentury.Bycontrast,thecontributionofbusinessandfinancialservicesincreasedremarkablyduringthecentury.Tbbeexact,itbeganthecenturyatlessthan5%oftheeconomyandthenkeptclimbingrapidlyandreachedapproximately35%in2000.Agriculture,ontheotherhand,madeupthegreatestpor
20、tionoftheeconomyinboth1900and1950,ataround50%ofthetotal.By1975thishadshrunktojustover10%in1975andcontinuedtodropsteeply,endingthecenturyataround2%ofthetotalcontributionstotheUKeconomy.IELTSADVANTAGEBand 9 Essay BankIELTSADVANTAGEAcademicTask1-Sample6Thegraphbelowshowsthequantitiesofgoodstransportedi
21、ntheUKbetween1974and2002byfourdifferentmodesoftransport.Summarisetheinformationbyselectingandreportingthemainfeatures,andmakecomparisonswhererelevant.SUUo- Uo=WThelinegraphillustrateshowproductsweretransportedintheUKovera28-yearperiod.Overall,theprimarymeansoftransportationthroughouttheperiodwasthat
22、ofroad.Althoughallfourcategoriesshowedanincreaseoverthewholeperiod,railsawitsnumbersfluctuate.Approximately70milliontonnesofgoodswerehauledontheroadsin1974andapartfromaslightdiparound1982,thesenumbersincreasedsteadilytoreachnearly100milliontonnesin2002.Theamountofmerchandiseshippedbypipelinewasnegli
23、giblein1974,butthisfigurehadrisentojustover20milliontonnesin1995beforelevellingoff.Thenumberoftonnesofgoodstransportedbywaterstartedatjustunder40million,andthisrosebynearly50%from1978to1982,andremainedrelativelyconstantuntilitjumpedagainin1998,fromaround50tojustover60milliontonnes.Thefigurefortransp
24、ortbyrailfellfromapproximately40milliontonnesin1974toabout30millionin1995andthenrosebackuptoitsoriginalnumberby2002.IELTSADVANTAGEBand 9 Essay Bank国IELTSADVANTAGEAcademicTask1-Sample7ThemapbelowshowsthechangesinanAmericantownbetween1954and2014.Suminarisetheinformationbyselectingandreportingthemainfe
25、atures,andmakecomparisonswhererelevant.ThemapillustrateshowatowninAmericadevelopedbetween1954and2014.Overtheperiod,thetownwentfromhavingmainlyresidentialandindustrialareastohavingmostlycommercialunitsnorth-westofthecanalandhousingsouth-eastofthecanal.Italsoaddedsomepublicamenities.Inthenorth-eastoft
26、hetown,allofthefactorieswereflattenedtomakewayforanewairportandsomebuildingsdedicatedtocommerce.Theparknexttothesenewcommercialoutletsmadewayforanewsupermarket.Inthecentreoftown,somehousesweredemolishedandcommercialbuildingswereerectedintheirplace,andthisalsooccurredinthewest,wherealocalsupermarketw
27、asalsoknockeddowninordertomakewayforyetmorecommercialbuildings.Thepetrolstationdidnotundergoanychanges.Theareasouth-eastofthecanalremainedrelativelyunchanged,wherealloftheresidentialareasremainedthesame,withtheexceptionofthechurchbeingreplacedbyasportsarena.IELTSADVANTAGEBand 9 Essay BankAcademicTas
28、k1-Sample8Thegraphbelowgivesinformationfroma2008reportaboutconsumptionofenergyintheUSAsince1980withprojectionsuntil2030.Summarisetheinformationbyselectingandreportingthemainfeatures,andmakecomparisonswhererelevant.Write at least 150 words.Petrol and OilCoalNatural GaSLu_一一Ngear5L-J-r吁SOlerZWindftsE三
29、守3七=：.-Hydropower19801985199019952000200520102015202020252030HistoryProjectionsThechartshowstheresultsofareportfrom2008abouttheamountsofvariousenergysourcesusedintheUnitedStatessince1980,andincludespredictionsuntil2030.Overall,since1980theconsumptionofallsources,excepthydropower;hasincreased,andthep
30、rojectionsshowthatpetrolandoilandcoalwillcontinuetogrow,whiletheothersaretoremainrelativelystable.Fromthestart,petrolandoilhavebeenthemostusedsourcesofenergy,startingat35quadrillionunitsandcurrentlyrestingatroughly42quadrillionunits.Naturalgasbeganwith20quadrillionunitsandcoalatabout16zbutbothhavein
31、creasedtothesamefigureofaround25quadrillionunitsinthepresentday.Nuclearpower;solarandwindpower;andhydropowereachstartedatapproximately4quadrillionunits,butwhilethefirsttworosetoaround7and5quadrillionunits,respectively,hydropowerhasremainedatrelativelythesamelevel.Lookingtothefuture,petrolandoilandco
