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Dubai Gold Sales

The line graph shows estimated sales of gold in Dubai for 12

months in 2002 in millions of dirhams. There were two main seasons

for gold sales.

The main season for sales is in the December to May period. Sales

were consistently above 200 million dirhams per month, rising

sharply to a pea of !"0 million dirhams in March. #owever, for the

ne$t four months, sales declined steadily, reaching an annual low

of 120 million dirhams in %uly.

&n 'ugust, there was a sudden increase. Sales almost doubled,

rising from 120 million dirhams in %uly to 210 million dirhams in

'ugust. This was followed by a drop in September, back to the %uly

(gure.

)rom September to *ctober, sales recovered, from 120 to 1+0

million. &n *ctober and ovember, sales remained steady, and there

was a small increase in December to 1-0 million dirhams.

&n conclusion, the main sales period is in the early part of the year,

slumping in the summer, e$cept for a sudden increase in 'ugust.


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Dubai Tourism, 1990-199

The graph shows the numbers of tourists in hundreds of thousands

visiting Dubai between 1--0 and 1--. There are several !eatures

in the graph.

)irst of all, the total number of tourists increased rapidly

between 1--0 and 1--. &n 1--0 there was a total of "0,000 tourists

in Dubai. This rose sharply to /2",000 in 1--1, an increase of more

than !0, and rose slightly again to ust under 00,000 in 1--2. &n

the following two years, the number of visitors started to pic up

again and reached 1 million in 1--. This was more than double

the "gure for 1--0.

The second trend is that there was a huge increase in the

number of tourists from 3ussia. &n 1--0, 3ussian tourists comprised

only 20,000 or less than #$ of visitors. This number shot up to

"0,000 in 1--1 and doubled again to more than 100,000 in 1--2.

4etween 1--2 and 1--, the number trebled, from 110,000 to

!!0,000. This meant that 3ussian tourists made up one-third, or


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!!, of Dubai5s 1 million visitors in 1--. %n comparison, the

number of tourists from other countries increased only slightly, from

""0,000 in 1--1 to "+0,000 in 1--.

&n conclusion, although the number of tourists from all countries is

increasing, 3ussian tourists are becoming more and more

important for the tourism industry in Dubai.

&orth 'merican (ish )atches

The graph shows changes in (sh catches for the 6S and 7anada

over the last !0 years.

The most signi(cant feature is that (sh catches have declined

drastically in both the 6S and 7anada since the mid81-+0s. 'lthough

7anadian production is much lower, its echoes 6S (gures, declining or

increasing at the same rate.

4etween 1-2 and 1-, 6S (sh catches averaged between 2."

and 2." million tonnes per year, while 7anadian landings 9uctuated

between +00,000 and 1.1 million tonnes. &n 1--, however, there was

a big increase in (sh caught in the 6S, and this rise continued up to a

pea of "." million tonnes in 1-+. During the same period, 7anada:s


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catch increased from 1 million tonnes to 1." million tonnes, an

increase of "0.

)rom 1-+ onwards, there was a sudden decline in both countries.

6S (gures tumbled to million tonnes in 1--", a drop of 2+, and

7anadian catches plunged to 0." million tonnes, a drop of //. &n the

following four years, 6S catches 9uctuated around the million tonne

mar, while 7anadian catches rose very slightly.

&n general, both 7anadian and the much larger 6S catch have

declined dramatically since their pea in the mid81-+0s.

*nderground Station +assenger

&umbers

The graph shows the uctuation in the number of people at a

;ondon underground station over the course of a day.

The busiest time of the day is in the morning. There is a sharp

increase between 0/


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10 o:cloc. 4etween 11 am and ! pm the number rises, with a

plateau of ust under !00 people using the station.

&n the afternoon, numbers decline, with less than 100 using the

station at pm. There is then a rapid rise to a peak of !+0 at /pm.

'fter pm, numbers fall signi"cantly, with only a slight increase

again at +pm, tailing o. after - pm.

/verall, the graph shows that the station is most crowded in the

early morning and early evening periods.

)omputers %nternet in the 'rab

orld


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The chart shows striking di=erences in the level of computer and

&nternet penetration in the 'rab world.

The 6'> and ?uwait are by far the most computeri@ed countries,

with ;ebanon a distant third. The 6'> has over 1"0 computers for

every 1000 inhabitants, compared to ?uwait:s 1!0 and ;ebanon:s /0.

%n contrast, countries such as >gypt, Morocco and Syria have less

than 20 computers per 1000 inhabitants.

