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and 16% respectively for men, 21% and 18% for their counterparts. 
6. 
The amount of money saved also dropped dramatically, which stepped down from 6% in 
2003 to just 2% ten years later. 
7. 
In the first two months of the year, the number of internet users reached nearly 1.5 
million, which was double the estimate for the period. 
8. 
The number of internet users soared once more during March and April, which outstripped 
forecasts by a wide margin. 

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IELTS
 JOURNAL 
 
 
23 
Writing an introduction  
The opening sentence for the first paragraph should define what the graph is about that is 
the date, location and what is being described in the graph. The easiest way to start writing 
is by paraphrasing the topic. Practice writing different introductions about one graph.