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BELOW IS THE LINE GRAPH ILLUSTRATING DUBAI GOLD SALESSUGGESTIONS FOR WRITING DESCRIPTION a introduction 1.. over the next four months, what are the sales?. a sudden increase but in Sep f

BELOW IS THE LINE GRAPH ILLUSTRATING DUBAI GOLD SALES

SUGGESTIONS FOR WRITING DESCRIPTION

a) introduction

1 What does the graph show? When?

2 which are presented on vertical and horizontal axes?

3 overall trend

b) description

1 from Jan to Mar (a slight rise in Feb, reach a peak at….)

2 over the next four months, (what are the sales? ->sharply decline to … in Jul)

3 what about in August? (a sudden increase but in Sep followed by, again, a fall to…)

4 from Sep to Oct, increase from… to……; in Oct and Nov, remain….; and a small increase in Dec c) Conclusion

The line graph shows estimated sales of gold in Dubai for 12 months in 2002 in millions of

dirhams

In January, gold sales [?] about 200 million dirhams per month In February they [?] to Dhs 220 million, [?] to a peak of 350 million dirhams in March Over the next four months, sales [?]

steadily, reaching [?] of 120 million dirhams in July.

In August, there was a [?] increase Sales almost [?], rising [?] Dhs 120 million in July to Dhs 210 million in August This was followed by a [?] in September to Dhs 120 million

From September to October, sales [?] from Dhs 120 million to Dhs 180 million In October and November, sales [?] steady, and there was a small increase in December [?] 190 million dirhams.

The graph shows the changes in platinum prices

1 introduction

- What is the graph about? When? Counting unit?

- overall trend

2 description

- from 1960 t0 1965: leveled off at about…

- between 1965 and 1970: shot up to…; then varied from…to…; rising to a peak once (trebled from 77 to 80)

- however decreased in 83 to just over… again, fluctuated between 83 and 87, reaching eventually almost 600

- during 6 years: decreased gently and leveled off again at…from …to…

- again peaked at well over 600 but went down less than 500 in 2003

- finally, shot up to 900 in 2005

3 conclusion: show variations in price over the period of 45 years

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