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题目：Universities should accept equal numbers of male and female students in every subject. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
范文：
In my opinion, men and women should have the same educational opportunities. However, I do not agree with the idea of accepting equal proportions of each gender in every university subject.
Having the same number of men and women on all degree courses is simply unrealistic. Student numbers on any course depend on the applications that the institution receives. If a university decided to fill courses with equal numbers of males and females, it would need enough applicants of each gender. In reality, many courses are more popular with one gender than the other, and it would not be practical to aim for equal proportions. For example, nursing courses tend to attract more female applicants, and it would be difficult to fill these courses if fifty per cent of the places needed to go to males.
Apart from the practical concerns expressed above, I also believe that it would be unfair to base admission to university courses on gender. Universities should continue to select the best candidates for each course according to their qualifications. In this way, both men and women have the same opportunities, and applicants know that they will be successful if they work hard to achieve good grades at school. If a female student is the best candidate for a place on a course, it is surely wrong to reject her in favour of a male student with lower grades or fewer qualifications.
In conclusion, the selection of university students should be based on merit, and it would be both impractical and unfair to change to a selection procedure based on gender.
The map shows the growth of a village called Chorleywood between 1868 and 1994.
It is clear that the village grew as the transport infrastructure was improved. Four periods of development are shown on the map, and each of the populated areas is near to the main roads, the railway or the motorway.
From 1868 to 1883, Chorleywood covered a small area next to one of the main roads. Chorleywood Park and Golf Course is now located next to this original village area. The village grew along the main road to the south between 1883 and 1922, and in 1909 a railway line was built crossing this area from west to east. Chorleywood station is in this part of the village.
The expansion of Chorleywood continued to the east and west alongside the railway line until 1970. At that time, a motorway was built to the east of the village, and from 1970 to 1994, further development of the village took place around motorway intersections with the railway and one of the main roads.
浏览近几年来各地中考语文试题，我们会注意到，图表类材料不时出现在一些地方的中考语文试题中，并有方兴未艾的趋向。这类题型的出现无疑使较为单一的文字材料变得活泼而生动。而且图文转换综合考查考生对材料的分析能力，它要求从原始材料中筛选信息，进行分析、综合，并运用简明的语言概括出观点。近年各省市中考语文科的命题，更加突出对考生语文综合能力的考查，注重考生创造能力的发挥，试题注意情境的设置，内容更贴近现实生活，体现语文学科的基础性、工具性特点。在这些思想的指导下，图表分析题型理应得到重视。下面我结合海口市的一道中考题来谈谈图表分析题的解题思路。
下面是对不同学段学生体育锻炼的科学性的调查。阅读下表，你得出什么结论？
体育锻炼的科学性
参与运动前的准备活动
活动结束做整理
无所谓
不需要
无所谓
结论：
第一步：仔细审读。包括审读图表的标题、内容和题目要求。有些细节（如表注）也要认真审读。
一审标题。标题往往是对整个图表内容的概括，反映了图表的主题。因此标题对我们答题起到了提示、指向作用。抓住了标题，就圈定了答题的范围，把握了答题的主题，明确了解题方向，答题就不会走题。上题中图表的标题为“体育锻炼的科学性”，也就告诉我们表格反映的是不同学段对体育锻炼科学性的认识的深浅，而不仅是不同学段参加体育锻炼人数的不同了。
