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IELTS Academic Task 1: Table — Climate & weather
Original practice prompt written in exam style — not a real exam question, and not a prediction.
The table below shows average temperatures and rainfall in four cities in January and July. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. The data is as follows. Moscow: January average −8°C with 45 mm of rain, July 19°C with 70 mm. Singapore: January 27°C with 240 mm, July 28°C with 170 mm. Sydney: January 23°C with 100 mm, July 12°C with 90 mm. Cape Town: January 21°C with 15 mm, July 13°C with 95 mm. Singapore is hot and wet in both months, while Moscow has by far the coldest January. Sydney and Cape Town, both in the southern hemisphere, are warmer in January than in July, the reverse of Moscow's pattern.
Examiner focus: The hemispheric reversal is the headline: two cities warmest in January, one in July, and one almost constant.
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