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Clinic patient visits by month (2024)

Academic

Writing Task 1

HealthDataAcademic

Task visual

Use the figure to guide your summary; the model answer below should describe the same information.

Question

The line graph shows how many patients were seen each month at a single city health clinic throughout 2024. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Model Answer

The graph gives monthly patient numbers for one clinic in 2024. The total starts at 420 in January, falls to 380 in February, and then climbs for five months in a row. From March (450) to July (710) there is steady growth, with the largest jumps between April (520) and May (610) and between May and June (680). July is the busiest month at 710 patients, and August is almost as high at 705. After that, visits drop each month: September 640, October 580, November 500, and December 460. In short, the year shows a winter dip, a long spring and summer rise to a peak in mid-summer, and a clear autumn decline.

Glossary

The figures illustrate

A formal way to introduce what the chart shows.

Overall

Signals the main trend before you give supporting detail.

The period under review

Refers to the time range shown in the task.

By contrast

Highlights a difference between two stages or groups.

a sharp increase

Describes a strong rise over a short interval.

In relative terms

Compares proportions or levels rather than absolute detail only.

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