WRITING TASK 1 LINE GRAPH

WRITING TASK LINE GRAPH Ms.Thi’s English Classes LƯU Ý KHI VIẾT BÀI DẠNG LINE GRAPH Bố cục viết giống Task khác: + Introduction: paraphrase câu đề Tức viết lại câu đề sử dụng từ vựng bạn + Overview: tìm đặc điểm chung biểu đồ Thường với biểu đồ dây bạn lưu ý số đặc điểm sau để tìm cho nhanh: Đặc điểm xu hướng: nhìn từ đầu năm đến cuối năm xem xu hướng chung dây ? Là tăng ? giảm ? hay dao động liên tục ? Đặc điểm dây bật nhất: ví dụ đề cho tầm 3,4 dây  tìm xem dây nằm cao nhất, thấp nhất, thay đổi lớn Ms.Thi’s English Classes LƯU Ý KHI VIẾT BÀI DẠNG LINE GRAPH + Body : khổ thân biểu đồ dây thường mô tả số liệu, xu hướng số liệu Lưu ý luôn so sánh thông tin với nhau, không mô tả riêng rẽ + Body 2: Sử dụng khứ đơn (ví dụ: increased, fell ) cho năm khứ, 'is expected/predicted to" đưa dự đoán cho năm tương lai Ms.Thi’s English Classes Oil use of major consumers The graph below gives information about total oil use of main consumers from 2009 to 2030 Ms.Thi’s English Classes Reprot Plan  Paraphrase question: one sentence  Summary paragraph: key features: [1] trends in the graph: decrease in daily oil consumption in the US and Western Europe and Japan; increase in in the figures for China and the Middle East [2]highest: the US  Paragraph 3: compare the amount of oil consumed per day in the four areas in 2009 – report all figures  Paragraph 4: compare the figures in all region in 2030 – report all data Ms.Thi’s English Classes ANSWER The line graph compares four areas in terms of the amount of oil consumed per day in a 22-year period starting in 2009 Overall, from 2015, oil consumption in Western Europe/Japan and also in the US is predicted to decline, in contrast to the expected increase in China and the Middle East The US will remain the major consumer throughout the period In 2009, the number of barrels of oil consumed daily in the US totalled almost 10 billion The figures were considerably lower for Western Europe/Japan at billion, and China and the Middle East at billion barrels each While consumption fell Ms.Thi’s English Classes in Western Europe/Japan by 2015, and remained stable in the US, there was an increase in oil consumption in China and the Middle East By 2030, the number of barrels of oil consumed daily in the US is anticipated to fall to about billion, while consumption is expected to decrease to billion barrels in Western Europe/Japan By contrast, a rise in the amount of oil consumed is predicted in the Middle East, reaching a peak of billion barrels per day in 2030 This is slightly lower than the projected figure for China 199 words Ms.Thi’s English Classes Vocabulary note: Về từ vựng - ‘in terms of’ is a very useful phrase in task reports It is a clear and simple way to indicate which category you are referring to See Simon’s blog of May 28, 2015 - By contrast/ In contrast: these can be used to describe opposite/different trend - ‘figure’ - this can be used in lots of situations, to refer to a number, an amount or a percentage/proportion/rate See Simon’s blog of January 31, 2013 - ‘equal…each’: each needs using when describing same data - ‘respectively’: is a synonym of ‘in turn’ to list Ms.Thi’s English Classes Lưu ý: Số lượng số liệu phải số lượng danh từ Số liệu đứng trước danh từ số liệu phải đứng trước - ‘a (number)-year period starting in/ ending in/ between…and…: describe a period of time - Paraphrase: the amount of oil consumed, the number of barrels of oil used, daily oil consumption, in demand - Remained stable/reached a peak: other vocabulary to describe different trends Remain stable: không đổi Reached a peak: chạm đỉnh Ms.Thi’s English Classes Grammar notes: Về ngữ pháp - Use verbs: increase/decrease/rise/decline: ‘the percentage of expenses on food rose significantly to 20% in 2010.’ - Các trạng từ thể tăng/ giảm đáng kể: dramatically, significantly, sharply, remarkably… tăng/ giảm ít, khơng đáng kể: slightly, unremarkably… tăng/ giảm chậm rãi: slowly gradually tăng/ giảm đều: steadily Ex: ‘the percentage of expenses on food rose significantly to 20% in 2010.’ Ms.Thi’s English Classes Ms.Thi’s English Classes TASK PLAN  Paraphrase task heading, using some different words  Summary paragraph – key features [1] the % visiting the Pier and the Pavilion increased [2] the % visiting the other attractions fell  Paragraph 3: report some figures and report trends for the Pier and the Pavilion Include comparisons  Paragraph 4: report some figures and report trends for the Festival and the Art Gallery Include comparisons Ms.Thi’s English Classes ANSWER The graph illustrates the proportion of visitors to England who went to four different tourist attractions in Brighton between 1980 and 2010 Overall, it is clear that the percentage visiting the Pier and the Pavilion increased over the period, while the proportion of visitors to the other attractions fell Ms.Thi’s English Classes In 1980, only 10% of tourists to England went to Brighton Pier Despite some minor fluctuations, this figure rose from about 