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IELTS writing 1

Academic Writing
Writing Task 1

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task

Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information below.

Write at least 150 words.

The graph below shows the different modes of transport used to travel to and from work in one European city in 1960, 1980 and 2000.

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Writing Task 2

You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Present a written argument or case to an educated reader with no specialist knowledge of the following topic.

It is inevitable that as technology develops so traditional cultures must be lost. Technology and tradition are incompatible - you cannot have both together.

To what extent do you agree or disagree?

You should use your own ideas, knowledge and experience and support your arguments with examples and relevant evidence.

Write at least 250 words.

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Anonymous said...: The graph shows the different modes of transport used to travel to and from work in one European city in 1960, 1980 and 2000. Over the forty year period from 1960 to 2000, in all four modes of transport use to travel has increased by car, while travel on foot has decreased.
The rate of using car has been greatest by increasing from 8% in 1960 to 38% in 2000. On the contrary, the rate of traveling on foot has decreased dramatically from 35% in 1960 to 10% in 2000.
Using bus for travelling has fluctuated from 20% in 1960 to around 28% in 1980 and decreased at 18% in 2000. Meanwhile, using bike has decreased sharply from 28% in 1960 to 23% in 1980 and continued decrease in 2000 at 8%.
The graph indicates that the year 2000 was changing point for the people in one European city to use mode of transport for traveling to and from work from on foot until using car.

Tety M.; 10:29 PM
Anonymous said...: The graph shows the different modes of transport used to travel to and from work in one European city in 1960, 1980 and 2000. Over the forty year period from 1960 to 2000, in all four modes of transport use to travel has increased by car, while travel on foot has decreased.
The rate of using car has been greatest by increasing from 8% in 1960 to 38% in 2000. On the contrary, the rate of traveling on foot has decreased dramatically from 35% in 1960 to 10% in 2000.
Using bus for travelling has fluctuated from 20% in 1960 to around 28% in 1980 and decreased at 18% in 2000. Meanwhile, using bike has decreased sharply from 28% in 1960 to 23% in 1980 and continued decrease in 2000 at 8%.
The graph indicates that the year 2000 was changing point for the people in one European city to use mode of transport for traveling to and from work from on foot until using car.

Tety M.; 10:29 PM
Anonymous said...: PRESENTATION THE GRAPH

The graph shows the number of the different modes of transport used to travel and work in one European city in 1960, 1980, and 2000.

The firstly, we can see the number of the bus transportation in one European city in 1960, 1980 and 2000 there were fluctuated such as in 1960 to just about 20% of total travelers, in 1980 there was upward trend to just over 25% of total travelers and in 2000 there was downward trend to just under 20 %.

The secondly, the number of the car transportation in one European city in 1960, 1980 and 2000 there were sharp increased such as in 1960 to just over 5% of total travelers, in 1980 there was increased dramatically to just about 25% of total travelers and also in 2000 there was sharp increased to just over than 35 %.

The thirdly, the number of the bike transportation in one European city in 1960, 1980 and 2000 there were decreased drastically such as in 1960 to just over 25% of total travelers, in 1980 there was downward trend to just over 20% of total travelers and in 2000 there was decrease dramatically to just under 10 %.

The fourthly, the number of traveling on foot in one European city in 1960, 1980 and 2000 there were sharp decreased such as in 1960 to just about 35% of total travelers, in 1980 there was sharp decreased to just under 20% of total travelers and also in 2000 there was downward trend to just about 10 %.

Created by : Pasrep Nurhadi; 11:46 AM
Anonymous said...: TECHNOLOGY

I disagree if it is inevitable that as technology develops so traditional cultures must be lost, even though technology and tradition are incompatible, we can have both together because some reason.

The first, it isn’t automatically inevitable that as technology develops so traditional cultures must be lost, even though technology and tradition are incompatible, we can have both together. For example, the previous the people moved any where by walking, after technology develops the people moved by riding bicycle, by motor cycle, by train, by car, and by plane, but now the people sometimes be happy walking and running for recreation and keep their healthy and also sometimes they feel miss for riding bicycle or by motorcycle. Both of technology develops and traditional cultures can be used together by people.

