Task 1 Allow 20 minutes to complete this task.

The line chart below shows the percentage of unemployed workers in 3 countries over a five year period. Summarize the information by choosing and identifying the main features and make comparisons where relevant. Write a minimum of 150 words.

6% 5% 4% 3% 2% 1% 0%

Levels of Unemployment in 3 Countries from 2004-2008

Country A Country B Country C

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

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Task 1 Allow 20 minutes to complete this task. The line chart below shows the Gross Domestic Product growth rates and emigration rates in a Latin American country over the 20th century. Summarize the information by choosing and identifying the main features and make comparisons where relevant. Write a minimum of 150 words.

Economic and Emigration Growth Rates in a Latin American Country in the 20th Century.
18.00%

16.00% 15.45% 14.00%

12.00%

10.00% GDP Growth Rates 8.00% Emigration Growth Rates

6.00%

5.65% 4.17% 2.69% 2.78% 2.43% 1.20% 4.57% 4.56% 3.79% 2.03% 1.09% 1.12% 0.00% 0.00% 0.49% 0.02% 2.12%

4.00%

2.00% 0.03% 0.23%

0.00%

1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990

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GDP of Four Asian countries in 2008

900 800 700 600 Units in Billions of 500 US dollars 400 300 200 100 0 Indonesia Singapore South Korea Thailand 154 272 511 GDP 857

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Task 1 Allow 20 minutes to complete this task. The pie- charts below shows the ethnic composition of Brazil and Cuba in 2008. Summarize the information by choosing and identifying the main features and make contrasts and comparisons where relevant. Write a minimum of 150 words.

The Ethnic Composition of Brazil in 2008

6%

2%

39%

53%

White

Mulatto (Mixed White and Black)

Black

Others

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The Ethnic Composition of Cuba in 2008

10.00% 25.00%

65.00%

White Mulatto( a mixture of White and Black) and Mestizo (a mixture of White and Amerindian) Black

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Task 1 Allow 20 minutes to complete this task. The line chart below shows the annual average life expectancy in four different South-East Asian countries in 2008. Summarize the information by choosing and identifying the main features and make comparisons where relevant. Write a minimum of 150 words.

Life Expectancy in Four South-East Asian countries in 2008

90 80 71 70 61 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Burma Cambodia Malaysia Singapore Average Life Expectancy male Life Expectancy Female Life Expectancy 60 79

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Task 1 Allow 20 minutes to complete this task. The Pie Chart below shows the different employment sectors in Thailand and Japan in 2005. Summarize the information by choosing and identifying the main features and make comparisons where relevant. Write a minimum of 150 words.

Labour Employment by Sector in Thailand in 2005

37.10% 42.60% Agriculture Industry Services

20.30%

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Labour Division by Employment in Japan in 2005

4.50%

28.00% Agriculture Industry Services 66.50%

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Task 1 Allow 20 minutes to complete this task. The line chart below shows the percentage of Gross Domestic Product spent on Education in 2007 in four countries in Asia and the growth in Gross Domestic Product in 2008 in the same countries. Summarize the information by choosing and identifying the main features and make comparisons where relevant. Write a minimum of 150 words.

Educational Expenditure as a Percentage of GDP in 2005

6.00% 5.00% 5.00% 4.20% 4.00% 3.00% 2.00% 1.00% 0.00% Kazakhstan Mongolia Nepal Thailand 2.30% 3.40% Educational Expenditure as a Percentage of GDP

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GDP Growth Rates of Four Asian countries in 2008

10% 9% 8% 7% Units in Billions of US dollars 6% 5% 4% 3% 2% 1% 0% Kazakhstan Mongolia Nepal Thailand 3% 3.60% GDP Growth Rates 5.60% 8.90%

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