WRITING TASK 1
WRITING TASK 1 – COMPARATIVE GRAPHS
Dùng cho bar charts, pie charts, tables mà không có mốc/trục thời gian (năm, mùa,
tháng…)
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DẠNG 1: COMPARISONS
CẤU TRÚC NGỮ PHÁP
So sánh số liệu trong 1 câu
AS OPPOSED TO
Ex: The figure for boys who played that sport was 50 as opposed to just under 40 for
girls.
A and B RESPECTIVELY
Ex: More boys cycled than girls (around 35 and 20 respectively).
IN COMPARISON TO - COMPARED WITH
Ex: As many as 50 girls preferred swimming in comparison to 40 girls for badminton.
SHOW A DIFFERENCE OF
Ex: More girls took part in the two remaining sports which both showed a difference of
about 10 between the genders.
So sánh sự chênh lệch giữa các cột
Adjectives
Sự chênh lệch nhỏ Sự chênh lệch lớn
Minimal - Slight Significant - Considerable
Marginal Notable
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Regarding hockey, there was a minimal difference (just about 5) between 2
genders.
Hockey saw/experienced/witnessed a slight difference between 2 genders
(about 5).
The difference, in terms of hockey, was minimal, with only about 5 more boys
playing that sport than girls.
So sánh ngang bằng
SIMILAR
Ex: The percentages of females and males who took part in football were very similar.
A similar number of females and males took part in football.
BE THE SAME AS
Ex: The percentage of females who took part in football was almost the same as that of
males.
• X không được phổ biến như Y
=> X is not as common as Y
• X tương đối không được phố biến như Y
=> X is quite not as common as Y => small difference
• X không thể nào phổ biến như Y
=> X is nowhere as common as Y => big difference
So sánh hơn nhất
THE MOST - THE HIGHEST / THE LEAST - THE LOWEST
Ex: The most popular kind of sports for boys was football
The least common kind of sports for males was tennis.
So sánh gấp mấy lần
- Danh từ đếm được: X as many/the number of N(s)
- Danh từ không đếm được: X the amount of N
X: twice, three/ four times, half …
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Ex: Twice as many girls enjoyed playing football.
Half the amount of water is used for household residence.
So sánh đối lập giữa các câu
IN CONTRAST - IN COMPARISON - HOWEVER
Ex:
Almost 50% of boys played football. In contrast/comparison, tennis was much less
popular with around 25% of boys choosing this.
Almost 50% of boys played football. Tennis, however, was much less popular with
around 25% of boys choosing this.
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STEPS TO DO ( FOR BAR CHARTS)
+ STEP 1: Write the Introduction
+ STEP 2: Write the Overview
Phân tích tổng quan xem đối tượng nào có tổng các cột cao hơn
Cột cao nhất, thấp nhất của từng đối tượng là gì
Yếu tố mà các đối tượng chênh lệch nhiều nhất, ít nhất
Yếu tố (ở trục hoành) mà các đối tượng đều thấp/ cao
+ STEP 3: Write the Body
Viết theo thứ tự giảm dần mà đối tượng 1 có các cột cao hơn
Viết theo thứ tự giảm dần mà đối tượng 2 có các cột cao hơn
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SAMPLE
*Introduction
The graph illustrates how many males and females participating in 6 different kinds of
sports in an English town in the year 2012.
*Overview
It is noticeable that the number of boys taking part in sports was much higher than that
of girls during the given period and the sport that saw the most significant difference
between the sexes was football. Interestingly, the majority of boys also enjoyed football,
while swimming was the most popular sport for girls. The least common sport for both
sexes was hockey.
*Body
There were four sports in which boys participated more than girls. Whereas 60 boys
played football, the number of girls playing that sport was considerably lower (around
20). With regard to tennis, the figure for boys who played that sport was 50 as opposed
to just under 40 for girls. Similarly, more boys cycled than girls (around 35 and 20
respectively). The difference, in terms of hockey, was minimal, with only about 5 more
boys playing that sport than girls.
On the other hand, more girls took part in the two remaining sports which both showed
a difference of about 10 between the genders. As many as 50 girls preferred swimming
in comparison to 40 girls for badminton.
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*Introduction
The bar chart illustrates eight different types of items sold on average by two bakeries in
London on a typical Saturday in 2010.
*Overview
It is noticeable that the number of items sold in Bernie’s Buns was generally much
higher than that in Lovely Loaves. Interestingly, the most popular item in both
bakeries was dough nuts, while toasted sandwiches were the least consumed one.
*Body
While nearly 140 dough nuts were consumed in Bernie’s Buns sale of these in Lovely
Loaves was slightly lower (at 120). The figure for cookies in Bernie’s Buns was
roughly 120 as opposed to just under 65 in Lovely Loaves. Similarly, more cakes
were purchased in Bernie’s Buns than in Lovely Loaves (just over 100 and 78
respectively).Rolls and Crisps saw a similar trend when the figures for Bernie’s Buns
were considerably higher than for Lovely Loaves, at around 77 and 45 in turn.
On the other hand, salads were more preferred in Lovely Loaves as their sale was as
three times as high as that in Bernie’s Buns, at 60 and 20 respectively. It is noted that
toasted sandwiches sold in both bakeries were nearly equal, with around 22 sales.
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DẠNG 2: RAKING INFORMATION
CẤU TRÚC VIẾT
- A is the number - one (activity) with …
- In the first/ second/ last place is/was A, with…
- This is followed by B and C, with … and… respectively.
- Next comes/ came with just over… which is…
- Z is/ was not as popular as Y, with … and… in turn.
- The least popular (thing) is/ was … with…
Example:
- Playing a team sport was the number – one leisure activity at 54%, making it slightly
more popular than listening to music at 53%.
-Socializing was next at 20%, which was twice as popular as shopping, with 10%.
- 54% of people said they play a team sport in December, slightly more than the number
who listens to music, with 53%.
- Second on the list were team sports at 54%, while listening to music was less popular
at 53%.
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DẠNG 3: SURVEYS AND QUESTIONARES
CẤU TRÚC VIẾT
- 45 people said they preferred…
- Just 10% of the people who were asked said …
- More than 20% of the people who completed the survey said…
- Over half of the respondents said…
- Around a third of the participants in the questionnaire said…
PRACTICE
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