Band 5+: WRITING TASK 1 You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The bar and line chart below shows average monthly temperatures and bathing suit sales in New York for the first 6 months of 2012. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. You should write at least 150 words

The bar and line graphs illustrate that average temperatures per month and swimsuits sales in New York between January and June in the year 2012. Overall, when the average temperatures are high, the revenues of bathing suits tend to decrease.

When focusing on the average temperatures in New York from January to June in 2012, except for the temperature in February, the figure increased gradually from 30 degrees in January to 65 degrees in June.

On the other hand, the income from the sales of bathing suits grew from $100 in January to $280 in April as the highest point within this six-month period. Compare to the revenue in January, that of April almost doubled. However, the sales sharply dropped into $80 in May. Furthermore, it became $20 in June in the end.

Surprisingly, it can be said that the sales of bathing suits are not always related to the average temperatures in New York. This is because the sales were higher in the winter season rather than the months with higher temperatures such as May and June.