Writing Task 1:
The graph shows the value in US dollars (in millions of dollars) of investment in funds of four categories from 1988 to 2014.
Sample Answer:
The line graph illustrates the amount of money that was invested in four financial assets, including property, gold, fine art and company shares, between 1988 and 2014. Units are measured in millions of US dollars.
It is clear that all four categories of investment funds rose over the period shown. Among them, gold witnessed the most dramatic increase.
In 1988, about 50 millions of dollars was invested in property and company shares, while there were 75 millions spent on fine art and 100 millions on gold. In the following 18 years, the value of investment in fine art fluctuated. By contrast, there was a slight increase in property investment (about 100 millions of dollars), while company shares and gold attracted a significant investment interest, as the figures for both climbed to more than 200 millions of dollars.
From 2006 to 2014, gold became the most invested asset, reaching its peak at 450 millions of dollars before decreasing, followed by fine art with its continual increase from 100 to about 325 millions of dollars. In comparison, the value of company shares and property only grew more or less than 50 millions of dollars since 2006.
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