Task 1 · multiple graphs · 18 samples

The charts below show what UK graduate and postgraduate students who did not go into full-time work did after leaving college in 2008. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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Ideas to explore

  • Further study was the leading destination for both graduates and postgraduates.
  • Voluntary work was the least common option in each group.
  • Graduate counts exceeded postgraduate counts in all four categories, with the biggest absolute difference in further study.

Suggested structure

  1. Paraphrase the chart topic and specify the year and population.
  2. Give an overview of the shared highest and lowest categories.
  3. Report graduate figures in rank order, grouping the leading choices and the smaller categories.
  4. Report postgraduate figures in the same order to make comparisons easy.
  5. Close with the most notable difference between the two groups.
Useful vocabulary & examples
the most common destination
The option chosen by the largest number of people.

Further study was the most common destination for both groups.

ranked second
Was the second-highest category in a set of figures.

Part-time work ranked second for graduates.

by contrast
A linking phrase used to introduce a noticeably different figure or fact.

By contrast, only 3,500 graduates undertook voluntary work.

the largest difference
The greatest gap between two compared figures.

The largest difference between the groups was in further study.

Sample answers

AI-completed learning example

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The charts provide information on the activities of UK graduate and postgraduate students who did not secure full-time employment after leaving college in 2008. From an overall perspective, the number of graduates who did not obtain a full-time job is ten times higher than that of postgraduates. However, the proportion of each destination among part-time and postgraduate students differed, although further study was …

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AI-completed learning example

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These bar charts provide information on the destinations of UK graduate and postgraduate students who were not engaged in full-time work in 2008. it is clear that a higher number of both graduates and postgraduates chose further study compared to other options. Additionally, interest patterns among graduates and postgraduates followed similar trends in 2008. Among graduates, further study was the most common destinat…

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177 words · Illustrative target band

The bar charts illustrate the decisions made by both graduates and postgraduates in United Kingdom in 2008. The data is divided into four categories, including Part-time work, Voluntary work, Further study, and Unemployment. Overall, most graduates and postgraduates tend to further their studies, while the smallest percentage of students opt for voluntary work. Additionally, postgraduates show a similar pattern, with…

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