二审图表。图表是得出结论或反映问题的主要依据。在审图表时，要特别重视数据变化。数据的变化往往说明了某项问题，而这可能正是这个材料的重要之处，这也是得到结论的源头。我们可对图表中的数据进行横向和纵向的比较，在比较中发现变化，发现差距，发现问题，从而得出结论。上题中，通过横向比较表中的数据可以看出差距：不同学段的学生认识不到体育锻炼科学性（认为“无所谓”和“不需要”）人数占总人数的比例要远远高于认识到体育锻炼科学性（“做了”）的比例；通过纵向比较表格中的数据可以看出这样一种变化趋势：随着年级的升高，“做了”人的数比例越来越高，而认为“无所谓”和“不需要”的人数比例越来越低。
三审要求。根据考题要求提供的“信息”，带着“问题”审读图表，使审读图表更具指向性，更准确地把握图表的中心（尤其是在有些图表没有标题，但在题目要求中告诉你这是一张什么图表时）。同时也只有根据要求答题，才能有的放矢，避免答题偏向。
第二步：认真思考。在前面仔细审题的基础上，根据观察所得，结合标题、图表内容和要求，运用比较、分析、综合、判断、推理等思维方法进行思考，分析出表中有关材料的相互联系，从中找出规律性的东西。上题中，我们把通过横向纵向比较看出的内容，进行分析、综合、判断，不难得出这样的结论：“不同学段的学生都不太注意体育锻炼的科学性，对体育锻炼的科学性认识比较肤浅，但随着年级的升高注意体育锻炼科学性的人数比例在提高，说明对体育锻炼科学性的认识在提高。”
第三步：准确表述。首先要根据要求来答题，问什么答什么，怎样问怎样答；其次，归纳概括是这类题目的共同点，不少题目常有字数限定，所以语言表达一定要简明、扼要、有条理。上题的结论就可以概括为“学生普遍对体育锻炼的科学性认识较肤浅，但随着年级的升高对此认识也逐渐提高。”
总之，解答看图表述题时一个完整的过程：仔细审题是前提，认真思考是关键，准确表述既是目的又是终结。只要掌握了解题技巧，进行一定的训练，重点抓好书面表达的准确性，就一定能做好图表分析题的。
The chart below shows the figures for imprisonment in five countries between 1930 and 1980.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below.
The chart compares the figures for criminal imprisonment in five countries over a span of 50 years from 1930 to 1980.
As can be seen from the chart, the figures for the United States, Canada and New Zealand stood out as being really significant and all the designated countries revealed rather dramatic changes in the imprisonment figures across the board over the 50 years.
Firstly, the imprisonment figures of UK were on a steady rise. We see that in 1930, there were 30,000 cases, but in 1980, it became 85,000 cases. The period during 1940-1970 saw the fastest increase.
Second, the situation of Australia was quite similar to that of New Zealand, but not as dramatic. Here we see that in 1930, the cases for Australia was 70,000 while New Zealand had a very high number of 100,000 cases. Then in 1940, the figures for the two countries both dropped substantially, with New Zealand dropping by almost 45,000 cases. In 1950, New Zealand went on with its trend of slight decrease while Australia showed a minor increase. Later, in 1960, both countries experienced great rises and reached 70,000 cases and 78,000 cases respectively. The year 1970 saw an interesting scene: the figures for UK, Australia and New Zealand drew even at 79,000 cases. Then in 1980, we see that Australia dropped substantially while New Zealand continued its upward trend.
Third, . and Canada both had very big starting figures in 1930, 100,000 cases and 120,000 cases respectively. In 1940, . rose rapidly to 130,000 cases while Canada decreased by 10,000 cases. In 1950, things changed dramatically, with US dropping by about 20,000 cases while Canada rising to 115,000 cases. In 1960, . rose while Canada fell and the figures for both countries were 118,000 cases and 102,000 cases respectively. The two countries both saw substantial decreases in 1970, with US falling to 95,000 cases and Canada dropping to 83,000 cases. 1980 witnessed an astounding increase margin with US and the figure rose with great momentum to 138,000 cases and Canada climbed up to 90,000 cases.
Thus we see that imprisonment in the five countries underwent many changes across the 50 years.