There are also great di=erences in &nternet use and availability. The

6'> has by far the highest proportion of users, with more than one-

third of its population using the &nternet. ?uwait and ;ebanon are

second and third again, with 100 users per thousand in ?uwait and +0

in ;ebanon. &n some countries the number using the &nternet is

negligible< Saudi 'rabia has less than 20 users per thousand, and

there are fewer than " users per thousand in Syria.

*ne unusual !eature of the graph is that &nternet use does not

seem to be directly related to the number of computers. &n several

countries Athe 6'>, ;ebanon, %ordan and *manB, there are more

&nternet users per thousand people than computers. #owever, in other

countries, such as ?uwait, Saudi 'rabia and Syria, the number of

&nternet users is lower than the number of computers.

&n summary, there are maor di=erences between computer use

and &nternet use in the 'rab world, but the 6'> clearly leads the

area in both number of computers and number of internet users per

capita.

2eart 'ttacks by 'ge and Gender


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The graph shows how age and gender in9uence the freCuency of heart attacs in the 6S.

;ess than / of all heart attacs occur in the 2-8 age group. The

number of women who su=er heart attacs in this group is negligible

8 only !000 per year, compared to 12!,000 men.

#owever the proportion of men and women with heart attacs rises

dramatically between " and /, with over half a million per year.

*ver 20,000 men a year in this age group have heart attacs. The

incidence amongst women increases 8 women have one heart attac

for every three men in this age group.

*ver the age of /", the number of men su=ering heart attacs only

increases slightly. #owever there is a huge increase in the number of

women with heart attacs 8 they comprise over 0 of all victims.

&n conclusion, men are more liely to be the victims of heart

attacs at all ages, but women are increasingly liely over the age of

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(ertility 3ates

The chart shows striking changes in the fertility rate of women in

si$ ulf countries E Saudi 'rabia, the 6'>, *man, Fatar, ?uwait and

4ahrain between 1--0 and 2000.

&n the ten year period, there was a decline in the number of

births per woman in all countries. The biggest declines were in two

countries which had low fertility rates at the start of the decade,

4ahrain and the 6'>.

)ertility rates vary greatly between the si$ countries. *man and

Saudi 'rabia had the highest rates, with over seven births per woman

in 1--0. This compared with around births per woman in 4ahrain

and the 6'>, and ust !." in ?uwait

4y 2000, the rate had !allen below three births per woman in

?uwait, 4ahrain and the 6'>, with a drop of over 2" in a decade in

the 6'>. #owever, in Saudi 'rabia and *man, the rates fell by ust

20, from .0 to ".".


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&n summary, there were maor decreases in birth rates in all

countries, but some countries in the region have double the fertility

rate of others.

/il +roduction )apacity

The graph shows *il Groduction 7apacity in millions of barrels per

day for selected ulf countries. There are several !eatures in this

graph.

The most signi(cant feature is that oil production will increase

sharply in almost all the countries shown. ?uwait and &raC are both

e4pected to double their output between 1--0 and 2010, with

?uwait:s production rising from 1.+ million barrels per day AbpdB in

1--0 to !.+ in 2010. &ran will also increase its output by a slightly

smaller amount. 'fter remaining steady at 2." million bpd from 1--0

to 2000, the 6'>:s output is e$pected to approach .0 million bpd in

2010. *nly Fatar:s production is predicted to !all, bac to 0.+

million bpd after a slight rise in 2000.


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#owever, the greatest increase will be from Saudi 'rabia. &n 1--0,

its output capacity at +." million bpd e4ceeded the combined

production of &ran, &raC and ?uwait. This lead is e4pected to

continue with a " increase in production to 1." million bpd 2010.

&n summary, while most of the countries are e$pected to show

increases, Saudi 'rabia will maintain and strengthen its position as

the maor producer.

2igher )ollege Graduates

The chart shows male and female graduates from the #igher

7olleges of Technology colleges in the 6'>.

The most outstanding !eature of the graph is female graduates

outnumber males in all the colleges. )or e$ample, in Dubai, there are

!0 more women graduates than men. There are also large

di=erences in 'l 'in and in 3as 'l ?haimah. #owever, the number of

men and women is almost eual in the colleges in 'bu Dhabi.


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There are also big di=erences in the si@es of the colleges. 3as 'l

?haimah has less than !00 students altogether, while 'bu Dhabi has

about /00 and Dubai has almost 1000

&n summary, women outnumber men in all the colleges, and there

are signi(cant di=erences in the si@es of the colleges.

