Mediation B1 & B2 . Model 1: Summarising for graphics and data

🟩 B1 MEDIATION TASK – Most Expensive Movies Ever

Instructions

A friend has sent you an email asking for help understanding a graphic about the most expensive movies ever made. Using the email and the graphic, explain the main information in 70–90 words.

Email from your friend

Subject: Can you help me understand this?

Hi! I found this chart about the most expensive movies in history, but I don’t really get which ones cost more and how much they earned. Could you explain the basic information so I can use it for my class report? Thanks a lot!

—Sam

Input Graphic – Most Expensive Movies Ever (Budgets, Earnings & Profit)

1. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

   • Budget: $379M

   • Earnings: $1.04B

   • Profit: $661M

2. Avengers: Age of Ultron

   • Budget: $365M

   • Earnings: $1.40B

   • Profit: $1.03B

3. Avengers: Endgame

   • Budget: $356M

   • Earnings: $2.79B

   • Profit: $2.43B

4. Avatar: The Way of Water

   • Budget: $350M

   • Earnings: $2.32B

   • Profit: $1.97B

5. Justice League

   • Budget: $300M

   • Earnings: $657M

   • Profit: $357M

6. Star Wars: The Force Awakens

   • Budget: $245M

   • Earnings: $2.06B

   • Profit: $1.82B

7. John Carter

   • Budget: $264M

   • Earnings: $284M

   • Profit: $20M

8. The Lion King (2019)

   • Budget: $260M

   • Earnings: $1.66B

   • Profit: $1.40B

9. Tangled

   • Budget: $260M

   • Earnings: $592M

   • Profit: $332M

10. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

11. Budget: $250M

12. Earnings: $855M

13. Profit: $605M

    
    

B1 Model Answer (84 words)

Hi Sam, the chart shows the ten most expensive movies ever made. The one that cost the most was Pirates of the Caribbean 4, with a budget of $379 million. Films like Avengers: Endgame and Avatar 2 were also extremely expensive, but they made huge earnings and very big profits. The movie with the smallest profit was John Carter, which only earned a bit more than it cost. So, most high-budget films earned a lot of money, except for a few cases.

🟦 B2 MEDIATION TASK – Most Expensive Movies Ever

Instructions

Your friend emailed you asking for help understanding a graphic showing the most expensive films ever, including budgets, worldwide earnings, and profits. Summarise the main trends in 90–120 words, using the information from the email + graphic.

Email from your friend

Subject: Need a clearer explanation

Hey! I have to analyse this graphic about the most expensive films in history, but it includes budgets, earnings, and profits, and I’m not sure how to interpret the differences.Could you summarise the key points and the main patterns you see? It would help a lot. Thanks!

—Sam

Input Graphic – Budgets, Earnings & Profit (Top 10 Films)

(Same as B1 graphic above; 10 films with budgets, earnings, profits.)

B2 Model Answer (118 words)

Hi Sam, The graphic shows the ten costliest films ever produced, and it highlights a clear pattern: although the budgets are extremely high, most of these movies generated enormous profits. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides had the highest production cost, but films like Avengers: Endgame and Avatar: The Way of Water were far more profitable, earning between $2 and $3 billion worldwide. Several titles, such as The Lion King (2019) and Star Wars: The Force Awakens, also achieved exceptional financial success. The main exception is John Carter, which barely covered its costs. Overall, the data suggest that large investments usually lead to very high box-office returns, though not always.