参考译文
该图表对比的是1930-1980五十年间五个国家囚禁犯人的数据情况。
总的来看，美国、加拿大、新西兰数据最为突出，而50年里，各国在这方面的数据都呈现了很大的波动性。
首先，英国的监禁数据一直处于上升中。从1930年的30,000例逐渐增至1980年的85,000例，其中1940-1970年间增长最快。
第二，澳大利亚和新西兰的状况有点相似，但没有新西兰起落幅度那么大。这里，我们看到1930年时，澳大利亚的数据是70,000例，而新西兰则高达近100,000例。接下来的1940年两国的数据都出现了很大的下降，特别是新西兰下降了接近45,000例。1950年，新西兰数据继续小幅度下降，澳大利亚则小幅上扬。之后的。1960年里两国数据都大幅上扬，分别达到70,000例和78,000例。1970年出现了很有趣的一面：英国、澳大利亚、新西兰三国的数据持平在79,000例，接下来的1980年我们看到的则是澳大利亚的大幅下跌与新西兰的继续增长。
第三，美国和加拿大起点非常高，1930年分别是100,000例和120,000例。1940年，美国大幅攀升至130,000例，而加拿大则出现了约10,000的下降。1950年，情况又发生戏剧性变化，美国降低了约20,000例，而加拿大则上升到大约115,000例。1960年，美国上升，加拿大下降，两国数据分别是118,000例和102,000例。1970年两国同时大幅下降，美国跌至95,000例，加拿大跌至83,000例。1980年美国的增长幅度大得惊人，迅猛攀升至138,000例，加拿大也上升至90,000例。
由此，我们看出，这五个国家的监禁情况在50年间确实发生了很多的变化。
雅思图表作文模板「经典篇」
静态图表可以为所呈现的信息，只有不同数据之间的对比，无时间变化的图表。主要常见的静态图可以分为：柱状图，饼状图，表格以及对比式的地图题。不同于比如折线图的雅思小作文动态图，静态图的写作技巧有所不同。首先分类，其次按比例进行描写。
对于比例的描述中常用的词：
(大比例：Dominate/occupy the majority of/ stand at the largest of proportion of
which is…注意词性的'替换。)
模板句型：
rank/position second followed immediately/closely by C and D.
B is in the second place.
B is the second most/least popular…
2. 占据(占据多少百分比)
Be/consist/compose/take up…/comprise/constitute/make up/account for/occupies a majority of sth.
. Voluntary workers take up nearly half of the work force in house care sector (医护产业).
Hispanics (a speaking person living into the US. Especially one of Latin American)
综合句型：
be 倍数 as many/much as B(利用句型，雅思考试想要达到高分要求的话，要尽量在主语上下功夫，脑袋里首先想到的主语一定是大家都能想到的，再想想看是否可以用别的主语进行造句)
. Women working as/employed as child minder in the under-35 age group in 1995 were twice as many as in 1990.
Television was twice as popular as washing machine in , with close to 10% of household owning one TV set at home.
(sale volume of television销售量；新高/新低 new high/new low)
主体段落开头必备：
clearly, .../ obviously, .../ apparently, .../ evidently, ...
短语：
According to the table/data, .......
In accordance with the table/data, .....
That从句：
It can be seen from the + 图表+that ......
We can see from the + 图表+that ......
It appears from the data that ......
It indicates from the table that.......
As从句：
As we can see from the data/table, ......
As we can see from the data/ table, .......
As is reflected in the table, ......
雅思线性图表作文模板「最新」
雅思小作文模板--线状图
1.先(上升/下降)后(下降/上升)，之后便平稳
According to the data ， the years from …to…saw/winess a rise/climb/drop in the number/rate/percentage/proportion of 对象 from数据to数据，which was followed by a rapid decrease/reduce/increase over the ** years.
2.对峰值和低谷的。描述
Also it can be noticed that in ** year ，the number/percentage … reached the buttom . However/on the contrary，**year saw the peak during this period.
……时间点 ，when the number/percentage reached(amounted to)to a peak of… / a high point at …
3.趋势相同描述
The proportion/number of 对象 in the xx and xx are similar and follow the same ** the figures were xx% and xx% respectively，rising to xx% and xx% respectively in **，after dipping to xx% and xx% respectively in **.(总体的趋势介绍)Thereafter，分开介绍即可
4.对未来的表述以及转换词
…is projected to…… as to
…is expected to…… as for
…is forcasted to …… …is estimated to…
5. 对波动的描述
as can be seen from the graph，the two curves show the flutuation of…
如图所示，两条曲线描述了…的波动情况。
……fluctuated dramatically between xx% and xx% during …period .
此外，在描述过程中还有很多的conjunctional words/sentences，最常用的固定搭配如下：
并列： as well as(句首/中)， also， as well(句尾)， either， neither， too， moreover， furthermore， in addition， additionally， besides， what’s more， apart from …
举例： for example， for instance， to illustrate， as an illustration， in particular， particularly， especially
事实： as a matter of fact， in fact， actually， as long as， so long as …
雷同/近似：similarly， likewise(句首/尾)， at the same time， equally …
转折： however， whereas， nevertheless， nonetheless， though， although， even though， while， yet， on the contrary， contrarily， in contrast， conversely， on the other hand， unlikely， instead (of)， in spite of， despite of …
对于比例的描述中常用的词：
(大比例：Dominate/occupy the majority of/ stand at the largest of proportion of which is…注意词性的替换。)
模板句型：
rank/position second followed immediately/closely by C and D.
