Dynamic
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要客观描述图表的信息
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好的作文是让人没看到表也有脑补出图表的样子
Vocabulary
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柱状图: bar graph/ chart
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饼图:pie chart
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折线图:line graph
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表格:table
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地图:map
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流程图:diagram of process/ flow chart
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上升:increase/ go up/ grow/ rise soar/ surge
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下降:decrease/ decline/ drop/ go down plunge
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保持不变:keep/ remain unchanged stabilize
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波动:fluctuate (go up and down) v. Fluctuation n.
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达到极值(峰值):to reach/ hit a peak at + 数据
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剧烈地:SSCD= significantly, substantially, considerably, dramatically
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轻微地:slightly
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渐渐地:gradually/ steadily (vs. stable 没变)/ moderately
Structure
概述
总共分为四段,第一段阐述标题(也就是阐述研究对象),第二段总结图表,然后将整个图一分为二,分别写到第三(body1)、第四段(body2)
示例图表:
第一部分 – 2sentences
写这个图表说了什么,其实就是复述一遍标题
The chart below shows the total number of minutes (in billions) of telephone calls in the UK, divided into three categories, from 1995- 2002.
The bar chart compares three types of telephone calls(比较了谁) in terms of their respective usage(怎么比较). All the information is measured in billions in the UK between 1995 and 2002.(数据信息的补充,例如计量单位、所在国家、统计时间)
第二部分 – 2sentences
文字性总结图表(不带数据),可以从数据的高低以及趋势(只说最明显的,要不然会和body重复)入手。
Overall, the total number of local-fixed line was **constantly **the highest. By contrast, figure for mobile was the lowest throughout the whole period but it had the dramatic increase.
第三部分 & 第四部分 – avg 4sentences
首先要将整个图一分为二(可以根据研究对象 / 时间等等,在写body段的时候也可以再次一分为二)
两部分的写法是一样的,都是具体阐述图表当中的具体信息,例如起始数据为xxx、终止数据为xxx、在xxx区间上升 / 下降 / 保持不变 / 波动 / 达到峰值。(要有适当的对比)
句式
- 在同时写两组数据的时候,可以用 数据1 while 数据2
- 同一组数据在整个时间段中有两个不同变化时,可以用 旧数据 before 新数据
- 不同时间段之间的连接词:in the next / following xx years
- 表达同一句话的时候,为了避免重复,常常需要改写不同的句式。例如The figure for local-fixed line increased dramatically from xx in 1995 to xx in 1999.
- There be: There was a dramatic increased in the figure for…
- People做主语: People in the UK dramatically increased their usage of local-fixed line from…
- 被动语态: A dramatic increase can be found / observed in the figure for…
- 时间 / 地点做主语: The period from 1995 to 1999/ The UK saw/ witnessed a dramatic increase in the figure for…
- 用非谓语动词是加分项。
homework
剑9 P53 writing task 1
There is a bar chart that presents the usage of telephone calls (讲了谁) in 3 categories(怎么讲). All the information measured in UK from 1995 to 2002, in billions.(数据信息补充)
Overall, the total time of telephone calls in mobiles constantly grew, what is more, the rise of it became dramatically soared since 1999. Meanwhile, that of local-fixed line was the highest one throughout this period.
Starting from about 72 billion minutes, the annual number of minutes of mobiles increased to its peak which is 90 billion minutes. In the following years, the figure declined. It finally ending at 72, which is close to the original value.
In 1995, the figure for national and international-fixed line and mobiles was about 38 and only 3 respectively. Both of them went up slightly between 1995 and 1999, but since 2000, there was a crazy surge of the value of mobiles, ending at about 45. However, it is still the lowest one. By contrast, that of national and international-fixed line still steadily increased in this period.