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The two bar charts below illustrate the average yearly rainfall and
average temperatures in four cities.
 
Summarise the information by reporting and selecting the main
features of the graph and making appropriate comparisons where
relevant.
 
You should write at least 150 words.
 

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Vocabulary
Task 1 essay writing requires you to use a variety of vocabulary words to describe
change
. Learn the vocabulary words below and practice using them. Be sure to pay
attention to the 
degree of change
described by the adverbs. 

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Here are some useful words:
VERBS:
ADVERBS:
increase
decrease
rise
fall
go up
go down
fluctuate
plateau
peak
remain stable
comprise
range
gradually
significantly
steadily
slightly
markedly
notably
noticeably
increasingly
decreasingly
dramatically
substantially
successively
relatively
marginally
consistently
approximately
similarly

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Exercise:
Fill in the blanks in the Sample Answer to Question 10. Use the verbs and
adverbs from the list above. Put the verbs in the correct tense.
 
The two bar charts show the average rainfall in millimetres and the average temperature
in four cities in four separate years. 
In the first bar chart, Sao Paulo began with the highest average rainfall, with just under
800 millimetres in 1985, an amount which __________ to around 600 millimetres in
1995 then ___________ again to around 805 millimetres in 2000, the highest amount
shown on the chart. New York showed the next highest annual rainfall for all four years,
_________ from around 775 in 1985, ___________ to around 600 millimetres in
1990, then increasing ___________ to around 775 again in 2000. Mexico City showed
a similar trend. In Rome, Italy, the most rainfall fell in 1985 (just under 500 millimetres)
then __________ decreased in each of the successive years, receiving just under 300
millimetres in 2000.
The second bar chart shows the average temperature in degrees Celsius in the same four
cities. Mexico City recorded the highest annual temperatures for each of the four years
shown, with the highest temperature of 25 degrees Celsius occurring in 1995. Sao Paulo
and Rome __________ reported temperatures between 15 and 20 degrees Celsius for
all four years. New York, however, showed the lowest annual temperatures, recording
around 14 degrees for 1985 to 1995, then increasing _________ to about 17 degrees in
2000.

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