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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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