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Describing a bar chart

Look at the bar chart, exam question and sample answer and do the exercises to improve your writing skills.

Instructions

Do the preparation exercise first. Then read the exam question and sample answer and do the other exercises.

Preparation

Reading

Description of a chart

Worksheets and downloads

Describing a bar chart - exercises1.13 MB
Describing a bar chart - answers271.97 KB
Describing a bar chart - text1.06 MB
Describing a bar chart - writing practice437.66 KB
Discussion

How often do you buy a new computer or smartphone?

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Submitted by pomelo on Fri, 03/24/2023 - 15:24

no, because it's too expensive, I can buy a new one when it can't be repaired

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Submitted by Kostantinus on Sun, 02/21/2021 - 12:28

I just buy new devices in case the old ones don't work. I've bought my present laptop 10 years ago and it still works perfectly. My smartphone is not that old. It was bought a year ago. I don't think it's a good idea to change devices often. It's wasting your money and your time.

Submitted by Mamou1 on Mon, 08/24/2020 - 10:47

Personally I buy a new computer or smartphone when the first one I have is not useful and we can't repair. Because, if you take cares to your thing you don't need to buy every 5 year a new one. For example me I have my computer there is already 4 years and my phone 2 years already and they always good.
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Submitted by Andrii on Wed, 06/24/2020 - 18:00

I had only two phones and one computer, so I can't say truely, how often I change my gadget. But I think that it's normal to change a phone every 4 or 5 years and a computer every 7-8 years.

Submitted by Makam on Tue, 02/11/2020 - 20:37

Each 5 years.

Submitted by Elife on Sun, 02/09/2020 - 20:36

Right now, I don't need to change my laptop every time a new technology is born. But, I buy a new smartphone each four years or so.

Submitted by lancer on Thu, 12/05/2019 - 16:45

- How often do you buy a new computer or smartphone? I thought we need to keep & use our old computer or smartphone for saving money. But now i have a different idea. It needs to get best fashion products always. Because people grow themself up by getting more information / knowledge from such as news, fashion products, new people. So I buy them as soon as they comes to our world. - Summarizing the information in the graph This give us the information about spending of people on computers and smartphones between the year 2011 and 2015. As we can know, there were upwards trending in this period on both computers and smartphones. Computers sales increased by $5 million steadily every year. Smartphone sles remained level at $10 million for 3 years but it increased rapidly since 2014. The expenditure on smartphone in 2014 is $30 million and $45 million was spent in 2015. It was really dramatic rise. Even though there were rapid rising on smartphone sales, it is less than computer sales so far. People spent $50 million on buying computers in 2015. Forom 2011 to 2014, the spending on computers is $200 milliion, the expenditure on smartphones is $105 million. So total spending is $305 million. Overall, the spending on both items grew, but smartphone sales grew quickly. If these trends continue, we can expect the smartphone sales to overtake the computer sales in 2016 or soon after.

Submitted by Rohan26 on Tue, 07/16/2019 - 01:10

i never bought a new laptop, i have a laptop that is given to me by my brother,my brother has given to me three laptop's till now from which i damaged two laptop's.i bought my smartphone two years ago because my sister damaged my old smartphone,she dropped my smartphone and the smartphone get damaged.

Submitted by Thu on Thu, 07/11/2019 - 02:54

I don't have any computer and phone, too. So, I don't need to buy them. : )
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