Friday, July 19, 2013

Enrollment of International and Local Students Graphs. IELTS, Academic, Writing, Task-1

IELTS Academic Module Writing Test-5
Enrollment of Students in Australian Universities

The graphs below show the enrollments of overseas students and local students in Australian universities over a ten year period.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 Words.
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The graphs below show the enrollments of overseas students and local students in Australian universities over a ten year period from the year 2000 to 2010.

The graph on left hand side gives information about overseas students and the graph on right hand side is about local students.

In both of the graphs, X axis indicates years and Y axis indicates number of students enrolled.

In the overseas graph, between the years 2000 to 2010 total number of overseas students on the roll is 80000. Half of them could be new enrollments say about 40000 students.

Similarly in case of local students’ total number of students on roll between the years 2000 to 2010 is 600,000 out of which 200,000 are new enrollments. The rates of increase in enrollments of international students show a dramatic rise. It almost doubles every five years.

In summary, unlike local Australian students, quite significant rising trend in enrollment is of overseas students is seen in the graphs. This rising trend is indicative of appreciable growth of Australian universities.

(174 Words)


Monday, July 15, 2013

Country wise Washing Machine Preferences. (IELTS Academic Writing Test 4 Samples.)




The table below shows consumer preferences for the features of automatic washing machines in different countries.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 Words.
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The table below shows consumer preferences for the features of automatic washing machines in the countries UK, Germany, France and Sweden.. Different features elaborated are Shell dimensions (height and weight), Drum material, Loading, Capacity in kg, Spin speed RPM, Water heating system, Styling features and Washing action.


1. On shell dimension factor UK and France prefers 34” and narrow whereas Germany and Sweden prefer 34” and wide.
2. On Drum material side, UK and France prefer Enamel whereas Germany and Sweden prefer Stainless steel.
3. UK prefers loading from the Top whereas Germany, France and Sweden prefer loading from front.
4. Capacity wise UK and France prefer 5 KG unlike Germany and Sweden preferring 6 KG.
5. On the speed side preferences of UK, Germany, France and Sweden are, 700 rpm, 850 rpm, 600 rpm and 800 rpm respectively.
6. Water heating system is preferred by UK and Sweden whereas Germany and France don’t prefer it.
7. On Styling feature all the four countries have different choice of appearance. UK prefers Inconspicuous, Germany prefers Indestructible, France prefers Elegant and Sweden prefers Strong.
8. On the dimension of washing action, UK and France prefer Agitator whereas Germany and Sweden prefer Tumble. 


In summary, preferences of UK and France are similar and that of Germany and Sweden are similar.
(217 Words)

Sunday, July 14, 2013

Sector wise Distribution of Employment and GDP (IELTS Writing Test 3 Samples)


The table and Graph below give information about the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and employment sectors of a developing country.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
(Write at least 150 Words)
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The table and Graph below give information about the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and employment sectors of a developing country.

The table indicates that (a) Natural resources generate 77.4% of employment that contributes to 19.29% of GDP. (b) Industry generates 3.6% of employment that and 15.4% of GDP.  (c1) Service sector like trade, restaurants and hotels generate 4.9% of employment and 37.1% of GDP.  (C2) Other service sector like Transport and communication generate 1.6% of employment and 8.4% of GDP. (D) Government sector generates 8.7% of employment that contributes 12.5% of GDP. (E)  Others generate 3.8% of employment and 8.4% of GDP.

Sectors like Industry, Trade hotels and restaurants, Transport and Communication and others contribute towards employment between 1.6 to 4.9%. However Government contribution towards employment is seen to be higher to 8.7%. Nevertheless Natural resources contribute 77.4% of employment that is extremely significant and appreciable.

From the graph of GDP from the year 2001 to 2010, it is seen that Service sector has slightly declined between the years 2004 to 2010. On the other hand industry indicates gradual rise and Natural Resources indicate more or less steady pattern.

(189 Words)