WRITING TASK 1 Meeting 3_Commenting on the

Data in a Paragraph
OUTLINE
Commenting on the Data in a Paragraph
Different
Similar
Comparison

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COMMENTING ON THE
DATA IN A PARAGRAPH
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COMMENTING ON THE DATA
IN A PARAGRAPH
Untuk menaikkan level writing task 1
kita ke level yang berbeda, yukkk kita
coba memberikan komentar dalam
sebuah data dari pada kita hanya
memberikan list.
Berikut beberapa cara yang bisa kita
pakai;

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COMMENTING ON THE DATA
IN A PARAGRAPH
1. Bandingkan bagian bagian yang berbeda dalam suatu graph, dan gunakan relative
clause:
1. The income of Lovely Loaves fell significantly to around £40,000 in 2008, which meant that it
earned far less than the other bakeries.
2. The income of Lovely Loaves started at about 80.000 in 2000, which meant that it earned
approximately four times more than Bernie’s Buns.
3. The income of Bernie’s Buns started at about 20.000 in 2000, which meant that it earned approximately
four times less than that of Lovely Loaves.
4. The income of Lovely Loaves fell slightly to around £80,000 in 2003, which meant that it earned
around / about / approximately two times more than Bernie’s Buns.
5. Between 2005 and 2006, Lovely Loaves slightly fell by around £5000 which meant that it became
the second highest earnings compared that of 2005.

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COMMENTING ON THE DATA
IN A PARAGRAPH
2. Ulaslah pada data yang paling tinggi
1. There was a considerable rise in the takings of Robbie's Bakery in the last two years to
£105,000, this figure being the peak level of income during the whole period.

3. Tambahkan kata kerja extra untuk menekankan

1. The income of Robbie's Bakery rose sharply in 2008, rocketing to just under £100,000.

4. Tambahkan superlative:
1. Lovely Loaves earned just over £80,000 in 2000. This meant that it had the highest income
of the three bakeries in that year.
5. Group data into a period of time:
1. There was a significant fluctuation in the income of Lovely Loaves in the first half of the
decade.

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 GRAPH WITH SINGLE
COMPARISON (STATIC)
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 SINGLE COMPARISON (STATIC)
Nahh, setelah beberaa hari kita belajar data yang mempunyai tren, sekarang kita beralih ke tipe
data yang kedua, yaitu comparison (static). Nahh, apa sih bedanya data trend dan compararison?

140
The graph shows data
about the average 120

Average number of Bakeries sold

Saturday sales of two
bakeries in London in 100
2010.
80
Summarize the
information by selecting 60
and reporting the main
features, and make 40
comparisons where
relevant. 20

0
others cookies rolls fresh toasted salads chips doughnuts
loaves sandwiches

Bernie's Buns Lovely Loaves

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 WRITING OVERVIEW :
COMPARISON
Mari kita melaju ke overview, jadi perbedaan mendasar antara data tren dan compararison adalah
pada aturan ‘langkah 2’ (kita hanya menghilangkan Langkah 1, sehingga kita bisa langsung
memakai langkah 2 dan 3):
1. Buatlah expression / frase (what stands out from the graph is that …
2. Simpulkan kedalam sebuah perbandingan dan tipe yang paling sering digunakan adalah
superlative adakah data yang paling banyak / tinggi? Adakah data yang paling rendah /
kecil? Teman teman bisa menggunakan susunan superlatives (highest, least, most, fewest)
biasanya dipakai. For example, which item accounted for the most sold ? or and which one
accounted for the least?