The second, it isn’t forever the technology can answer all the people’s living problem. For example, long time ago, we got information from mouth to mouth, and now we can get information from internet, but all information from internet are not really correct, we must compare it from the other information among other from mouth to mouth. Both of technology develops and traditional cultures can be used together by people.

The third, the technology cannot dominate human, but human can dominate the technology. For example USA attacked Iraq long time ago, but until now Iraq cannot be dominated by USA.

The finally, both of technology develops and traditional cultures will running and can be used together by the people.

Created by : Pasrep Nurhadi; 11:48 AM
Anonymous said...: In the year 1960s traveling walked or by food have very predominated such as those which we see in graph with storey level is 60 percent besides cycling or by bike also enough predominate with amount of the percentage of equal to 30. Travel by using car still lowest that is around 7 procent. To mentioned happened because at that moment car price still costly enough and represent very luxuriant needs. After in the year 1980s. After year 1980s usage of car start to increase trend to become 25 procent at the same time with make-up of usage of transportation public like bus. While usage of bicycle start to decrease trend and the core important traveller by walking of foot go sharply decrease trend about 15 percent. Finally in year 2000s usage of car to travel to to represent the way of which at most used in European that is around 35 percent and usage bicycle there was a downward trend. Why that moment was happened, maybe car’s price progressively decrease because new technology have been found and that make some materials of car more cheaps as a result car more heaps.

By Nanang; 9:24 AM
Anonymous said...: Answer task Two :

Not that all of the traditional character have to be eliminated or left absolutely, because not all that of the traditionals character are bad or inflexiblely. That way also with technological growth. Technological growth cannot wear absolutely without existence of filter which enough. Many our which we can evidence make example about combination from both the things for the application of in our life.
Talking about traditional character always remember in we mind something that have the character as like as anciently. Not that all is true. Look like Cycling if you want go to different place, this activity more healtly than going up by car or motor bike. Besides that going gone u bicycle not make polutan, practical, and surelly cheapest. Why we talked if cycling is practical because with cycling you will almost never deal with traffic jam, but if you by a car that means you will be cause from traffic jam. In another axample why traditional character can’t leave from your life, surelly you have manual note about your company activity. If you think that way not necesery, your statement is wrong. Possible your computer could be help to finish your job or works but if power of electric broke what your activity will be stop. Manual note will assist you during your computer not yet can be on.
Now explain about technology, new technology cannot altogether earn us wear without passing screening or filtering process. like for example in technological usage of internet, without us realize some of immorality have and bounce young man with existence of porno situs and or cybercrime. But beside that, surelly more gain we can take from technology. Satellite, external plane of space like appolo or chalanger, robbot, including about war equipments.
New technology must be compare and share with traditional character to complitelly our life perhaps more better our life in the future. Nothing that have the character of absolute in this life, not yet bad of course new and not yet of course better also.

By Nanang; 9:27 AM
Anonymous said...: Writing Task 1
As can be seen, the graph shows the different modes of transport used to travel to and from work in one European city in 1960, 1980 and 2000. Bus, car, bike, and foot are representing the different modes of transport used to travel and its expressed by percent of total travelers.
In 1960, foot took at the first place of transport used to travel by 35 % of total travelers and follow by bike and bus with over 25 % travelers. The last place was taken by car with just 25 % travelers used it. In 1980, people changed the way to travel and it was indicated that foot was leaved by travelers. There was sharp drop from 35 % to 15 % people used it to travel and it was followed by travelers used bike that was decreased to just over 20 %. In the opposite way people started choosing car to travel and for life style either. It can be seen the dramatic increased in percentage number of people used car from just over 5 % to 25 % travelers. In the same way, bus became a reasonable modes of transport to travel by travelers and it shows by the increased in percent from 20 % to more than 25 % travelers used bus. In the millennium year, triggered by the leap of technology improvement, life style, good infrastructures and well economic growth car became the fist mode of transport used to travel and shows by more over 35 % of total travelers used it. That condition made other modes of transport used to travel was really leaved by travelers. Bike was taken the car position in 1960 with just 5 % used by travelers to travel and it was followed by foot with just 10 % used by travelers. Although bus was still used by travelers in high number of percent, but the number of more than 15 % travelers used bus was indicated the downward trend.
In conclusion, time was changed the modes of transport used to travel by travelers to and from work in one European city and it was interfered by the leap of technology improvement, life style, good infrastructures and well economic growth.

