TASK 1 EXERCISE

The chart below shows the average monthly expenditure by British households in three years.

Introduction and Overview for an IELTS Chart

Fill in the gaps with no more than two words in order to complete the introduction and overview for
the above chart.

Introduction

The (1) ……………………… illustrates the typical (2) ……………………….. of money spent each month on utility
bills, transport, rent, entertainment (3) …………..groceries by households in Britain in three years (1990,
2000 and 2010). Units are (4) …………………. in pounds sterling.

Overview

(5) …………………., the largest expenditure was on rent,, (6) ………………. the least amount of money spent
was on utility bills and entertainment. While there was a significant (7) …………………. in spending on
rent, transport and utility bills, there was little change in the amount spent on the two other items.
See below for an example of how to write the introduction and overview for the process shown in the
picture.

Introduction and Overview

 paraphrase the information given about the diagram for the introduction
 choose the main stages for the overview ( eggs, water, tadpole, land, adult frogs)