WRITING TASK 2 ‘You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. ‘Write about the following topic: In today’s competitive world, many families find it necessary for both Parents to go out to work. While some say the children in these families benefit from the additional income, others feel they lack support because of their parents’ absence. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Introduction, a mainbody (consisting of two orthree paragraph) and a conclusion. Remember to use a ‘variety of linking words anddevices. ‘Write at least 250 words. 220 rstModel Answers TEST1 WRITING WRITING TASK 1 - model composition ‘The chart compares population shares in various regions of the ‘world with the distribution of wealth in these same regions. It can bbe seen that population shares in almost all cases do not relate to the distribution of wealth. Even though North America has only approximately 6% of the world’s population, it boasts nearly 34% of global wealth. A similar situation can be seen in Europe, which has 15% of the slobal population but 30% of global wealth, and the rich (high income) Asia-Pacific countries with 5% of the world’s population but 249 ofits wealth, ‘On the other hand, the total wealth of people in China, india, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the other poor (lower income) countries in Asia-Pacific is far less than their shares ofthe world population. This is most striking in India, where 16% of the world’s population own only 1% of the world’s wealth and in China, which has the highest percentage of global population (24%) but only 3% of the world’ wealth. (171 words) WRITING TASK 2 - model composition In the past, typical family consisted of a father who went out, to work and a mother who stayed at home and looked after the children. Nowadays, it isthe norm for both parents to work. This situation can affect children both positively and negatively. Some people think that the children of working parents are in an advantageous position where their parents are able to afford ‘more luxuries such as new clothes, video games or mobile phones. Proponents of this view argue that children are able to enjoy and experience more from life ue to their parents’ extra wealth, for example, by going on foreign holidays. (On the other hand, however, here are those who claim that when both parents work, their children do not get enough support and attention; meaning that these children might not do as well at school because there is no one at home to provide support with such things as homework or exam revision. The absence of a parent at home could make it easier for children to get involved in such things as drugs or underage drinking. When I was growing up, both my parents worked and I was always well provided for. On the other hand. I think that it would sometimes have been better iI could have seen more of my parents, In conclusion, I believe that we cannot change the fact that both parents have to work nowadays, Itis not an ideal situstion, but if Parents make time for their children in the evenings and at the weekends, then the children will not suffer in any way. It must be stated thatthe extra income generated by both parents working, 138 MODEL ANSWERS makes for a much higher standard of living which benefits the ‘whole family. (295 words) TEST2 WRITING WRITING TASK 1 - model composition ‘The table gives information on the market share of mobile phone manufacturers fortwo consecutive years, 2005 and 2006. In both years, Nokia wes clearly the market leader, selling 32.5% of all mobile phones in 2005, and slightly more (35%) in 2006. This is agreater market share than its two closest competitors, Moiorola and Samsung, adéed together. Moiorola increased its market share from 17.7% in 2005 to 21.1% in 2006. In contrast, Samsung saw its share of the market decline slightly from 12.7% to 11.8%. ‘The other companies listed each had a much smaller share of, the market. Sony Ericsson’ share increased from 6.3% in 2005 to 7.4% in 2006, whereas LG's decreased slightly from 6.7% to 63%. BenQ Mobiles share more than halved from 2005 to 2006: from 4.9% of the market to only 2.4%. ‘Other mobile phone manufactures accounted for 192% of the ‘market in 2005 ~ more than all the companies mentioned except Nokia. However, in 2006 the other companies only made 16.2% ‘of mobile phone sales - lessthan both Nokia and Motorola. (176 words) WRITING TASK 2 - model composition It does seem to be true that parents and teachers have lost the authority they used to have, especially in the eyes of teenagers, ‘They are no longer seen as models for behaviour: hard work, politeness and other pesitive qualities are seen as old-fashioned. “Many young people have ne respect for these qualities or the people who represent them. Infect I think some young people today are so rebelious that is possible that both parentsand teachersare afraid to exercise their authority. However, Ido not agree that this is the basic reason forthe increase in teenage violence. While I believe its true that a lack of social and emotional learning contributes tothe problem, other factors are surely involved: economic factors for example. Ia child comes from a poor family and they live in low-quality housing in an undesirable area, ths is sure to affect the child, however loving the parents are. ‘There isalso the question of who your friends are, [believe that, ‘when you are in your teens your friends have more influence on ‘you than your parents or teachers. At that age, you want to be part of a group, or even a gang, and this might lead to breaking the law in a number of ways