艾倫休閒小舖

Useful Materials for Task 1
(Adapted from China Post and Reader Digest)
Brazilians feel the most pressure to be thin, the Finns acutely(敏銳地、劇烈地) aware of the dangers of obesity, and Americans have the toughest struggle to lose weight, according to a global survey.

Table  Writing Sample for IELTS B CLASS
(1) Country of Origin of New Cars Sold in the USA in 2000 & 2005
The table illustrates the number of new cars sold in the USA in 2000 and 2005 and the four major countries that they came from. In general,  there was a slight decrease in the number of cars sold over the period and, in particular, in the number of American cars.
In 2000, the largest number of cars sold in the USA was locally produced Americans cars, at 4.2 millio. 2.2 million Japanese cars were sold, and smaller numbers from South Korea and Germany, at 1.2 million and 0.2 million respectively. In 2005, this changed significantly. The number of American cars dropped considerably, to 2.6 million,and there was a significant rise in the number of Japanese cars sold, at 3.4 million. Sales of South Korea cars stayed unchanged, at 1.1 million, and there was a small increase in German cars, to 0.3 million in 2005.

European government bonds

Rollercoaster
The European Union's financial-stability package has calmed markets

Bar Chart Model 3 Sample for IELTS D CLASS
The bar chart shows the places where advertisements for a popular sportswear company were first seen. Overall, most people in the older age group saw the advertisement on television while most younger people saw it on the Internet for the first time. In the under 45 group, 20,000 people saw the advertisement for the first time on the Internet, followed by 12,500 who saw it in the newspapers. The same number of people aged under 45 saw it on TV as on billboards, at 10,000. Twice as many people over the age of 45 saw the advertisement on television as on billboards, at 25,000 and 12,500 respectively. Fewer people in that age group saw the sportswear advertisement in newspaper and on the Internet, at around 7500 and 5,000 respectively.

作者高志豪 TOEIC Bridge多益普級英語測驗台灣地區協辦中心執行長
ann
year年；yearly每年的
★變形→enn
annals
ann , year + al , pertaining to + s , pl.
n. 年鑑 (yearly records)

Without capital punishment (the death penalty) our lives are less secure and crimes of violence increase. Capital punishment is essential to control violence in society.
        To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
 
Band: 8

摘自--高志豪 TOEIC Bridge多益普級英語測驗,台灣地區協辦中心執行長
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alter
other另外的，其他的，不同的
★變形→ali, allo, hetero
altruist
altr , alter , other+ ist , person , n.s.
n. 利他主義者，愛他主義者
→ egoism n. 利己主義，自我主義