Ex 1.

1. The number of students in Hanoi using Apple phones in 2015 was much higher than that of
HTC phones, at 113000 and 15000 respectively
The number of students in Hanoi using Apple phones in 2015 was ahead of the figure for
HTC phones by a wide margin, at 113000 for the former and 15000 for the latter
2. The number of students in Hanoi using Apple phones in 2015 was ahead of that of Samsung
phones by a narrow margin, at 113000 and 86000 respectively
In 2015, 113000 students in Hanoi used Apple phones, compared to 86000 Samsung
users
3. In 2015, the number of students in Hanoi who used LG phones (37000) was a bit higher than
that of HTC phones (15000)
In 2015, the number of students in Hanoi who used LG phones was slightly higher than the
figure for HTC phones, at 37000 for the former and 15000 for the latter
4. The number of students in Hanoi in 2015 using Apple phones was much higher than that of
LG phones, at 113000 and 37000 respectively
The number of students in Hanoi in 2015 who used Apple phones was ahead of the figure for
LG phones by a wide margin, at 113000 for the former and 37000 for the latter.

Ex 2.

Thailand topped the list, with 1410 British couples choosing this nation as their honeymoon
destination

Thailand was first on the list, with 1410 British couples choosing this nation as their honeymoon
destination

Last on the list was Spain, with 140 British couples choosing this nation as their honeymoon
destination

The number of British couples choosing Thailand was highest, at 1410.

Ex 3.

The chart compares how many visitors went to the UK’s 6 most popular coastal towns in the UK in
1960. Overall, Blackpool and Margate attracted the largest number of vacationers while Eastbourne
and St Ives were last on the list that year. It is also noticeable that international visitors
outnumbered their domestic counterparts in the majority of the destinations shown.

Specifically, the figures of Blackpool, which ranked first with 102,000 foreign visitors and 80,000 UK
visitors, were slightly higher than those of Margate. There were 60,000 overseas tourists visiting
Bournemouth, as opposed to 45,000 domestic ones.

As regards the remaining sites, the figures for the two types of tourists in both Great Yarmouth and
St Ives were practically identical. However, the total figure for the former was double that of the
latter. Eastborne was last on the list, with 33,000 UK visitors and 20,000 international ones. Another
striking feature is that Eastborne was the only place where the number of domestic travelers was
slightly higher than that of foreign travelers.

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Ex.

Nature reserves

The bar graph compares how many zebras and buffaloes were in four different conservation areas,
namely Bukit Timah, Cape Nature, Klipriviersberg and Beachwood in 2010. Overall, Beachwood
protected the largest number of these two types of animals while Bukit Timad was last on the list. It
is also noticeable that the number of buffaloes outnumbered the data for zebras in most nature
reserves.

Looking at the chart in more details, Beachwood was first on the list, with 83 zebras and 120
buffaloes being taken care of. These figures were slightly higher than those of Klipriviersberg (70
zebras and 115 buffaloes).

As regards the remaining sites, in Cape Nature, the amount of zebras was almost identical to that of
buffaloes, at 78 and 81 respectively. Another striking feature is that Bukit Timah was the only place
where the number of zebras was slightly higher than the figure for buffaloes, at 58 for the former
and 40 for the latter.

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Ex.

Travelling to school

The bar chart compares how many trips were made by children in one country in1990 and 2010 to
commute to and from school using five different modes of transport. Overall, walking was the most
popular travelling method for children in 1990 while cars were their first choice for transport in
2010. It is also noticeable that the number of trips in 1990 outnumbered the data for 2010 in the
major of means of transport.

Looking at the chart in more details, going on foot and commuting by car were first on the list in
1990 and 2010 respectively, with more than 12 million trips for the former and 6 million trips for the
latter. In the period of 20 years, the number of car trips increased about twice from just over 4
million in 1990, while that of walking trips decreased roughly twice to 6 million in 2010.

Turning to remaining modes of transport, there was a downward trend in the quantity of trips in all
three modes, namely cycling, walking and bus, and bus between 1990 and 2010. The data for bike
trips dropped more than three times to 2 million in 2010, while the figure for walking and bus trips
fell approximately twice to nearly 3 million. In addition, bus was second on the list in 1990, with
around 7 million trips, which went down slightly to about 5 million trips in 2010.

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