Spotlight 1 Re-wording the introduction It is essential to rewrite the introduction in your own words. This section shows you an easy and effective way to do this for any Task 1 question. The chart shows inform ation ab o u t visitors to Australia, 2000-2008. S um m arize the inform ation b y selecting and reporting the m ain features, and m ake comparisons where relevant. 1 Look at the extract from an essay question above. The topic is visitors to A u stralia. Complete these tw o possible w ays of rewriting it. 1 The graph shows information about how many p...................v....................Australia, over an eight-year period between 2000
and 2 0 0 8 . 2 The graph illustrates data about the number of p...................w....................v.................. Australia, over an eight-year period between 2 0 0 0 and 2 0 0 8 . 2 Complete these tw o rewrites of the topic Car sales in the USA, 2 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 . 1 The graph shows information about how many ... 2 The graph illustrates data about the number o f ... If the topic is about an uncountable noun, like money, you should use how much or the amount of. Here are two examples for the graph on page 79. The graph shows information about how much money was earned by three bakeries in London, over a decade between 2000 and 2010. The graph highlights data about the amount o f money which was earned by three bakeries in London, over a ten-year period between 2000 and 2010.