B is in the second place.
B is the second most/least popular…
2. 占据(占据多少百分比)
Be/consist/compose/take up…/comprise/constitute/make up/account for/occupies a majority of sth.
. Voluntary workers take up nearly half of the work force in house care sector (医护产业).
Hispanics (a speaking person living into the US. Especially one of Latin American)
综合句型：
be 倍数 as many/much as B(利用句型，雅思考试想要达到高分要求的话，要尽量在主语上下功夫，脑袋里首先想到的主语一定是大家都能想到的，再想想看是否可以用别的主语进行造句)
. Women working as/employed as child minder in the under-35 age group in 1995 were twice as many as in 1990.
Television was twice as popular as washing machine in , with close to 10% of household owning one TV set at home.
(sale volume of television销售量；新高/新低 new high/new low)
主体段落开头必备：
clearly, .../ obviously, .../ apparently, .../ evidently, ...
短语：
According to the table/data, .......
In accordance with the table/data, .....
That从句：
It can be seen from the + 图表+that ......
We can see from the + 图表+that ......
It appears from the data that ......
It indicates from the table that.......
As从句：
As we can see from the data/table, ......
As is reflected in the table, ......
小作文比较容易提高，那些基本的套路在很多资料里都可以找到，比如开头段怎么写之类的。
我前面总结的几点都是在备考过程中自己的一些体会，算是一些没有在辅导书中一下就学会的东西，其实总结下来就是如何归纳信息，并且言简意赅的表达出来。
Dear Sir/ Madam,
Dear Professor Moss,
I am Sandy, a junior student of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. I am writing to enquire about your African Literature and Culture course.
Just a few days ago, I found the course when we were asked to choose optional courses for next semester. The name of African Literature and Culture aroused my great interest. Because of your reputation and my enthusiasm in literature, I hope I could study this course next semester. Except the name, however, all I know about the course is that it is a two-hour one held every Thursday afternoon. I want to get more details of the course. First of all, I would like to know the brief outline of the course. Moreover, I wonder if there are some relevant books that you can recommend for me to read before the course.
I also heard that another course of yours, Chinese Literature, is held every Friday afternoon. If the registration of this course hasn’t closed yet, I will be so glad to participate in your class.
Sorry to bother you. Your help will be greatly appreciated.
Yours sincerely,
Sandy
1. Over the past decade, many people have been troubled with the serious problem of… 在过去的几十年当中，许多人都被 ……这一严重的问题所困扰。
2. One of the pressing problems confronting us today is… 今天我们正面临着许多棘手的问题，其中之一就是 ……
3. One of the hottest topics many people talk about now is… 现在许多人讨论的热门话题之一是 ……
4. Now people become increasingly aware of the necessity of… 现在人们日益意识到 ……的必要性。
5. No issue is more important now than the one that…, which is commonly held by most people. 大多数人普遍认为 ……，而现在没有什么比这更重要的问题了。
6. In spite of great progress made in the field of…, … remain basically unchanged. 虽然在 ……领域已取得了巨大的进步，但 ……仍然基本未变。
table shows the changes in the number of...over the period from...to... 该表格描述了在…年之…年间…数量的变化。
bar chart illustrates that... 该柱状图展示了。
graph provides some interesting data regarding... 该图为我们提供了有关。有趣数据。
diagram shows (that)... 该图向我们展示了。
pie graph depicts (that).... 该圆形图揭示了。
is a cure graph which describes the trend of... 这个曲线图描述了。的趋势。
figures/statistics show (that)... 数据(字)表明。
tree diagram reveals how... 该树型图向我们揭示了如何。
data/statistics show (that)... 该数据(字)可以这样理解。
data/statistics/figures lead us to the conclusion that... 这些数据资料令我们得出结论。
is shown/demonstrated/exhibited in the diagram/graph/chart/table... 如图所示。
to the chart/figures... 根据这些表(数字)...
The wealth gap between 1st world countries and 3rd world countries seems to be increasing. How can we reduce this gap? Do you think that developed countries have a duty to assist developing countries in every way?
