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Structure

Begin by rewriting the title that you are given, but using different language, and make a general comment on the statistics.

Introduction - openings

  • Use synonyms The bar chart shows the number of children leaving school at the age of 16 between 1995 and 2000. | The bar chart illustrates the number of children who left school after they reached 16 years of age over a five year period, starting in 1995.
  • Make a general comment Overall, the numbers are significantly lower in the later years of the study.er years of the study.

Body

Start with the most interesting point from the statistics. This is often the category that has shown the greatest increase or decrease over the period of the study, although it may also be the category that is the largest or the smallest.

  • Describe a large change The most interesting growth occurred in the cities of Jakarta and Bombay. | The greatest change can be seen in the figures for the United States.
  • Describe the largest / smallest category Tokyo had by far the largest population in the year 1992. | The highest levels of smoking can be seen in Europe. | Levels of literacy were lowest in the African countries in the survey.

Continue to add comments on the information in order of importance. Try to make connections between the different parts of the chart.

  • Contrast results This trend is reversed in the under 16 category. While the number of male smokers has fallen, the number of female smokers has remained stable. There was a clear distinction between the answers given by men and women.
  • Find similarities There was a similar trend in the United States. A similar pattern can be observed among the unemployed.

Conclusion - ending your description

You should keep a general comment on the statistics for the last sentence. It is important not to speculate about the information or make suggestions, unless you are specifically asked to do so in the question.

  • Conclude your findings Overall, there was a general rise in pollution in all three countries. | Finally, we can see that there were significant differences in the results for the different socio-economic groups.