IELTS Academic writing: Average monthly temperatures and the average number of hours of sunshine per year.

The graph and table below shows the average monthly temperatures and the average number of hours of sunshine per year in three major cities. 

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

Answer 1:

The graphical representation shows comparison amongst three cities namely, London, New York and Sydney , in terms of average temperatures each month and the tabular data differentiates on the basis of amount of sunshine received annually. 

To begin with, monthly temperatures show an exactly contrasting trend with London and New York on one side and Sydney on the other side. At the beginning of the year  the temperatures were around 5 and 10 degrees respectively in New York and London respectively and then reaching a peak level of 24 and 30 in mid of July and then again showing continuous decline till December , when,  it again plummeted to around 10 and 5 .On the other hand, the pattern was exactly opposite in case of Sydney, where it started as high as 25 during starting of the year and dropping to 15 in the mid of July and finally again gaining momentum and reaching a upward level of 25.  

Moreover, in terms of number of hours of sunlight received , New York and Sydney go neck to neck, where as,  London only getting almost half of the sunshine as compared to both the other cities. 

Overall, it can be summarized that New York shows the most variation in temperatures and  attains the maximum level of temperature and also the maximum sunshine.  

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Answer 2:

Answer:

The line graph illustrates the mean temperature per month, while the table represents the annual hours of sunshine in London, New York and Sydney.

Overall, it is clear that London and New York follow a same trend and reach the highest temperature in mid year, whereas the opposite in true for Sydney which is coldest in mid year. Moreover, New York receives maximum hours of sunshine compared to other two countries.

In January, the temperature in London and New York is 8 and 4 respectively, however it is comparatively higher in Sydney at 25. The temperature for London and New York continues to rise till March end after which New York surpasses London and reaches 20 in May. While the temperatures for London and New York show a steady growth, Sydney shows a downward trend and declines steeply to 15 in mid July. On the contrary, in September, temperature begins to fall for London and New York after reaching a peak of 22 and 30 respectively in July to 10 and 5 respectively in December, whereas Sydney’s temperature increases gradually to 25 in December.

The total annual hours of sunshine are maximum in New York, at 2,535 followed closely by Sydney with a marginal difference at 2,473. However, London receives the least annual hours of sunshine at only 1,180.

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