Model Answer:
Every day the rich countries in the world get richer and the poor countries get poorer. Can we reduce this gap? Of course we can. The question is whether the people in power want to do it?
Reducing the wealth gap can be achieved by cancelling third world debt, cancelling trade and farming subsidies so that third world countries can compete, getting rid of third world corruption and investing and building in third world countries using local people and skills and allowing them ownership of businesses. There are other things as well. Unfortunately there is no profit in business for first world countries to do these things. Some will do them but most will not. The ordinary man on the street wants things to be better for poorer countries and the politicians say that they will help but the politicians will in the end do what business tells them to do. Politicians also rightly feel they have a duty to protect their own countries and keeping economically dominant is part of this duty. Creating effective competition for their own country?s businesses is not part of what they are expected to do.
This then leads on to whether I believe that developed countries have a duty to help the developing countries. Yes, I do. As an individual I believe that we have a duty to assist the poorer countries with their development in all aspects. We can provide teachers and education and doctors on the small scale and on the larger scale the things that I have talked about in the previous paragraph. Can we do this? Yes. Will we do this? See the previous paragraph again.
In conclusion you can see that I believe that there is a split between what would happen in a perfect world and what actually happens. We have a duty to reduce the wealth gap between developed and developing countries and we can do it, but it is unlikely that this will happen quickly.
I. 图表描述
1. The bar chart (pie chart/line chart/table) shows/reflects/depicts that two thirds of the students would like to register for the optional course; while on the other hand, the rest have no interest in it.
2. As is shown/demonstrated in the line chart, the number of people who drive a private car to work showed a trend of slowing down in 2011.
3. The box office income of Chinese movies witnessed/saw a continuing increase from about 17 billion yuan in 2012 to over 40 billion in 2015.
4. It is clear/evident from the figures/statistics that the box office income of Chinese films increased by 5 percent and 8 percent, respectively in September and October.
5. The survey shows that playing sports is ranked first, accounting for/taking up 53 percent of students’ spare time, followed by surfing the internet at 36 percent, reading at 8 percent and playing a musical instrument at 3 percent.
6. The company made twice/three times/four times as much profit in June as it did in March.
7. In/by contrast, the amount of money spent on entertainment remained stable during the same period.
II. 原因分析
1. The reasons behind this are varied./The reasons (for …) are as follows.
2. There are different reasons/factors for/against studying abroad.
3. Traffic jams during rush hours can be put down to a number of reasons.
4. In addition, the application of new technologies and the wider appeal of some movie stars could also account for/lead to the increase.
5. Moreover/furthermore, no one can deny the fact that education is of great importance in one’s life.
6. Consequently/As a consequence, customers begin to turn away from stores and go shopping online instead.
7. Chances are that/It is likely that many people are not aware of the damage that it does to their health.
8. As far as I am concerned/In my opinion, the Spring Festival gala should continue to be held.
III. 总结与建议
1. According to the statistics above, we can come to/arrive at/draw/reach the conclusion that girls can do as well as boys in math.
2. In a nutshell/In a word /To sum up, it’s important for governments around the world to take action to protect wildlife.
3. With genuine encouragement from parents, children will grow up confidently.
4. It is high time that we (should) deal with our pollution problem.
一、线形图数据的描写
线形图的基本特征是，随着一段时间的推移，图里的元素发生升高、降低或者不变的趋势。所以，我们需要掌握基本动词的表达。
有些烤鸭们会准备一大张纸，上面抄满了各种表示不同特征的词和句式，到考试前就背呀背，其实这不一定是好的办法。
英语谚语有云Less is more（少即是多），我的经验是：不要太多，不要太多！每一类的表达，掌握三个就足够了。因为各种表达如果太多的话，到了考场真正考试时可能会记不住，就算是记住了，记得越多，使用时混淆或者用错的可能性就越高。
线形图里最基本的特征是升高和降低，可以用“动词+副词”或“形容词+名词”这两种表达，他们可以相互转化：
还有线形图常出现波动、保持平稳、到达最高或最低点，这样的表达每一类能记住两个就可以了。
二、描述线形图的句型
相信大家在看过不同种类的范文后发现，在描述数据时，其实可以有非常多的句式，其中有些简单，有些复杂，不易归纳。
小轩总结了五种描写线形图中最实用、最经典的句型：
比如分别用这五种句型来描述下面的图：
句型一：The price of textbooks fell sharply in 2019.
