Task 1 · line graph · 18 samples

The line graph shows the percentages of Australian export with four countries. The graph below shows the percentage of Australian exports to 4 countries from 1990 to 2012

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Ideas to explore

  • Highlight the main crossover: Japan leads in the earlier years, while China overtakes it between 2005 and 2010.
  • Contrast China’s steep late increase with Japan’s gradual decline.
  • Note that the smaller series do not follow one pattern: the US fluctuates, whereas India rises to a peak and then falls.

Suggested structure

  1. Paraphrase what the graph measures and give the years covered.
  2. Summarise the overall ranking change and the main trends without listing every figure.
  3. Compare Japan and the US, using starting points, changes and final values.
  4. Describe China and India together, emphasising China’s sharp late rise and India’s smaller peak and decline.
Useful vocabulary & examples
accounted for
formed a particular percentage or share of the total

Japan accounted for about 26% of Australian exports in 1990.

rose sharply
increased quickly and substantially

China’s share rose sharply after 2005.

fluctuated
went up and down rather than changing steadily in one direction

The percentage for the US fluctuated over the period.

peaked at
reached its highest point at a particular value

India’s share peaked at about 7% in 2010.

Sample answers

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The provided line graph displays the distribution percentages of Australian exports to four specific countries over a span of 22 years from 1990 to 2012. Overall, China emerged as the dominant recipient of Australian exports throughout the period, consistently surpassing the other three countries. Japan and the US initially held significant shares in 1990, which then generally declined, although their trends differed…

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The line graph gives information about the proportion of exports from Australia to four different countries: Japan, the USA, China, and India between 1990 and 2012. Overall, the figure for Australian exports to China and India saw upward trends, while there was a decline in exports to Japan and the USA during the period. It is evident that China became Australia's largest destination by 2010, whereas Japan led at the…

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The provided line graph illustrates the percentage of Australian exports to Japan, the US, China, and India from 1990 to 2012. Overall, the export trends varied significantly. Exports to Japan decreased steadily from 25% in 1990 to around 15% in 2012. Conversely, exports to China surged dramatically, rising from 5% to nearly 30% over the period. China's share then continued to rise, reaching about 28% in 2012, and it…

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The line graph illustrates the proportion of Australian exports to four countries—Japan, the US, China, and India—over the period from 1990 to 2012. Overall, Japan was the leading importer of Australian goods at the beginning of the period, but by the end, China had surpassed it. In contrast, the US and India exhibited lower export figures throughout. Japan’s share fell considerably from about 26% in 1990 to 20% in 1…

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The graph illustrates Australia’s export rates to four different destination countries – Japan, the US, China, and India – from 1990 to 2012. In 1990, Australia exported the most to Japan (26%). However, export to Japan saw a significant decline until the early 2000s. From 2000 to 2012, the numbers continued to slowly decline, staying at approximately 17% in 2010 and 2012. Overall, China’s share rose dramatically to…

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The line graph illustrates the percentages of Australian exports with four different countries – Japan, the US, China and India – between 1990 and 2012. Overall, the export rate between Australia and China rose steadily, contrary to that between Australia and the other countries. Also, it is clear from the graph that India and the US experienced fluctuations, while Japan's share declined slightly. In 1990, Japan was…

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The line graph illustrates the percentages of Australian exports to four countries – Japan, the US, China, and India – from 1990 to 2012. Overall, Japan started as the primary export destination but experienced a significant decline over the period. Meanwhile, China surpassed the US to become the top recipient by 2012, with India also fluctuating modestly, reaching a peak before falling slightly at the end. In 1990, …

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The information about Australian export with four different countries namely :- Japan, Us, China, and india for the period between 1990 and 2012 is depicted in the provided line graph. Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that japan country export had higest in the year 1990 while india had lowest then that year, at about 1%. Japan went down from 26% in 1990 to 20% in 1995, and then fell to 18%…

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The line graph below illustrates about australian exports to Japan,US,China and India from the years 1990 to 2012. Overall, exports to Japan ,US and India showed an decrease whereas, exports to china showed an increase. In the beginning of the year, the exports to india from australia showed a slight increase and reached to 15 per cent. This stated figure is not supported by the graph: India is at about 1% in 1990 an…

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The line graph illustrates information about the percentage of selling Australian products with four other countries. Overall, the percentage of Australian export with China is rising constantly while it is plummeting steeply with Japan. On the other hand, the trend with United States of America (USA) is fluctuating. In 1990, the number of Australian product exports to Japan was about 26%, while the figures for the U…

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The line graph compares the proportion of Australian international trade with different countries over a 12-year period from 1990 to 2012. It can be clearly observed that the figures for both Japan and the US experienced a rapid rise at the end of the period, whereas the figures for China and India were reversed. They followed different trajectories. Japan's share fell from about 26% in 1990 to 20% in 1995, then decl…

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Here is a line graph which shows the australian goods exports in the time duration between 1990 to 2012 with the four counteries. Let’s look into it that whats the percentage of goods exporte from australia to the four country which is given in the line graph. Firstly, we can see from the line graph. Japan's share was about 26% in 1990, and it went down to 20% in 1995. After this it became 18% in 2000 and 2005, then …

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