IELTS

TASK 1: LINE GRAPH

EX1: The line graph shows estimated sales of gold in Dubai for 12 months in 2002 in
millions of Dirhams.

Introduction:
Paraphrase the
topic

The line graph -

The given line
graph/ A glance
at the line graph
provided

Shows - Shows
data on/
Compares/
Reveals

Estimated sales of gold In Dubai- Gold sales in Dubai/ the gold sales in Dubai/ monthly
gold sales amount in Dubai

For 12 months in 2002 - from January to December of the year 2002/  From January 2002
to December 2002/ monthly …. throughout the year 2002

→A glance at the line graph provided reveals monthly gold sales amount in Dubai
throughout the year 2002. The sales amount is given in million Dirhams for every month
in 2002.

→The given line graph compares the gold sales in Dubai from January 2002 to December
2002. The sale price is given in millions of Dirham.

→The line chart presents the number of gold sales in Dubai during a calendar year in
2002.

Overview: Writing about 1) General trend

2) A pop-up information
 3) During the time/ year(s)/ the period

→A deep analysis of the line graph shows that there was a variation observed from the
pattern of Dubai gold sales.( In March, the sale amount was the highest and the average
monthly sale of gold was between 100 and 200 million Dirhams.

→Overall, the Dubai gold sales fluctuated throughout the year. Besides, sales stances
stronger as the peak period observed in March while the weakest sale figures could be
observed in July and September.

Body 1: Describe the line graph in more detail.

→According to the given illustration, a series of data revealed that Dubai's gold sales
increased slightly from 200 million dirhams to around 230 million dirhams in February.
After a short peak period by 350 million dirhams sales in March, such upward trend
plummeted dramatically over the next for month to stand nearly 100 million dirhams in
July.

Body 2: Describe the line graph in more detail.

→As per the August sales onward, the significant sales occurred before leveled off in the
end of period. Experiencing a little rebound to 200 million sales in August, the trend
dropped to nearly 100 million in September, a similar sale in July. However, from
October onward the Gold sales in Dubai remained stable by around 130 million.

EX2: The graph illustrates changes in the percentage of British household car ownership
between 1971 and 2007.
The graph shows changes in the number of cars ______ household in Great Britain
______ a period of 36 years.
Overall, car ownership in Britain increased ______ 1971 and 2007. In particular, the
percentage of households with two cars rose, while the figure for households ______ a
car fell.
In 1971, ______ half of all British households did not have regular use of a car. Around
44% of households had one car, but only about 7% had two cars. It was uncommon for
families to own three or more cars, ______ around 2% of households falling into this
category.
The one-car household was the most common type from the late 1970’s ______, although
there was little change in the ______ for this category. The biggest change was seen in
the proportion of households without a car, which fell steadily over the 36-year period
______ around 25% in 2007. In contrast, the proportion of two-car families rose steadily,
reaching about 26% in 2007, and the proportion of households with more than two cars
rose ______ around 5%.