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The pie charts below show the proportion of water used for different purposes in households in 1980 and 2008. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The two pie charts illustrate the way in which domestic water consumption was divided among five everyday activities in 1980 and, almost three decades later, in 2008.
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The pie charts below show the proportions of five types of books sold by a bookstore in 1972, 1992 and 2012. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The three pie charts illustrate how the share of sales held by five categories of books at one bookstore changed in 1972, 1992 and 2012.
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The maps below show a community centre as it is now and the plans for its renovation. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The two maps illustrate the current layout of a community centre and the changes planned for its renovation.
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The maps below show the site of a school in 1985 and the same site today. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The two maps illustrate how the grounds of a secondary school were altered between 1985 and the present day.
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The maps below show a seaside village in 1995 and the same village today. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The two maps illustrate how a small seaside village was developed between 1995 and the present day.
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The map below shows two possible sites for a new supermarket in the town of Garlsdon. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The map illustrates two proposed locations, S1 and S2, for a new supermarket serving the town of Garlsdon and three neighbouring settlements.
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The map below shows two possible sites for a new shopping mall in the city of Brandfield. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The map illustrates two possible locations, labelled S1 and S2, for a new shopping centre in the city of Brandfield.
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The map below shows the development of the village of Chorleywood between 1868 and 1994. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The map illustrates how the village of Chorleywood, situated near London, expanded in four stages between 1868 and 1994.
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The maps below show a bookshop before and after redevelopment. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The two maps illustrate how the interior of a bookshop was reorganised during a redevelopment.
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The bar chart below shows estimated world illiteracy rates by region and by gender for the last year. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart compares the proportion of illiteracy by region between male and female for the last year.
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The maps below show the layout of a hospital in 1980 and the changes made in 2025. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The two maps illustrate how the layout of a hospital was altered between 1980 and 2025.
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The table below shows the number of motor vehicles per 1,000 people in eight countries in 1990 and 2000. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The table illustrates how many cars, lorries and other vehicles were owned for every thousand residents in eight different nations in 1990 and again a decade later.
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The graph below shows the amount of money donated to developing countries by five organisations between 2008 and 2011. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where re

The line graph illustrates the sum of money, in millions of dollars, that five organisations donated to developing nations each year between 2008 and 2011.
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The graph below shows the consumption of four kinds of food per person in China between 1985 and 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph illustrates the annual consumption of grain, meat, vegetables and dairy produce per person in China, measured in kilograms, over the period from 1985 to 2010.
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The graph below shows the percentage of people in four age groups who visited museums in one country between 1980 and 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons whe

The line graph compares how often four different generations went to museums in a particular country over a thirty-year period from 1980 to 2010.
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The graph below shows the number of international tourist arrivals in five countries between 1995 and 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph illustrates how many overseas visitors, in millions, travelled to France, the USA, Spain, Italy and Turkey between 1995 and 2010.
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The graph below shows the unemployment rates in nine countries in 1994 and 2004. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph compares the percentage of the workforce without a job in nine countries in 1994 and again in 2004.
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The graph below shows the production levels of the main kinds of fuel in the UK between 1981 and 2000. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph illustrates how much petroleum, coal and natural gas the UK produced over two decades from 1981 to 2000, measured in million tonnes of oil equivalent.
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The maps below show a beachfront area in Australia in 1950 and today. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The two maps illustrate how a seaside area in Australia has changed between 1950 and the present day.
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The graph below gives information about changes in the birth and death rates in New Zealand between 1901 and 2101.Summarize the information be selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevan

The line graph illustrates information about New Zealand's changes in the birth and death rates over a period of 200 years.
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