Writing Task 2
Some people think that technology and tradition are incompatible. It is inevitable that as technology develops so traditional cultures must be lost.
From the daily point of view, there are number of technology develops, which give us a convenient life. We can get all information anytime and anywhere we want. There is internet so that we don’t have to worry about “ What shall we do when we need an information ?” While there are post office, library, and others places, we can make transaction as its used as traditional cultures.
When we think about technology develops, we enjoy going to surf the internet sites, chatting, send email and search information using search engine in the internet to get all information and use VoIP and multi media visual for teleconference to make communication with people around the world. Traditional cultures use post office, library, museum to get information and common telephone to make a communication. When it comes to socialization, the technology develops such as an internet eliminated the boundaries time and distance while traditional cultures still depend on time and distance.
Think about document : there are many filling cabinet, paper, room to keep document in traditional cultures. Technology developing make document look simple. The computer, CD and DVD media, USB drive, hard drive, and diskette was changed the role of storage.
In this case, I prefer to look technology and traditional culture on that way. I feel comfort and enjoy using technology. With technology life become simple and no time waste. Traditional culture have to much gap and hole to trick and create opportunities to cheat likes birocration and corruption. Traditional culture make us stuck and waste the time. I agree that technology and tradition are incompatible. It is inevitable that as technology develops so traditional cultures must be lost and it will be happen for somehow and sometime. It just a matter of time.

- Ditya -; 10:03 AM
Anonymous said...: The different modes of transport used to travel in one European city
in 1960, 1980 and 2000

As can be seen in the graph about the different modes of transport used to travel to and from work in one European city in 1960, 1980 and 2000, expressed about modes of transport bus, car, bike and foot in the form of percent.
Happened change of graph which each other is contrary especially between usage car and by foot, which is graph of car showing graph go up , but on the contrary by foot show tendency of graph go down.
Top increasing usage of car happened in the year 2000 , almost forty percent, and this indicate that in European city, car is modes most favorite transport, but in contrary indicate lowest graph.
If we see in the graph , in 1960 by foot had dominated all of modes of transport in one European city, it indicated that at that moment towny still moved in short distance and still reachedable.
Like graph by foot, that way also with bicycle , from year to year show down tendency , there are many possibility.

Created by : Agung Dasa Febri; 10:04 AM
Anonymous said...: Between technology and tradition

If we talk about technology and culture like to see two sides of coin, both there must be and cannot eliminating each other. Because tradition is informal rule and technology is something to fasilitate our life.
We all know, by technology we will get almost everything and feel easier, for the example how the people move from one place to other place rapidly , without technology those are nonsense. But technology not always everything, because there are certain matter which cannot be finished by technology , eventhough technology is not impossible cause bad to environment .
In Parahyangan land is recognized by term of ‘ pamali ’ , it mean don’t do that , and almost of all people ( tribe of sunda ) will adhere this matter , without enquiring many. For example there is informal law if we will get about procedures to take of firewood in forest. here there is order that we may not cut away tree promiscuously , but us only permitted just for dry wood , if impinged hence we will get summons even is dubious the than ‘ power of forest ‘ , and people even also will not dare to impinge , so that with forest ’ pamali ‘ remain to make everlasting , but with technolology exactly our forest become destroying.
So that we can not oppose between tradition and technology , all we need , during we all use rightly. By technology our life will be easier and by tradition our life will be balancing .

