MBA Center: IELTS Intensive Writing

UNITS
✓ Unit 1
✓ Unit 2

The graph shows how the quantity of visitors to Brazil rose considerably between 1995 and 2000.
The graph shows how the quantity of visitors to Brazil rose considerably from 1995 to 2000 (inclusive).
The graph shows the significant growth in visitors to Brazil with the years 1995-2000.
The table shows the fluctuation in the number of Japanese visitors abroad between July 2005 and May 2006 (inclusive). The major trend is the popularity of overseas travel in the summer months.
To peak = “To peak at . ”
peak [noun] = ”reach a peak of .“ hit a peak
Till now // to the present

        ✓        Unit 3
        ❑        Unit 4 - homework
        ❑        Unit 5 - homework

TIPS

The graph shows...
The diagram explains how A completes B
The diagram show the process of C
“An ancillary trend is that while developed countries see a reduction in fixed-phoe usage as time goes on, developing countries, like M & C, see continued growth”
“(inclusive)” - only for past date ranges
Cost ($) = “...the cost (in dollars)...”
Be careful of graphs where the axis doesn’t begin a 0. Trends may look more significant than they really are if a graph begins at, say 50 and only goes up to 60.
[sub, verb, obj] - adverbials: how, where, when
“four-fold” increase
To conlude: the graph clearly charts the very busy periods of the morning and afternoon rush hour.“

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