IELTS Writing Task 1: one-sentence introduction

 The easiest way to write your task 1 introduction is by paraphrasing the task statement.

The task statement in this lesson contains two sentences:

The chart below shows the value of one country's exports in various categories during 2015 and 2016. The table shows the percentage change in each category or exports in 2016 compared with 2015.

Let's try to paraphrase this in just one sentence:

The bar chart and table give information about a country's export earnings from five groups of products in 2015 and 2016.

Note:
- "give information about" is a good phrase when we have two related charts.
- Try to make your introduction concise rather than complicated.