1) Analyse the question
2) Identify the main features
3) Write an introduction
4) Write an overview
5) Write the details paragraphs
Paragraph 1 – Introduction
Paragraph 2 – Overview
Paragraph 3 – 1st main feature
Paragraph 4 – 2nd main feature
Things that you should be looking for include:
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High/low values
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Erratic values
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Biggest increase/decrease
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Volatile data
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Unchanging data
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Biggest majority/ minority (pie charts)
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Biggest difference/similarities
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Major trends
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Notable exceptions
The maps below show the Happy Valley Shopping Centre in 1982 and
2012. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main
features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words
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Rephrase the original statement by considering major key factors e.g. Date, month,
nationality, city in the introductory statement.
(The map depicts, the map illustrates, the map portrays, the map shows ____)
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Secondly, start with overall (Overall,) keep overall at the 2nd stage while illustrating the
diagram. Use specifically comma after the overall. Start overall from the next line after
paraphrase. State what is the result of the development or changes in the given map.
In the third paragraph divide information according to given data. If comparison can be
done just go for that by illustrating major changes. Additionally, in the third paragraph,
compare major changes happened in the given time period by using given noun.
In fourth paragraph, illustrate minor changes by using given nouns and information.
The two maps show the radical changes that Happy Valley Shopping Centre underwent
during the period between 1982 and 2012.
Overall, it is clear that the redevelopment resulted in expansion of the shopping mall and
rearrangement of its in-house facilities.
By 2012, the indoor shopping area spread to the west, and the outdoor lake was
replaced by a furniture retailer. Additionally, considerable changes were made to the
north-west part where a coffee shop was removed and an adjacent food store was
relocated to the south-east corner of the mall. Two stores selling sports and electronic
goods took over their previous locations along the northern wall. A linear array of
themed restaurants moved in along the eastern wall of the shopping centre, replacing
sports and electronics shops. On the western side, the lobby area at the main entrance
was removed to allow for a bigger central entertainment area.
Yet another alteration was made outside, where a path leading to the main entrance of
the mall was removed and instead a spacious car park was built. The entrance, however,
was kept in the same location and the lines of trees surrounding the shopping centre
remained largely unchanged where possible.
The pie graphs below show the result of a survey of children's activities.
The first graph shows the cultural and leisure activities that boys
participate in, whereas the second graph shows the activities in which the
girls participate.
Write a report describing the information shown in the two pie graphs.
Write at least 150 words.
The two pie charts draw the conclusion of a survey of boys' and girls' cultural and leisure
activities.
Overall, equal quantities of both sexes enjoyed listening to music, but a dramatically larger
number of girls liked reading. There were also many differences in terms of the children's
preferred sports.
Turning to the first chart, we can observe that boys prefer playing computer games (34%
participation rate) than taking other activities. Playing basketball comes as the second most
popular leisure, practiced by almost a third of male children. Basketball is followed by soccer,
which is exercised by 17%. Skateboarding and listening to music are less preferable
activities, chosen by 11% and 10% of boys respectively. Reading, the least popular cultural
activity among boys, represents only two percent.
Taking a closer look at the second chart, we can see that girls' most preferred activity is
dancing, being 27% of the total. In contrast to the boys' preferences, reading is chosen by
more than a fifth of all girls. Although percentage of female children who play computer
games is roughly twice less than that of boys (16%), this activity is third most popular on the
girls' chart. With a slight difference between computer games and netball, the latter is
practiced at 15% rate. Similarly to skateboarding popularity among boys, 11% of girls go in
for gymnastics. Listening to music comes as the least popular leisure, with a proportion of
10%, equal to those on the first chart.
Fractions
73%- nearly three quarters, 51%- just over a half, 49%- just
under a half, 32%- nearly a third, 3%- a tiny fraction, 50%exactly a half, 26%- roughly one quarter, 49%- around a half,
24%- almost a quarter ,77%- approximately three quarters.
Proportions
70%- a large proportion, 71%- a significant majority, 15% a
small minority, 3%- an insignificant minority.
The chart below shows the reasons why people travel to work by bicycle or by
car.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and
make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.