Writing Task 1 - Australian Coal Production

Task 1 requires to write at least 150 words. We should spend around 20 minutes on this task. This is my answer about the following topic:

The table below gives information about the Australian Coal Production by states, 1950-51 to 1985-86 (millios of tonnes).

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Year	Raw Coal
	NSW	Qld	SA	WA	Tas./Vic.	Australia
1950-51	12.9	2.3	0.3	0.9	0.3	16.7
1955-56	14.8	2.7	0.5	0.9	0.4	19.3
1960-61	18.5	3.1	1.0	0.8	0.3	23.7
1965-66	25.4	5.6	2.0	1.1	0.1	34.2
1970-71	35.7	14.3	1.6	1.2	0.2	53.0
1975-76	40.6	32.4	1.8	2.1	0.2	77.1
1980-81	58.3	42.8	1.7	3.1	0.3	106.2
1985-86	77.2	80.0	2.2	3.8	0.5	163.6

The information given in the table relates to the production capacity of raw coal by each state in Australia during a 36 year period from 1950 to 1986. The total amount of coal produced in Australia is given as well. It is obvious that coal production grew dramatically over that period.

NSW was Australia's top producer of raw coal from 1950-51 to 1980-81. NSW generated 12.9 millions of tonnes of raw coal in a950-51, turning to 77.2 millions of tonnes in 1980-1981. Qld was also prominent as it took second place within the same period. Qld succeded to produce just over 21 times more coal in 1980-81 with 42.8 millions of tonnes than 1950-51 at merely 2.3 millions of tonnes. In 1985-86, Qld replaced NSW in first rank since the raw coal produced by Qld (80.0 millions of tonnes0 exceed that of NSW (77.2 millions of tonnes).

During the period from 1950-51 to 1985-86, SA and WA occupied the third and the fourth ranks respectively, whereas Tas./Vic. completed the table in the fifth spot. Both SA and WA had gradual increase throughout the period. Meanwhile Tas./Vic. started its coal production record with 0.3 millions of tonnes in 1950-1951, fluctuated slightly and eventually reached 0.5 millions of tonnes in 1985-86.

Turning to the aggregate coal production, Australia generated 100 times more coal in 195-86 than that of in 1950-51.
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Writing Task 2 - the Best Age

Task 2 requires to write at least 250 words. We should spend around 40 minutes on this task. This is my answer about the following topic:

What do you think as the best age: childhood, adolescent, young adult hood, middle age, or old age? Give reasons for your choice!

Most people would think about the perfect age differently as all ages have their own benefits. However, personally I believe that childhood is the best age. It is a beautiful time where children have a lot of fun. That is because there is so much love, fewer responsibilities, and plenty time to play without worries.

Firstly, most people would get so much love and a huge deal of attention from others when they are kids. Kids commonly steal other family members' attention, not only their parents but also their extended family. Kids, therefore, would experience so much fun living in a lovely surrounding area.

Another reason why childhood is the perfect age is that kids might have fewer responsibilities. Compared to the next ages, they have far less duties to do. A prime example in this case is that they need not work to earn money for their lives as adults do. It would be much more relaxing to live without obligations to work because their necessities have been fulfilled by their parents.

Furthermore, kids may have so much time to play with no worries. Dissimilar to adults, who may find difficulties in balancing work and play, kids might feel free to spend their majority of time with others. There might be no worries about anything in kids' mind. As a result, kids may not even know what stress is.

For all of these reasons, it is clear that childhood might be the best age. Commonly, kids might be the subjects of others' love, might have less duties, and also might enjoy time with no worries.
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Writing Task 1 - Underground Railway Systems

Task 1 requires to write at least 150 words. We should spend around 20 minutes on this task. This is my answer about the following topic:

The table below gives information about the underground railway systems in six cities.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

City	Date Opened	Kilometres of Route	Passengers per Year (in millions)
London	1863	394	775
Paris	1900	199	1191
Tokyo	1927	155	1927
Washington DC	1976	126	144
Kyoto	1981	11	45
Los Angeles	2001	28	50

The table reveals three categories of information about underground railway systems in six cities, namely date opened, its length, and a total number of its passenger annually.

The underground railway system in London, which was firstly operated in 1863, is the oldest among the others. 143 years after that, precisely in 1900, Paris opened its railway system. It was followed by Tokyo, Washington DC, and Kyoto, which began running their railway system in the year 1927, 1976, 1981 respectively. Meanwhile, the railway system in Los Angeles, which was operated in 2001, was recorded as the newest one.

In terms of length, London is rated the first with 394 kilometers long. The next is Paris which is practically half the length of London's. This is then followed by Tokyo, Washington DC, and Los Angeles, with Kyoto completing the table in the last rank. Its railway route -11 kilometers long- accounts for approximately fiveteen times less than that of Tokyo (155 kilometers).

Turning to the total number of passengers in a year, Tokyo has the greatest number among others, with 1927 millions passengers, eventhough it ranked the third in length of the railway route. Paris came as the second serving 1191 millions passengers per year. Similar to its rank in length, Kyoto occupied the last rank, with only 45 million passengers.

Overall, the older the railway system, the longer the route of the railway system.
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