A. Identify trends. A trend is the overall idea of the graph.

  • what is happening/what happened
  • the main change over time
  • the most noticeable thing about the graph
  • the pattern over time
  • the pattern for different places or groups or people.

B. Structure

Introduction

  • First sentence: Describe the graph. You can use some slightly different words or word forms from those on the question paper, but be careful to give the full information. Start “The graph shows“
  • Second sentence: This gives the trend or trends. You can put two trends in this sentence or only one – you could keep the other one for the conclusion. Start “Overall, …”

Paragraph 1: Trend 1

  • Start with a sentence with no number. “City size increased sharply over the period.” “The most obvious trend in the graph is that women are having fewer babies.” “Oil production has increased slightly in all the countries in the graph”
  • Follow this sentence with an example (sentence with number) and perhaps another example (another sentence with number). Keep alternating.

Paragraph 2: Trend 2

  • Start with a sentence with no number. “City size increased sharply over the period.”
  • Give an example (sentence with number) and perhaps another example (Sentence with number)

Conclusion

  • Finish by repeating the main trends, or identify a second trend. Use different vocabulary.
  • Don’t have any numbers in the conclusion (you could use words like “most”, “the majority” “a minority”, “a small number”).
  • Don’t give an opinion.

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