WRITING TASK 1

LINE GRAPH
20 Feb 2020
 TYPES

 LINE GRAPH
 PIE CHART
 BAR CHART
 TABLE
 MIXED
 PROCESS
 MAP
 FORMAT

 150 WORDS – 20 MINUTES

 OUTLINE: 3 MAIN SECTIONS

 INTRODUCTION : PARAPHRASE THE TOPIC

 OVERALL STATEMENT : POINT OUT THE GENERAL VIEW OF THE CHARTS

 BODY : GROUP DATA ( SIMILARITY OR DIFFERENCE) & DEVELOP DETAILS

 INTRODUCTION
PARAPHRASE ( REWRITE THE TOPIC IN YOUR WORDS)

 Example 1:
The line graph below gives information
about the number of visitors to three
London museums between June and
September 2013.
The line graph below gives information about the number of visitors
to three London museums between June and September 2013.
KEY WORDS PARAPHRASING or SYNONYMOUS WORDS/ PHRASES
The line graph The chart / the line chart
Give information about Shows the changes in( the differences in)/ represents/ illustrates/
compares/ depicts
The number of The various/ different quantity/ figure / data of ( Countable Ns)
The amount/ quantity / figure / date of ( Uncountable N)
The rate / percentage/ proportion of …( if Unit is %)
VISITORS TRAVELLERS / TOURISTS / GUESTS…
Three London museums ( PLACE) in several museums in London // in three museums namely A, B & C in
London
Between June and September 2013 From ….to …/ in the period of …./in a decade ….
( time)
Example 2: The graph below gives
information about international tourist
arrivals in five countries.
 KEYWORDS PARAPHRASING / SYNONYMOUS PHRASES or
WORDS

THE GRAPH The line graph

GIVES INFORMATION ABOUT Illustrates the changes in the number of

INTERNATIONAL TOURIST Foreign travelers’ visits to

ARRIVALS

IN FIVE COUNTRIES Five different nations namely ……/// ( listing

names of categories in (..))

UNITS Units are measured in millions.

Time From 1995 to 2010/ in the period of 15 years from
1995.
The line graph illustrates the changes in the number of foreign travellers’ visits
in five different nations ( Brazil, Egypt, Malaysia, France and USA) from 1995 to
2010.
BODY
 MAIN FEATURES:
TREND & COMPARISON

OUTLINE TO ANALYZE 2 LINES:

 AT THE STARTING POINT : (1) Raise Figures + Comparison

 In the next period ( Next two / three years ___ in (time) ) :

(2) Trend + New Figures

(3) Comparison
(1)LANGUAGE FOR RAISING FIGURES

BE ( exactly / around/ about / just /

approximately ) at …..
ACCOUNT FOR …
COMPRISE OF….
MAKE UP….
THERE BE ( IS / WAS/ WERE)…

Ex:
- At the starting point in 1990, the amount of milk
consumption was about 35 millions litters per week.
- In 1990, there was 35 millions litters of milk consumed
( which was consumed) by Canadians weekly.
- At the beginning of the period, 35 millions litters of milk
was drunk weekly by Canadians.
- In 1990, Canadians consumed approximately 35 millions
litters of milk per week.