Change in graphs, tables and charts

Posted by pakguru on June 10th, 2016 | 4 responses | change, charts, graphs, GTC, IELTS, numbers, tables, Task 1, writing

In 2015 sales of all 3 types of fast food increased dramatically.

This is a common error. Unfortunately there is no information about change in 2015, only from 2005 to 2015:

• Between 2005 and 2015 sales of all 3 types of fast food increased dramatically.

If you are not specific about the time frame then your reporting of data will be inaccurate and you will receive a low score in IELTS for Task Achievement.
Before you write, decide exactly when the change happened and design a suitable time expression. These are the most commonly used:

1. from time 1 to time 2
2. between time 1 and time 2

4 responses to “Change in graphs, tables and charts”

1. Yunita says:

   June 11, 2016 at 10:02 am

   If the time in the graph was in the past, what tenses should I use? past tense or present perpect?

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