2024剑桥雅思讲义AC_Task_1_Essays.docx

IELTSADVANTAGEBand9EssayBankAcademicTask1-Sample1ThegraphbelowshowstheamountofmoneyspentonbooksinGermany,France,ItalyandAustriabetween1995and2005.Summarisetheinformationbyselectingandreportingthemainfeatures,andmakecomparisonswhererelevant.oo9080706050(SUo=E) S Sn199519971999200120032005GermanyFranceItalyAustriaThelinegraphshowshowmuchwasspentinUSdollarsonbooksinfourEuropeancountriesbetween1995and2005.Overall,peopleinGermanyspentthemostonreadingmaterialsduringtheentireperiod.Itisalsoclearthatdespitesomefluctuations,spendingonbooksincreasedinallfourplacesoverthe10years.Germanexpenditurefluctuatedbetweenaround$80millionandabout$90millionbetween1995and2003beforeincreasingtojustunder$100millionin2005.Francewastheonlycountrythatexperiencedasteadyrise,witharound$55millionworthofbookssoldin1995zabout$70millionin2001,andfinallyjustunder$80millionin2005.ThefigureforItalyhoveredataround$50milliondollarsuntil1999,whenitsteadilyrosetojustover$60millionin2005.Austriansspentapproximately$30millionin1995,andthiswentupbyaround$10millionoverthenextfouryearsandremainedstablefortwoyears,beforeitclimbeddramaticallytojustabove$70millionin2005.IELTSADVANTAGEBand 9 Essay BankAcademicTask1-Sample2ThelinegraphbelowshowsthepercentageoftouriststoEnglandwhovisitedfourdifferentattractionsinBrighton.Summarisetheinformationbyselectingandreportingthemainfeatures,andmakecomparisonswhererelevant.50ArtGaIIery Pavilion Pief FestivalThelinegraphshowstheproportionofvisitorstoEnglandwhovisitedcertainBrightontouristspotsbetween1980and2010.Overall,itcanbeseenthatthepercentageofpeoplevisitingthepierandpavilion,despitefluctuations,increasedoverthe30-yearperiod.Thefigureforthosedecidingtogototheartgallerydroppedsignificantlyoverthetimespan,whilsttheproportionoffestivalgoersstayedrelativelystable.Duringthe1980sand1990s,therewasasharpincreaseinvisitorstothepavilionfromaround23%toabout48%,andthenthepercentagedeclinedsignificantlytoapproximately31%in2010.Thetrendfortheartgallerywassimilartothepavilion.Visitornumbersincreasedrapidlyfromabout22%toaround37%from1980to1985andthendecreasedtojustbelow10%overthenext25years.ThenumberoftouristswhovisitedBrighton'sfestivalexperiencedonlyslightfluctuations,neverfallingbelow25%orrisingabove30%.Visitorstothepierfluctuatedfrom1980to2000betweenroughly4%andalmost15%andthenrosesignificantlyfromaround12%toapproximately22%between2000and2010.IELTSADVANTAGEBand 9 Essay BankAcademicTask1-Sample3ThefirstchartbelowshowshowenergyisusedinanaverageAustralianhousehold.Thesecondchartshowsthegreenhousegasemissionswhichresultfromthisenergyuse.Summarisetheinformationbyselectingandreportingthemainfeatures,andmakecomparisonswhererelevant.Australian household energy useAustralianhouseholdgreenhousegasemissionsTherearetwocharts;onerepresentshowenergyisutilizedintheaveragehomeinAustraliaandtheotherillustratesgreenhousegasesemittedfromthisuseofelectricity.Overall,wecanseethatheatingthehomeandwatermakeupthevastmajorityofpowerconsumption,whilethehighestgreenhousegasemissionscomefrom"otherdevices'andwaterheating.Forpowerutilization,warmingthehomecomprisesnearlyhalfofthetotalandheatingwatermakesupnearlyathird.Thenextsignificantcategoryiszotherappliances'with15%,andrefrigeration,coolingandlightingmakeupjustoveratenthofthecombinedtotal.Incontrastheatingonlyproduces15%orthetotalgreenhousegaseszwhilewaterheatingremainsataroundathird.Anothersignificantdifferencebetweenthetwopiechartsis"otherappliances',whichcausesoveraquarterofemissions.Theremainingthreecategoriesmakeupexactlyaquarterofallgreenhouseemissionscombined.IELTSADVANTAGEBand 