TASK 1 (Bar chart): SKILLED MIGRANTS
 |
Sample Answer
The provided bar chart displays data on the migration of skilled workers to Australia among four distinct occupations during the period from 2009 to 2012.
Overall, migrants specialising in accounting and cookery showed general stability, although a greater level of volatility was seen among skilled accountants, who also accounted for the highest numbers throughout. Meanwhile, an inverse trend was observed: migrants working in software engineering displayed a downward trend, while those in computer programming (the least popular occupation) showed a marginal increase.
Looking initially at disciplines with roughly stable trends, there were 20,000 skilled accountants in 2009, and this figure rose sharply, peaking at around 27,000 in the following year — the highest recorded number in the chart. Thereafter, skilled professionals in this field declined markedly to around 21,000 by the end of the period. Skilled cooks were far lower in number but displayed greater stability, with figures averaging 15,000 migrants in 2009, 2010, and 2012. An exception, however, was 2011, when there was a moderate uptick to approximately 18,000 workers.
Turning to the remaining professions, a consistent increase was displayed among software engineers, whose number climbed from around 19,000 to 22,000 between 2009 and 2011. This was followed by a decline to nearly 17,000 by 2012 — a similar level to that of cooks in the same year. By contrast, computer programming was the least favourable career, with approximately 2,500 to 3,000 skilled workers during the initial three years, after which the number rose to 5,000 by the end of the period. Despite the final rise, this profession remained the least prevalent among migrants to Australia.
TỪ VỰNG HAY
|
The provided bar chart displays data on the migration of skilled workers to Australia among four distinct occupations during the period from 2009 to 2012.
Overall, migrants specialising in accounting and cookery showed general stability, although a greater level of volatility was seen among skilled accountants, who also accounted for the highest numbers throughout. Meanwhile, an inverse trend was observed: migrants working in software engineering displayed a downward trend, while those in computer programming (the least popular occupation) showed a marginal increase.
Looking initially at disciplines with roughly stable trends, there were 20,000 skilled accountants in 2009, and this figure rose sharply, peaking at around 27,000 in the following year — the highest recorded number in the chart. Thereafter, skilled professionals in this field declined markedly to around 21,000 by the end of the period. Skilled cooks were far lower in number but displayed greater stability, with figures averaging 15,000 migrants in 2009, 2010, and 2012. An exception, however, was 2011, when there was a moderate uptick to approximately 18,000 workers.
Turning to the remaining professions, a consistent increase was displayed among software engineers, whose number climbed from around 19,000 to 22,000 between 2009 and 2011. This was followed by a decline to nearly 17,000 by 2012 — a similar level to that of cooks in the same year. By contrast, computer programming was the least favourable career, with approximately 2,500 to 3,000 skilled workers during the initial three years, after which the number rose to 5,000 by the end of the period. Despite the final rise, this profession remained the least prevalent among migrants to Australia.
Vocabulary
- displays data on – trình bày dữ liệu về
- specialising in – chuyên về
- general stability – sự ổn định chung
- greater level of volatility – mức độ biến động cao hơn
- accounted for the highest numbers – chiếm số lượng cao nhất
- inverse trend – xu hướng ngược lại
- displayed a downward trend – thể hiện xu hướng giảm
- marginal increase – tăng nhẹ
- roughly stable trends – xu hướng tương đối ổn định
- rose sharply – tăng mạnh
- peaking at – đạt đỉnh ở
- highest recorded number – con số cao nhất được ghi nhận
- declined markedly – giảm đáng kể
- end of the period – cuối giai đoạn
- displayed greater stability – thể hiện sự ổn định hơn
- averaging – trung bình là
- moderate uptick – tăng vừa phải
- consistent increase – tăng đều đặn
- climbed from – tăng từ
- decline to nearly – giảm xuống gần
- similar level – mức tương đương
- by contrast – trái lại / ngược lại
- least favourable career – nghề kém hấp dẫn nhất
- initial three years – ba năm đầu
- remained the least prevalent – vẫn ít phổ biến nhất
Tóm tắt cấu trúc:
1️. Introduction – Mở bài
Purpose:
Giới thiệu biểu đồ + đối tượng + thời gian
Template:
The provided bar chart displays data on + đối tượng + during the period from + năm bắt đầu to năm kết thúc.
→ Không được: nêu số liệu, nhận xét, so sánh.
2️. Overview – Tổng quan (Siêu quan trọng)
Purpose:
Tóm ý chính, nhìn toàn cảnh, KHÔNG số liệu.
Key steps (bằng tiếng Việt):
- Xem xu hướng chính (trends)
- So sánh nghề cao nhất – thấp nhất
- Ghi nhận ổn định – tăng – giảm
Overview:
Overall, migrants specialising in accounting and cookery showed general stability, while software engineering displayed a downward trend. Meanwhile, computer programming, the least popular occupation, showed a marginal increase.
📌 Ghi nhớ cấu trúc:
- Stable group
- Upward trend
- Downward trend
- Highest vs Lowest
3️. Body 1 – Group 1 (Ổn định)
Why group? (Vì sao nhóm):
→ Accountants & cooks: both relatively stable
Cách triển khai ý:
- Bắt đầu → Đỉnh → Kết thúc
- So sánh giữa 2 nghề
Looking initially at the more stable disciplines,
- 20,000 accountants in 2009
- rose sharply, peaking at 27,000
- declined markedly to 21,000
→ Cooks: far lower but stable
- displayed greater stability, averaging 15,000
- moderate uptick to 18,000 (2011)
📌 Collocations to remember:
- rose sharply
- peaking at
- declined markedly
- displayed greater stability
- moderate uptick
4️. Body 2 – Group 2 (Xu hướng rõ ràng)
Why group?
→ Engineers & programmers: biến động mạnh hơn + thấp hơn
Structure:
- Kể nghề 1 trước: tăng rồi giảm
- Đổi bằng từ nối → nghề 2: thấp nhất nhưng tăng nhẹ
Body logic:
Turning to the remaining professions,
software engineers climbed from 19,000 to 22,000
then declined to nearly 17,000.
By contrast (từ nối quan trọng):
computer programming was the least favourable career
starting at 2,500–3,000
before rising to 5,000
— still the least prevalent.
📌 Collocations to remember:
- consistent increase
- decline to nearly
- least favourable career
- initial three years
- remained the least prevalent
