St Davids London

Country(Location)

Wales England

Area 46.4sq km 1,572sq km

Capital no yes

Population 1,841 8,787,892

Climate temperate maritime temperate maritime

Annual rainfall 886 mm 583.6 mm

Majority religion Christian Christian

Tourist Attractions

the Cathedral, Bishops Palace and Whitesands Bay

shopping, famous landmarks and public parks

L 2 Writing - Timed Writing Test Practice25 minutes

Task 2 information transfer – Comparison Charts At the end of the exam, all exam materials must be given to the proctor. You should spend 25 minutes on this task. You should write at least 120 words to describe these two cities in the chart. You should include an introduction and at least two body paragraphs.

Look at the information in the table and fill in the gaps in the report below. Then choose the correct form of the verb. Use the words in the box below to help you.

The chart e.g. compares two 1. ________: St Davids and London. 2. -________there are more 3. ________ than 4. ________ between these two places.

5. ________________________we can see that there are 6. ___________________ 7. ________________ between St Davids and London. First, the two cities 9. ________ in different countries. St Davids 10. ________ in Wales 11. __________ London 12. ________ in England. The 13. ______________ difference is that London is a capital 14. ________, 15. ________ St Davids 16. ______ not. The 17. _________ difference is that the population of London is much 18. _______________ than 19. ________ population of 20. __________. 8,787,892 people 21. ________ in London, 22. ________ there are only 1,841 in St Davids. Another difference is St Davids is much wetter than London with 886mm of 23. ________ per year, 24. ________ London has 583mm. In addition, London, 25. ________much 26. ______________ than St Davids. It 27. _____________ an area of 1,572sq km 28. ____________ St Davids has 46.4sq km. 29. ____________ they have 29. ____________ tourist attractions. St Davids 30. ______________ the cathedral, Bishops Palace and Whitesands Beach 31. _____________ London has shopping, many famous landmarks and public parks.

On the other hand, there are 32. ___________ similarities between the two cities. 33. ______ both have a temperate maritime 33. _______________ and 34. _____________ majority religion 35. ______________ Christianity.

On one hand differences similarities cities overall six

but is are different while whereas has

two climate they city finally the

St Davids rain bigger second third

You can use some of these words more than once, but you must use them all!