The two charts compare the populations of France and India in terms of age distribution by gender in the year 1984.

 It is clear that the population of India was younger than that of France in 1984, with a noticeably larger proportion of people aged under 20.

France, on the other hand, had a significantly larger percentage of elderly inhabitants.

In India, close to 14% of people were aged 5 or under, and each five-year age bracket above this contained an increasingly smaller proportion of the population.

France’s population, by contrast, was more evenly distributed across the age ranges, with similar figures (around 7% to 8% of all people) for each five-year cohort between the ages of 0 and 40.

Somewhere between 10% and 15% of all French people were aged 70 or older, but the equivalent figure for India was only 2%.

Looking more closely at gender, there was a noticeably higher proportion of French women than men in every cohort from age 50 upwards.

For example, almost 3% of French 70- to 75-year-olds were women, while just under 2% were men.

No significant gender differences can be seen on the Indian population chart.

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The bar chart compares the turnover in dollars from sales of video games for four different platforms, namely mobile phones, online, consoles and handheld devices, from 2000 to 2006.

It is clear that sales of games for three out of the four platforms rose each year, leading to a significant rise in total global turnover over the 7- year period.

Sales figures for handheld games were at least twice as high as those for any other platform in almost every year.

In 2000, worldwide sales of handheld games stood at around $11 billion, while console games earned just under $6 billion.

No figures are given for mobile or online games in that year. Over the next 3 years, sales of handheld video games rose by about $4 billion, but the figure for consoles decreased by $2 billion.

Mobile phone and online games started to become popular, with sales reaching around $3 billion in 2003.

In 2006, sales of handheld, online and mobile games reached peaks of 17, 9 and 7 billion dollars respectively.

By contrast, turnover from console games dropped to its lowest point, at around $2.5 billion.

Sample #46

The earth is being filled with waste material such as plastic bags and other rubbish. Is this really happening? What are some solutions to this problem? Gives reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

model answer:

Over the past few decades, the increasing amount of industrial wastes and household garbage has become a major problem in many countries.

People have questioned what caused this problem and what can be done to improve the situation.

In my opinion, two of the most critical causes of this waste material problem are the increased consumption and a shortage of space for landfill.

To begin with, modern lifestyle has contributed greatly to the increasing amount of waste and garbage we produce everyday.

In other words, we have turned into a materialistic and mass-consumption society where we use more and throw away more than ever before.

Moreover, countries are running out of space to store garbage and waste material.

In fact, securing land for waste disposal raises controversies in many countries.

To solve this intractable problem, every citizen needs to participate in producing less garbage.

For example, we can bring our own personal shopping bags instead of using plastic bags provided by stores and shops.

Besides, the government can enforce stricter laws on companies to use biodegradable packaging or use recycled material.

Indeed, this alone can eliminate much of the waste which is sent to at land fills.

Companies can also contribute by developing new raw material which is recyclable and will ultimately lead to less garbage.

One good example of this is that tire companies develop new tires for cars which are not made of rubber but of new biodegradable material.

As discussed above, individuals, business and the government can share the responsibility to reduce the amount of waste material and to save the earth.

I hope that in the future our offspring will be better off with the well-preserved environment.