高考图表作文写作指导 Writing Based on Data

---Data Interpretation

Teacher: Yi Wang

April 15, 2008

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东部西部北部

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Hours of Leisure Time Spent Annually in the U.K.

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Group sports 120 70 40 30 10

Individual sports 40 60 65 70 90

Going to the cinema

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Watching TV 800 500 380 420 600

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• Task RequirementBeing able to write a clear,

accurate and relevant description of the graphic information

Being able to analyze the changes or the trend and give appropriate reasons

Coherence and Cohesion( 连贯性严谨性 )

• Being able to organize your writing using a suitable structure.

• Using connective words to link sentences and paragraphs logically

Vocabulary and Sentence Structure

• Using a range of appropriate vocabulary

• Using a variety of sentence structures

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Hours of Leisure Time Spent Annually in the U.K.

Age Teens 20s 30s 40s 50s+

Group sports 120 70 40 30 10

Individual sports 40 60 65 70 90

Going to the cinema

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Watching TV 800 500 380 420 600

Pub Entertainment 20 200 300 400 120

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Changes or the Trend

v. increase (to) / rise (to) /climb (to)/go up (to)/ boom (to)

v. decline (to)/ decrease (to)/reduce (to)/ go down (to)/ fall (to)

n. an increase (in) /a rise (in) /an upward trend (in)/ a growth (in)

n. a decline (in)/ a decrease (in)/a reduction (in)/ a fall (in)

v. remain stable (at)/ maintain the

same level/ remain steady (at) /stay

constant (at)

v. fluctuate (between)

n. no change (in)

n. a fluctuation (in)

根据所给图表，简要描述某城市近年每百人手机用户增长情况，并试分析其增长原因。

某城市近年每百人中手机用户增长示意图

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Introduction

Data Ilustration

In 2001, a half of the people in a hundred had mobile phones.

More and more people have mobile phones in recent years , shown as the above diagram.

In 1995, only one person in a hundred had a mobile phone in some city. In 1997, 10 people in a hundred had mobile phones. The number of the people who had mobile phones was ten times as many as in 1995. In 1999, there were 20 people in a hundred who had mobile phones.

In this case, people can afford a mobile phone. For the two reasons mentioned above, it is no surprise that so many people have bought cell phones and this trend will not stop in the near future.

Reasons

Conclusion

There are several reasons for the increase of the number of people having mobile phones.Firstly, mobile phones are useful in people’s life. We can communicate with others very conveniently. We can take photos and even surf the Net with the latest model. Secondly, people’s income has been increasing quickly, and the mobile phones are cheaper than before.

Introduction

Body (Data Illustration+ Reasons)

Conclusion

根据下面的曲线图（ The number of car accidents in 2000 ） , 写一篇文章。并就汽车事故的可能原因及对策发表看法。参考词汇： peak; rainy days

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Useful expressions• The … shows/ illustrates/ demonstrates…

• This is a… which describes (the changes / trend) in …

• As is shown in the…

• It is apparent from the …(that)

• In this…, we can see…

• According to the figures shown in the…

This is a line graph which describes the changes in the number of car accidents in 2000.

As is shown in the diagram/ graph, the number of car accidents fluctuated in 2000.

It is apparent from the graph that there was a fluctuation in the number of car accidents in 2000.

The number of … increased dramatically….

There was a significant fall in….rapid/ quick/ steep/considerable/

slow/ slight/ moderate/ steady/ gradual

… reached a peak/ the lowest point

In January, the number of the car accidents was 26. In February, the figure increased slightly to 27. Then in March came one of the two peaks. From then on, figures fluctuated between 30 and 28. In August, the figure reached the peak-- 45. From August, there was a dramatic fall and the number of car accidents reached the lowest point of the year in December.

The reason is obvious… There are chiefly … reasons for…

Firstly/ First/ To begin with,…

Secondly/ And then/ Next…,

Finally/ Last but not least /Apart from the above reasons ,…

The reasons for the car accidents are various, which might have something to do with the weather, road conditions or the drivers’ performance. The two peaks occurred in spring and summer, which had most of the year’s rain. So driving tends to be more dangerous in rainy days.

• In conclusion,….

• To sum up,…

• All in all, it is… that leads to the phenomenon.

• For the …reasons mentioned above, it is no surprise that…

All in all, it is the rain that leads to more car accidents shown in the graph. Be careful when you drive a car, especially in a rainy day.

The line graph shows the trend in the number of car accidents in 2000. In January, the number of the car accidents was 26. In February, the figure increased slightly to 27. Then in March came one of the two peaks. From then on, figures fluctuated between 30 and 28. In August, the figure reached the peak-- 45. From August, there was a dramatic fall and the number of car accidents reached the lowest point of the year in December.

The reasons for the car accidents are various, which might have something to do with the weather, road conditions or the drivers’ performance. The two peaks occurred in spring and summer, which had most of the year’s rain. So driving tends to be more dangerous in rainy days.

All in all, it is the rain that leads to more car accidents shown in the graph. Be careful when you drive a car, especially in a rainy day.