The graph below shows the average daily sales of selected food items at Starbucks, by season. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

Model answer by Lifestyle Training Centre:

The given bar chart depicts how much, on average, five different products at Starbucks are being sold each day, based on the number of servings, during both winter and summer.

All in all, it’s clear that Hot coffee and Soup experience peak sales during winter, while Iced coffee and Ice cream dominate during summer. The sale of Salad remains consistent and unaffected by seasonal variations.

While around 30 Hot coffees are served during summer, this number more than doubles during winter, reaching approximately 75 servings. Similarly, the sale of Soup doubles from around 25 servings in summer to about 50 servings in winter. Salad is served around 25 units each day during both seasons.

In winter, Iced coffee is least preferred, with only around 1 serving per day. However, notably, its sales remarkably ascends to 40 servings a day during summer. Similarly, around 25 units of Ice cream are sold during winter, markedly soaring to approximately 35 servings per day during summer.

List of vocabulary used:

1. Given – provided, supplied
2. Depicts – illustrates, represents
3. Average – mean, typical
4. Products – items, goods
5. Servings – portions, quantities
6. Winter – cold season, wintertime
7. Summer – warm season, summertime
8. All in all – overall, generally
9. Clear – evident, obvious
10. Experience – undergo, have

11. Peak – highest, maximum
12. Dominates – leads, prevails
13. Consistent – steady, uniform
14. Unaffected – unchanged, stable
15. Seasonal variations – seasonal changes, seasonal fluctuations
16. Served – offered, provided
17. More than doubles – increases by over twofold, surpasses two times
18. Reaching – attaining, hitting
19. Similarly – likewise, in the same way
20. Doubles – increases twofold, multiplies

21. Units – pieces, items
22. Preferred – favored, chosen
23. Notably – significantly, remarkably
24. Ascends – rises, increases
25. Markedly – noticeably, significantly
26. Soaring – skyrocketing, surging
27. Approximately – about, nearly
28. Sales – transactions, revenue

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