#bf_samples_1 Cambridge 18, Test 4, Task 1
The graph demonstrates the percentages by which the price of three metals changed on a month-to-month basis in 2014. Overall, the cost of nickel fluctuated most noticeably, ending the year with a minimum price hike. The other two, copper and zinc, hovered around the same price throughout the year.
Nickel’s price saw the most noticeable change in the January of 2014, which exceeded December 2013’s price by 6 percent. Following that, there was a constant rise in its cost, although not as significant, until June when it was 3 percent cheaper than May. With this trend continuing up to October of 2014 – the cheapest month nickel could be bought in that year – nickel’s price rose by a percentage point in December. For copper, meanwhile, 2014 commenced with a 2-percent increase in its price. Copper’s cost decreased by half a percent at most in the months of May and June each, after which its cost went on to climb by one percent or so in every month until the end of 2014. Zinc saw a 3-percent price growth in February, also facing a drop in the months from June to October. However, when considered from October and onwards, zinc price change was the most positive, with its cost trending upward by 2 percent.
Word count: 200+
Band score estimate: 7.5
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The graph demonstrates the percentages by which the price of three metals changed on a month-to-month basis in 2014. Overall, the cost of nickel fluctuated most noticeably, ending the year with a minimum price hike. The other two, copper and zinc, hovered around the same price throughout the year.
Nickel’s price saw the most noticeable change in the January of 2014, which exceeded December 2013’s price by 6 percent. Following that, there was a constant rise in its cost, although not as significant, until June when it was 3 percent cheaper than May. With this trend continuing up to October of 2014 – the cheapest month nickel could be bought in that year – nickel’s price rose by a percentage point in December. For copper, meanwhile, 2014 commenced with a 2-percent increase in its price. Copper’s cost decreased by half a percent at most in the months of May and June each, after which its cost went on to climb by one percent or so in every month until the end of 2014. Zinc saw a 3-percent price growth in February, also facing a drop in the months from June to October. However, when considered from October and onwards, zinc price change was the most positive, with its cost trending upward by 2 percent.
Word count: 200+
Band score estimate: 7.5
©️@BFIELTS