You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The graph below shows the amount of money spent on books in Germany, France, Italy and Austria between 1995 and 2005. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information below. Write at least 150 words. Read the following sample answer. Complete the answer by filling the gaps with the words in the box. biggest sharp least dramatically much less more three times The line graph compares the amount of money spent on buying books in Germany, France, Italy and Austria over a period of ten years between 1995 and 2005. In 1995 Austria spent the (1) .................... amount of money on books, while Italy and France spent about as (2) .................... as each other. However, by 2001, the gap in spending between these two countries had widened and considerably (3) .................... money was spent in France than In Italy. As can be seen from the graph, the amount of money spent increased in all four countries but rose the most (4) .................... in Austria. The period between 2000 and 2005 saw a (5) .................... growth and in 2005 the Austrians spent (6) .................... as much money as they did in 1995. However, during this ten-year period, Germany remained the (7) .................... spenders on book, with all three other countries spending much (8) .................... on them.