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Thechartbelowgivesinformationaboutglobalsalesofgamessoftware,CDsandDVDorvideo.

Writeareportforauniversitylecturerdescribingtheinformation.

·Youshouldwriteatleast150words.

·Youshouldspendabout20minutesonthistask.

modelanswer:

Thechartshowsthechangesinthesalesofvideomaterial/DVDs,gamessoftwareandCDsaroundtheworldinbillionsofdollarsoverathree-yearperiod.Itcanbeseenthatthesalesofvideos/DVDsandgamessoftwarehaveincreased,whilethesalesofCDshavegonedownslightly.

Between2000and2003,thesaleofvideosandDVDsrosebyapproximately13billiondollars.In2000,justunder20billiondollarsworthoftheseitemsweresold,butin2003,thisfigurehadrisentoalittleover30billiondollars.

Thesalesofgamessoftwarealsoroseduringthisperiod,butlesssharply.Salesincreasedfromabout13billiondollarsin2000tojustunder20billiondollarsthreeyearslater.Bycontrast,duringthesametimeperiod,thesaleofCDsfellfrom35billiondollarsin2000toabout32.5billiondollarsin2003.

Eatingsweetfoodsproducesacidinthemouth,whichcancausetoothdecay.（HighacidlevelsaremeasuredbylowpHvalues）

Describetheinformationbelowanddiscusstheimplicationsfordentalhealth.

·Youshouldwriteatleast150words.

·Allowyourself20minutesforthistask.

modelanswer:

Anyonewhohasvisitedadentisthasbeentoldthateatingexcessiveamountsofsweetsrisksharmingtheteeth.ThisisbecausesweetslowerpHlevelsinthemouthtodangerouslevels.

WhenthepHlevelinthemouthiskeptabove5.5,acidityissuchthatteethareunlikelytobeindangerofdecay.Sweetfoods,however,causepHinthemouthtodropforatime,andthelongerpHlevelsremainbelow5.5,thegreatertheopportunityfordecaytooccur.

Bycomparingfruitsugar,canesugarandhoney,whichareallcommoningredientsofsweetfoods,wefindthatcanesugarlowerspHlevelsforthelongestperiod,thusproducingthegreatestriskofthethree.Approximatelyfiveminutesaftfterconsumingcanesugar,pHlevelsdroptoaslittleaspH3.5.Theythenbegintoriseslowly,butdonotriseabovepH5.5untilatleast30minuteshaveelapsed.Bycontrast,fruitsugar,whichcausesthemouth'saciditytofalltojustabovepH4,posesadangerforashorterperiod:

toothdecayisunlikely20minutesafterconsumption.Honeyappearsanevenlessriskysubstance.ThoughacidityfallstoaboutpH4.75withinfiveminutesofconsumption,itreturnstoabovepH5.5inunderfifteenminutes.

Theimplications,then,arethatpeoplewhoinsistoneatingsweetfoodsshouldbeawareoftheingredients,andthatfruitsugarorhoneyappearpreferabletocanesugar.

Writeareportforauniversitylecturerdescribingtheinformationinthetwographsbelow.

·Youshouldwriteatleast150words.

·Allowyourself20minutesforthistask.

modelanswer:

ThepiechartscomparethehighestlevelofeducationachievedbywomeninSomelandacrosstwoyears,1945and1995.ItcanbeclearlyseenthatwomenreceivedamuchhigherlevelofeducationinSomelandin1995thantheydidin1945.

In1945only30%ofwomencompletedtheirsecondaryeducationand1%wentontoafirstdegree.Nowomenhadcompletedpost-graduatestudies.Thissituationhadchangedradicallyby1995.In1995,90%ofwomeninSomelandhadcompletedsecondaryeducationandofthose,halfhadgraduatedfromaninitialdegreeand20%hadgoneontopostgraduatestudies.Attheotherendofthescalewecanseethatby1995allgirlswerecompletinglowersecondary,although10%endedtheirschoolingatthispoint.Thisisinstarkcontrastwith1945whenonly30%ofgirlscompletedprimaryschool,35%hadnoschoolingatalland35%onlycompletedthethirdgrade.

Inconclusion,wecanseethatinthe50yearsfrom1945to1995therehavebeenhugepositivedevelopmentstotheeducationlevelsofwomeninSomeland.

Writeareportforauniversitylecturerdescribingtheinformationinthetablebelow.

·Youshouldwriteatleast150words.

·Allowyourself20minutesforthistask.

modelanswer:

ThetableshowshowpeopleindifferentagegroupsspendtheirleisuretimeinSomelandoverthecourseofayear.Itcanbeclearlyseenthattheamountofleisuretimeavailablevariesconsiderablyacrosstheagegroupsandthatpeopleofdifferentagelevelshaveverydifferentwaysofspendingtheirleisuretime.

