How to describe ANY visual material: 5 Basic Steps

1. Bar Graph

There are 5 steps you have to take when you want to describe an image:

1. Describe what it looks like (diagram type) and what it shows (the main information)

2. Talk about its contents (axes X and Y; parts; pieces; columns and lines)

3. Highlight the trend: mention some outstanding data

4. Cover the details: mention important smaller pieces of information 

5. Make a conclusion  and provide your evaluation: what can we take away?

Source: Author's own materials (Olesya Petrenko)

Please try it out using these 2 simple visuals:

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Once you are done, you can view model answers below:

(adapted from https://ieltsfocus.com/2017/04/11/ielts-bar-graph-model-answer/) 

2. Pie Chart

adapted from https://ieltsfocus.com/2017/10/24/ielts-pie-charts-with-a-table/

3. Writing about a bar graph

British Councils provided information on how to summarise and report on the main features of the following bar graph:

Source: British Councils Website https://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/writing/b2-writing/writing-about-bar-chart