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Exercise: Write the result section of Table V-1 and Table V-2. Pay attention to the
three elements -- the location, the highlight, and comments.
The opening paragraphs of all compositions were classified as one of three
information types: a direct type which explicitly stated the writer’s stance (OP1), an
indirect type which generally stated the argument or the subject matter but did not
state the writer’s stance (OP2), or an ineffective type which had loose connections to
the subject matter (OP3). The percentages of students in each of the four academic
groups using each of these three information types are shown in Table V-1 (the
English composition) and Table V-2 (the Chinese composition).
As can be seen in Table V-1 and V-2, the ineffective type was excluded from the
chi-square analysis because there was little evidence of its occurrence across all
groups. Chi-square tests were performed on each to see whether there were significant
differences between the direct type (OP1) and the indirect type (OP2) used in each of
the academic groups. The results of these analyses are shown in the tables.
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In Table V-1, the percentages between a direct type and an indirect type were similar,
except Group 4. The percentages of a direct type (OP1) are higher than the
percentages of an indirect type (OP 2) in Group 4 when writing the English opening
paragraph. Students in Group 4 performed significantly better than other groups in
writing English opening paragraph by using direct types. The reasons for the
significant difference in Group 4 may be due to their background knowledge of
rhetorical patterns in English and the influence of L1.
In contrast, Table V-2 shows that the percentages of a direct type (OP1) are lower than
the percentages of an indirect type (OP 2) in Group1, Group 2 and Group 3 when
writing the Chinese opening paragraph. There is a significant difference between a
direct type and an indirect type when writing the Chinese opening paragraph. The
possible reasons for the significant difference in the findings may be due to the
transfer effect of L1 and the lack of background knowledge about rhetorical patterns
in English. The findings indicate the significant relationship between L1 and L2 in
writing.
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You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
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The graph below shows the differences in
wheat exports over three different areas.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown
below.
Write at least 150 words.
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The graph shows the wheat exports over three different areas, including Australia,
Canada, and European Community, from 1985 to 1990. Between 1986 and 1989
wheat exports in three different areas changed to some extent, but the most marked
change happened in Canada. Wheat was the country’s principal export in Canada and
the amount of wheat exports almost doubled in 1988. However, the amount of wheat
exports gradually reduced and dropped almost 10 millions of tonnes after 1988. On
the other hand, the other two areas didn’t change rapidly. The total amount of wheat
exports in European Community gradually increased and even exceeded Canada. On
the other hand, there was no significant development of wheat exports in Australia.
By the end of the period, the highest amount of wheat exports was European
Community and the lowest was Australia. In conclusion, the graph shows that the
number of wheat exports in three different areas changed over the period 1985 to
1990, and the main country of wheat exports changed in 1989.
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You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
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The flowchart illustrates the production of coloured plastic paper clips in
a small factory.
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Write a report for a university tutor describing the production process.
Write at least 150 words.
The flowchart illustrates the production of colored plastic paper clips in a small
factory. There were five stages for producing the paper clips in the flowchart. At first
stage, meltan plastic was put into different molds with three different colors, including
red, blue, and yellow. At the second stage, the semi-products were sent to check the
quality and the products were examined in order to check the quality of strength.
Machines were used to test the strength of the clips. In this stage, the clips with flaws
were rejected after quality control. At the third stage, the clips were sorted by hand
and divided into two types of color, such as mixed and single color. Then, there was a
second-time quality control and the quality of color was checked in this stage.
However, there was a question with the second-time quality control. The flowcharts
didn’t provide the details about how to deal with the products with flaws. Finally, the
clips were packing and despatching.
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IELTS Graph #57
• You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
• The table below give information about Favorite Pastimes in different
countries. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main
features, and make comparisons where relevant.
• Write at least 150 words.
From 30 - 50 years old
TV
Sport
Reading
Hobbies
Music
Beach
Sleep
Canada
60
22
15
40
3
0
2
France
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30
20
4
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England
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30
21
4
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20
Australia
65
30
15
45
5
30
4
Korea
22
21
60
45
2
2
4
China
15
25
60
50
0
5
5
USA
60
23
15
42
23
30
2
Japan
/
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62
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The table provides the information about Favorite Pastimes among the adults in
different countries. The table included TV, sport, reading, hobbies, music, beach and
sleep; moreover, the three major categories of Favorite Pastimes were TV, reading,
and hobbies. In western countries, TV and hobbies were the major categories in their
favorite pastime; on the other hand, reading and hobbies were the major categories in
Asia and Europe. In two categories, TV and reading, the percentages of the categories
showed the difference between western countries and Asia. For example, over 60% of
the adults in Canada, Australia, and USA, enjoyed watching TV. However, almost
60% of the adults in Asia, such as Korea, China and Japan, enjoyed reading. Above all,
the table shows different preferences about favorite pastimes and the difference
between TV and reading was the most marked character between western countries
and Asia.
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IELTS Graph #55
• You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
• The graph and table below give information about water use worldwide
and water consumption in two different countries.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features,
and make comparisons where relevant.
• Write at least 150 words.
The graph shows the information about the water use worldwide and water
consumption in two different countries. The categories in water use and consumption
include agriculture, industrial use, and domestic use. Between 1900 and 2000 water
consumption in three categories changed to some extent, but the mist marked changed
was in agriculture. At the beginning of the period, the amount of water use on
agriculture was half time high than other two categories. However, by 2000 this figure
in agriculture had more than three times high, comparing to the other two. The other
two also increased time. For most of the forty-year period, the consumption of
industrial and domestic use was less and didn’t increase at all. In 1950, the
consumption of industrial use began to rise. By the end of the period, the consumption
of industrial use almost doubled. In conclusion, the graph shows the trends of water
consumption in agriculture, industrial use, and domestic use from 1900 to 2000 and
the consumption of agriculture shows the most marked change.