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Ielts Writing Task 1 Bar Chart, Exercises of English Language

Ielts Writing Task 1 Bar Chart

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BAR CHART
TYPE 1: Bar chart with a timeline
·Analyze exactly the same as line graph
TYPE 2: Bar chart WITHOUT a timeline: compare 2 data
The chart below shows information about students studying six main subjects at a
US university in 2010.
Compare and Contrast
COMPARE 1. Superlatives
- The number of accidents reached the highest level in 2000.
- The number of accidents reached a record level in 2000.
2. Comparatives
- The number of cars exported to England was 5% higher/lower than that of
France.
-Slightly fewer number of cars was exported to France compared to that of
England
3. x times as high as that of
- The proportion of wheat exported to England was twice/ thrice/ four times/... as
high as that of coffee, 60% compared to 30%
4. Tuple: double, triple, quadruple, quintuple (adj)
- The proportion of wheat which was exported to England was
double/triple/quadruple that of coffee, 60% compared to 30%
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BAR CHART

❖ TYPE 1 : Bar chart with a timeline

· Analyze exactly the same as line graph

❖ TYPE 2 : Bar chart WITHOUT a timeline : compare 2 data

The chart below shows information about students studying six main subjects at a US university in 2010.

❖ Compare and Contrast

COMPARE 1. Superlatives

  • The number of accidents reached the highest level in 2000.
  • The number of accidents reached a record level in 2000. 2. Comparatives
  • The number of cars exported to England was 5% higher/lower than that of France.
  • Slightly fewer number of cars was exported to France compared to that of England 3. x times as high as that of
  • The proportion of wheat exported to England was twice/ thrice/ four times/... as high as that of coffee, 60% compared to 30% 4. Tuple: double, triple, quadruple, quintuple (adj)
  • The proportion of wheat which was exported to England was double/triple/quadruple that of coffee, 60% compared to 30%

5. Ratio: half, a third, a fourth, two thirds, ... - The proportion of rice is half of coffee’s, 30% compared to 60% 6. Using connecting adverb: Similarly, simultaneously, at the same time. - The number of cars skyrocketed from 1999 to 2000. Similarly , the number of bikes surged in the same years. 7. Using preposition : In comparison with, compared to, - The number of attendances in 1994 fluctuates fiercely in comparison with the number of attendances in 1995. 8. Mimic: The figure for A mimicked the erratic pattern charted by that of B. **CONTRAST

  1. Using conjunction** : while(whilst)/whereas/but/as/when
  • E.g. The number of attendances in 1994 fluctuates fiercely while the number of attendances in 1995 remains stable. 10. Using connecting adverb : However, in contrast, nevertheless, notwithstanding, in spite of this
  • E.g. There was a fierce fluctuation in number of attendances in 1994. However , the number of attendances in the preceding year remains constant. 11. Using preposition : despite, in spite of, as opposed to, notwithstanding, in contrast to + noun/ noun phrase
  • Despite a significant drop at its lowest point in 1994, the number of attendances shot up in the following year.
  • In terms of cars, the UK spent around 400,000 $ in 1994 as opposed to 300,000 $ in 1993.
  1. Using adverbial conjunction : although, though + clause

❖ Variations of percentage

Common variations of percentage are: · a large/small proportion · a major/minor share · a significant/ an insignificant percentage · a high/low ratio Percentage Proportion/ amount/ number/ majority/ minority/ share Fraction 73 % A significant majority Approximately three quarter s 66 % A large proportion Precisely two third s / a high ratio 48 % - Almost a half 35 % A good proportion Just over a third 25 % A small percentage Exactly a quarter 10 % A small minority/ proportion one in ten/ one out of ten 5 % An insignificant amount/ percentage A small/tiny fraction/ a low ratio