雅思IELTS PREPARATION

n meaningful segments, as we saw in the section on single line graphs.

Report structure
Like the single line graph, your report should be structured simply with an introduction, body and conclusion. Tenses should be used appropriately.

Use two standard opening sentences to introduce the graph and your report. These opening sentences should make up the first paragraph. Sentence one should define what the graph is about, this is the date, location, what is being described in the graph etc. For example:
The graph compared the rate of smoking between men and women in Someland between the years 1960 and 2000.

Notice that in the single line graph we said that ‘the graph shows…’ but with two lines we can more accurately say ‘the graph compares…’
Notice the tense used. Even though it described information from the past, the graph shows the information in the present time.

Notice that the sample opening sentence does not simply copy the words used on the graphic material. Copied sentences will not be assessed by the examiner and so you waste your time including them.

Sentence two might sum up the overall trend. For example:
It can be clearly seen that the rate of smoking for bith men and women is currently declining and that fewer women had smoked throughtout the period.

The body of the report will describe the graph or graphs in detail. You will need to decide on the most clear and logical order to present the material. Line graphs generally present information in chronological order and so the most logical order for you to write up

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