32、alareforecasttocontinueincreasingbyroughly5and6quadrillionunits,respectively.Theotherfourpowersourcesarepredictedtoremainstableuntil2030,withtheexceptionofanadditionalonequadrillionunitsforbothnuclearpowerandsolarpoweroverthefinalfewyearsoftheperiod.IELTSADVANTAGEBand 9 Essay BankAcademicTask1-Sampl
33、e9ThedatabelowshowswhoownsGreekSovereigndebt.Summarisetheinformationbyselectingandreportingthemainfeatures,andmakecomparisonswhererelevant.Eurozone 193 bdlonOther bond holdersIECB 20 billionOther lenders nGreek bond holdersExposure of the Eurozone Member StatesThegraphsdisplayinformationrelatingtoth
34、eownersofdebtbelongingtoGreece.ThevastmajorityofholdersofGreekdebtarememberstatesoftheEurozone,withGermany,France,Italy,andSpainholdingthelargestportions.Eurozonestateshaveacombinedexposureof193billioneuros.zOtherholdersofthisdebthavethesecond-highestwith48billioneuros.TheIMFisexposedto32billioneuro
35、softhisdebt,whiletheECBandotherbanksareowed20billionand17billion,respectively.TheGreekgovernmentalsohasaliabilityof10billioneurostoitsownbanks.TheGermanshavebyfarthebiggestpositioninthismarketwithjustover56billioneuros,followedinsecondplacebytheFrenchwithnearly42.5billioneuros.TheItalianandSpanishst
36、atesareowedjustover37andnearly25billioneuroszrespectively.PolandandPortugalbothhaveminimalrisktoGreekindebtednesswithjust1billioneuroseach.IELTSADVANTAGEBand 9 Essay BankAcademicTask1-Sample10Theillustrationprovideddisplaysthevariousstepsoftheprocessbywhichbricksareproduced,packaged,andultimatelydis
37、tributed.Overall,thisisamulti-stageman-madeprocessthatbeginswiththeextractionofnaturalresourcesandendswiththepackaginganddistributionofbricks.Ibbegin,largemachinescalleddiggersareusedtoextractclayfromtheearth.Theclayisthenplacedbydiggersontoametalgrid,whichsiftsoutlargerparticlesandthenrollstheremai
38、ningfineclayintoamixtureofsandandwater.Atthispoint,themixtureiseitherplacedintomouldsorintoamachinewhichusesawirecuttertoproducebricksofastandardsize.Followingthis,theyareplacedintoadryingovenforasmanyastwodays.Oncedry,theunbakedbricksareplacedintoakiln,bakedinitiallyatIowertemperatureszthenhigherte
39、mperatures,andthenallowedtocoolinachamberfortwotothreedays.Onceadequatelycooled,theyarepackagedonpallets,whicharethenloadedontodeliverytrucksfordistribution.IELTSADVANTAGEBand 9 Essay BankAcademicTask1-Sample11ThedatabelowshowsinformationrelatingtocompaniesholdingbankaccountsintheBritishVirginIsland
40、s.Summarisetheinformationbyselectingandreportingthemainfeatures,andmakecomparisonswhererelevant.Overview:numberofcompaniesbycountryTop 5 counties by # of companiesTop 5 countries by asset valueThedatademonstratesvariousfactspertainingtobusinessesthatholdmoneyinbankslocatedintheBritishVirginIslands(B
41、VI).Overall,mostofthecountrieswithahighnumberofcompanieswithoffshorebankingontheseislandsarelocatedintheWesternHemisphere.Switzerlandhasthehighestnumberofcorporateentitiesandassetsonaccount.Mostsignificantly,Venezuelaisthirdbytotalvaluedespitetherebeingnootherdataonthiscountry.Consideringthenumberof
42、companiesbycountry,allNorthAmericancountriesandthemajorityofWesternEuropeanstateshaveatleast1000corporationswithaccountsintheBVI.Allotherregionshavemostlycountrieswithlessthan1000.Significantly,SouthAmericahastwodisproportionatelylargevalueswithArgentinahavingmorethan2z500companiesandBrazilpossessin
43、gthethird-highestnumberintheworldat8z667.IELTSADVANTAGEBand 9 Essay BankSwitzerlandhasthehighestnumberofcorporatebodieswithaccountsintheBVI,with11,253,andFranceandtheU.K.areinsecondandthirdplace,with9,187and8,844,respectively.Predictably,Switzerlandhasthehighestassetallocationwith$31.2billion,butsignificantly,Venezuelahas$14.8billion,thethird-highestoverall,withnodataonthenumberofcompanieswithbankinginterestsintheBVI.
