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CYCLE 08 | LESSON 05

WRITING LESSON 05
COMPARATIVE CHARTS – TABLES

Writing Task 01 - In-class Topic:

The table below shows the percentage of electricity produced from four different
types of fuel in five European countries in 2001. Summarise the information by selecting and
reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Fuel type used to generate electricity (%)

Nuclear Coal & lignite Petroleum products Hydro & Other
wind
Germany 29 50 2 6 13
Britain 23 34 2 2 39
Italy 0 11 27 20 42
Sweden 45 1 2 49 3
Belgium 58 12 2 2 26

Before you write, work in pairs and answer the following questions:
1. In terms of power generated from nuclear fuel, which country was at the leading position?
Did all five countries utilize this source of power?
2. Looking at the figures for coal and lignite, in which country this fuel type was most/not
popular?
3. Was there any marked difference in the figures for petroleum products?
4. Which country generated electricity mostly from hydro- and wind power?
5. In which country, a largest share of power was produced from unmentioned sources?
Sentence formation
Identify the mistakes in each sentence and correct them.
1. Nuclear fuel made up 58% of Belgium, which made use of this fuel the most, followed by
Sweden at 45%.
 (1) Nuclear power made up 58% of electricity in Belgium
(2) Electricity/Energy/power from Nuclear fuel made up 58% of electricity in Belgium
2. 58% of Belgium was nuclear fuel, registering the largest proportion among the five
countries, while Sweden, coming in second, recorded 45% of electricity produced from this type
of fuel.
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 58% (of) electricity in Belgium was produced from nuclear fuel,

3. The main source of electricity in Belgium was nuclear fuel, which was 58%, compared to a
lower figure for Sweden, ranking second, at 45%.
(1) , with [Noun phrase]the figure being 58%,
(2), which generated 58% of electricity in this country,
Now, used the structure above to write one sentence describing coal& lignite
Coal and lignite - Germany and Britain (50% and 34%) - higher – Sweden (1%)
1. ____________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

FULL WRITING – You should spend no more than 20 minutes on Task 1

Introduction (introduce the chart by paraphrasing the topic)
“The table below shows the percentage of electricity produced from four different types of fuel
in five European countries in 2001.”
 shows = illustrates/demonstrates
 the percentage/proportion of electricity produced = the production of electricity, in per
cent,
 from four different types of fuel = by (V-ing) using/utilizing/making use of four different
types of fuel
 in five European countries = in A,B, C, D, and E. / in five countries/nations in Europe.
RANGE OF VOCABULARY
Overview (write about the most important features of the chart)

Body paragraph 01 (select and report main features + make comparisons where relevant)

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Body paragraph 02 (select and report main features + make comparisons where relevant)

Writing Task 01 - Homework Topic:

The table illustrates the proportion of monthly household income spent on food and
drink, housing, clothing and entertainment in five European countries. Summarise the
information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Food and drink Housing Clothing Entertainment

France 25% 31% 7% 13%
Germany 22% 33% 15% 19%
UK 27% 37% 11% 11%
Turkey 36% 20% 12% 10%
Spain 31% 18% 8% 15%

HOMEWORK GUIDANCE
Answer the following questions:
1. On which category do French, German and British families spend the most?
2. On which category do Turkish and Spanish families spend the most?
3. Use a ‘while’ sentence to combine the two pieces of information above.
While __________________________________, ____________________________________.
4. On which category do all countries, except Turkey, spend the least on?
5. How should you group the information for the two body paragraphs? Why?
+ Body paragraph 01: I write about _______________________________________________.
+ Body paragraph 02: I write about _______________________________________________.
6. Sentence formation
 People in [country] spend the highest on [khoản chi tiêu] >< allocate the smallest
percentage of their household budget to [khoản chi tiêu].
 [khoản chi tiêu] account for the biggest / smallest share
 [người dân] spend X% of their budget on [khoản chi tiêu] but allocate the smallest
proportion to [khoản chi tiêu]

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 The smallest / largest proportion of an average family’s budget goes to [khoản chi tiêu],
at X% in [country].

