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...ThelinegraphcomparesaverageyearlyspendingbyAmericansonmobileandlandlinephoneservicesfrom2001to2010.Itisclearthatspendingonlandlinephonesfellsteadilyoverthe10-yearperiod,whilemobilephoneexpenditurerosequickly.Theyear2006marksthepointatwhichexpenditureonmobileservicesovertookthatforresidentialphoneservices.In2001,USconsumersspentanaverageofnearly$700onresidentialphoneservices,comparedtoonlyaround$200oncellphoneservices.Overthefollowingfiveyears,averageyearlyspendingonlandlinesdroppedbynearly$200.Bycontrast,expenditureonmobilesrosebyapproximately$300.Intheyear2006,theaverageAmericanpaidoutthesameamountofmoneyonbothtypesofphoneservice,spendingjustover$500oneach.By2010,expenditureonmobilephoneshadreachedaround$750,whilethefigureforspendingonresidentialserviceshadfallentojustoverhalfthisamount....Thediagramillustratesthevariousstagesinthelifeofahoneybee.Wecanseethatthecompletelifecyclelastsbetween34and36days.Itisalsonoticeablethattherearefivemainstagesinthedevelopmentofthehoneybee,fromeggtomatureadultinsect.Thelifecycleofthehoneybeebeginswhenthefemaleadultlaysanegg;thefemaletypicallylaysoneortwoeggsevery3days.Between9and10dayslater,eachegghatchesandtheimmatureinsect,ornymph,appears.Duringthethirdstageofthelifecycle,thenymphgrowsinsizeandshedsitsskinthreetimes.Thismoultingfirsttakesplace5daysaftertheegghatches,then7dayslater,andagainanother9dayslater.Afteratotalof30to31daysfromthestartofthecycle,theyoungadulthoneybeeemergesfromitsfinalmoultingstage,andinthespaceofonly4daysitreachesfullmaturity.(169words,band9)...ThechartcomparesaveragefiguresfortemperatureandprecipitationoverthecourseofacalendaryearinKolkata.ItisnoticeablethatmonthlyfiguresforprecipitationinKolkatavaryconsiderably,whereasmonthlytemperaturesremainrelativelystable.RainfallishighestfromJulytoAugust,whiletemperaturesarehighestinAprilandMay.BetweenthemonthsofJanuaryandMay,averagetemperaturesinKolkatarisefromtheirlowestpointataround20°Ctoapeakofjustover30°C.Averagerainfallinthecityalsorisesoverthesameperiod,fromapproximately20mmofraininJanuaryto100mminMay.Whiletemperaturesstayroughlythesameforthenextfourmonths,theamountofrainfallmorethandoublesbetweenMayandJune.Figuresforprecipitationremainabove250mmfromJunetoSeptember,peakingataround330mminJuly.Thefinalthreemonthsoftheyearseeadramaticfallinprecipitation,toalowofabout10mminDecember,andasteadydropintemperaturesbacktotheJanuaryaverage.(173words,band9)PostedbySimoninIELTS...Thebarchartscomparestudentsofdifferentagesintermsofwhytheyarestudyingandwhethertheyaresupportedbyanemployer.Itisclearthattheproportionofstudentswhostudyforcareerpurposesisfarhigheramongtheyoungeragegroups,whiletheoldeststudentsaremorelikelytostudyforinterest.Employersupportismorecommonlygiventoyoungerstudents.Around80%ofstudentsagedunder26studytofurthertheircareers,whereasonly10%studypurelyoutofinterest.Thegapbetweenthesetwoproportionsnarrowsasstudentsgetolder,andthefiguresforthoseintheirfortiesarethesame,atabout40%.Studentsagedover49overwhelminglystudyforinterest(70%)ratherthanforprofessionalreasons(lessthan20%).Justover60%ofstudentsagedunder26aresupportedbytheiremployers.Bycontrast,the30-39agegroupisthemostself-sufficient,withonly30%beinggiventimeoffandhelpwithfees.Thefiguresriseslightlyforstudentsintheirfortiesandforthoseaged50ormore.(178words,band9)...Thebarchartcomparesthenumberofincidentsandinjuriesforevery100millionpassengermilestravelledonfivedifferenttypesofpublictransportin2002.Itisclearthatthemostincidentsandinjuriestookplaceondemand-responsevehicles.Bycontrast,commuterrailservicesrecordedbyfarthelowestfigures.Atotalof225incidentsand173injuries,per100millionpassengermilestravelled,tookplaceondemand-responsetransportservices.Thesefigureswerenearlythreetimesashighasthoseforthesecondhighestcategory,busservices.Therewere76incidentsand66peoplewereinjuredonbuses.Railservicesexperiencedfewerproblems.Thenumberofincidentsonlightrailtrainsequalledthefigurerecordedforbuses,butthereweresignificantlyfewerinjuries,atonly39.Heavyrailservicessawlowernumbersofsucheventsthanlightrailservices,butcommuterrailpassengerswereevenlesslikelytoexperienceproblems.Infact,only20incidentsand17injuriesoccurredoncommutertrains.(165words,band9)...Thelinegraphcomparesthepercentageofpeopleaged65ormoreinthreecountriesoveraperiodof100years.Itisclearthattheproportionofelderlypeopleincreasesineachcountrybetween1940and2040.Japanisexpectedtoseethemostdramaticchangesinitselderlypopulation.In1940,around9%ofAmericanswereaged65orover,comparedtoabout7%ofSwedishpeopleand5%ofJapanesepeople.TheproportionsofelderlypeopleintheUSAandSwedenrosegraduallyoverthenext50years,reachingjustunder15%in1990.Bycontrast,thefiguresforJapanremainedbelow5%untiltheearly2000s.Lookingintothefuture,asuddenincreaseinthepercentageofelderlypeopleispredictedforJapan,withajumpofover15%injust10yearsfrom2030to2040.By2040,itisthoughtthataround27%oftheJapanesepopulationwillbe65yearsoldormore,whilethefiguresforSwedenandtheUSAwillbeslightlylower,atabout25%and23%respectively.(178words,band9)...Thetablesho