IELTS WRITING TEST
The chart below shows the sleep patterns of people in five
different occupations according to a Canadian study.
Write a report for a university lecturer, describing the
information below.
Give possible reasons for the differences.
You should write at least 150 words.
Allow yourself 20 minutes for this task.
asleep:
awake:
Occupation
Student Truck
Driver
Full-time
mother
Business
Executive
Doctor
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7 pm
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8 pm
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9 pm
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10
-11 pm
11
-12 pm
12
-1 am
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2 am
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3 am
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4 am
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5 am
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6 am
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7 am
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8 am
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9 am
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10
-11 am
11
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12
-1 pm
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2 pm
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3 pm
3-4 pm
4
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5 pm
5-6 pm
model answer:
Differences in sleep patterns appear to reflect differences in
individuals' occupations.
A Canadian study has pointed out, for example, that students
typically sleep for a consecutive 8-hour period each night, from 11
p.m. to 7 a.m. This may be because the central activity in their
lives, study, takes place in normal daylight hours. Similarly,
business executives sleep consecutive hours, but perhaps because
their jobs are especially busy and stressful they sleep for 6 hours on
average, getting up around 5 a.m..
By contrast, truck drivers, probably because of their need to keep
their trucks on the road over long periods, tend to sleep in two 3-
hour blocks: one between 7 and 10 a.m. and another from 4 to 7
p.m. Another occupation associated with broken sleep schedules is
that of doctors. They tend to retire to bed around 1 a.m. and start
their day at 7 a.m.., but may be woken up to deal with emergencies
in the middle of the night. Finally, full-time mothers, especially
those with young children, tend to sleep when their babies do.
Typically, they will sleep from 10 p.m. and be awoken at 1 a.m. to
comfort their babies for a couple of hours. They then go back to bed
to wake at 6 a.m., but nap for two hours or so in the early
afternoon.
Thus the influence on one's sleep pattern is worthy of consideration
when choosing an occupation.