TASK 1 (Mixed charts): UNEMPLOYMENT RATES

The chart below shows the unemployment rate and the number of people leaving Ireland from 1988 to 2008. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

Sample Answer

The provided chart illustrates statistics regarding the unemployment rate and the number of those migrating from Ireland to other countries during the given period from 1988 to 2008.

Overall, both studied variables saw general downward trends with significant variations throughout the period. Notably, there was a slight correlation between these two separate data sets, with figures delineating an initial falling trend, followed by a period of consolidation, and a final uptick for both categories. However, people leaving Ireland showed a strong recovery by the end of the period.

During the initial decade, the unemployment rate stood at just over 17% in 1988, and this figure declined steadily by 4% two years later. This was matched by a corresponding decrease in people moving away from Ireland, which dropped from nearly 60,000 to 50,000 within the same period. While the unemployment rate recovered moderately to 15% before falling sharply to a low of 5% in 2000, the figure for those emigrating from Ireland fell steeply to just over 30,000 in 1992, recovered marginally, and continued its downward trend to hit a low of around 25,000 in 2002. It is worth noting that the fall exhibited by those leaving Ireland was less substantial, and the trough occurred around 2 years later than the unemployment rate.

During the remaining years, both aspects saw different rates of recovery. People leaving Ireland, after an extended period of consolidation from 1995 to 2001, soared again, peaking at around 50,000 people, which was slightly lower than its 1988 figure. A similar, albeit less pronounced, increase was seen in the unemployment rate, with its percentage increasing modestly to 6%, less than a third of the 1988 number.

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The provided chart illustrates statistics regarding the unemployment rate and the number of those migrating from Ireland to other countries during the given period from 1988 to 2008.

Overall, both studied variables saw general downward trends with significant variations throughout the period. Notably, there was a slight correlation between these two separate data sets, with figures delineating an initial falling trend, followed by a period of consolidation, and a final uptick for both categories. However, people leaving Ireland showed a strong recovery by the end of the period.

During the initial decade, the unemployment rate stood at just over 17% in 1988, and this figure declined steadily by 4% two years later. This was matched by a corresponding decrease in people moving away from Ireland, which dropped from nearly 60,000 to 50,000 within the same period. While the unemployment rate recovered moderately to 15% before falling sharply to a low of 5% in 2000, the figure for those emigrating from Ireland fell steeply to just over 30,000 in 1992, recovered marginally, and continued its downward trend to hit a low of around 25,000 in 2002. It is worth noting that the fall exhibited by those leaving Ireland was less substantial, and the trough occurred around 2 years later than the unemployment rate.

During the remaining years, both aspects saw different rates of recovery. People leaving Ireland, after an extended period of consolidation from 1995 to 2001, soared again, peaking at around 50,000, which was slightly lower than its 1988 figure. A similar, albeit less pronounced increase, was seen in the unemployment rate, with its percentage increasing modestly to 6%, less than a third of the 1988 number.

Vocabulary

1. number of those migrating – số người di cư
2. general downward trends – xu hướng giảm chung
3. significant variations – biến động đáng kể
4. slight correlation – mối tương quan nhẹ
5. delineating an initial falling trend – mô tả xu hướng giảm ban đầu
6. period of consolidation – giai đoạn ổn định
7. final uptick – sự tăng trở lại cuối kỳ
8. strong recovery – phục hồi mạnh
9. declined steadily – giảm đều đặn
10. corresponding decrease – sự giảm tương ứng
11. recovered moderately – phục hồi ở mức vừa
12. recovered marginally – phục hồi nhẹ
13. hit a low of – chạm mức thấp nhất
14. less substantial – ít đáng kể hơn
15. trough occurred – đáy (mức thấp nhất) xảy ra
16. different rates of recovery – tốc độ phục hồi khác nhau
17. soared again – tăng vọt trở lại
18. peaking at around 50,000 – đạt đỉnh khoảng 50,000
19. albeit less pronounced increase – dù mức tăng ít rõ rệt hơn
20. increasing modestly – tăng nhẹ
21. less than a third of – ít hơn một phần ba
22. significant variations – biến động rõ rệt
23. initial falling trend – xu hướng giảm ban đầu
24. period of consolidation – thời kỳ củng cố
25. final uptick – lần tăng cuối

Tóm tắt cấu trúc:

·  Introduction / Mở bài

• Paraphrase đề bài:
  The provided chart illustrates statistics regarding the unemployment rate and the number of people migrating from Ireland from 1988 to 2008.
  → Đổi cách nói nhưng vẫn giữ nghĩa, tránh copy đề bài.

·  Overview / Tổng quan

• Nhận xét chung, xu hướng chính:
  • Overall, both studied variables saw general downward trends with significant variations.
  • There was a slight correlation between the two data sets, with an initial falling trend, a period of consolidation, and a final uptick.
  • Overview chỉ ra pattern chính, không cần số liệu chi tiết.

·  Body Paragraph 1 / Thân bài 1 – Thời gian đầu

• Chọn mốc thời gian để nhóm thông tin:
  • During the initial decade, the unemployment rate stood at just over 17% in 1988, and this figure declined steadily.
  • This was matched by a corresponding decrease in migration, dropping from 60,000 to 50,000.
• Gộp thông tin: So sánh hai biến số theo cùng mốc thời gian.
• Nhấn mạnh biến động đặc biệt:
  • While the unemployment rate recovered moderately before falling sharply, the figure for emigrants fell steeply, recovered marginally, and continued downward to hit a low of 25,000.
  • Lưu ý thời gian xuất hiện trough: “around 2 years later than unemployment rate”

·  Body Paragraph 2 / Thân bài 2 – Thời gian sau

• Nhóm thông tin theo giai đoạn sau:
  • During the remaining years, both aspects saw different rates of recovery.
  • Migration soared again, peaking at around 50,000, slightly lower than 1988.
  • Unemployment rate saw a less pronounced increase, increasing modestly to 6%, less than a third of the 1988 number.
• Gộp nhóm: Đặt hai biến số cạnh nhau để so sánh.
• Sử dụng từ vựng mạnh: soared again, peaking at, less pronounced, increasing modestly

·  Key Notes

• Luôn group by time period thay vì liệt kê số liệu theo từng năm.
• Dùng paraphrase: unemployment → joblessness, people leaving → emigrants/migrants.
• Highlight trend words / collocations: declined steadily, recovered moderately, fell steeply, peaked at, final uptick.
• Kết hợp so sánh và nhấn mạnh đặc điểm khác biệt giữa hai biến số trong cùng một câu nếu có thể.