Task 1 小作文

Remember: 
* No conclusion
* Write a summary(the overview)

Question types:

4 paragraphs

Introduction
1. 1 sentence: Paraphrase the question
Overview
1. 2 sentence: The main, general things
2. No specific numbers
3. Do not use “In conclusion”
Details
Details
1. Why 2 paragraphs? This makes you organise or group the information better.

No conclusion!

An example:

Introduction
- electricity production -> amount of electricity produced
- 题目如果没说几种可以加上
- between 1980 and 2012 -> over a period of 32 years
Overview
- 注意这里没有直接说核能是最高的，而是说了核能是最重要的能源
- 找最大、最小的
Paragraph 3
- 思路：从第一年开始，比较四条线；并找一个交叉点（较重要的点）
- Don’t just use the word you can take from the graph
- Be very careful of the subjects!
Paragraph 4
- 思路：每条线至少可以写一件事。
- detail的两段把四条线都写了

Vocabulary:
- amount of electricity produced
- source of / provided / generating
- means of electricity generation
- over a period of / over the period shown
- by far the most important(到目前为止最重要的)
- a negligible amount
- nuclear power overtook thermal power
- as the primary source of electricity
- rose dramatically to a peak of
- by contrast
- the figure for(…的数据)
- remained at this level, remained stable
- saw only a small rise

Your job is to compare the bars.

An example:

Introduction
- shows -> compares
- sales -> sold worldwide
- top five mobile phone brands -> five most popular manufacturers
- between 2009 and 2003 -> in the years of 2009, 2011 and 2013
Overview
- 两个方面：横向 & 纵向
Paragraph 3
- Group: 第三段写三星和诺基亚（销量最高的两个），第四段写其他。
- Languages:
  - Compariosns:
    - almost double
    - second most successful
    - whereas
    - had become the market leader
  - Changes over time:
    - Over the following 4 years
    - sales figures fell by approximately 200 million units
    - saw sales rise by a similar amount
Paragraph 4
- Languages:
  - Comparisons
    - these companies sold…respectively
    - Apple overtook the other two
    - while…and
  - Changes over time
    - purchases of Apple handsets reached
    - LG saw declining sales
    - figures for ZTE rose only slightly

An example:

Introduction
- five categories
- spending -> expenditure
- in two contries -> in UK and New Zealand
- between 1980 and 2008 -> in the year of 2008
Overview
- counterparts: 对应的事物
Paragraph 3
- The same information as the overview, but in more detail(Doesn’t always work)
Paragraph 4

Tips:

Vocabulary:

Your job is to select, compare and describe the key numbers

An example:

Introduction
Overview
- revenue: 收入
Details 1
- totally about number of tourists
- all five contries are mentioned
- start from the highest
Details 2
- last sentence is nice because it links 3rd and 4th paragraph
- structure: 1 big sentence about the highest, 1 sentence about the other, 1 sentence is link

Your job is to select, compare and describe the key numbers

But you don’t need to compare the 2 charts together - you can describe them separately.

First, Look for one main feature in each chart (1 and 2 paragraphs)
Second, describe specific numbers for each chart seperately (details paragraphs)

An example:

Introduction
- 适当去掉没有用的信息
- men and women -> males and females
- various -> four different
- courses -> classes
- information about the ages -> age profile
- participants -> attendees
Overview
Details 1
- First, “according to the bar chart” means this paragraph is about bar chart
- more women than men -> both genders -> more men than women
- mention specific number (not too much)
- Adding numbers: “, with”, “, attracting”
Details 2
- Adding numbers: “To be precise, “

Describing a process is completely different from describing a graph, bar chart, pie chart or table
Differences:
- no numbers
- can’t compare anything
- can’t describe trends
What can we describe?
- how many steps
- where the process begins and ends
- each step in the process
Language for process descriptions:
- ‘steps’ language
  - At the first stage in the process
  - The process begins with
  - Secondly, Finally
  - The second step involves
  - Next, then, after that
  - At the following stage
- passive verbs
An example

Your job is to compare the diagrams:
- Describe the changes
- Describe things don’t change
- Describe the differences
- Describe the similarities
Pay attention to Verb Tense
An example:

Introduction
- diagrams -> two pictures
- existing ground floor plan -> current layout
- some building work -> redesign the same living space
Overview
- 要点: 选变量和不变量
Details 1
不要第3段写第一幅图，第4段写另一幅。体现出对比，分数更高。
Details 2