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Lesson 10 — Task 1 Cheat Sheet

Writing

In one line: Report data only, name the two biggest trends in your overview, and use precise trend/data language throughout.

Key Ideas

120 min, 150+ words. Report visual data — never give opinions.

2Structure. Intro (paraphrase) → Overview (2 main trends) → Body 1 → Body 2.

3Overview is highest-value. Naming the right 2–3 features matters more than any single number.

4Trend words. rise/increase/grow/surge; fall/decrease/decline/plummet; plateau/remain stable.

75%

Three quarters

25%

A quarter

Range phrasing

"from X to Y" / "between X and Y"

Approximation

roughly, approximately, around, nearly