Task 1: The line graph shows the global demand for different textile fibers

between 1980 and 2015.

The line graph illustrates information on the global demand for four textile
fibers namely polyester, cotton, wool, or cellulose from 1980 to 2015. As can be
seen from the graph, the demand for all textiles rose over the period shown,
except for that of cellulose. It is also notable that the need for polyester saw a
swift increase.

In 1980, cotton was the most popular fabric, at 14 million tons. By 2000, this
figure climbed markedly to nearly 36 million, followed by a small drop of 4
million tons. After that, the figure for this textile grew up gradually to 40
million tons in 2015. The global need for polyester experienced a stable
increase from approximately 10 million in 1980 to 33 million tons in 2005,
which was the same figure as cotton this year. This type of textile started to
reach a peak of 42 million tons, which was higher than that of cotton at the end
of the period.

Turning to the others, starting at 2 million tons, the demand for cellulose
witnessed a slight increase of 6 million tons in 2000, then declined by 2 million
tons in 2015. In addition, wool in 1980 was 7 million tons, followed by a
moderate increase and reached 20 million at the end of the period.
Task 2: To succeed in business, one needs to learn and know math. To what
extent do you agree or disagree?

Some people argued that math is the key skill to achieving success in business.
In my opinion, I partly agree with this statement because I believe that it is not
the only factor contributing to business success, there are a lot of other elements
which help people gain their achievement.

On the one hand, math is an essential part of business operations. First of all,
math facilitates leaders to make better decisions. People can use some
mathematical applications to create statistics which can predict some problems
in the future. These may be a base for people to decide more cleverly than
relying on feelings. In addition, business success orders a range of knowledge
relating to math. For example, finance and accounting are the basic
acquaintances which any business needs to gain. These create a firm
understanding to run their business successfully.

On the other hand, I believe that people can run a business successfully without
being good at math. Firstly, this skill can be outsourced. The key person does
not need to have excellent math skills, they can hire an individual skilled in
accounting or finance to be responsible for these sides. Moreover, many
entrepreneurs built their achievements thanks to personal courage to take the
risks. When people encounter difficult issues, they can make challenging
decisions which can be a chance to succeed or they can be inside their comfort
zone but not create a breakthrough in business. For example, Steve Jobs often
comes up with a new product, a new service, and a business model that never
existed. He did not allow market tests and he still took risks even though he
knew that if Apple failed, they would suffer huge losses. However, it indeed
shows that Jobs reached the right decision with his courage.

In conclusion, although math skill is an integral part of running a business, I

suppose that this knowledge can be outsourced, and courage can create an
opportunity to drive business success.