9 Essay BankAcademicTask1-Sample4ThethreepiechartsbelowshowthechangesinannualspendingbyaparticularUKschoolin1981,1991and2001.Summarisetheinformationbyselectingandreportingthemainfeatures,andmakecomparisonswhererelevant.Total School Spnding 1981Total School Spending 1991ToUI School Spending 2001TMCrt' s(s 45%ThepiechartsillustratethevariationsinyearlyexpenditureinoneschoolintheUKacrossthreeseparateyears.Thebiggestcostfortheschoolinallthreeyearswaspayingteachers'wages.Theothersignificanttrendswerethattheamountspentoninsuringtheschoolwentupsteadily,whilethemoneyspentonotherworkers'salariesgraduallywentdown.In1981ztheschoolspent40%ofitsbudgetonpayingteachers,andthiswentuptohalfofthetotalannualbudgetin1991beforefallingslightlyto45%10yearslater.Wagesforpeopleotherthanteachersaccountedforaroundaquarteroftotaloutgoingsin1981and1991,butthisdecreasedsignificantlytojust15%in2001.Insurancecostsmadeupatinyproportionofyearlyoutgoingsinthefirst20years,butthisrosetonearlyone-tenthofthetotalbudgetin2001.Resourcesfluctuatedbetween9%and20%overthethreeyears,whilecostsforfurnitureandequipmentvariedmorewidely,between5%and23%.IELTSADVANTAGEBand 9 Essay Bank阈QlIELTSADVANTAGEAcademicTask1-Sample5Thegraphbelowshowsthecontributionofthreesectors-agriculture,manufacturing,andbusinessandfinancialservices-totheUKeconomyinthetwentiethcentury.Summarisetheinformationbyselectingandreportingthemainfeatures,andmakecomparisonswhererelevant.ContributionofselectedsectorstotheUKeconomyinthetwentiethcenturyThegraphillustrateshowthecontributionsofagriculture,manufacturing,andbusinessandfinancialservicestotheUKeconomychangedoverthe20thcentury.Overall,thefinancialandbusinesssectorsawaremarkablerise,themanufacturingsectorwitnessedasteadydecrease,andagriculturehadundergoneadramaticdeclinebytheendofthecentury.Manufacturingaccountedforaround45%oftheeconomyin1900anddecreasedsteadilytoapproximately15%bytheendofthecentury.Bycontrast,thecontributionofbusinessandfinancialservicesincreasedremarkablyduringthecentury.Tbbeexact,itbeganthecenturyatlessthan5%oftheeconomyandthenkeptclimbingrapidlyandreachedapproximately35%in2000.Agriculture,ontheotherhand,madeupthegreatestportionoftheeconomyinboth1900and1950,ataround50%ofthetotal.By1975thishadshrunktojustover10%in1975andcontinuedtodropsteeply,endingthecenturyataround2%ofthetotalcontributionstotheUKeconomy.IELTSADVANTAGEBand 9 Essay