Accordingtothefigures,aspeopleageinSomelandtheirsociallivesreduce.Teenagersandpeopleintheirtwentiesspendonaverage500hoursperyearonsocialisingand350hoursofthattimeiswithagroupofmorethan4people.Althoughthetotalhoursofsocialisingintheir30s,40s,50sand60sisfairlyconstant（between300-350）,socialisingwithmorethan4peopledropsdramaticallyto50hoursinthe30sand40sagegroupsandonly25from50yearsold.Groupandindividualexercisefollowasimilarpattern.

PeopleofallagesspendagoodpartoftheirleisuretimeonentertainmentsuchasTV/videoviewingandcinema.Inbothcases,teenagersandretiredpeoplespendaroundtwiceasmuchtimeasthosewhoareatworkingage.Homeentertainmentrangesfromjustoverathousandhoursforteenagersandretiredpeopleandanaverageof600hoursforeveryoneelse.Cinemaaccountsfor100hoursoftheteenagersandretiredpeople’sleisuretimeand25-50hoursfortherest.

Inconclusionwecanseethereisasignificanttrendtowardssolitaryandsmallergroupactivitiesaspeoplegrowolderandthatteenagersandretiredpeoplespendalotmoretimeonentertainmentthanthoseofworkingagedo.

ThemapbelowisofthetownofGarlsdon.Anewsupermarket（S）isplannedforthetown.Themapshowstwopossiblesitesforthesupermarket.

Summarisetheinformationbyselectingandreportingthemainfeatures,andmakecomparisonswhererelevant.

·Youshouldwriteatleast150words.

·Allowyourself20minutesforthistask.

modelanswer:

Thefirstpotentiallocation（S1）isoutsidethetownitself,andissitedjustoffthemainroadtothetownofHindon,lying12kmstothenorth-west.Thissiteisinthecountrysideandsowouldbeabletoaccommodatealotofcarparking.ThiswouldmakeitaccessabletoshoppersfrombothHindonandGarlsdonwhocouldtravelbycar.AsitisalsoclosetotherailwaylinelinkingthewhotownstoCransdon（25kmtothesouth-east）,apotentiallylargenumberofshopperswouldalsobeabletotravelbytrain.

Incontrast,thesuggestedlocation,S2,isrightinthetowncentre,whichwouldbegoodforlocalresidents.Theoricallythestorecouldbeaccessedbyroadorrailfromthesurroundingtowns,includingBransdon,butasthecentralareaisano-trafficzone,carswouldbeunabletoparkandaccesswouldbedifficult.

Overall,neithersiteisappropriateforallthetowns,butforcustomersinCransdon,HindonandGarlsdon,theout-of-townsite（S1）wouldprobablyoffermoreadvantages.

Thediagrambelowshowsthetypicalstagesofconsumergoodsmanufacturing,includingtheprocessbywhichinformationisfedbacktoearlierstagestoenableadjustment.

Writeareportforauniversitylecturerdescribingtheprocessshown.

·Youshouldwriteatleast150words.

·Youshouldspendabout20minutesonthistask.

modelanswer:

Mostconsumergoodsgothroughaseriesofstagesbeforetheyemergeasfinishedproductsreadyforsale.

Rawmaterialsandmanufacturedcomponentscomprisetheinitialphysicalinputinthemanufacturingprocess.Onceobtained,thesearestoredforlaterassembly.Butassemblyfirstdependsupontheproductionplanningstage,whereitisdecidedhowandinwhatquantitiesthestoredmaterialswillbeprocessedtocreatesufficientquantitiesoffinishedgoods.Theproductionplanningstageitselffollowstherequirementsofthegoods'designstagethatproceedsfromextensiveresearch.Afterassembly,theproductsareinspectedandtestedtomaintainqualitycontrollThoseunitsthatpasstheinspectionandtestingstagesarethenpackaged,despatchedandofferedforsaleinretailoutlets.Thelevelofsales,whichistheendpointofthemanufacturingprocess,helpsdetermineproductionplanning.

Aproduct'sdesignisnotonlytheresultofproductresearch,butisalsoinfluencedbytestingandmarketresearch.Ifthetestingstage（afterassemblyandinspection）revealsunacceptableproblemsinthefinishedproduct,thenadjustmentswillhavetobemadetotheproduct'sdesign.Similarly,marketresearch,whichexaminestheextentandnatureofthedemandforproducts,hastheroleofguidingproductdesigntosuitconsumerdemandswhichmaychangewithtime.Marketresearch,whileinfluencedbyproductsales,alsoservestofosterfuturesalesbydevisingsuitableadvertisingforthegoods.

Thustherealityofconsumergoodsmanufacturinggoeswellbeyondasimplelinearproductionprocess.