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Women 
 
facts & figures 
WRITING TASK 2 
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task 
Present a written argument or case to an educated non-specialist audience on the 
following topic 
Tourism is becoming increasingly important as a source of revenue to many 
countries but its disadvantages should not be overlooked. 
You should use your own ideas, knowledge and experience and support your 
arguments with examples and relevant evidence 
You should write at least 250 words 

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WRITING TEST 9 
WRITING TASK 1 
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. 
Tlie table and the illustration below give some information on sports injuries 
which lead to emergency hospital treatment. Write a report about the information 
given. 
Write at least 150 words 
 
WRITING TASK 2 
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task 
Wi ite a balanced essay for an educated non-specialist audience on the topic 
below 
Technology is making communication easier in today's world, but at the expense 
of personal contact as main/ people choose to work at home in front of a 
computer screen. What danger:, are therefor a society which depends on 
computer screens rather than face-to-face contact for its main means of 
communication ? 
You should use your own ideas, knowledge and experience and support your 
arguments with examples and relevant evidence 
You should write at least 250 words 
 

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Reflections on the Writing Test 
1 
Were you pleased with your answer to Writing Task 1? 
Q   Yes Q   No 
2 
Were you pleased with your answer to Writing Task 2? 
Q   Yes Q   No 
3.    If you answered 'No' to either questions 1 or 1, were the following some 
of your problems? 
I didn't have enough time. 
Q   Yes Q   No 
I had limited knowledge about the topic. 
Q   Yes Q   No 
I couldn't interpret the diagram in Task 1. 
Q   Yes Q   No 
I didn't check one (or both) of the writing tasks. 
Yes Q   No 
I wasn't sure how to answer the question. 
Q   Yes  Q   No 
Are there any other problems not listed here? Note them down. 
4.  If you answered yes to any of the questions in 3, write down a few reasons 
why you think you had problems and discuss these with a teacher, if you 
can. 
Think about how you could do better when you take the real test. 
5.  If possible, ask a teacher for help with some additional IELTS writing 
practice. 
Try to do some writing practice every day. 

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Model Answers for Writing Tasks 
WRITING TASK 1 
Test 6 
 
In all, the world spends an estimated $US25 billion annually, on civilian 
space applications. 
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the trends in the graph 
below and suggesting reasons for any major differences in expenditure.  
'According to the graph, there is considerable variation in spending on civilian 
space programs around the world. Argentina, for example, spends virtually 
nothing while, at the opposite end of the scale, the United States spends $1500m. 
The next highest spenders
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 are France, Japan and China spending $1400m, $1300m 
and $1200m respectively Middle range spenders include Germany, Italy, Sweden 
and Russia, spending in the $700-$1000m range Among the lowest spenders are 
Ireland, Australia, Pakistan and Israel spending under $100m The remaining 
countries spend between $100 and $300m 
Overall, the trends in the table show the wealthy, developed countries as being 
foremost in space application spending, while countries classed as developing, or 
those with very small populations, spend the least. There are some exceptions, like 
China, which is developing fast and has obviously made space technology a 
priority Thus the mam reasons for the differences may include wealth, size, 
political and economic stability and the chosen priorities of each country (159 
words) 
Notes 
'  First paragraph describes 'trends' as asked without needing to give details of each country's 
spending 
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 Tlie word 'spenders' is a good choice to express meaning concisely 
General Comments 
Introductory sentence does not uaste words by repeating the question 
Answers both parts of the question 
Information is dearly presented and easy to follow 
Vntrmes are atturatel) iiinstrialed and nicely varied 
l.ood lolu'reme overall, inhesion achieved through well chosen connecting expressions 

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TASK 2 
Test8 
Present a written argument or case to an educated non-specialist audience on 
the following topic: