IELTS Writing - describe and summarise charts and graphs

 

1. What is the most obvious thing overall that this graph shows?

Write it out in a simple sentence:

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2. Which parts of the graph tell us about the past? (what tense will you use?)

3. Which part of the graph tells us what has happened up until now? (what tense will you use?)

4. Which part of the graph predicts the future? (what tense will you use?)

In  Since By  After

1. ___ 2000, India had a population of roughly 1 billion, whereas / although China had a slightly larger population of about 1.25 billion.

2. ___ 2000, The populations of both India and China have been slowly / steadily increasing. However / In addition, the graph shows that in 2030, India's population will have caught up with China's, with each country having a population of around 1.45 billion.

3. Over the next twenty years  ___ 2030, the population of India will steadily increase, whereas / even though the population of China will gradually decrease. ____ 2050, the population of China will have fallen to under 1.4 billion, while / because the population in India will have reached almost 1.7 billion.

What are the verb tenses in bold?