Tuesday 23 June 2015

Sample 07 - IELTS task 1 - Collection of up-to-the-minute information on weather by Australian Bureau of Meteorology

The diagram below shows how the Australian Bureau of Meteorology collects up-to-the-minute information on the weather in order to produce reliable forecasts. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below.



Word count: 196 - Band Score - 7.0
Sample Answer -

The given diagram describes the different stages through which the Australian Bureau of Meteorology gathers up-to-the-minute weather information in order to generate accurate forecasts.

In the first phase, the meteorology department collects information through three different sources namely satellites, radars and drifting buoys. The information thus received is in the form of satellite photos, radar screens or synoptic charts. Moreover,it can be noticed that wherein satellites can transmit this data through any of the three mediums, radars can only send signals directly or through drifting buoys.

Once the raw information is fed, it is then sent to the analysis and forecasting phase where the data is transformed into reliable weather predictions. In the next stage,the output from the analysis and forecast stage is then fed into a central system, where it is prepared for broadcasting. Finally, the weather forecast is transmitted by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology through varied transmission channels namely - televisions, radios and recorded announcements.

Thus to conclude, it is evident that generating precise meteorological forecasts is a four stage process which involves reception of the incoming information through three sources and converting it into up-to-the-minute weather predictions required for broadcasting.  


(This model answer can be followed as an example of a very good answer. However, please note that this is just one example out of many possible approaches.)

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