UNIT 2

EX1 - DESCRIBE DATA AND MAKE COMPARISONS

CHOOSE THE SENTENCE(S) THAT IS(ARE) INCORRECT
a/

1990 1995

1,200 1800

Which of the following sentences is incorrect?

The number went up by 50% from 1,200 to 1,800.

The number went up by one third from 1,200 to 1,800.
The 1995 figure was two-thirds of the 1990 figure.
The number went up by 600 from 1,200 to 1,800.
b/

1992 1994 1996 1998

500 1000 3000 12000

Find two incorrect sentences

There was a two-fold increased between 1992 and 1994.

The number went up six times between 1992 and 1996.
The number doubled between 1994 and 1996.
The figure for 1998 was four times as high as that for 1996.
c/

1992 1994 1996 1998

1,000 800 400 100

Which of the following sentences is incorrect?

Between 1992 and 1994, the figure fell by 20%.

Between 1994 and 1996, the figure dropped by half.
 The figure in 1998 was one tenth of that in 1994.
The 1994 figure was four-fifths of the 1992 figure.
d/ The percentage of students enrolling in an evening course

Total 20 and under 21-29 30 – 39

100% 20% 70% 10%

Which of the following sentences is incorrect?

The percentage of people between 21 and 29 years old accounts for 70%.
10% of students are at the age of 30 to 39.
Students aged 20 and under account for 20%.
The percentage of 20-and-under students is twice as high as that of those aged 30 to 39.
e/ The proportion of people living in poverty

Single aged person 6%

Aged couple 4%
Single, no children 19%
Couple, no children 7%

Which of the following sentences is correct?

Single aged people living in poverty accounted for 6%, which was two times as high as the
figure for aged couples.
While 19% of single people with no children were living below the poverty line, the figure
for couples without children was much lower, at only 6%.
The level of poverty among single aged people stood at 6% .
4% of single aged people were living in poverty.
f/ Average life expectancy

China 75.2
Russi
72.3
a
USA 65.2
Choose All correct sentences

Life expectancy in China is a decade higher than that in the UK, with 75.2 compared to 65.2
years.
Russians live 3 years longer than Chinese.
Life expectancy, on average, of people in China is highest, at 75.2 years.
The US has the lowest life expectancy, with the figure is 65.2 years.

EX2 - DESCRIBE AND COMPARE DATA

Look at the table below and complete the task(s) given

Choose all the correct sentences that describe the data in the table

The amount of women liked science fiction movies was 5, which was half of the figure for
those who enjoyed thriller movies.
Twice as many women said they liked watching comedy films than westerns.
Three times as many women enjoyed romantic comedies than thrillers.
Romantic comedy movies were the favorite genre of 30 women, and this figure was six
times as high as the number of females who liked science fiction films (5).
Five times as many women liked action movies than thrillers.
25 women liked watching action movies, and this figure was higher than the number of
women who enjoyed western films by 10.
Half as many women watched sci-fi films than thrillers or westerns.
EX3 - INTERPRET AND DESCRIBE PIE CHARTS
LOOK AT THE PIE CHART AND MATCH SENTENCE PARTS 1–7 WITH A–G.
a/ choose its museums and galleries as the things they like the most.
b/ choose its friendly inhabitants.
c/ choose other things.
d/ think that the city's summer arts festival is the best thing about it.
e/ think the city's cultural attractions are its best features.
f/ another 16 percent of visitors.
g/ what visitors to Edinburgh like most about the city
1/ The chart shows

2/ The largest percentage, 36 percent,

3/ 22 percent

4/ 16 percent of visitors

5/ The city’s cafés, bars and restaurants were popular with

6/ 10 percent

7/ Overall, the majority of visitors

EX4 - INTERPRET AND DESCRIBE CHARTS WITH AND WITHOUT TRENDS

LOOK AT THE IELTS WRITING TASK 1 QUESTION AND COMPLETE THE
TASK(S) GIVEN
The pie chart shows the number of people who were using different languages online. The
table shows the average number of people online each year.

Complete the report using the correct form of the verbs given

The pie chart (1) provide a breakdown of the types of language (2) use by

those on the internet by the end of 2001 and the table illustrates the number of people (3)

use the internet as a percentage of the world's population.

Overall, as the percentage of the world's population who (4) go online (5)

increase , the biggest number used English to (6) do so.

The proportion of the global population increased year on year for the given period, (7)

reach its highest level in 2001. At this point, 8.4% of the world's population (8)

be online, a surprisingly low number but still much higher than the figure in 1997, which

was a mere 1.8%. In the years between 1999 and 2001, the percentage of internet users

almost (9) double from 4.6% to 8.4%.

The majority of these users, a huge 43% of the total, used English online. Use of English (10)

outstrip all the other languages, the next most popular of which was Japanese, at

8.9%. Chinese was just behind with the figure (11) be 8.8%, followed by German and

Spanish with 6.8% and 6.5% respectively. The other languages, including Korean, Italian, and

French largely (12) reach 3 or 4% at most.

EX5 - INTERPRET AND DESCRIBE MIXED GRAPHS

COMPLETE THE TASKS GIVEN
The chart below shows the amount of money per week spent on fast foods in Britain. The
graph shows the trends in consumption of fast foods.
unit: pence unit: grams

Look at the data in the above chart and graph, which of the following sentences are
correct? Choose all correct options

Hamburgers were the most favorite food of the people who earned a high salary while low-
income people spent the most on fish and chips.
High income and average income people spent most of their money on hamburgers, at 42
pence and 32 pence respectively.
The amount of pizza eaten by British people decreased gradually.
The popularity of hamburgers and pizza and that of pizza followed the same trend.
Most of the spending of people with an average income was on hamburgers, at about 40
pence per week.
Consumption rates of hamburgers saw a steady increase from nearly 100 grams to more than
500 grams over the period.
Most of the expenditures of people with low earnings were on fish and chips, at about 20
pence per week.
People having a high income and those with an average income spent most of their money
on hamburgers, at 42 pence and 15 pence respectively.