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Completed Sample Answer:
The bar chart shows four different subject areas of courses taken by students of different
age groups at an unnamed university in 2002. The general subject areas include trade,
sports, arts and academic and the age groups are divided into 19-25 year olds, 26-39 year
olds and students over 40.
The highest proportion of students enrolled in trade-related courses were between the
ages of 26 and 29, which accounted for around 60% of all trade students. Around 30% of
trade students were between 19 and 25, and only approximately 10% of all trade students
were over the age of 40.
For sports-related courses, the age groups were evenly divided;
each of the three age groups shown comprised around 33% of the total number of
students.
For arts courses, however, the majority of students enrolled in these courses
were over forty years of age (61%). 19-25 year olds and 26-39 year olds accounted for 18%
and 11%, respectively, of the total percentage of arts students.
Lastly, the chart shows that
there were more young people who enrolled in academic subjects than people over 40. 
Around 50% of all academic courses were taken by students between 19 and 25 years of
age. 30% of academic students were between 26 and 39, and only 20% of academic
students were over the age of 40.
(221 words)

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Task One Question 4
 
You should spend 20 minutes on this task.
The table below shows the populations of four different cities over
five decades.
 
Summarise the information by reporting and selecting the main
features of the graph and making appropriate comparisons where
relevant.
You should write at least 150 words.
Four Cities’ Populations