The climograph below shows average monthly temperatures and rainfall in the city of Kolkata.
The chart compares average figures for temperature and precipitation over the course of a calendar year in Kolkata.
It is noticeable that monthly figures for precipitation in Kolkata vary considerably, whereas monthly temperatures remain relatively stable. Rainfall is highest from July to August, while temperatures are highest in April and May.
Between the months of January and May, average temperatures in Kolkata rise from their lowest point at around 20°C to a peak of just over 30°C. Average rainfall in the city also rises over the same period, from approximately 20mm of rain in January to 100mm in May.
While temperatures stay roughly the same for the next four months, the amount of rainfall more than doubles between May and June. Figures for precipitation remain above 250mm from June to September, peaking at around 330mm in July. The final three months of the year see a dramatic fall in precipitation, to a low of about 10mm in December, and a steady drop in temperatures back to the January average.
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Hi,Simon
This sentence " average temperatures in Kolkata rise from their lowest point at around 20°C to a peak of just over 30°C."
"Lowest "here you mean it is minus?
Posted by: Natasha | November 22, 2012 at 09:05
Hi Natasha,
No, it just means that 20°C was the low point on the graph.
Posted by: Simon | November 22, 2012 at 09:47
Hi Simon,
You mention the other day in speaking lesson that we have give an example in speaking part-3 while answering the question asked by examiner.My concern is that do we have to give example for every single question when we answer?
PLease help
Thanks
Posted by: hp | November 22, 2012 at 10:33
Hi simon
I will do my IELTS exam (Academic) in 24/11/2012 in iraq. Do you have any suggestions for Task 2 in writing?
Posted by: khalid | November 22, 2012 at 10:43
Shouldn't we use 'the' before the word 'highest'?
Posted by: Goutam | November 22, 2012 at 17:11
Hello Simon and every body,
I have search the site called ieltsielts.com, which is created and updated by Ryan (I believe you come across it or youtube channel)and I found this interesting chart regarding how they calculated score to ielts writing together.
I am sorry not to have direct link to the post but I have bookmarked that image and here you go:
http://imageshack.us/f/201/ieltswritingscoresheet1.jpg/
Please note that, I do not know how accurate it but looks like ok.
Hope, Simon or other examiners could provide some more information.
Thank you,
HP
Posted by: HP | November 23, 2012 at 02:58
Hi Simon
Like this essay, if nothing about specific year or date in the graph, we should use verbs in the present tense to analyse data although the data must have gathered and calculated at someday(or year) in the past?
Posted by: Mariko | November 25, 2012 at 09:49
Dear Mr.Simon
I have a question that why you don't offer the instruction to do diagram exercise of Task 1 Writing Ielts in this website ?
I think we should practice this kind of exercise, even just a little bit
Thank you for your consideration!
Posted by: VU | November 28, 2012 at 02:43
FROM SIMON:
I'm afraid I no longer have time to answer everyone's questions individually. However, I do still read them all, and I try to answer some questions in a lesson once a week (usually Saturdays).
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VU,
I've done several 'diagram' lessons. Have a look back to some of my older task 1 lessons.
Posted by: Simon | November 28, 2012 at 12:22
the carth provides information about average mounthly temperatures and precipition in the city of Kolkata.
Wile rainfall is approximately 20 mm in first month of years.
Posted by: HG | December 08, 2012 at 12:38
Hi eveyone, please help me to collect it. Thanks!
Trend of monthly temperature and precipitation is obvious in the city of Kolkata during a whole year. The temperature of four seasons is distinct. Precipitation is abundant and no obvious distinct during a whole year.
In the temperature side, the temperatures of July, August and September are high and over thirty degrees,nearly to forty degrees. The temperature among Sept. Oct. and Nov is quite difference, a bit over ten degrees for each. The temperature from November to April is average minus ten degrees. May temperature is still under Zero, however June suddenly reaches to 25 degrees.
The rainfalls during one year in Kolkata are average above 200 mm. The lowest months rainfalls in Dec. and Jan are 230mm. The rainfall from Feb to May is continuously increasing and arrived to the highest 300 mm. Then it shows the gradually a little decreasing.
Posted by: Wendy | January 22, 2013 at 03:08
Hello,
I would like to thak you for this brilliant website ,where IELTS students can get maximum benefits. They will definitely incease their knowledge,once they will be able to reread and analyse every single word was pubished from Simon. I do really appritate him for his efforts and his understanding .
I personally wish to get my desire band score of IELTS exam which is at least 7 for each topic,I know it is not uterly impossible , but it is fairly difficult and it could be achieved if a student will work hard on both : firstly, enhancing his vocabulary quanititively and qualitively , and of course his listeninig skills . INn general, you should have a sence of the Language , and to use it naturally , otherwise you are not going to succeed.
Posted by: Abdalla | January 26, 2013 at 21:54
Dear Simon,
Can I please ask the differences between more than doubles and doubled?
Posted by: Yuan | September 15, 2013 at 09:04
very good ,,,,,
Posted by: pranoob | April 04, 2015 at 05:08
Hi eveyone, please help me to check my test. Thanks!
The chart gives information about average monthly temperature and precipitation in a year in the city of Kolkata.
It is clear from the chart that. The average temperatures in the city of Kolkata is (are) the highest in months of the summer, especially for April. Meanwhile, Average rainfall is the most in months of the autumn, typically in July. both temperature and rainfall of December are the lowest in all of the months
The average temperatures in the first month of the year in the city is (are) 20°C. Between the months of January and May, the temperatures increase rapidly and reach a peak in May, at around 30 °C. After that. The temperatures decrease dramatically and to a low in December, at 20°C.
In January, average rainfall achieves around 240mm. Afterwards, medium precipitation rises quickly and it is the highest in July, at nearly 340mm. The late months of the year. The average rainfall goes down sharply and the lowest is around 10mm in December.
Posted by: Ngochoa | July 07, 2015 at 17:16
The graph illustrates temperatures and precipitation on average from Jan. to Dec. in the city of Kolkata.
It is clear that temperature rise to its peak in May and fall for the rest of year. By contrast, most of rainfall concentrates between Jun. and Sep.
In Jan., the average monthly temperature is around 20C, the figure rises roughly 3C every month until April. There is slightly increase in May reaching the peak of whole year, at 31C. Temperature drops gradually with slow pace since Jun. It is around 28C in Oct. Nov and Dec. see faster speed in the decline of temperature.
In the respect of rainfall, the number is highest in July, at 330mm. Similar level of precipitation is seen in Aug. The third highest number takes place in Sep. at around 290mm. The numbers of June and Oct are 260mm and 150mm respectively. No figure more than 100mm is recorded for the rest of year, and the lowest goes to Dec.
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