IELTS-writing exercise Expository_Text_16

动态图表+文字信息和数字的选择

Q: The table shows the amount of waste produced by different countries in 1980, 1990 and 2000.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

首段

改写题目

The chart provides data about the waste production of six countries in the year 1980,1990 and 2000.

主体部分第一段（从最高值美国开始说起，然后说比较高的值，包括Japan,Korea）

最高值是US

The US produced significantly more waste than other countries did and the amount of waste produced by this country nearly doubled from 2003 million tonnes to 4005 during the period.

然后说Japan

The rising trend was also seen in Japan, where the waste rose from 44 to 52 million tonnes.

最后说Korea

The waste output of Korea, in contrast, showed a marked decrease to 19 million in 2000, with no figure provided for the year 1980.

主体部分第二段（然后说其他数值比较小的国家）

其他三个国家的特点

The waste production was noticeably lower in other countries.

其他三个国家的数字

While the figures for Ireland and Poland increased slightly to 3 and 5 million tonnes respectively, the waste produced in Portugal remained roughly unchanged at around 10 million.

总结段

总结趋势和主要特征

Overall, the US and Japan saw an increase in waste production and these two countries also produced much more waste than other countries did.

Model

The chart provides data about the waste production of six countries in the year 1980,1990 and 2000.
The US produced significantly more waste than other countries did and the amount of waste produced by this country nearly doubled from 2003 million tonnes to 4005 during the period. The rising trend was also seen in Japan, where the waste rose from 44 to 52 million tonnes. The waste output of Korea, in contrast, showed a marked decrease to 19 million in 2000, with no figure provided for the year 1980.
The waste production was noticeably lower in other countries. While the figures for Ireland and Poland increased slightly to 3 and 5 million tonnes respectively, the waste produced in Portugal remained roughly unchanged at around 10 million.
Overall, the US and Japan saw an increase in waste production and these two countries also produced much more waste than other countries did.

学习点

图表作文一个常见的问题是很多考生读取数据很多，而不注意总结和归纳，或者描述。
突出文字信息，数字信息作为辅助说明。
每段话一般来说都有一些关键信息和主要信息的描述，写完这些特征后，再用相关数字去支持一下，作为辅助信息。

动态图表的文字信息

文字信息	常用单词
最高值永远是最需要强调的文字信息（有时候也可以强调最低值）。	highest,main,major,the most,the lowest/smallest
强调和归纳相关趋势（如上升和下降的趋势）	the same,similar,likewise,also
强调不同趋势（上升和下降的趋势）	in contrast,on the other hand,different
强调比较	larger,loweer,bigger,smaller

静态图表的文字信息（以数值对比为主）

文字信息	常用单词
最高值永远是最需要强调的文字信息（有时候也可以强调最低值）。	highest,main,major,the most,the lowest/smallest
比较数字	往往有比较级higher,lower,larger,smaller
归纳具有相同特征的数字	similar to, to a similar level
归纳具有不同特征的数字	Different from/distinct from,substanial/striking differences between, the gap between