the number of cars on the road and the ridiculous number parked along every street, the pollution caused by all this traffic is a huge concern.
It is clear that governments must discuss the issue and then take action that will reduce the number of cars. At the moment, it seems they are putting the interests of the car manufacturers first. If the situation is allowed to continue, cities will simply be car parks and nobody will be able to breathe the air. Already, people wear masks.
The first step is to improve public transport. Underground systems need to be modern and safe, and buses should be more comfortable and less crowded. This could be achieved by having more buses and more bus routes. There should be a ban on cars in the city centre or high parking charges that could pay for public transport. In some cities, there is a charge to drive in the centre now. People could be encouraged to use bicycles more too. There are cycle lanes in all cities, but roads can still be dangerous.
All in all, I think people will only stop using cars when it is not convenient anymore or they cannot afford to do it. Personally, I think the only way to reduce the number of cars is to offer some tax deduction or other financial incentive to people who do not use them.
Unit 5, Listening 1E
1. stories (spelling mistake) 2. lectures (too many words used) 3. sitting around (too many words / words not used in recording)
4. to sell (answer grammatically wrong / words not used in recording)
5. true (word (truth) not used in recording)
Unit 5, Listening 2B 1. grants 2. in debt 3. public
Unit 5, Reading 2B 1. ii
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3.1% of time off, while men in this age group take only 2.2%.
Younger employees take off more time than older employees. In fact, workers over 60 take less time off than anyone else. In this age group, however, there is the biggest difference between the time taken off by men and women. Men over 60 take only 1.5% of work time off sick, while women take 2.1%.
All in all, it seems that the older employees are, the less time they take off sick.
Unit 5, Writing 3G
The pie charts show the various reasons why men and women take time off work as percentages. Although there are similarities, there are some noticeable differences too.
The most common reason for absence for both men and women is a short period of sickness. Nearly two thirds of time taken off by men is due to this, while for women it is just over half. Time taken off for more serious illness is about the same for men and women.
Women are more likely to take time off to care for a child or older relative. At 17%, this is the second most common reason for women to be absent. Caring for another person accounts for only 5% of time taken off by men.
Absence due to long-term disability or stress is similarly likely for both men and women as is a visit to the doctor or dentist. Men, however, are more than twice as likely to take time off due to accidental injury.
Workbook Unit 5, Writing task C
The bar chart shows how different percentages of people in different age groups enjoyed a number of selected free-time activities in the United Kingdom in 2011.
4. parties 5. bands 6. politics 7. paying back 8. reduced
The most common activity – watching TV – and the least common activity – arts and crafts – were more or less equally popular with all age groups, though a slightly higher percentage of older people enjoyed watching TV. Shopping was another activity equally popular with all age groups.
3. i 4. 9. E 12. NG 13. T Unit 5, Writing 3D
The bar chart shows the differences in the percentage of time that men and women in various age groups take off work in the United Kingdom because they are sick.
The first thing to say is that women take more time off work than men in every age group. Women between 25 and 34 are more likely to take time off work than anyone else. They take
The biggest variation was in playing computer games. While only 10% of over 65s enjoyed playing computer games, almost half of all 16–24s participated.
Unit 6, Listening 3B 1. E
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2. G 6. I
3. J 7. A
4. C 8. B
Pathway to IELTS 6.0 183 vi
Note that 7–10 can be in any order. 7. A
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10. F 14. F
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There were noticeable differences in the popularity of most other activities. Sport/exercise was significantly less common among the over 65s, while reading was slightly more popular. Fewer people in the youngest age group read frequently. DIY was mainly enjoyed by people in the middle age groups, but very little by younger people.
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