Task 1 · bar chart · 18 samples

Task 1: The chart below shows the donation given to six different types of charity by one company from 2012 to 2014.

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Identify the category that dominates throughout: social welfare leads in all three years, reaching its highest figure in 2014.
Separate steady increases from fluctuating or recovering patterns: health and wildlife rise each year, whereas social welfare falls before rebounding.
Notice categories that finish at or near their starting values: education returns to 8, while environment ends at 7 compared with 8 initially.

Suggested structure

Introduce the chart by naming the measure, the six charity types and the 2012–2014 period.
Give an overview identifying the largest category and the broad direction of change.
Describe social welfare separately because its figures are much higher and fluctuate notably.
Group the remaining categories by pattern, comparing their starting, middle and final figures.
End with a concise comparison of which categories finished higher, level or lower than in 2012.

Useful vocabulary & examples

a steady upward path: A consistent increase across successive years.
Health followed a steady upward path, rising from 6 to 9.
fell before recovering: Decreased at first and then rose again.
Environment fell to 5 before recovering to 7.
returned to its starting figure: Ended at the same value as at the beginning.
Education returned to its starting figure of 8 in 2014.
edged up: Increased by a small amount.
Arts edged up from 3 to 4 in the final year.

Sample answers

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The bar graph delineates the proportion of the contribution level of a company for six distinct types of charity across a triennium, commencing in 2012. Overall, it is noticeable that social welfare was the most significant field in which the company spent its money. Moreover, the percentage of donations almost increased and stabilized in all six categories overall, although the year-to-year pattern was not uniform. …

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The graph illustrates the donation provided to six terms of charitable areas by a company in 3 years since 2012. Overall, Environment’s donation was subject to a downward trend while that of the remaining fields increased over the period. Besides, Social welfare received the most monetary support during the years. As can be seen from the chart, social welfare donations stood at 22 in 2012, fell to 16 in 2013, and the…

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The bar chart illustrates how much money was funded for 6 kinds of charity, namely social welfare (SW), education, environment, health, wildlife and arts, by a business between 2012 and 2014. Overall, donations increased in all fields, except the environment, which experienced a decline, and education, which remained stable. Additionally, the funding for SW was the largest throughout the period, at approximately 22 i…

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