WRITING LESSON 05 – PRACTICE

Writing Task 01 – Report Structure for In-class Topic:
(Introduction) sources of fuel / electricity production / percentage use
______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________

(Overview) different patterns of consumption / coal and lignite - the most used energy
sources in….. / nuclear - the most common in…

(Body Paragraph 01 – nuclear / coal & lignite)

+ Nuclear fuel – Belgium (58%) - the largest figure in the chart - Sweden (45%) >< not in use in
Italy
+ Coal and lignite - Germany and Britain (50% and 34%) - higher – Sweden (1%)

(Body Paragraph 02 – the remaining sources)

+ Petroleum: leading in Italay (27%) >< lower figures of 1-2%
+ hydro- and wind power: Britain and Belgium (2%) - Sweden (49%) - Italy (20%)
+ other sources: highest in in Britain and Italy (39% and 42%)

Writing Task 01 – Report Structure for Homework Topic:

(Introduction) the percentage of household expenditure / five different categories

(Overview)
+ housing: largest in France, Germany, and the UK
+ food and drink: largest in Turkey and Spanish families
+ clothing is the smallest spending category in all countries, except for Turkey

(Body paragraph 01 – France / Germany / the UK)

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+ housing (France, Germany and the UK) – largest - a third of their total income
+ food and drink: the second biggest share - about a quarter
+ clothing: the lowest proportion at 7%, 11%, and 15% for France, Germany and the UK
respectively.

(Body paragraph 02 – Turkey / Spain) On the other hand, people in Turkey and Spain
have different spending patterns

WRITING LESSON 05 – MODEL REPORTS

Writing Task 01 – Model Report In-class Topic:
(Introduction) The table shows different sources of fuel for electricity production and their
percentage use in five European countries in 2001.

(Overview) Overall, the five countries showed a significant difference in their patterns of
consumption of the four fuel types. Coal and lignite were the most used energy sources in
Germany and Britain, while Sweden and Belgium made use of nuclear the most.

(Body Paragraph 01 – nuclear / coal & lignite) Nuclear fuel was the main source of
energy in Belgium, generating 58% of its total electricity - the largest figure in the chart,
followed by Sweden with 45%. However, this source of power was not in use in Italy. The
largest proportion of electricity was produced from coal and lignite in Germany and Britain, at
50% and 34%, being significanty higher than the figure for Sweden, at 1%.

(Body Paragraph 02 – the remaining sources) Italy was the leading country in using
petroleum for electricity production, at 27%, in contrast to remarkably lower figures of 1-2% for
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the remaining countries. The production in hydro- and wind power was also insignificant in
Britain and Belgium, at 2%, while half of electricity in Sweden was generated from this source,
being more than twice the figure for Italy, at 20%. The largest proportions of power were
contributed from other sources in Britain and Italy where the percentages ranged between 39%
and 42%.

Writing Task 01 – Model Report for Homework Topic:

(Introduction) The table illustrates the percentage of household expenditure on five
different categories in five European countries.

(Overview) Overall, while people in France, Germany, and the UK spend the most on
housing, Turkish and Spanish families allocate the largest proportion to food and drink. In
contrast, clothing is the smallest spending category in all countries, except for Turkey.

(Body paragraph 01 – France / Germany / the UK) In detail, people in France, Germany
and the UK were most likely to spend on housing, at about a third of their total income. Food and
drink account for the second biggest share, at about a quarter for these three countries. The
lowest proportion of an average family’s budget goes to clothing, at 7%, 11%, and 15% for
France, Germany and the UK respectively.

(Body paragraph 02 – Turkey / Spain) On the other hand, people in Turkey and Spain
have different spending patterns. At 36%, food and drink represent the biggest share of
household expenditure in Turkey, followed by housing, at 20%. The remaining percentages were
for clothing and entertainment with approximately 10% each. Similarly, the Spanish spend 31%
of their household income on food and drink and 18% on housing but allocate the smallest
proportion of only 8% to clothing, which is just half the figure for entertainment.

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