%nternet *sage in Taiwan by 'ge

The graph shows changes in the age pro(le of &nternet users in

Taiwan between 1--+ and 2000.


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The piecharts show changes in 'merican spending patterns

between 1-// and 1--/.

)ood and cars made up the two biggest items of e$penditure in

both years. Together they comprised over half of household spending.

)ood accounted !or of spending in 1-//, but this dropped by

two thirds to 1 in 1--/. #owever, the outlay on cars doubled,

rising !rom 2! in 1-// to " in 1--/.

*ther areas changed signi(cantly. Spending on eating out doubled,

climbing from to 1. The proportion of salary spent on computers

increased dramatically, up from 1 in 1--/ to 10 in 1--/.

#owever, as computer e$penditure rose, the percentage of outlay on

boos plunged from / to 1.

Some areas remained relatively unchanged. 'mericans spent

appro4imately the same amount of salary on petrol and furniture in

both years.

&n conclusion, increased amounts spent on cars, computers, and

eating out were made up !or by drops in e$penditure on food and

boos.

Writing Task 1

Iou are advised to spend a ma$imum of 20 minutes on this tas.


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In June 1996, an experimental fu vaccine was trialled in a

large country

town on emales only

Write a report or a university tutor descri!ing t"e inormation

s"own in

t"e diagrams !elow

Iou should write at least 1"0 words.


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The diagrams show data for a 9u epidemic which hit a large country

town in 1--/. )igure 1 gives the number of persons who diedJ )igure 2

shows the percentage breadown of females who received a new 9u

vaccineJ and )igure ! gives the number of cases of 9u before andduring the epidemic.

&n )igure 1 it can be seen that the 9u was responsible for the deaths of

2 females but no males in the period from March to May. #owever,

from %une to 'ugust, there were female deaths and 1 male death.

'ccording to the pie chart in )igure 2, only those females most at ris

were given the new 9u vaccineJ 2+ did not tae part in the trial. *fthose females who too part, !" were aged Aover /" years oldBJ 2

were babies or childrenJ and 1! were either hospitalised or receiving

other medical attention.

)rom )igure ! it is clear that the new vaccine had a positive e=ect on

the number of new cases of 9u reported in females. There were ust

over 1000 cases reported in March, climbing rapidly to a pea of !"00

in %une. Thereafter, the number of cases dropped slowly to about 2+00

in 'ugust, before levelling o= at 2"00 for the rest of the year. )or

males, the (gures were lower but showed a similar trend throughout

the epidemic.


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Writing Task #

Iou are advised to spend a ma$imum of 0 minutes on this tas. Hrite

an essay for a university lecturer on the following topic<

T"e costs o medical "ealt" care are increasing all t"e time

$overnmentsare %nding it di&cult to !alance t"e "ealt" care !udget

'"ould citi(ens !e totally responsi!le or t"eir own "ealt"

costs and take

out private "ealt" insurance, or is it !etter to "ave a

compre"ensive "ealt"

care system w"ic" provides ree "ealt" services or all)

*iscuss

Iou should write at least 2"0 words.

' much debated issue these days is whether citi@ens should tae out

private health insurance or not. The cost of providing free medical care

for both the wealthy and the poor is far too great for any government,

and most people agree that if you can pay for insurance, you should. &n

this essay, & will argue that all who can a=ord it should be insured, butfree medical care must be made available for those too poor to do so.

The most important reason for encouraging people to tae out private

health insurance is the cost to the government of health care. )ree

health cover for people who are able to pay for it is a waste of public

money. *f course, people will only pay health insurance premiums if

they now that they are getting good value for their money. &f they get


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sic, they should pay very little or nothing at all. &n addition, the

privately insured are entitled to special bene(ts such as having the

choice of their own doctors, and being able to avoid long waiting lists

for hospital beds.

*n the other hand, those who really cannot a=ord to pay privateinsurance premiums, which are often very high, are still entitled as

citi@ens to the best medical care available 8 they cannot be e$pected to

pay their own medical bills. #owever, if they are woring, they should

still pay a percentage of their wage Asay 1 to 2B as a ta$ which pays

towards the cost of providing Kfree5 medical services.

&n conclusion, most people should privately insure their health, but

it is unreasonable to suppose that all citi@ens can a=ord it. Therefore,

a safety net in the form of a basic free health care system must e$ist

for the very poor and the unemployed

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