The graph below shows the average monthly change in the prices of three metals during 2014. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

The graph below shows the average monthly change in the prices of three metals during 2014.

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

Write at least 150 words.
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The line graph describes the average shifts in the proportion of prices of three different metals, including Copper, Nickel, and Zinc. The main facts that stand out are the downward movements of metal prices during the twelve
months
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of 2014. At the beginning of 2014, starting with the highest point of 6 per
cent
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, the
price
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of Nickel sharply fell to 1 per
cent
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in March but
then
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experienced a wide oscillation between April and November, which was followed by the stability of the
price
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, at 1 per
cent
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. Unlike the metal mentioned above, the first two
months
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witnessed a relatively rapid rise in the
price
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of Zinc, and by March the figure had quickly dropped by 2 per
cent
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.
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there was
also
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a wide fluctuation in the
price
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between May and November, and
then
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the percentage slightly rose to 2 per
cent
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in December. Concerning the other metal, starting with 2 per
cent
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in January, Copper had dropped and grew over the first seven
months
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;
however
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, it remained unchanged, at 1 per
cent
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, for the next three
months
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before increasing a bit to nearly 2 per
cent
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at the end
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of the year.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words months, cent, price with synonyms.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • fluctuate
  • volatile
  • stability
  • peak
  • trough
  • increment
  • decrement
  • steady
  • gradual
  • sharp
  • increase
  • decrease
  • month-on-month
  • average monthly change
  • commodity
  • benchmark
  • trend
  • precipitous
  • plateau
  • significant
  • marginal
  • surge
  • dip
  • plummet
  • soar
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