MIXED CHART - WRITING TASK 1

The table and pie chart give information about the population in Australia according to different nationalities and areas. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

• The pie chart reveals that Australians dominate the population distribution, accounting for 73% of the total. The second-largest group is the Chinese, who make up 14% of the population.

• An overwhelming majority of the Chinese population (99%) resides in cities, leaving only 1% in the countryside.

• Similarly, Chinese and Dutch nationals also favor urban areas, with 90% and 89% respectively living in cities.

• However, 20% of Australians and 17% of Dutch nationals live in rural areas, indicating a relatively higher inclination towards the countryside compared to other nationalities.

Looking first at the different nationalities, nearly three quarters (73%) of the population are Australian, which is more than ten times higher than the figure for British people, at 7%.

What should be the next description of the chart?

• Regarding the locations of these communities, almost all Chinese people reside in cities, specifically 99%.

• Meanwhile, New Zealanders, Chinese, and Dutch nationals are also smaller minorities, with their respective figures being 3%,2% and 1%, and all other unnamed nationalities account for 14%.

• The vast majority of the population gravitates towards city life regardless of their nationalities, with nearly the entire Chinese immigrant community doing so.

• 83% of people originating from the Netherlands have settled and remained in cities, which is only 3% more than that of Australians.

Similarly, the ___ of people from the UK and New Zealand live in ___ areas, at 89% and 90% ___.

• majority/urban/respectively

• vast array/urban/interchangeably

• majority/rural/respectively

• vast array/rural/respectively

The graph and table below give information about water use worldwide and water consumption in two different countries.

• In 1900, global water use was relatively high across all sectors.

• Over the century, water use in agriculture surged dramatically, reaching approximately 3,000 km³ by 2000.

• Industrial water use also increased steadily, reaching about 1,000 km³ by the end of the period.

• The Democratic Republic of Congo had a large population of 5.2 million, with 100 km² of irrigated land, and a per capita water consumption of over 8 m³.

The bar chart and pie chart ___ about why US residents travelled and what travel problems they ___ in the year 2009.

• reveal/have had experienced

• indicate/experienced

• display/experience

• give information/experienced

According to the pie chart, price was the key consideration for 36% of American travellers. Almost one in five people cited safety as their foremost travel concern, while aggressive driving and highway congestion were the main issues for 17% and 14% of the travelling public.

Which is the most suitable paraphrase?

• According to the pie chart, price was the major consideration for 36% of American travelers. Approximately one in five people considered safety as their primary travel matter, while driving aggressiveness and highway congestion were the main issues for 17% and 14% of the traveling public.

• From the information of the pie chart, money was the most considerable issue accounting for 36% of Americal travellers. Furthermore, one in five people stated that safety is their most travel problem, whereas aggressive driving and highway congestion were the most significant, which stood at 17% and 14%.

• According to the pie chart, 36% of American travelers prioritized price as their main consideration. Safety was the top concern for nearly 20% of respondents, while aggressive driving and highway congestion were significant issues for 17% and 14% of travelers, respectively.

• According to the pie chart, price was the main thing for 36% of American travelers. About one in five people said safety was their biggest concern, while aggressive driving and highway traffic were the main problems for 17% and 14% of the travelers.

Overall, Australia-born workers ___ the largest

___ in the total ___ of Australia.

• occupies/percentage/workers

• made up/proportion/workforce

• constitutes/percentage/workforce

• represented/proportion/workforce

___, while all categories of workers ___ a downward trend in unemployment level, that of individuals born in non-English-speaking countries ___ the highest through the ___.

• In addition/experienced/stabilized at/overall period

• In addition/witnessed/remained/entire period

• Therefore/implies/remained/entire period

• Additionally/went through/remaining/overall period

Regarding workforce composition, the ___

were people who were born in Australia, ___ 76%. Far fewer were those ___ from countries that do not speak English (NESC), at 14%, which was ___ higher than the figure for workers from English-speaking nations (ESC), at 10%.

• vast majority/accounting for/originating/slightly

• significant amount/account for/coming/slightly

• vast array/accounting for/originating/substantially

• vast majority/account for/originating/moderately