Class 9

Graphs with a trend

Use the course book and the e-learning material and do the exercises as instructed here (type
the answers here). When you are finished, save this .doc file with your answers and submit it to
the online portal.
Learning objectives
-graph summary structure
-describing trends
-linking phrases
-prepositions

Graph summary structure

Graph summary is the first task in the IELTS writing test (the second one is writing an essay). You should
spend about 20 minutes on this task and write min. 125 words.

Here is the basic structure of a graph summary:

Paragraph 1: Introduction and overview

-introduce what the graph is about (write the title in different words)

-summarize the most important information about the graph

Paragraphs 2 and 3: Details

-write about the details of the graph

DON’T write conclusions for graph summaries

Read the example of a graph summary in the course book on page 84.
Introduction
Course book, page 80

Exercise 4 (type your answers below)

2.

3.

Overview
Course book, page 81

Exercise 1 (type your answers below)

1.

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3.

Describing trends
Course book, page 82

Difference between an adjective and an adverb:

“The sales increased slightly.” (verb + adverb)

“There was a slight increase in sales.” (adjective + noun)

Exercise 1 (type your answers below)

Increases:

Decreases:

Big increases:

Big decreases:
Exercise 2 (type your answers below)

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Exercise 3 (type your answers below)

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Linking phrases
Course book, page 85

Exercise 1 (type your answers below)

after that,
Prepositions
Course book, page 86

Exercise 1 (type your answers below)

1. at

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Check your answers (p. 84)

Exercise 2 (type your answers below)

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Type a graph summary
Course book, page 89, exercise 1

Tips

--use past simple (e.g. increased), because the table is about the past (1998-2003).

-if you don’t know what to do, look at the example on page 84

Type the introduction below (introduce what the graph is about by writing the title in different words) :

“This graph shows information about

Type the overview below (summarize the most important information about the graph):

“Overall, it can be seen that

Type the details below; 2-3 paragraphs (describe the trends and use linking phrases):

“Looking at the details, the number of visitors at Heathrow airport started at around 27 million in 1998.
Then the number increased to 48.2 million over the next two years. After that

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