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.

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The chart illustrates the financial contributions made by a single company to six distinct charities over the period from 2012 to 2014. Overall, the data reveals fluctuations in donations across all categories, with notable increases in social welfare and health, while other categories exhibited more varied trends. In terms of social welfare, the company contributed 22 in 2012, fell to 16 in 2013, and then climbed to…

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The chart presents the financial contributions made by a single company to six distinct charitable categories over a three-year period from 2012 to 2014. In summary, Social Welfare consistently received the highest allocation of donations, while the remaining funds were distributed among the other five categories, each exhibiting varying trends in their respective funding over the period. Social Welfare remained the …

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The bar chart illustrates the amount of money, in millions, donated by a company to six types of charities from 2012 to 2014. Overall, social welfare consistently received the highest level of donations throughout the period, while the arts attracted the least funding. Donations to health, wildlife, and the arts showed a steady upward trend, although arts donations were unchanged between 2012 and 2013 before rising i…

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