12% in 2000 to 22% in 2010 The percentage visiting the Pavilion also increased, from 23% in 1980 to almost 50% in 1995.However, this figure then declined, to 35% in 2000 and then to about 30% in 2010, slightly higher than the Festival Ms.Thi’s English Classes The most popular Brighton attraction in 1980 for visitors to England was the Festival Although 30% of these attended the Festival in 1980, by 2010 this percentage had fallen slightly to 28%.In 1980, the figure for visitors to the Art Gallery was 21% It rose to a peak of 38%, but this then decreased dramatically to less than 10% in 2010 It was, therefore, the least popular of the attractions at the end of the period 191 words Ms.Thi’s English Classes Changes in UK birth rate The graph below shows the changes in UK birth rate of women in different age groups from 1973 to 2008 Reprot Plan  paraphrase title using some of your own words  overview/summary paragraph: [1] birth rates among women aged under 20 and from 20-29 decreased over the period [2] birth rates among women over 40 also declined  paragraph 3: give 1973 figures for women under 20, women aged 20-29, and women over 40 Compare the trends [decreasing birth rates] and give final figures [2008]  paragraph 4: give 1973 figures for women aged 30-39 Contrast the trends with the age groups in paragraph Give final figures for 2008 Ms.Thi’s English Classes ANSWER The line graph compares the changes in the birth rate among women in six age groups between 1973 and 2008 Overall, it is clear that the birth rates decreased among women under 20 and among women aged between 20 and 29 The birth rates also fell among women over 40 Ms.Thi’s English Classes In 1973, the highest number of births – 140 per 1000 people in the population – was recorded among women who were aged 25-29 This compared with figures of 125 and 60 for women aged 20-25 and women under 20, respectively Among women over 40, the birth rate was 20 There was a decline in the birth rate, despite occasional fluctuations, for all these age groups over the 35-year period For example, the 2008 figures indicate a birth rate of 40 for the under 20 age group, and a steady fall to about 95 for the 20-25 year- olds Ms.Thi’s English Classes In contrast, the birth rate for women aged 30-35 rose gradually from 75 in 1973 to 82 in 2008 There was also an increase in the birth rate among the 35-39 year-olds, rising from 40 in 1973 to reach a peak of 62 from 2000 to2008 192 words Ms.Thi’s English Classes Percentage of female MPs The chart below shows the percentage of female members of parliament in European countries from 2000 to 2012 T h e p e r c e n t a ge o f fe m a l e m e m b e r s o f p a r l i a m e n t i n Europeancountries(2000-2012) 40 35 30 Germany Italy France UK Belgium 25 20 15 10 2000 2004 2008 2012 Year Reprot Plan  Paraphrase – ‘compares/proportion/name the countries’  Summary paragraph – percentages all rose over the period; highest percentage in Italy 2012  Paragraph 3: Germany, Italy, France Germany and France both steady increases Italy more significant increase Compare trends, give 2000 and 2012 figures + Italy 2008  Paragraph 4: Belgium and the UK – contrast trends: dramatic increase in the UK, rise and fall in Belgium Both 23% in 2012 Ms.Thi’s English Classes REPORT The line graph compares the proportion of women as members of parliament in Germany, Italy, France, the UK and Belgium between 2000 and 2012 Overall, the percentage of female MPs rose in all the countries over this period, while by 2012 Italy had the highest proportion of women members of parliament Ms.Thi’s English Classes The figures for Germany, Italy and France show similar trends In Germany, the percentage increased steadily from 33% in 2000 to 37% in 2012 In France, there was also a steady increase from 25% in 2000 to 32% by the end of the period The rise was more significant in Italy, from 27% in 2000 to 34% in 2008 before reaching almost 40% in 2012 Ms.Thi’s English Classes In 2000, the proportion of female members of parliament was just 3% in the UK, the lowest figure of the five countries However, there was a dramatic increase to 20% in 2008 and then to 23% four years later In contrast, the figure for Belgium was 17% of women MPs in 2000 This percentage saw a steady rise to reach a peak of almost 25% in 2008, before falling to 23%, the same proportion as in the UK, in 2012 196 words Ms.Thi’s English Classes ... where relevant Write at least 15 0 words Ms.Thi’s English Classes Ms.Thi’s English Classes TASK PLAN  paraphrase task heading  summary paragraph – key features: [1] prices for food groups and... Write at least 15 0 words Ms.Thi’s English Classes Ms.Thi’s English Classes TASK PLAN  Paraphrase task heading, using some different words  Summary paragraph – key features [1] the % visiting... Gallery was 21% It rose to a peak of 38%, but this then decreased dramatically to less than 10 % in 2 010 It was, therefore, the least popular of the attractions at the end of the period 19 1 words Ms.Thi’s