Ielts academic and General Task : How to write at a band level

How Londoners Commute to Work

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IELTS Academic Task 1: How to write at a band 9 level
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The above charts show how Londoners have historically commuted to work and the
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IELTS Academic Task 1: How to write at a band 9 level
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3.1
L
EXICAL
 
RESOURCES
 
FOR
 
DIFFERENT
 
DATA
 
TYPES
The lexical resources you draw upon will vary from one data type to another. In this
section, we will explore how to describe data presented in a number of different
formats.
Graphs
As you have already learned, graphs show data in trends. Graphs will always contain
at least one of the following patterns: an increase, a decrease, an unchanging trend
and/or a volatile trend.
Let’s look at the following graph. Can you identify the broad details? The minor
details? The minute details?