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Describing Charts (IELTS TASK 1)

1. Introduction:
Keep your introduction paragraph simple. Paraphrase the information given by IELTS, but key words
don't need to be paraphrased. You should also include the names of categories and units of measurement
if possible. The introduction is usually between one and three sentences.

2. The overview:
Look at your bar chart and choose the key features. These might be highs, lows, main differences, etc.
Collect them together and present them in an overview. This should be the second or last paragraph. It
must also start with the word "overall".

3. Body Paragraphs:
Make sure you have more than one body paragraph. The usual is two body paragraphs.
a. Decide how you will divide the information in the bar chart into different body paragraphs logically.
b. Support sentences with data. Your body paragraphs must have numbers to support them. However, don't
mention every single number or detail. If the chart/graph has many bars/lines and movements, you must
be selective.
c. You should use a range of linking words, such as while / whereas /as opposed to / compared to / in
comparison with, etc.

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N.B. Don't use I, you & we in your description.
2
N.B. Don't include opinions or advice.
3
N.B. Do not use contractions.
4
N.B. Leave a blank line between paragraphs.
Chart 1:

The bar chart shows the estimated amount of speakers of different languages in the world now and five
decades ago.

Overall, the chart demonstrates that the greatest increase over the period given has been in the number of
people speaking Chinese. On the contrary, the number of German speakers has remained exactly the same.
In addition, there were no figures given for speakers of Hindi and Arabic 50 years ago.

Concerning the amount of Mandarin speakers, there were only 20 million of them fifty years ago, while
today the number has increased to one billion. Similarly, the number of Spanish speakers now, which is
almost 400 million, is significantly higher than it was 50 years ago (100 million). In addition, the figure of
English speakers has had a noticeable increase from 200 million to more than 300 over the same period.

Regarding speakers of Japanese and Russian, there have only been slight increases in their numbers. In
contrast, there has not been any change in the figure of German speakers, which is still 100 million.
Moreover, at present, there are approximately 350 million speakers of Hindi and just over 200 million
speakers of Arabic.
Chart 2:

The chart illustrates the amount of money spent on five consumer products (cars, computers, books, perfume
and cameras) in France and the UK in 2010. Units are measured in pounds sterling.

Overall, the UK spent more money on consumer goods than France in the period given. Both the British and
the French spent most of their money on cars, whereas the least amount of money was spent on perfume in
the UK compared to cameras in France. Furthermore, the most significant difference in expenditure
between the two countries was on cameras .

In terms of cars, people in the UK spent approximately £450,000 on this as opposed to exactly £400,000 in
France. Similarly, the expenditure on books in the UK was higher than in France (around £400,000 and
£300,000 respectively). In the UK, the amount of money that was spent on cameras (slightly over £350,000)
was over double that of France, which was only £150,000 .

On the other hand, the expenditure on the remaining products was higher in France. Above £350,000 was
spent by the French on computers, which was a little more than the British who spent exactly £350,000.
Neither of the countries spent much on perfume which accounted for £200,000 of expenditure in France but
under £150,000 in the UK.
The chart below shows the number of travellers using three major airports in New
York City between 1995 and 2000.

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

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