Writing Exercise – Task 1

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

Task 1

The table below shows the time difference between Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and selected cities around the world.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

City	Time Zone Difference from GMT
New York	GMT -5 hours
London	GMT 0 hours
Moscow	GMT +3 hours
Beijing	GMT +8 hours
Sydney	GMT +10 hours
Honolulu	GMT -10 hours
Tokyo	GMT +9 hours
Rio de Janeiro	GMT -3 hours

Things to do in your answer:

Highlight which cities are ahead or behind GMT.
Compare time differences between different continents.
Avoid giving opinions—just describe the data.

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SAMPLE ANSWER

The table illustrates the time difference between Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and several major cities around the world.

Overall, the data shows that cities in the Americas are behind GMT, while cities in Europe, Asia, and Australia are ahead. New York is five hours behind GMT, and Rio de Janeiro is three hours behind. Honolulu has the largest negative difference, being ten hours behind GMT.

In contrast, London is aligned with GMT, serving as the reference point. Moscow is three hours ahead, while Beijing and Tokyo are eight and nine hours ahead respectively. Sydney has the largest positive difference at ten hours ahead of GMT.

This information highlights how time zones vary significantly across continents, with cities in the eastern hemisphere generally ahead of GMT and cities in the western hemisphere behind. Such differences are important for international communication and travel planning.

Word count: 150