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c No. You must not give your own views, only what 10 Spending
is presented in the chart. If you do so, you will 11 House building
lose marks.
d No Useful language: hypothetical outcomes: if/when/until
5 errors that you commonly make 1 1 b 2 d 3 c 4 a 5 e
Useful language: concession with although / despite
Exam Practice
Suggested answers
Sample answer 1 Despite the fact that many people will have to pay
The two charts show how, on average, students in one more tax, most will benefit from improvements in
university divided their spending across seven areas, in services.
2010 compared with 2000. It is noticeable that the two 2 Although I believe in rewarding hard work, I feel the
biggest areas for expenditure – food and utilities – between wealthy should help the less well off.
them accounted for over half the total outlay in both years.
However, it is also worth noting that the proportion of 3 Despite feeling that buildings are less important
spending on food and drink remained the same, at 29%, than people, I think there should be limits to
while figures for utilities rose quite significantly, from 21% construction.
to 27%. One small but significant statistic was that while 4 Although a widely held view is that crime does not
eating at home accounted for the same percentage in pay, many criminals are never caught.
2010 as in 2000, eating out made up a higher percentage,
rising from 4% to 8%. Another striking change was the Useful strategy: improving coherence with clear links
proportion of spending on clothing: this went down between different parts of the essay
markedly, from 16% to just 5% in 2010. Three other areas 1 b
saw no or hardly any alteration: the portion of spending 2 e
on sports and cultural activities remained at 17% in both 3 d
years, spending on transport rose by 1% to 9%, while the 4 a
proportion on holidays remained exactly the same, at 5%.
5 f
WRiTing TASk 2 6 c
Training c, b, d, a
Review Exam Practice
1 Discussion/argument essay Action plan reminder
2 At least 250 words 1 a It tells you to spend 40 minutes answering the task.
3 With well-argued reasons and any relevant examples b Discuss both views and give your own opinion
from your own knowledge and experience. c yes
4 Evaluating ideas; Stating your own opinion clearly; d Give reasons and any relevant examples.
General knowledge; Appropriate style; Grammar –
accuracy and range; Vocabulary – appropriacy and After you write
range; Spelling, punctuation; Paragraphing
2 1 Yes. Leave about five minutes for this.
Useful language: avoiding repetition with reduced 2 No. This wastes time – you won’t be marked down
noun phrases for having some crossing-out as long as your
1 the better off writing clear.
2 critics 3 Overall structure; Paragraphing; Signposting;
3 consumers Verb forms; Formal or neutral style; Linking
between ideas; Subject-verb agreement; Capital
4 The less well off letters at the beginning of sentences and full stops
5 proponents at the end
6 the young Sample answer
7 service users It is widely agreed that governments of all countries
8 car drivers need a stock of money to draw on to pay for
9 lorry drivers infrastructure such as roads and services such