Task 1 Mixed Chart — bar + line/pie cùng lúc

Question format

Task 1 đôi khi show 2 charts cùng lúc:

• Bar + Line
• Pie + Bar
• Table + Line
• 2 different bar charts

Goal: describe BOTH charts + identify connections.

Structure 4-paragraph

Intro

• Paraphrase BOTH charts
• "The bar chart shows X, while the pie chart illustrates Y between [years/groups]"

Overview

• 2-3 sentences capturing main trends from BOTH charts
• Identify any visible connection ("X correlates with Y")

Body 1: Describe Chart 1 (bar/line)

• Main trend + 2-3 specific data points
• Highest/lowest, significant changes

Body 2: Describe Chart 2 (pie/other)

• Main trend + 2-3 specific data points
• Largest/smallest segments

Vocabulary by chart type

Line chart (showing change over time)

• rose / fell / dropped / increased / decreased
• climbed / surged / soared (fast increase)
• plummeted / plunged (fast decrease)
• fluctuated / wavered (up and down)
• remained stable / leveled off (no change)
• peaked at / bottomed out at

Bar chart (comparing categories)

• the highest / largest / greatest
• the lowest / smallest
• twice as many / half as much
• significantly more than / slightly less than
• comparable to / similar to

Pie chart (proportions)

• the majority / the bulk
• a substantial portion
• a small minority
• accounted for X%
• represented X%
• made up X%

Table (data points)

• according to the data
• the figures show
• the table reveals
• the data indicate

Worked example

Chart A (line): Coffee consumption (cups/day) 2000-2020 in Vietnam

Chart B (pie): Types of coffee consumed in 2020 (Espresso 30%, Cà phê sữa đá 45%, Cappuccino 15%, Other 10%)