Sample Graph Description

Q1. The bar chart shows the amount of money spent on two types of electronic items in
country X. Describe the chart in at least 80 words. You should highlight and summarize
the information given in the chart.

The chart gives information about how much money was spent on computers and
smartphones in country X between the years 2011 and 2015.
As is shown in the chart, there were upward trends in spending on both the items. Computer
sales increased steadily/fairly/consistently by $5 million each year. On the other hand,
smartphone sales remained level at $10 million until 2013, and then increased
dramatically/sharply/drastically, reaching $45 million in 2015. Although they were still less
than the value of computer sales, they were only $5 million behind.
People’s total expenditure on these electronic devices rose dramatically in this period. The total
was $40 million in 2011, and it rose to $95 million in 2015.
Overall, the sales of both of these items grew, but smartphone sales grew more quickly. If
these trends continue, it is likely that smartphone sales will overtake computer sales in 2016
or soon after. (Adapted from British Council)
Q2. The following graph shows the GDP growth rate of Bangladesh from the fiscal year
2007 to 2016. Describe the chart in at least 80 words. You should highlight and
summarize the information given in the graph.

Bar graph

The graph illustrates the GDP growth rate of Bangladesh between the fiscal years 2007 and
2016.
It can be seen that the growth rate was 6.43 in 2007. The rate slightly fell/declined to 6.19 in
2008. A considerable/conspicuous fall/collapse in the rate is evident in 2009, which was
5.05. The rate continued to rise/kept soaring up to 5.57, 6.46, and 6.52 in the fiscal years
2010, 2011, and 2012 respectively. However, in 2013, the rate again declined to 6.01.
Afterwards, the rate continued to climb from 2014 to 2016. The rates were 6.06, 6.55 and
7.11 in the years 2014, 2015 and 2016 respectively. The highest growth rate was 7.11 in 2016,
which is 2.06 more than that of 2009.
Overall, a fluctuating/ rise and fall/ irregular trend is clearly seen in the GDP growth rate
in Bangladesh.
/ It is evident from the graph that the GDP growth rate in Bangladesh has a fluctuating/ rise
and fall/ irregular trend.

Note: Be careful with the use of Tense. Use present when you write anything about your
observation from the graph. In the case of year-wise explanations, use of past tense is quite
common i.e. It is seen (Not we can see/ It was seen) in the graph that the rate increased (increases
is less common) from 2.75 to 3.10 in the year 2011. Present perfect can also be used as per the
context.
Q3. The average prices per kilometre of clothing imported into the European Union
from six different countries in 1993 and 2003 are shown in the bar chart below.

The bar graph shows average price the European Union (EU) spent for per kilometre clothing
import from six different countries in 1993 and 2003.
It is obvious that the EU paid the highest amount for each kilometre of clothing to Argentina
in 1993. According to the illustration, the EU spent the highest amount for clothing import
from Argentina which was approximately 28 pounds per kilometre. This rate was
significantly higher; almost 8 times higher than the rate it gave to Bangladesh. The second
and third highest rates were given to Brazil and Japan, roughly 23 and 15 pounds
respectively. China and India got less than that and their rates were higher than the import
rate from Bangladesh. Bangladesh received only around 3 pounds per kilometre which was
almost three times less than the rate paid to Japan.

The rate went higher in 2003 for China, India and Bangladesh, which were the least paid
countries in a decade earlier. The price for clothing import from Brazil remained unchanged
while slightly declined for Argentina and Japan. Despite the price changes, Argentina and
Brazil were still highly paid than that of India and Bangladesh while China’s price went as
high as 17 pounds, almost double than that of 1993’s rate.

Pie chart
Q4. The pie chart below shows the rate of daily lunch sales by Food Network. Describe
the chart in at least 80 words. You should highlight and summarize the information
given in the chart.

The pie chart represents the percentage of lunch items sold by Food Network with daily total
sales of $2,000.
It can be seen from the chart that there are 5 different items: sandwiches, salads, soup,
beverages, and desserts. Among them, 40 percent of the total sales is seen for sandwiches
which is the highest. The rate of salad sales is 21 percent, holding the second highest position.
Both soup and desserts are sold with equal percentage and that is 15 percent. The lowest
percentage of sales is seen in the case of beverages that is 9 percent.
To sum up, it is evident from the chart that sandwich is the most popular lunch item sold by
the shop.

For more tasks, please see page no. 50 and 65 in your textbook.