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    WRITING TASK 1

    Charts Lesson
    Structure

    Paragraph 1: Introduction

    Paraphrase Question

    Paragraph 2: Overview

    - Overview of first main feature

    - Overview of second main feature

    - Make general comparison, if appropriate

    Paragraph 3: Details of significant feature 1

    - Supporting details

    - Supporting details

    - Supporting details/comparison details, if appropriate

    Paragraph 4: Details of significant feature 2

    - Supporting details

    - Supporting details

    - Supporting details/Comparison details, if appropriate


    Graphs with a trend

    For graphs with trends, you will see a time period in the title of the graph.

    I. Re-wording the introduction


    The (given/ shown/ presented) graph shows

    The (given/ shown/ Shows


    presented) graph Represents
    Illustrates
    Describes
    Indicates
    Demonstrate
    …

    The graph shows information about how many + countable N + V

    The graph shows information about how much +uncountable N + V


    Ex: The line graph shows information about how many DVDs which were sold in
    the UK and the USA between 2005 and 2008.

    The graph illustrates/ highlights the number of countable N+ who/which + V

    The graph illustrates/ highlights the amount of uncountable N+ who/which


    +V

    Ex: The line graph illustrates data about the number of DVDs which were sold in
    the UK and the USA between 205 and 2008.

    II. Writing an overview


    - Write about the general trends over the whole period. (go up, go down ,
    fluctuate..?
    - Write another interesting idea from the graph

    Ex: In general, it can be seen that there were considerable upward trends in the income
    of both Bernie’s Buns and Robbie’s Bakery, while the earnings of Lovely Loaves saw a
    substantial fall over the period. Another interesting point is that Lovely Loaves was the
    most popular bakery in 2000, but in 2010 Robbie’s Bakery earned more money than the
    others.

    III. Language to describe changes:

    Verbs to describe Verbs to describe Verbs to describe Verbs to describe


    increases decreases big increases big decreases

    Go up Go down Double Halve


    Grow Decline Jump Plummet
    Improve Decrease Rocket Plunge
    Increase Drop Shot up
    Rise Fall Soar
    Move upward Go up surge

    Verbs to describe stability Verbs to describe fluctuation

    Stay unchanged Fluctuate (v) -> fluctuation


    Remain constant
    Remain steady
    Remain stable
    Remain static
    Level off (stops rising or falling and
    stays at the same level)

    Adverbs used when describing trends


    Dramatically, sharply, rapidly, quickly, steeply
    Considerably, significantly, substantially
    Steadily, gradually, moderately
    Slightly, marginally, negligibly

    There are two main grammatical structures we can use to describe trends.

    There + be + adj. + noun + in + noun phrase


    There was a sharp rise in sales of SVSs in the UK between 2001 and 2004

    Noun phrase + verb + adverb


    Sales of DVDs in the UK rose sharply between 2001 and 2004

    Prepositions

    FROM is with the start point of a trend.


    TO: is with the end point of a trend
    increase / decrease (v) (from____) to _____:
    An increase/ decrease (from_____) to ________
    Note:
    Peak (v) at___
    Reach a peak (n) of _____
    Hit a low/ hit the lowest point of_____

    BY :show the difference between the two numbers.


    increase/ decrease(v) by
    It declined BY 5% (means it only drops a small amount from 100% to 95%)

    AT: used when the trend remains constant or steady:

    Stand at ____
    Remain stable at_____
    Remain the same at _____

    OF
    a/an increase/ decrease (n) of ______(show the difference between the two
    numbers.)

    BETWEEN ….AND
    fluctuate/ a fluctuation between_____and_____

    AROUND
    fluctuate/ a fluctuation around______(show the difference between the two
    numbers.)

    ●
    about/ approximately/ around/ roughly

    Had risen by around 50 points


    Hand dropped by roughly $90

    (just) under/ (just) below/ nearly/ almost/ (slightly) lower than/ (a little) less
    than
    above/ (just) over/ (slightly) more than

    Had risen to just over $30

    Useful phrases for explaining similarities between the figures/ columns/


    rows/ tables

    Likewise,......
    In common with + NP,......
    Similarly,......

    Useful phrases for explaining differences between the figures/ columns/


    rows/ tables

    Unlike….,…
    Compared to…,…
    In contrast to…,…
    By contrast,....
    …, while/ whereas…
    The biggest/ main difference between… and… is…
    The most obvious difference/ The clearest difference…

    Linking phrases to introduce new sections of the graph

    As regards…
    Regarding…
    As for…
    With respect to…

    As for the earnings of Robie’s Bakery, they remained stable during the first
    five years of the graph.
    Regarding the income for Lovely Loaves, it fluctuated considerably between
    2000 and 2005.

    IV. Commenting on the date in a graph

    Compare the different parts of the graph, using a relative clauses:


    The income of LL fell significantly to around £40,000 in 2008, which meant that it
    earned far less than the other bakeries.

    Comment on the peak:


    There was a considerable rise in the takings of Robbie’s Bakery in the last two
    years to £105, 000, this figure being the peak level of income during the whole
    period.

    Add an extra verb to give emphasis:


    The income of Robbie’s Bakery rose sharply in 2008, rocketing to just under
    £100,000.

    Add a superlative
    LL earned just over £80,000 in 2000. This meant that it had the highest income of
    the three bakeries in that year.

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