• Task 1: The chart below shows the percentage of a drug company’s total sales, by region, from 2002 to 2006. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The chart shows information about the percentage of a drug company’s sales in 3 regions from 2002 to 2006.
Overall, the highest percentage was recorded in America, the lowest belonged to Asia in 2002, but the opposite was true in the next 4 years. Moreover, while America, Europe showed a downward trend, Asia witnessed an upward trend from 2002 to 2006.
It is substantial that over two-fifths of sales stemmed from America in 2002, before falling to 35% and 27% in 2003 and 2004, respectively. In 2006, the figure showed a slight recovery of 3 percent. With only 25%, Asia was less 16 % than America. After that, there was a significant rise in the proportion of Asia and then it finished at 40% in 2006.
In addition, Europe ranked second in 2002 with 34% and then the number escalated and reached the top at 38% in 2004. After gradually decreasing in the 2 years, the percentage was 30 percent, equal to America in 2006.
- Task 2 Some employers are giving increased importance to employing people with good social skills in addition to good qualifications Do you agree or disagree that social skills are as important as good qualifications for success in a job 61
- Task 1 The plan below shows a school in 1985 and the school now Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant 11
- Task 2 Studies show that many criminals have a low level of education For this reason people believe that the best way to reduce crime is to educate people in prison so they can get a job when leaving prison Do you agree or disagree 89
- Task 2 More and more people no longer read newspapers or watch TV programs to get news They get news about the world through the Internet Is this a positive or negative development 61
- Task 1 The diagram below shows how one type of coal is used to produce electricity Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant 61
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