BankIELTSADVANTAGEAcademicTask1-Sample6ThegraphbelowshowsthequantitiesofgoodstransportedintheUKbetween1974and2002byfourdifferentmodesoftransport.Summarisetheinformationbyselectingandreportingthemainfeatures,andmakecomparisonswhererelevant.SUUo- Uo=WThelinegraphillustrateshowproductsweretransportedintheUKovera28-yearperiod.Overall,theprimarymeansoftransportationthroughouttheperiodwasthatofroad.Althoughallfourcategoriesshowedanincreaseoverthewholeperiod,railsawitsnumbersfluctuate.Approximately70milliontonnesofgoodswerehauledontheroadsin1974andapartfromaslightdiparound1982,thesenumbersincreasedsteadilytoreachnearly100milliontonnesin2002.Theamountofmerchandiseshippedbypipelinewasnegligiblein1974,butthisfigurehadrisentojustover20milliontonnesin1995beforelevellingoff.Thenumberoftonnesofgoodstransportedbywaterstartedatjustunder40million,andthisrosebynearly50%from1978to1982,andremainedrelativelyconstantuntilitjumpedagainin1998,fromaround50tojustover60milliontonnes.Thefigurefortransportbyrailfellfromapproximately40milliontonnesin1974toabout30millionin1995andthenrosebackuptoitsoriginalnumberby2002.IELTSADVANTAGEBand 9 Essay Bank国IELTSADVANTAGEAcademicTask1-Sample7ThemapbelowshowsthechangesinanAmericantownbetween1954and2014.Suminarisetheinformationbyselectingandreportingthemainfeatures,andmakecomparisonswhererelevant.ThemapillustrateshowatowninAmericadevelopedbetween1954and2014.Overtheperiod,thetownwentfromhavingmainlyresidentialandindustrialareastohavingmostlycommercialunitsnorth-westofthecanalandhousingsouth-eastofthecanal.Italsoaddedsomepublicamenities.Inthenorth-eastofthetown,allofthefactorieswereflattenedtomakewayforanewairportandsomebuildingsdedicatedtocommerce.Theparknexttothesenewcommercialoutletsmadewayforanewsupermarket.Inthecentreoftown,somehousesweredemolishedandcommercialbuildingswereerectedintheirplace,andthisalsooccurredinthewest,wherealocalsupermarketwasalsoknockeddowninordertomakewayforyetmorecommercialbuildings.Thepetrolstationdidnotundergoanychanges.Theareasouth-eastofthecanalremainedrelativelyunchanged,wherealloftheresidentialareasremainedthesame,withtheexceptionofthechurchbeingreplacedbyasportsarena.IELTSADVANTAGEBand 9 Essay BankAcademicTask1-Sample8Thegraphbelowgivesinformationfroma2008reportaboutconsumptionofenergyintheUSAsince1980withprojectionsuntil2030.Summarisetheinformationbyselectingandreportingthemainfeatures,andmakecomparisonswhererelevant.Write at least 150 words.Petrol and OilCoalNatural GaSLu_一一Ngear5L-J-r"吁SOlerZWindftsE三守3七=：.-Hydropower19801985199019952000200520102015202020252030HistoryProjectionsThechartshowstheresultsofareportfrom2008abouttheamountsofvariousenergysourcesusedintheUnitedStatessince1980,andincludespredictionsuntil2030.Overall,since1980theconsumptionofallsources,excepthydropower;hasincreased,andtheprojectionsshowthatpetrolandoilandcoalwillcontinuetogrow,whiletheothersaretoremainrelativelystable.Fromthestart,petrolandoilhavebeenthemostusedsourcesofenergy,startingat35quadrillionunitsandcurrentlyrestingatroughly42quadrillionunits.Naturalgasbeganwith20quadrillionunitsandcoalatabout16zbutbothhaveincreasedtothesamefigureofaround25quadrillionunitsinthepresentday.Nuclearpower;solarandwindpower;andhydropowereachstartedatapproximately4quadrillionunits,butwhilethefirsttworosetoaround7and5quadrillionunits,respectively,hydropowerhasremainedatrelativelythesamelevel.Lookingtothefuture,petrolandoilandcoalareforecasttocontinueincreasingbyroughly5and6quadrillionunits,respectively.Theotherfourpowersourcesarepredictedtoremainstableuntil2030,withtheexceptionofanadditionalonequadrillionunitsforbothnuclearpowerandsolarpoweroverthefinalfewyearsoftheperiod.IELTSADVANTAGEBand 9 Essay BankAcademicTask1-Sample9ThedatabelowshowswhoownsGreekSovereigndebt.Summarisetheinformationbyselectingandreportingthemainfeatures,andmakecomparisonswhererelevant.Eurozone 193 bdl>onOther bond holdersIECB <20 billionOther lenders <17 MllonGreek banks (10bl>nGreek bond holdersExposure of the Eurozone Member StatesThegraphsdisplayinformationrelatingtotheownersofdebtbelongingtoGreece.ThevastmajorityofholdersofGreekdebtarememberstatesoftheEurozone,withGermany,France,Italy,andSpainholdingthelargestportions.Eurozonestateshaveacombinedexposureof193billioneuros.zOtherholders'ofthisdebthavethesecond-highestwith48billioneuros.TheIMFisexposedto32billioneurosofthisdebt,whiletheECBandotherbanksareowed20billionand17billion,respectively.TheGreekgovernmentalsohasaliabilityof10billioneurostoitsownbanks.TheGermanshavebyfarthebiggestpositioninthismarketwithjustover56billioneuros,followedinsecondplacebytheFrenchwithnearly42.5billioneuros.TheItalianandSpanishstatesareowedjustover37andnearly25billioneuroszrespectively.PolandandPortugalbothhaveminimalrisktoGreekindebtednesswithjust1billioneuroseach.IELTSADVANTAGEBand 9 Essay BankAcademicTask1-Sample10Theillustrationprovideddisplaysthevariousstepsoftheprocessbywhichbricksareproduced,packaged,andultimatelydistributed.Overall,thisisamulti-stageman-madeprocessthatbeginswiththeextractionofnaturalresourcesandendswiththepackaginganddistributionofbricks.Ibbegin,largemachinescalleddiggersareusedtoextractclayfromtheearth.Theclayisthenplacedbydiggersontoametalgrid,whichsiftsoutlargerparticlesandthenrollstheremainingfineclayintoamixtureofsandandwater.Atthispoint,themixtureiseitherplacedintomouldsorintoamachinewhichusesawirecuttertoproducebricksofastandardsize.Followingthis,theyareplacedintoadryingovenforasmanyastwodays.Oncedry,theunbakedbricksareplacedintoakiln,bakedinitiallyatIowertemperatureszthenhighertemperatures,andthenallowedtocoolinachamberfortwotothreedays.Onceadequatelycooled,theyarepackagedonpallets,whicharethenloadedontodeliverytrucksfordistribution.IELTSADVANTAGEBand 9 Essay BankAcademicTask1-Sample11ThedatabelowshowsinformationrelatingtocompaniesholdingbankaccountsintheBritishVirginIslands.Summarisetheinformationbyselectingandreportingthemainfeatures,andmakecomparisonswhererelevant.Overview:numberofcompaniesbycountryTop 5 counties by # of companiesTop 5 countries by asset valueThedatademonstratesvariousfactspertainingtobusinessesthatholdmoneyinbankslocatedintheBritishVirginIslands(BVI).Overall,mostofthecountrieswithahighnumberofcompanieswithoffshorebankingontheseislandsarelocatedintheWesternHemisphere.Switzerlandhasthehighestnumberofcorporateentitiesandassetsonaccount.Mostsignificantly,Venezuelaisthirdbytotalvaluedespitetherebeingnootherdataonthiscountry.Consideringthenumberofcompaniesbycountry,allNorthAmericancountriesandthemajorityofWesternEuropeanstateshaveatleast1000corporationswithaccountsintheBVI.Allotherregionshavemostlycountrieswithlessthan1000.Significantly,SouthAmericahastwodisproportionatelylargevalueswithArgentinahavingmorethan2z500companiesandBrazilpossessingthethird-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.