ThelinegraphcomparesaverageyearlyspendingbyAmericansonmobileandlandlinephoneservicesfrom2001to2010.Itisclearthatspendingonlandlinephonesfellsteadilyoverthe10-yearperiod,whilemobilephoneexpenditurerosequickly.Theyear2006marksthepointatwhichexpenditureonmobileservicesovertookthatforresidentialphoneservices.In2001,USconsumersspentanaverageofnearly$700onresidentialphoneservices,comparedtoonlyaround$200oncellphoneservices.Overthefollowingfiveyears,averageyearlyspendingonlandlinesdroppedbynearly$200.Bycontrast,expenditureonmobilesrosebyapproximately$300.Intheyear2006,theaverageAmericanpaidoutthesameamountofmoneyonbothtypesofphoneservice,spendingjustover$500oneach.By2010,expenditureonmobilephoneshadreachedaround$750,whilethefigureforspendingonresidentialserviceshadfallentojustoverhalfthisamount.Thediagramillustratesthevariousstagesinthelifeofahoneybee.Wecanseethatthecompletelifecyclelastsbetween34and36days.Itisalsonoticeablethattherearefivemainstagesinthedevelopmentofthehoneybee,fromeggtomatureadultinsect.Thelifecycleofthehoneybeebeginswhenthefemaleadultlaysanegg;thefemaletypicallylaysoneortwoeggsevery3days.Between9and10dayslater,eachegghatchesandtheimmatureinsect,ornymph,appears.Duringthethirdstageofthelifecycle,thenymphgrowsinsizeandshedsitsskinthreetimes.Thismoultingfirsttakesplace5daysaftertheegghatches,then7dayslater,andagainanother9dayslater.Afteratotalof30to31daysfromthestartofthecycle,theyoungadulthoneybeeemergesfromitsfinalmoultingstage,andinthespaceofonly4daysitreachesfullmaturity.(169words,band9)ThechartcomparesaveragefiguresfortemperatureandprecipitationoverthecourseofacalendaryearinKolkata.ItisnoticeablethatmonthlyfiguresforprecipitationinKolkatavaryconsiderably,whereasmonthlytemperaturesremainrelativelystable.RainfallishighestfromJulytoAugust,whiletemperaturesarehighestinAprilandMay.BetweenthemonthsofJanuaryandMay,averagetemperaturesinKolkatarisefromtheirlowestpointataround20°Ctoapeakofjustover30°C.Averagerainfallinthecityalsorisesoverthesameperiod,fromapproximately20mmofraininJanuaryto100mminMay.Whiletemperaturesstayroughlythesameforthenextfourmonths,theamountofrainfallmorethandoublesbetweenMayandJune.Figuresforprecipitationremainabove250mmfromJunetoSeptember,peakingataround330mminJuly.Thefinalthreemonthsoftheyearseeadramaticfallinprecipitation,toalowofabout10mminDecember,andasteadydropintemperaturesbacktotheJanuaryaverage.(173words,band9)PostedbySimoninIELTSThebarchartscomparestudentsofdifferentagesintermsofwhytheyarestudyingandwhethertheyaresupportedbyanemployer.Itisclearthattheproportionofstudentswhostudyforcareerpurposesisfarhigheramongtheyoungeragegroups,whiletheoldeststudentsaremorelikelytostudyforinterest.Employersupportismorecommonlygiventoyoungerstudents.Around80%ofstudentsagedunder26studytofurthertheircareers,whereasonly10%studypurelyoutofinterest.Thegapbetweenthesetwoproportionsnarrowsasstudentsgetolder,andthefiguresforthoseintheirfortiesarethesame,atabout40%.Studentsagedover49overwhelminglystudyforinterest(70%)ratherthanforprofessionalreasons(lessthan20%).Justover60%ofstudentsagedunder26aresupportedbytheiremployers.Bycontrast,the30-39agegroupisthemostself-sufficient,withonly30%beinggiventimeoffandhelpwithfees.Thefiguresriseslightlyforstudentsintheirfortiesandforthoseaged50ormore.(178words,band9)Thebarchartcomparesthenumberofincidentsandinjuriesfore...
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