句型二：There was a rapid decrease in the price of textbooks in 2019.
句型三：The year 2019 witnessed a dramatic drop in the price of textbooks.
句型四：A sharp fall in the price of textbooks took place in 2019.
句型五：The price of textbooks showed a downward trend in 2019.
记住，每一种句型之间都是可以相互转化的，目的就是写作时能做到每种句型的运用游刃有余。
各位需要多加练习和运用，目的是做到能在写作时随便就可以写出来，这样你必定是烤鸭界里最靓的仔！
三、多点数据的连接方式
如果掌握了上面的五种句型后就写出文章，那么文章的结构其实是很松散的，主要是因为英语里非常不习惯短句、零散的句子，与中文常用的流水句很不一样。
因此，我们还需要用适合的方式把这些不同的数据串联起来，使句子变长变复杂，更符合英语的习惯。
我总共总结了六种数据间的连接方式，下面画一个简单的图来讲解：
连接方式一：现在分词作状语：starting at, beginning from，通常可以在描述数据的开头时使用
连接方式二：表示时间的连词：before, after，后面接完整句子或者动词的进行式
如果把第一个句子也加上的话，就会变成：
连接方式三：表示并列或转折的连词：but, however, and, in addition
连接方式四：过去分词作状语：followed by（紧接着。），后面接名词性的短语
连接方式五：时间定语从句：在表示时间的词后用when引出一个非限制性定语从句
连接方式六：表示时间的副词：after this, following this period, thereafter
先hold住跳动的小内心，下面小轩使用范文来详细介绍五大句型和六种连接方式具体是怎么使用的。
四、线形图的写作步骤
大家想想这个图应该分成多少个主体段来写呢？（可以在下方评论区回答）
3. 描述每一项（通常是每一条线）的“重要数据”。
记住千万不要想覆盖到图里的每一个点、每一个数据！这是很多刚入坑的烤鸭都有的强迫症。
正确的做法是只写重要数据：开始点、结束点、相交点、大致趋势、转折点、最大最小值。
比如下面这副线形图，我把全部“重要数据”都圈了出来：
五、典型例题和范文
我们来看一个例题：
写作步骤：
1.观察：题目里只有一个图，图里的横轴表示的是时间，最晚的时间是2004-05年，表明图里的元素都发生在过去（高手都会留意到这一点，因为这决定了描述数据时所使用的时态，就这幅图而言，应该全部用过去时），纵轴表示的是人数，单位是millions（百万）。
2.读图：看到图里有三条线，分别表示的是national rail network, London underground, light rail & metro systems 三种交通工具使用人数的趋势。
总体来说，national rail network, London underground 在1950到1980年的使用人数都是不同的，但是，在1980年后，使用这两种交通工具的人开始相同，然后开始一起升高。因为他们有交点，而且在1980年后的趋势大致相同，所以可以放在同一个主体段内对比描述。
另外，留意到light rail & metro systems 的数据远低于前面两种交通工具，所以这项用单独一个主体段写。
先写一个大致的中文提纲，理顺一下写作思路：
下面我们就可以按照前面学过的五大句型和多点数据的连接方式写出英文段落了：
The graph below shows the proportion of the population aged 65 and over between 1940 and 2040 in three different countries.
雅思小作文范文：
The line graph compares the percentage of people aged 65 or more in three countries over a period of 100 years.
It is clear that the proportion of elderly people increases in each country between 1940 and 2040. Japan is expected to see the most dramatic changes in its elderly population.
In 1940, around 9% of Americans were aged 65 or over, compared to about 7% of Swedish people and 5% of Japanese people. The proportions of elderly people in the USA and Sweden rose gradually over the next 50 years, reaching just under 15% in 1990. By contrast, the figures for Japan remained below 5% until the early 2000s.
Looking into the future, a sudden increase in the percentage of elderly people is predicted for Japan, with a jump of over 15% in just 10 years from 2030 to 2040. By 2040, it is thought that around 27% of the Japanese population will be 65 years old or more, while the figures for Sweden and the USA will be slightly lower, at about 25% and 23% respectively.(178 words, band 9)