Lesson 3: Line graph

I. Task analysis

-> để ý trục tung, trục hoành

- khoảng thời gian (quá khứ - tương lai)

- đơn vị

- subject

Ex: consumption -> eat, use, take in, consump

II. Identifying key feature

- big changes

- the highest and lowest points

- any similarities

- anything that stayed the same

Key features:

- the highest point:

+ 1979: beef consumption

+ 2004: chicken consumption

- the lowest point:

+ 1979 – 2004: fish consumption

- big changes

+ beef and lamb consumption: decreased gradually and moderately

+ chicken consumption: rose steadily

- similarities:

+ 1979: chicken and lamb consumption were nearly similar

+ fish consumption fluctuated marginally but stayed almost the same

A: it felt sharply initially then briefly recovered

B : despite falling in the early 19990s, by 2004 it had reached 250 grams

C: although there was a slight increase in 1994, the downward trend continued

D: within 20 years it had fallen to almost 50 grams per week

E: the figures remained relatively stable, despite slight fluctuations

chickesn: xuất phát thứ 3: tăng 3 mũi lên là mạnh nhất

beef: xuất phát điểm mạnh nhất: giame xuống thứ 2

lamb: xuất phát thứ 2, giảm xuống thứ 3

fish: giảm từ từ, giữ nguyên vị trí

1 tăng, 3 giảm
However , however, S + V/ However, S + V
although , although S + V/ Although S + V
while ___ while S + V ___
despite , despite Noun/ Despite Noun
in spite of ____ in spite of Noun/ In spite of Noun

although 1 đối tượng (tôi – tôi)

while 2 đối tượng (tôi – anh tôi)

Overview hợp lí:

Overall, only one country experienced a clear rising trend, while sales in the other countries
varied between relative stability and falling trends
1) Use to when describing what happened to the number:
In 2008, the rate of unemployment rose to 10%.
2) Use by when describing the amount of change between two numbers:
In 2009, the rate of unemployment fell by 2% (from 10% to 8%).
3) Use with to give the idea of 'having' the number:
Obama won the election with 52% of the vote.
4) Use at to add the number on the end of a sentence:
Unemployment reached its highest level in 2008, at 10%.
at: dùng với con số chính xác cụ thể, theo sau chỉ là 1 số liệu (chí có số thôi)

with: theo sau như mệnh đề, thường có dấu phẩy trước

Check-up: “at” or “with”

illustrates shows
statistics data
concerning as it relates to
the UK England
consuming eating
portions amount of food
per day each day
Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that overall
rose increased
period time in question
highest numbers biggest figures
throughout the whole time
comparatively compared/relative to
modest small
began the period started
a day each day
stable no chance
when as
rise precipitously grow a lot
eventually in the end
reach a high of get to a top point of
before a fall preceding a decrease
to end the period to finish the time
slightly lower a little less
growth rise
steadier with less fluctuation
besides also
from a starting point of beginning at
much lower a lot less
relative surge compared to other rises, a large rise
the next year the following year
fluctuated was erratic
at a peak of to a high point of
illustrates shows
statistics data
concerning as it relates to
the UK England
consuming eating
portions amount of food
per day each day
Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that overall
rose increased
period time in question
highest numbers biggest figures
throughout the whole time
comparatively compared/relative to
modest small
began the period started
a day each day
stable no chance
when as
rise precipitously grow a lot
eventually in the end
reach a high of get to a top point of
before a fall preceding a decrease
to end the period to finish the time
slightly lower a little less
growth rise
steadier with less fluctuation
besides also
from a starting point of beginning at
much lower a lot less
relative surge compared to other rises, a large rise
the next year the following year
fluctuated was erratic
at a peak of to a high point of
Train users= Rail passengers
như rank 1st/ take the first place/stand at the first place/ (be) the leading trend/
pattern/type,...

= Car dominates in all means of transport

= Car shows a dominant trend in all types of vehicle

Car is by far the least widely-used/ Car is least preferred/selected transportation of all/ Car
is the least common/popular means of transport/ British people don’t have a preference
for car as their commuting transport

Car hits the bottom / Car stands at the last position/...

Car is the leading means of transport among all/ Car is ranked 1st means of transport in
UK/ Car takes the first place/ stand at the first place in all means of transport.

Overview:

Overall, the three oldest underground railway system larger than the modern counterparts.
Moreover, subway systems opened in earliest years (1863, 1900, 1927) was also the most widely
used in 6 large cities.
biggest and most important cities in any region
  Sự sản xuất: the production of A→ the number of A produced = the amount of A produced = A production

 Sự tiêu thụ: the consumption of A → the number of A consumed = the amount of A consumed = A consumption

short-lived recovery

1. Lamb followed a similar pattern

2. Lamb almost exactly mirrored beef's pattern (khong can so lieu)

không rơi vào năm nào

in the late 1980s
in the early 1980s
, with peaks being hit

nên dùng real world English, ăn nhiều ít, eat

and the trend was move away from beef and lamb as children as chicken became the
dominant food in this category.
category tất cả các bài
clear rising trend

with + ving
xuất phát thấp dưới 5 xuyên suốt ổn định bất chấp

line: xấp xỉ khác với table và bar chart