Created by : AGUNG DASA FEBRI; 10:06 AM
Anonymous said...: Wind Power in The United Stated

Questions 1 – 5

The failure during the late 1970s and early 1980s of an attempt to establish a widespread wind power industry in the United Stated resulted largely from the (1)decline in oil prices during this period. The industry is now experiencing a steady (2)growth due improvements in technology and an increased awareness of the potential in the power of wind. The wind turbines that are now being made, based in part on the (3)recognition of wide-ranging research in Europe, are easier to manufacture and maintain than their predecessors. This has led wind-turbine makers to be able to standardise and thus minimise (4)operating costs There has been growing (5)stability of the importance of wind power as an energy source.

Questions 6 – 10

6. The recent installation of systems taking advantage of economies of scale ( B )
7. The potential of meeting one fifth of current US energy requirements by wind power ( B )
8. The level of acceptance of current wind turbine technology ( A )
9. A comparison of costs between conventional and wind power sources ( A )
10. The view of wind power in the European Union ( C )

A – provides evidence against claims that electricity produced from wind power is relatively expensive.

B – supports claims that wind power is an important source of energy.

C - opposes the view that the wind power technology requires further development.

- Ditya -; 10:06 AM
Anonymous said...: Task 1

The graph shows a very striking trend in the models of transport used to travel to and from work in European City in 1960, 1980 and 2000. According to the graph total travelers who used bus shows the fluctuation. Until 1980, it was increased from 20% to more 25% but after 1980 there has been a decrease of around 10%. During forty years, total travelers who used car has been a sharp increase of around 30% from 1960 to 2000. Models of transport by bike and foot there has been a decrease in total travelers. The greatest decrease showed in models of transport by foot about 25%. It was compared to models of transport by bike that only about 20%.

By LILI WS; 10:16 AM
Anonymous said...: THE GRAPH OF THE DIFFERENT MODES OF TRANSPOT

According to the bar chart, there are four different modes of transport used to travel to and from work in one European city in 1960, 1980 and 2000.

In 1960, people enjoyed traveling to and from work by foot. That is shown by the percentage on foot was the highest (35 %). While by car was the lowest, just about 7.5 %. In 1980, by bus was the favorite mode because the number of travelers used it reaching the highest (27.5 %). Otherwise, by foot wais the lowest (17.5). In 2000, a car was appropriate choice for traveling. At this time traveling by car wsa the highest (37.5 %). Whereas by bike is the lowest (7.5 %).

In conclusion, most of Europeans prefer to travel to and from work by car. It’s shown by the bar chart that by car had a sharply increase at the three decades.

Created by : ISHERI

TECHNOLOGY AND TRADITIONAL CULTURES

Technology and traditional cultures are two different conditions. One is a way to make life better and another is a condition to maintain the old values and belief at people life. So, it is difficult to apply technology at traditional cultures.

People keep traditional cultures don’t want to change the condition with a new thing. They think their ways that do in daily activities is the best, so everything that influence and change it, they refuse them. Beside that, they want to keep ancestor heritage. For example, the government will build a dam for collecting water to avoid flood and establish electrical power. So, that building won’t be realized because they stop and make demonstration against that plan.

Moreover, they are introverts. People are happy to stay at their race and far from the crowd. For instance, some people who live at the remote area don’t want to be disturbed and live naturally.

In conclusion, although a technology applied has a barrier at the people that have so traditional cultures, we have to be patient and attempt to give them understanding about the utility of technology for the human life.

