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8 Work in pairs. Look at this Writing task, then 2 Choose the correct verb tense to complete

answer the questions below. these sentences written by IELTS candidates.
1 There was a ten-year period, during which
The graph below shows the percentage change figures have gradually fallen /gradually fell.
in the number of international students 2 By 2008, the percentage of students choosing
graduating from universities in different science subjects decreased / had decreased
Canadian provinces between 2001 and 2006. markedly.
Summarise the information by selecting 3 Between 2000 and the present day, the numbers
and reporting the main features and make remained / have remained steady.
comparisons where relevant. 4 Over the past few decades, there has been / was
a rapid development in educational technology.
International graduates, Canadian
5 After 2005, a more significant increase took
universities, 2001–2006
place / had taken place.
New Brunswick 6 Since the 1990s, graduates have experienced /
Nova Scotia experienced higher unemployment rates.
7 The situation remained / had remained
Quebec unchanged for the next two years until more
provinces British Columbia 8 In 2002, the university intake was stable, but
Alberta
universities were opened.
Manitoba prior to that, it fluctuated / had fluctuated.
Newfoundland 2006
& Labrador 2001 3 Complete the summary of the graph by writing

Ontario
the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 Male graduates, science faculty, Callum University
percent

9,000
1 How would you introduce the task? 8,000 males
2 What are the key features in the information?
7,000
3 How would you highlight the key features?
number of graduates 4,000
4 How would you group the information? 6,000
5,000
9 Write your answer to the task in at least 150

words. 3,000

Key grammar 2,000
1,000
Past simple, present perfect simple and past 0
perfect simple 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011
1 Complete this table. The number of men obtaining degrees in science from

INlNITIVE PAST SIMPLE PAST PARTICIPLE Callum University 1 has risen (rise) since 1995, but
has/had the trend 2 (not always be) steady. Between
reach 1 reached 2 reached 1995 and 1997, the university 3 (experience)
fall back 3 4 a slight increase from just over 4,000 science
graduates to just under 5,000. This was followed by
rise 5 6
a period during which numbers 4 (drop) a
widen 7 8
little and then 5 (remain) stable. However,
take place 9 10
between 2000 and 2005, the faculty 6 (see)
experience 11 12
a dramatic increase in male graduates, and by 2005,
their numbers 7 (reach) a peak of about
PAGE Past simple, present perfect simple and past 7,800, after which they 8 (fall back) to their
perfect simple
current figure of 6,000.

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