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THE TOPIC: The chart below shows the annual profit made by four major international companies in 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014. [ABC 10, MegaMarket, Grow&Flow, Today Global].
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main
features, and make comparisons where relevant.
THE PLAN
Intro: What does the chart show?
- the annual profit
- of 4 companies
- for 4 years
[This chart/diagram follows the performance of four major international companies in terms of their annual income over the course of four years: from 2011 – 2014.]
1st prgr: Observations
- The annual profit of Grow&Flow was the lowest in 2011
- The profits of ABC10 skyrocketed in 2014
- MegaMarket was the most profitable in 2014 but then…
2nd prgr: Comparisons
- The profits of Grow&Flow and TodayGlobal decreased in 2014
- From 2012 – 2014 the profits of MegaMarket and Grow&Flow are closely aligned
- With the exception of ABC10 all the rest have significantly dropped in terms of profit
Conclusion:
- global financial crisis results in dropping profits
- only one company steadily increased
[To sum-up, the diagram shows that the international financial crisis has affected the majority of the companies as/because….]