Created by : ISHERI; 10:30 AM
Anonymous said...: Task 1

PRESENTATION IN THE GRAPH

The graph show as indicator different modes of transport used to travel to and from work in one European City in 1960, 1980, 2000. As can be seen from in 1960, the used to travel by foot very popular and have top rank of about 35% than by bus, car, bike as the standard of living at the time and economic indicator developing country.
And above in 1980, we can seen on the graph have changes of opinion used to travel 180 degrees especially by foot drooped dramatically each year of about 18% and so by bike degreased rapidly of about 25% cause the life people have been the highest quality of live and highest mobility until demand speed time get something as much used with personal car to support activity every time.
From 1980 to 2000 the used to travel by car especially personal car a very sharp increase till of about 12% as people had the highest GNP per head and industrialized country even if people compete bought new car each year and further would have problem the street crowded and high pollution as much car.
Meanwhile from 1960 to 2000, we can seen on the graph used by bus to travel to and from work the graph show fluctuated of about 5% each ten years. Cause the people used personal car in activity dailly the street crowded or limitedness parking place and sometimes the people choose alternatives travel like used by bus.
In conclusion, the graph show as indicator change style life people especially above in 1980, where incomes high can see economic indicator and industrialized country cause people become consumptives to bought anything conform it’s want.

Created by : S. PANJAITAN

Task 2

TECHNOLOGY

I disagree about the statement as technology develops so traditional cultures must be lost. As long as much opinion have the negatives think about technology as if have impact to evict traditional culture be lost even if the people become afraid to effect from technology. That opinion not true because traditional culture be lost cause many factor as lower nationality, apathies youth, drugs and it’s not effect from technology but the diverge used of technology. So we can see reality Japan apply function of technology and traditional culture by compatible and combine until Japan-an industrialized country- had the highest GNP, where technology develops so traditional culture to go forward. Here we can compare for example technology and traditional by compatible and diverge used of technology.
The first, once upon ago before revolution industrialized the find, where the people life environmental place very limited space and time until the people under development. Then after the revolution industrialized since find of the technology machine, the people usually have used of transport to travel to and from place by foot until need along time, but today we can go the there by plane need short time.
The seconds, the used technology nuclear. The technology nuclear very important to life people especially like USA-an industrialized country used nuclear as source of energy. This problem is technology nuclear diverge used for bomb can killed or war.

Created by : S. PANJAITAN; 11:09 AM
Anonymous said...: Task 1

The chart illustrates the different modes of transport used to travel to and from work in one European city in 1960, 1980 and 2000. There are four categories which represent the mode of transport, such as bus, car, bike and foot.

It can be seen, the graph shows that in 1960 people who traveled by using bus reached 20%. In the next two decades it peaked 27.5 %, but in 2000 it decreased up to 17.5 %.So, in three periods, it tends to fluctuate.

Meanwhile,people who traveled by using car tend to increase. In 1960, there were only 7.5% people used this mode of transport.There is a slight increase. In the next twenty years, 1980, there was a slight increase; it was up to 17.5 %. In 2000, it also increased dramatically, it was about 37.5%.

On the other hand, there were slight decreases in the third and fourth graph; such as people traveled using bike and foot. In the third category- by bike- shows the decrease of people traveled using this simple transport. The people who traveled using bike and foot is dramatically decrease in 2000. In 1960, there was a peak about 27.5%. In the next two decades (1980), it tends to decrease, it was about 22% and the lowest decrease happened in 2000. It was only 7.5 % people who used bike to travel to and from work.

In the forth category-traveling by foot-it tends to decrease. In 1960, it peaked 35 %. It also decreased dramatically, it was about 17.5%. So, it was almost 50% decrease. Until 2000, it decreased up to 10%.

In summary, in one European city, people tend to use car to travel to and from work than travel by bike or foot.

task 2

"Technology and tradition are incompatible", It is reality. I do not agree to this statement. Technology is new invention or creation, meanwhile tradition is characteric of the people's lives. the problem is how they can apply this technology in their lives without disturbing their tradition. I think that technology and tradition are charecteristic and unique. People should keep them live together

Let say, a new invention should not "destroy" the tradition in their day lives. For example,in Japan, a high technology in house contruction can be applied in their tradional-style house . However, they use this new invention, they still keep the model and style. It is ok, because they can support each other. The other example, in Java, we can see that they still use their tradional customs, mean while they have applied the new technolgy in making the custom, such as designing the model by using computer, coloring or making the materials by using new technology.

in another word, technology and tradition should be in the same portion.

task 3

1. decline
2. growth
3. product costs
4. operating costs
5. results
6. a
7. b
8. a
9. c
10. b

machmud s; 12:42 PM
Anonymous said...: Writing Task I

The graph shows the different modes of transport used to travel by bus, car, bike and foot to and from work in one European city in 1960, 1960, and 2000. In the year of 2000, there are large difference modes of transport between by car and by bike. The travellers went to work by car reaching the highest transport up to 37 % but the other travellers used to travel by bike was relatively low around 7,5 %.

