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WRITING SECTION
CHART DESCRIPTION
Hoàng Thị Hằng
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LESSON 1- WRITE THE INTRODUCTION & THE OVERVIEW
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PARAGRAPH 1 (INTRODUCTION)
Tense: simple present tense
Sentence 1- Paraphrase Question
This paragraph: one or two sentences long
Ability to paraphrase. use synonyms.
Time expression
The graph below shows the average daily spend of three
categories of international visitor to New Zealand from 1997 to
2017.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main
features and make comparisons where relevant.
1. Paraphrase
A- Shows illustrates/compares
B- Categories groups/types
C- International visitor
travelers who visit….
1. Time expression
A- From---to---
between --- and---B- during ----year period,
from…to…
WRITE THE INTRODUCTION
The given
Pie chart
illustrates
The
provided
Line graph
…..
compares
Over –year ….
period,
from….to…
FIELD--- PLACE--- TIME
(Noun)
PRACTICE
Word file” practice-line graph”
PARAGRAPH 2 (OVERVIEW)
Sentence
1- Overview of first main feature
Sentence 2- Overview of second main feature
Sentence 3- Make general comparison, if
appropriate
An overview: a general statement, highlighting
the most important information in the table;
summary of the main features
Important information could include general
trends, change, comparisons etc.
WRITING THE OVERVIEW
Overall,
As
can be seen,
As is observed,
It is noticeable that….
Statistics, numbers: unnecessary
LESSON 2: COMPARE/CONTRAST, USE OF PREPOSITIONS,
USE OF ADVERBS, MENTIONING A NEW IDEA
General
trend
Increase- decrease- steadiness
Change
Rapid change- moderate change- slight change
Lowest point- highest point
Comparative & superlative
Notable exceptions
Overall,
2000-2003: (3
groups) spending
highest
Business the most
Visiting friends
the least
End of period:
holiday the most
while Visiting
friends
unchanged the
position of the three
COMPARE AND CONTRAST
Linking
words
Comparative
Superlative
COMPARE AND CONTRAST
Use of linking word
And
But
However, while, meanwhile
P
RACTICE
Overall,
2000-2003: (3
groups) spending
highest
Business the most
Visiting friends
the least
End of period:
holiday the most
while Visiting
friends
unchanged the
position of the three
LINKING WORDS
COMPARATIVE
Short adj/adv
Adj/adv-er than
Ex: The amount of
money spent on business
was larger than that on
the other two categories.
Long adj/adv
more/less + Adj/adv +
than
Ex: People who visited
friends or relatives
spent less than the other
two categories.
SUPERLATIVE
Short adj/adv: the +
adj/adv-est
Ex: At the beginning of
the period, the amount of
money from “visiting
friends or relatives”
groups stood at the
lowest point.
Long adj/adv: the most
adj/adv
REVIEW
GROUPING INFORMATION/ COMPARATIVE
Linking words (and, but, while, meanwhile….)
Comparative
Superlative
USE OF PREPOSITION
From….to…
Between….and….
Before……; after…..
By (year/month) before (year/month)
….reached the peak at (number) 60 ( from 20 to 60)
---increased by 40 tons, reaching 60 tons ( From 20 tons to 60 tons)
USE OF ADVERB
Line graph, bar chart
Just below/ above (number)
Approximately (number)
Ex: In 2000, the price for ABC was approximately 20USD, but then,
it decreased gradually in the next 4 years.
MENTIONING A NEW IDEA
In detail, ….
In terms of…..
Regarding…..
Concerning………..
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VOCABULARY TO REPRESENT HIGHEST AND LOWEST
POINT IN GRAPHS:
Highest point
peak reach a peak / hit a peak / touch the highest point
Lowest Point
touch the lowest point / get the lowest point /
The price of the oil reached a peak amounting $20 in February and
again touched the lowest point amounting only $10 in July.
The price of the oil reached a peak amounting $20 in February and
again touched the lowest point amounting only $10 in July.
Student enrollment in foreign Universities and Colleges increased
dramatically hitting a peak of over 20 thousand in 2004.
The highest number of books was sold in July while it was lowest
in December.
