Get Ielts Band 8 – In Academic and General Writing Task 1

The secret here is to select what’s important, organise it, compare and contrast.

you are describing a graph to someone who doesn’t see it

select what’s important, organise it, compare and contrast.

summarising doesn’t mean throwing away information.

Write what the graph is about, its dates and location.

the graph is climbing up or dropping down

1) During the period 1996 to 1999, student spent 3% less on accommodation, which fell from 23% to 20% of total expenditure.
2) There was a 3% decrease in spending on accommodation, which fell from 23% to 20%.
3) Spending on accommodation went down by 3% from 23% to 20%.