BAND 7.5 IELTS ESSAY SAMPLE: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ANNUAL EARNINGS OF CALGARY BAKERIES BETWEEN 2000-2010

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The graph shows data about the annual earnings of three bakeries in Calgary, 2000-2010.Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Essay Sample

The line graph shows information about the amount of money that was earned (measure yearly in dollars) in three bakeries in Calgary in a ten-year period between 2000 and 2010. Overall, it can be clearly seen that there were significant upward trends in the amount of money earn in Amandine Bakery and Bolo Cakery while there was a downward trend in the figure for Mari Bakeshop over the given period.

Woth regard to the amount of the money that was made in Amandine Bakery, it started at just under 60000 in the first year, and then the figure remained unchanged for five years (to 2005) before reaching a peak at approximately 100000 in the final year. Similarly, as for the amount of earned money in Bolo Cakery, it started at just 20000 in the first year, and then fluctuated for two years, increased dramatically by 20000 to 40000 in 2003, after which reaching its peak in the final year.

On the other hand, if we look at the amount of money that was earned in Mari Bakery, it was the highest from 2000 to 2010, and started at 80000 in 2000, and subsequently fluctuated dramatically before reaching a low of 40000 in the last year.