Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart illustrates
us
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the scores of three teams in four
season
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. It can be inferred that
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B had a superiority in four seasons. In 2002 the
team
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reached peak moment with 82
points
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afterards
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afterwards
,
untill
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until
2005 their
points
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gradually decreased. In
final
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year
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, even though it was only 27
points
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below in comparison to
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first
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year
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the
team
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was still had the highest
points
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. Looking at
the
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Team
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A, we can fluctuations between seasons
such
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as in the
first
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year
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it got at 5
points
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one
year
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later it added six more. In 2004 by seeing top point with 35 one
year
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later it lost 27
points
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.
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but not least
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C has never gained crucial
points
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. In 2002 it
only
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5
points
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above
the
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Team
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A and the
next
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year
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it added 5 more
points
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, one
year
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later the
team
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lost three
points
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and in the final
year
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it only scored five
points
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. To sum up,
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B has always reached higher
points
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than other clubs. There is a little difference between A and C teams in 2002 and in 2003
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C gained more
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, in 2004 and 2005
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A skyrocketed and sustain its superiority.

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Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately

Linking words are very important in your essay.

To score effectively on your IELTS exam, you should make an effort to implement short concise sentences coupled with linking words.

Almost every sentence in your essay should have a linking word of some sort.

In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.

Linking word examples:

  • firstly
  • secondly
  • thirdly
  • in additional
  • moreover
  • also
  • for example
  • for instance
  • therefore
  • however
  • although
  • even though
  • despite
Topic Vocabulary:
  • Trend
  • Pattern
  • Fluctuation
  • Increase
  • Decrease
  • Comparison
  • Relationship
  • Correlation
  • Significant
  • Implication
  • Prediction
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