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WRITING TASK 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The table below shows the figures for people who consume in excess of 20 units of alcohol weekly
in the US, between 1979 and 2009.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons
where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.

Percentage of males and females in the US whose alcohol consumption is
above 20 units/week, by socio-economic group.

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Males between the age of 21 and 40

1979

1989

1999

2009

Professional

32

19

13

16

Managers

43

28

19

20

Non-manual

46

29

25

24

Skilled manual

58

41

31

32

Semi-skilled manual

58

48

40

38

Unskilled manual

63

49

40

44

All aged 21 - 40

53

38

29

27

1979

1989

1999

2009

Professional

34

20

10

15

Managers

37

28

17

19

Non-manual

37

29

27

23

Skilled manual

48

40

31

31

Semi-skilled manual

44

36

36

33

Unskilled manual

44

39

36

33

All aged 21 - 40

44

32

29

26

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Females between the age of 21 and 40

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WRITING TASK 2
You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.
Write about the following topic:
The number of days people are absent from work due to stress related illnesses is increasing year on
year. However, with developments in technology, life should be easier for many of us than in the
past. What then are the main causes of stress in today's society?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or
experience.
Write at least 250 words.

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Model Answer

The table shows the changes in the percentage of both male and female drinkers, between the age of
21 and 40, who consume over 20 units of alcohol per week. The data is spread over a 30 year period
and compares the trends for six socio-economic groups. Encouragingly, the consumption of more
than 20 units weekly became less common for all the groups between 1979 and 2009. However, it is
clear that throughout the period, there was a much higher proportion of drinkers above 20 units in
certain socio-economic groups than in others.
Regarding overall trends, the figures show a quite significant fall in the proportion of these drinkers,
both male and female. For men the percentage almost halved over the period and for women it fell by
approximately one third. Furthermore, the gap between the proportion of these men and women
narrowed from 9% in 1979 to just 1% in 2009.

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On a less positive note, the table clearly shows that drinking in excess of 20 units weekly remained
more prevalent among certain socio-economic groups than others. In 1979, about a third of

professional men drank over 20 units weekly compared to almost two thirds of unskilled manual
workers. With respect to the former, the proportion of these drinkers halved over the period, whereas
the latter group fell by just under a third.
To sum up, we can say that while drinking in excess of 20 units per week generally became less

popular in the US over the period, it became increasingly associated with the manual socio-economic
groups.

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What then are the main causes of stress in today's society?
We live in an era of high technology. New devices, designed to make life better and easier for us, are
released on a weekly basis. Why then do we seem to be seeing an increase in the amount of stress in
people's lives?
There now exists new causes of stress in today's modern world. The technology which is supposed to
make life easier and less stressful for us can sometimes have the opposite effect. For instance, the fact
that we now have gadgets and devices, at work and at home, all designed to do tasks more quickly, has
risen our expectations of how quickly things should be done. So now if we encounter delays, we
become more stressed than in the past. In addition, the introduction of some new technology usually
implies a change in the system. Getting used to these changes can be stressful in the short term.

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There are also many 'older' causes of stress which have not gone away simply because we are now
surrounded by new technology. Stresses inherent in trying to bring up children and provide for them

in the best possible way are as prevalent today as they always have been. Financial concerns, such as
our ability to pay the mortgage and the bills every month, is still a cause of severe stress for most
people. Another 'older' concern is of course our work. Stress from our desire to do a good job, to
meet deadlines and targets is still very much a part of most people's lives. Consequently, it is probably

unrealistic to expect to see a reduction in stress levels.
In conclusion, despite incredible advances in technology, there exits a combination of 'new' and 'old'
sources of stress which contribute significantly to the high levels of stress many of us still experience

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