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Task 1 The table below shows consumer preferences for the features of automatic washing machines in different countries. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Sample Answer ▼ The table shows the kinds of automatic washing machine features consumers prefer in four European countries. Overall, each country favours a different style and spin speed. The latter feature ranges from 850 rpm for the Germans, 800 rpm for the Swedes, 700 rpm in the United Kingdom (UK) to 600 rpm in France. Consumers in Germany and Sweden share the same preferences as to shell dimensions (34" & wide), drum material (stainless steel), capacity (6 kilos) and washing action (tumble). By comparison, the British and French prefer a 34" & narrow shell, an enamel drum, a 5-kilo capacity and an agitating action, respectively. Only the UK wants a top loader, while the remaining three countries favour f...

Task 1 The illustrations show how chocolate is produced. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. Sample Answer ▼ The diagram explains the process for the making of chocolate. There are a total of ten stages in the process, beginning with the growing of the pods on the cacao trees and culminating in the production of the chocolate. To begin, the cocoa comes from the cacao tree, which is grown in the South American and African continents and the country of Indonesia.  Once the pods are ripe and red, they are harvested and the white cocoa beans are removed. Following a period of fermentation, they are then laid out on a large tray so they can dry under the sun.  Next, they are placed into large sacks and delivered to the factory. They are then roasted at a temperature of 350 degrees, after which the beans are crushed and separated from their outer shell. In the final stage, this inner part tha...

Task 1 The pie chart shows the amount of money that a children’s charity located in the USA spent and received in one year. Summaries the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. Sample Answer ▼ T he pie charts show the amount of revenue and expenditures in 2016 and for a children’s charity in the USA. Calibration of date is done in percentage. Overall, the total amount of income was just enough to cover the expenditures. Moreover, donated food made the highest share in total income while the maximum money spent on program service. To begin with, donated food provided the most of the revenue for the charity, at 86%. Similarly, with regard to expenditures, program services, calculated for nearly all of the outgoings, at 95.8%. The other categories were much smaller. Community contributions were the second largest revenue source, brought in 10.4% of overall income, and this was followed by program revenue...

READING PASSAGE -1 Telephone numbers of resident support services Read the advertisements below and answer  Questions 1-4. A.  I am a 25-year-old nanny with 6 years experience in childcare with babies, toddlers and older children. I also worked with newborn babies in a hospital. I have checkable references, a childcare certificate, police check and a First Aid Certificate. I am a driver and non-smoker. I have lived in Berlin for more than 7 years; my English and Spanish are very good. I am looking for a live-in nanny job in Madrid from November. If you need a loving, caring, responsible person to look after your children and teach them English, please contact me by email or by phone. B.  Australian woman 32yrs, experienced PA, seeks job in Malaysia. Available end May. Bilingual in English and French. Partner: French. Work as a couple possible. Email: ... C.  Indian web publisher seeks work: Website design...

Task 1 The bar graph below shows the numbers of male and female research students studying six computer science subjects at a US university in 2011. Summarise the information by selecting and report in the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Sample Answer ▼ The bar chart shows the gender distribution of students doing computer scientific research across a range of disciplines at a US university in 2011. In five of the six disciplines, males outnumbered females. Male students made up a particularly large proportion of the student group in subjects related to the study of programming objects: mathematics, programming, and engineering. The gender gap was particularly large in the field of mathematics, where there were five times as many male students as female students. Men and women were more equally represented in subjects related to the study of computer science: natural sciences, psychology, and linguistics. In natural science, there were nearly as...

THE FUN WAY TO SAVE! Join the Woolwich for Kids Club and you can save money and cam interest. And you will have a lot of fun besides! As a club member, you will have your own passbook with a wallet to keep it in and your own special money box. Until you are thirteen we will send you the club magazine, edited by Henry’s Cat, every six months. It is full of fun and games, news, quizzes, things to do and sec, and great competitions to enter. When it is your birthday, Henry’s Cat will send you a special birthday card. If you are sixteen or under, Woolwich for Kids Club is specially for you. It’s the fun way to save! Questions 1-2 Choose the appropriate letters A-D and write them in boxes 1-2 on your answer sheet. 1. What is the Woolwich for Kids Club?   A. a sports club   B. a banking service   C. a magazine   D. a club for people who like cats 2. How many magazines do children receive each year?   A. six   B. twelv...

Task 1 The line graph shows estimated sales of gold in Dubai for 12 months in 2002 in millions of Dirhams. Write a report describing the information in the graph below. - Show / Hide Sample Answer - The given line graph shows data on Gold sales in Dubai from January to December of the year 2002. As is presented in the illustration, the highest amounts of sales were done in March and lowest sales were in July and September. As is presented in the line graph, initially in January 2002, two hundred millions of Dirham Gold was sold in January and this amount kept increasing for the next two month and in March it reached to 350 million which is the largest amount throughout the whole year. After that, the sales volume keeps declining steadily and reached to 110 million in July. With some fluctuations, the sale amount reached to 200 million in August and finally, in December, it totalled about 200 million. In summary, Mars was the best month for Dubai Gold sales i...

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Task - 1 The two maps below show the changes in the town of Denham from 1986 to the present day.  Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. Sample Answer The maps illustrate the main changes which have taken place in the town of Denham from 1986 to the present moment. Overall, the town has most notably shown an increase in housing development, which indicates a higher population and a move away from agriculture and farming. One change that stands out is that there has been a significant redevelopment over the whole period. To the east of the river stoke, housing now dominates the area of what was once farmland. In 1986 there were shops and just a handful of residential properties. Now there are neither shops nor farmland left, although the post office is still there. The bridge over the river stoke still stands as it did in 1986. Another noticeable change is that more roads have been built aro...