PARTNER A
Modes of Communication
Topic: Compare the types of communication used in 1962 and in 1992.
Means of Communication, 1962
Means of Communication, 1992
Letter
10%
Phone
35%
Letter
50%
Computer
30%
Phone
60%
Computer
15%
Instructions. Look at the two pie
charts, then fill in the blanks for the odd numbers (1, 3, 5, etc.) below. After that, check
your answers with partner B. Partner B should give you hints about the answers, NOT just
tell you the answer Partner B will check his/her answers for the even numbers (2, 4, 6,
etc.) with you. Give your partner hints, NOT the answers themselves.
Hints:  “It means the same as …  ” “It’s the opposite of …”  “The first letter is …”
The two pie charts 1) ______________different methods of 2) communication used in
1962 and 1992. Three 3) ______________, telephone, computer, and letter, are 4) surveyed, and
there are 5) ______________ changes for each. What follows is a brief 6) description of these
shifts.
In 1962, letter writing was the 7) ______________ way to transmit 8) information,
accounting for 50% of the 9) ______________. However, by 1992, this figure 10) fell to just 10%,
the 11) ______________ of that year’s 12) figures. On the other hand, the use of the phone and
computer during the same 13) ______________ both rose dramatically. The telephone became
the most used form of communication, rising from 35% to 60%. 14) Similarly, computer use 15)
______________ to 30%.
To conclude, we can see some 16) important changes in the forms of communication 17)
______________ during the three decades: telephones replace letters as the most 18) popular
way to interact.
Word count: 136 (note: 135 or less means loss of a quarter
band, .25)
Adapted from http://www.askynz.com/ielts/write_skill2.html
Modes of Communication
Topic: Compare the types of communication used in 1962 and in 1992.
Means of Communication, 1962
PARTNER B
Means of Communication, 1992
Letter
10%
Phone
35%
Letter
50%
Computer
30%
Phone
60%
Computer
15%
Instructions. Look at the two pie charts,
then fill in the blanks for the even numbers (2, 4, 6, etc.) below. After that, check your answers with
partner A. Partner A should give you hints about the answers, NOT just tell you the answer Partner
A will check his/her answers for the odd numbers (1, 3, 5, etc.) with you. Give your partner hints,
NOT the answers themselves.
Hints:  “It means the same as …  ” “It’s the opposite of …”  “The first letter is …”
The two pie charts 1) compare different methods of 2) _________________ used in 1962
and 1992. Three 3) methods, telephone, computer, and letter, are 4) ____________, and there
are 5) significant changes for each. What follows is a brief 6) _______________ of these shifts.
In 1962, letter writing was the 7) preferred way to transmit 8) ______________, accounting
for 50% of the 9) total. However, by 1992, this figure 10) ______________ to just 10%, the 11)
smallest of that year’s 12) ______________. On the other hand, the use of the phone and
computer during the same 13) period both rose dramatically. The telephone became the most
used form of communication, rising from 35% to 60%. 14) ______________, computer use 15)
doubles to 30%.
To conclude, we can see some 16) ______________ changes in the forms of
communication 17) employed during the two decades: telephones replace letters as the most 18)
______________ way to interact.
Word count: 136 (note: 135 or less means loss of a quarter band, .25)
Adapted from http://www.askynz.com/ielts/write_skill2.html
Modes of Communication
Topic: Compare the types of communication used in 1962 and in 1992.
Means of Communication, 1962
ANSWER KEY
Means of Communication, 1992
Letter
10%
Phone
35%
Letter
50%
Computer
30%
Phone
60%
Computer
15%
Model Answer
The two pie charts 1) compare different methods of 2) communication used in 1962
and 1992. Three 3) methods, telephone, computer, and letter, are 4) surveyed, and there are
5) significant changes for each. What follows is a brief 6) description of these shifts.
In 1962, letter writing was the 7) preferred way to transmit 8) information, accounting
for 50% of the 9) total. However, by 1992, this figure 10) fell to just 10%, the 11) smallest of
that year’s 12) figures. On the other hand, the use of the phone and computer during the
same 13) period both rose dramatically. The telephone became the most used form of
communication, rising from 35% to 60%. 14) Similarly, computer use 15) doubles to 30%.
To conclude, we can see some 16) important changes in the forms of communication
17) employed during the two decades: telephones replace letters as the most 18) popular
way to interact.
Word count: 136 (note: 135 or less means loss of a quarter band, .25)
Adapted from http://www.askynz.com/ielts/write_skill2.html