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 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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189 words · Illustrative target band

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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194 words · Illustrative target band

The given graph illustrates the rate of Australian trade with the US, Japan, China and India. Overall, China had a striking upward trend in the period and experienced the highest variation in the percentage. Whereas, some slight changes occurred for the other countries in the years 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010 and 2012. In 1990, Japan was the largest destination, at about 26%, while the US accounted for roughly 11%. …

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