Questions 1-10 Complete the table below. Write one word and / or a number

Useful language: ‘accounted for’ and ‘made up’
Suggested answers
a Plastics accounted for nearly half of all household 
waste in 2017.
b Cars accounted for more than 80% of the total 
number of vehicles in cities.
c Renewable energy sources accounted for just 14.9% 
of all electricity generation in the UK in 2013.
Exam Practice
Action plan reminder
1 
a
It tells you to spend 20 minutes answering
the task.
b
It reminds you about the main topic of the data 
provided, what is needed for the task and that at 
least 150 words are required.
2 
a
The charts show the proportion of expenditure by 
students in two different years.
b
Select and report the main features and make 
comparisons.
c
100
d
Time
3 
a
There is a ten-year gap between them.
b
What students spent their money on. 
4 
a
what is written in the task
b
No. You must select what is most important.
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c
No. You must not give your own views, only what 
is presented in the chart. If you do so, you will 
lose marks.
d
No
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Exam Practice 
Sample answer
The two charts show how, on average, students in one 
university divided their spending across seven areas, in 
2010 compared with 2000. It is noticeable that the two 
biggest areas for expenditure – food and utilities – between 
them accounted for over half the total outlay in both years. 
However, it is also worth noting that the proportion of 
spending on food and drink remained the same, at 29%, 
while figures for utilities rose quite significantly, from 21% 
to 27%. One small but significant statistic was that while 
eating at home accounted for the same percentage in 
2010 as in 2000, eating out made up a higher percentage, 
rising from 4% to 8%. Another striking change was the 
proportion of spending on clothing: this went down 
markedly, from 16% to just 5% in 2010. Three other areas 
saw no or hardly any alteration: the portion of spending 
on sports and cultural activities remained at 17% in both 
years, spending on transport rose by 1% to 9%, while the 
proportion on holidays remained exactly the same, at 5%.