Annual Spending of the Indian Rail Industry # Pie Chart

Question Writing task 1

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The three pie charts show the annual spending of the Indian rail industry in 1992, 2002 and 2012.

 

IELTS Dehradun topic: Annual spending of the Indian rail industry

The pie charts illustrate the variation in the running costs of the Indian railway in three separate year 2002.

 

IELTS Dehradun The pie charts illustrate the variation in the running costs of the Indian railway in three separate year 2012.

Answer: (Level band 8.5)

The pie charts illustrate the variation in the running costs of the Indian railway in three separate years 1992, 2002 and 2012.

In all three years, the greatest expenditure was on fuel and workers’ salaries including benefits. Fuel spending increased dramatically from 28% in 1992 to 38% in 2002 but the expenses reduced to their nominal value of 29% in 2012. Approximately, employees wages and benefits used the same proportion, 26-30%.

In the year 1992, one fifth of the annual budget went towards taxes and slightly less, 16%, was spent on resources such as equipment and rentals. Surprisingly, the smallest fraction, 10%, was expended on the modernization of railways in this year. In the next two decades, there were small fluctuations of the order of two percent in the expenditure on taxes. Comparitively, the budget for equipment saw a downward trend, ending at only four percent of the total in 2012. In a sharp contrast, the spending on railway development experienced a rising trend, growing from only 6% in 2002 to a whooping 20% by 2012.

Overall, staff salaries and fuel constituted the largest cost to the Indian railway, and while figures fluctuated for most categories, the modernization expenditure went up significantly.

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IELTS Speaking Sample Answer # Magazines And Newspapers

Magazines and newspapers are a form of print media to give information. Magazines are more topic centric, so there is a sport magazine or fashion magazine, newspapers, on the other hand are more general telling information from different areas.

Speaking Question: Which magazines and newspapers do you read (why)?

Answer A) I prefer reading magazines on travel. Being a travel host, it is very important for me to know about more places and understand them theoretically, before taking on my camera and team along side. Travel magazine also help me to understand the perspective of the other person for a same place that I have also visited. Apart from it, I like fashion magazines as well. Not for the reasons of fashion, I find them good entertainer when one wants to just spend time idly.

Answer B) I only read magazines and newspapers if I’m waiting someplace and they are there, and there is no other alternative. Most of the time, I prefer doing something on my phone. But, either ways, I like to read sports magazine. Cars and their engines excite me for the most part. I mean, there are fantastic cars out there and in magazines, a perfect description is given. Newspapers, I rarely read. I prefer getting the news on either phone or television.

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IELTS Speaking Sample Answer # Companies

Do you think all smaller companies will be replaced by bigger firms in near future?

Answer A) The world has become globalized and we can see bigger companies taking over the small businesses. But, I think this would not entirely replace the smaller business and all we would see will be large companies. There is a market for every kind of business and in my opinion it will exist even in future. It might even be possible that some big companies will collaborate or give orders to the smaller firms, allowing both to work independently.

Answer B) I think with the pace that the bigger companies are taking over small firms, it is quite possible that in upcoming years, small business will entirely vanish. The main issue with small scale companies comes with money, they often have less budget and therefore get limited. So, when a bigger company offers them money, they are more likely to agree to their demands. This trend will continue according to me, however, it might be possible that some small scale businesses exist, but overall, I don’t think so.

Answer C) According to me, anything could be possible. There are chances that bigger companies will overtake smaller ones but then there is also a possibility that small business come together and form a bigger enterprise, which can replace one single big company. I think it all depends on the optimism of small businesses, the more optimistic they will be, less likely they are to taken over.

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IELTS Speaking Sample Answer # Method Of Learning

Speaking Question: Which method of learning works best for you?

Answer A) For me, the combination of technology and books , works incredibly well. I prefer reading from books, but while making notes, I read the book and add more to the topic using internet. Sometimes I even go through the you tube videos available, that make understanding the concept more easier. Also, it so happens that the diagram is not properly given in the book, internet always comes to help. This way, I am able to be ahead of what is in the textbook and yet not get lost in the maze of information.

Answer B) The only way that I can learn is through seeing and listening to it. So, I go through the you tube videos on the topic before I even open a book. Knowing what is written, helps me understand it better. Once I am thorough with the video, I try and imagine what is written, this helps me in understanding things well. Also, I remember things for a longer time.

Answer C) I prefer reading books for learning or understanding concepts. Although, some people think that with advancement in technology, we must study from it, technology acts as more of disadvantage to me as more often I end up using facebook or something on you tube.

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