WRITING TASK 1

OUTLINE FOR CHARTS AND GRAPHS (WITH TRENDS)

Introduction:
+ The given chart compares/illustrates/gives the information about……….
 The given chart/ graph/table compares/illustrates the information about
Body:
+ Overall/ From an overall perspective, what stands out from the chart is that
S+V. Additionally, S+V.
+ From an overall perspective, what stands out from the chart is that there+ to
be an upward trend in…., but a downward trend in….
 Overall, what stands out from the chart is that there was an upward trend
in the number of people using car and train, but a downward trend in that of
bus.

1.There+ to be a/an + Adj+ N (place+ time)+ from…to…

2.S + Verb + Adv to…… (place+ time)
3.S+ experienced/ saw/ witnessed + a/an + Adj+ N to….., an increase of/ a
decrease of…..

One of the first features to note is that/ With regard to / With respect to/ As for/
Another striking feature/point is that/ In comparison, / By contrast, /On the
other hand, / Meanwhile,

STRUCTURES AND EXAMPLES

1. There+ to be +a/an+ adj+ noun+ from…to/ between…and.
 There was a significant increase in the total coronavirus cases from
just over 100,000 to roughly 300,000 cases all over the world in only
2 weeks between 7th March and 21st March 2020.

2. S+ verb+ adverb+ to….+ (place)+ (time).

 The percentage of Indian exports (S) increased(V) slightly (ADV) to
approximately 6%.

3. S+ experience(d)/witness(ed)/saw+ a/an+ adj+ noun to….., an increase of/

a decrease of (data).
 The world witnessed a remarkable rise in the total coronavirus cases
to 800,000 cases, an increase of nearly 200,000 cases in only 2 weeks
between 7th March and 21st March 2020.

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 MORE USEFUL STRUCTURES

1. S+ V while/whereas/whilst S+ V.
 The number of Covid-19 cases in America rose significantly to 10000
cases while that of Vietnam experienced a dramatic decline,
accounting for 100 cases.

2. S+ V + before + V-ing.
 The total coronavirus patients in China grew remarkably to 80,000,
before dropping to 16,000 patients.

3. After V-ing, S+ V.
 After growing remarkably to 80,000 patients, the new coronavirus
cases in China dropped rapidly to 16,000 patients.

4. S+ V, followed by a/an + adj+ noun.

 The total coronavirus cases in China rose dramatically to 80,000
cases, followed by a significant drop to 16,000 cases in March.

5. S1 + S2 + increased/decreased significantly to (data) and (data)

respectively.
 The number of international students in Vietnam and Thailand
increased dramatically last year to 10,000 and 8000 students
respectively.

The figure for= the data of= the statistics of= the information of
Account for= make up= constitute= form= amount to + ……%/ Noun.

NOTES:
+ Do not write down number in formal writing unless it is
above 10.
+ Follow the key words.

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Noun:
An increase
A growth
A rise
A climb
An improvement
An upturn
………………….
A decrease
A fall
A drop
A decline
A downturn
A dip

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The graph below gives information about the percentage of Australian people who were
overweight.

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

The graph below gives information about car ownership in the UKs.

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

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Task 1: The graph below gives information about the percentage of
people living in Australia who were born in Asia, the UK, and other
regions.

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The given bar graph shows the percentage of UK people who showed interest in
6 different sports from 1995 to 2000.

Overall, football came out to be the most popular sport followed by rugby
whereas people showed the least interest in golf.

The sport that people showed the most interest in is football, as in 1995 almost
40% of people showed interest. This number increased to 48% in 2000 but
dropped to 45% in 2005. After that, almost 35% of the people showed interest
in rugby in 1995. By 2000 this number increased to 36% and 37% by 2005.
Whereas, golf remained the least popular sports amongst UK people overall. As
in 1995 16% of people showed interest and by 2005 this number increased to
19%.

The sports where people showed almost similar interest are swimming,
volleyball and tennis. But with time the interest of people increased towards
swimming and volleyball and lost interest in tennis. As in 1995, 35% of people
showed an interest in tennis but by 2005 this number reduced to 29% .

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The bar chart provides details about active participation rates in ten different
sports in Canada between 1998 and 2005.

In general, golf was the most popular sport amongst Canadians while tennis was
the least popular sport in both years.

In 1998, nearly 25% of people participated in golf followed by ice hockey and
basketball with 18% and 17% participating in the respective sports. Swimming
was the next popular sport with almost 13% participation. The rest of the sports
such as tennis, cycling, alpine skiing, volleyball, basketball and soccer showed
almost similar participation running between 7% to 9%.

But these figures changed by 2005. The participation in golf and ice hockey
reduced by 3% and 2% respectively. Whereas there was a serious decline in
baseball participation and it reduced by 10%. Soccer was the only sport which
saw a 2% rise in participation. Rest of the sports saw less participation in 2005.

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The chart below shows the changes that took place in three different
areas of crime in New Port city center from 2003-2012.

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The graph shows Japanese average monthly salary (Yen) from 1953 to 1983, and the
prices of black and white television and colour television during the same period.

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