It can be seen in the graph that the travellers went to work by bus had been steady around 18 % to 32 % in the year of 1960, 1980 and 2000. It was increased more moderately going by car from just over 8 % to nearly 37 % of total travellers in those years.

On the contrary, it was dramatically dropped from about 28 % to 7,5 % of travellers using bike in 1960, 1980 and 2000. Almost 35 % of people in one European city liked strongly to work on foot in the year of 1960, but it was a downward trend to 17 % for the people in that city in 1980 and in 2000, people in that city didn't like going to work on foot anymore. There was only 10 % of total travellers going on foot.

The bigest different modes of transport used to travel in 2000 is between car and bike. 37 % of travellers used the car and only around 7,5 % used the bike to work.

Reading I

The failure during the late 1970s and early 1980s of an attempt to establish a widespread wind power industry in the United States resulted largely from the (1) decline in oil prices during this period. The indeustry is now experiencing a steady (2) growth due to improvement in technology and an increased awareness of potential in the power of wind. The wind turbines that are now being made, based in part on the (3) recognition of wide ranging research in Europe, are easier to manufacture and maintain than their predecessors (4) operating costs. There has been growing (5) stability of the importance of wind power as an energy sourc.

(6) The recent installation of systems taking of economies of scale B

(7) the potential of meeting one fifth of current US energy requirements by wind power. B

(8) The level of acceptance of current wind turbine technology. A

(9) A comparison of costs between conventional and wind power sources. A

(10) The view of wind power in the European Union. C

Sri Saptari; 1:45 PM
Anonymous said...: Writing Task I

The graph shows the different modes of transport used to travel by bus, car, bike and foot to and from work in one European city in 1960, 1960, and 2000. In the year of 2000, there are large difference modes of transport between by car and by bike. The travellers went to work by car reaching the highest transport up to 37 % but the other travellers used to travel by bike was relatively low around 7,5 %.

It can be seen in the graph that the travellers went to work by bus had been steady around 18 % to 32 % in the year of 1960, 1980 and 2000. It was increased more moderately going by car from just over 8 % to nearly 37 % of total travellers in those years.

On the contrary, it was dramatically dropped from about 28 % to 7,5 % of travellers using bike in 1960, 1980 and 2000. Almost 35 % of people in one European city liked strongly to work on foot in the year of 1960, but it was a downward trend to 17 % for the people in that city in 1980 and in 2000, people in that city didn't like going to work on foot anymore. There was only 10 % of total travellers going on foot.

The bigest different modes of transport used to travel in 2000 is between car and bike. 37 % of travellers used the car and only around 7,5 % used the bike to work.

Reading I

The failure during the late 1970s and early 1980s of an attempt to establish a widespread wind power industry in the United States resulted largely from the (1) decline in oil prices during this period. The indeustry is now experiencing a steady (2) growth due to improvement in technology and an increased awareness of potential in the power of wind. The wind turbines that are now being made, based in part on the (3) recognition of wide ranging research in Europe, are easier to manufacture and maintain than their predecessors (4) operating costs. There has been growing (5) stability of the importance of wind power as an energy sourc.

(6) The recent installation of systems taking of economies of scale B

(7) the potential of meeting one fifth of current US energy requirements by wind power. B

(8) The level of acceptance of current wind turbine technology. A

(9) A comparison of costs between conventional and wind power sources. A

(10) The view of wind power in the European Union. C

Sri Saptari; 1:45 PM

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