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Let’s look again at the first sentence of the introduction:
The bar chart shows Asian imports to the United States in 1992 in ten areas of Asia and is
measured in percentages of the total exports of Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, South
Korea, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong and China to the United
States. 
Other details to consider:
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WHAT is being shown: a bar chart
o
WHAT is being measured: Asian imports to the United States
o
HOW is it being measured: in percentages of total exports
o
WHEN is it being measured: 1992
o
Have I rephrased the question?
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o
Do my subject and verb agree?
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Now we are ready to write the second sentence of the introduction.
Task 1 Introduction – Second Sentence
2) 
The 
second sentence of an introduction
is 
optional
. It is not necessary to include
this sentence. I recommend including a second sentence in a Task 1 introduction because
it helps you 
increase your word count
. If you decide to include a second sentence in
your introduction, it should be brief and should mention an 
overall trend
 
which is
significant. 
Let’s look at how this is done:
Example:
Overall, Taiwan had the highest percentage of exports shipped to the U.S. and China had
the smallest percentage.
This sentence:
o
points out a significant trend (the highest and lowest percentages)
o
does not include statistics (numbers)
o
is brief
 
Complete introduction:
The bar chart shows Asian imports to the United States in 1992 in ten areas of Asia and is
measured in percentages of the total exports of Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, South
Korea, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong and China to the United
States.
Overall, Taiwan had the highest percentage of exports shipped to the U.S. and
China had the smallest percentage.

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