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 WRITING OVERVIEW :
COMPARISON
The graph shows data about the average Saturday sales of two bakeries in London in 2010.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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Analisa data disamping dan apakah
120 pernyataan dibawah ini benar / salah?
Average number of Bakeries sold

100
1. On a typical Saturday, Bernie’s Buns is
80 generally busier than Lovely Loaves.
60 2. Doughnuts are by far the most popular
item among customers in both stores.
40
3. The second-best selling item in Bernie’s
20
Buns is cookies.
0
others cookies rolls fresh
loaves
toasted
sandwiches
salads chips doughnuts 4. Toasted sandwiches are the least popular
snack overall.
Bernie's Buns Lovely Loaves
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 WRITING OVERVIEW :
COMPARISON
The graph shows data about the average Saturday sales of two bakeries in London in 2010.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

140
Analisa data disamping dan apakah
120 pernyataan dibawah ini benar / salah?
Average number of Bakeries sold

100
5. Toasted sandwiches are much less
80 popular than cookies.
60 6. Lovely Loaves sells significantly more
salads than Bernie’s Buns.
40
7. Bernie’s Buns’ Salads are far less popular
20
than that of Lovely loaves
0
others cookies rolls fresh
loaves
toasted
sandwiches
salads chips doughnuts 8. Bernie’s Buns’ fresh loaves are a bit less
popular than that of Lovely loaves.
Bernie's Buns Lovely Loaves
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 WRITING OVERVIEW :
COMPARISON
Dalam task 1 tipe comparison ini, kita memang diminta untuk membandingkan informasi yang
di sajikan dengan akurat. Naahh berikut beberapa variasi cara dalam membandingkan data:

COMPARISON (perbandingan)
1. Comparative
2. Positive degree

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COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE
Comparative Superlative
-er More/less The …_est / iest The most / the least
Higher Comfortable
Faster Popular
Easier Interesting
Busier Dangerous
Taller Useful
Noisier Successful
Farther/ further Crowded
Better Difficult Nb. Semua comparative HARUS ketemu yang
Worse Economical namanya “than”
Expensive 1. People from Kalimantan are more beautiful than
Intellligent people (those) from Java.
2. The price of I-phone is more expensive than (that)
of Samsung.
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COMPARATIVE

Example:
The countryside is quieter than the city.
I think (that) IELTS writing task 1 is more difficult than task 2.
learning grammar is more complex (easier) than learning vocabulary.
Playing badminton is much easier than football.
Yogyakarta food is slightly / a little /a bit sweeter than Makassar food.
A plane is far / much / considerably bigger than a bicycle.

Penggunaan –er / more – than

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COMPARATIVE
Naahh, selain menggunakan tipe comparative dengan akhhiran –er / -est / more/less /the
most / the least, kita juga bisa menggabungkan dengan beberapa adverb. Berikut ini
beberapa adverb yang bisa dipakai untuk menunjukkan bahwa perbedaan benda / barang
yang dibandingkan cukup besar / banyak / kecil / sedikit.

Pen A = 60.000 pen C = 5000 Much (B) A lot (B) Slightly A bit
(S) (S)
Pen B = 1.500 pen D = 4500
Considerably (B) Far (B) A little (S)
- The price of pen A is more expensive than pen B
- The price of pen A is far more expensive than pen B

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COMPARATIVE
Letak Adverb dalam format formal writing
Non verbal
To be (am, is, are, was, were,) + adverb
Verbal
Verb + adverb = adverb + Verb
Slightly increase / fell slightly
is increasing => slightly
is slightly increasing

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LITTLE EXERCISE
slightly more comfortable than that by car. (comfortable)
1. Travelling by train is ______________________
much more expensive than that in motel. (expensive)
2. A night in a hotel costs _____________________
considerably far more famous than Yorkshire. (famous)
3. London is __________________________

1. Coffee in much more expensivethan

the UK is ___________________
(that) in Latvia.
2. The a little cheaper
cost of a coffee in Spain is ____________ than
that of France
3. The expensive coffee is in UK at £2.90.
most __________
France
4. The second most expensive is in ______ where it
£2 .
costs____
Spainis the third _____________
5. Coffee in _____ most expensive at
£1.9 .
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COMPARISON
COMPARISON (perbandingan)
1. -er / more / less + THAN (comparative)
2. -est / most / least (superlative)
3. AS + ADJECTIVE + AS (positive degree)

Cara lain untuk memberikan data comparatives adalah dengan menggunakan struktur
kalimat berikut '‘x’ is/are not as + adjective + as ‘y’` (tidak memakai THAN)
Contohnya; Coffee in France is not as expensive as in the UK.
Coffee in France is less expensive than in the UK
Coffee in the UK is more expensive than (that) in France
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COMPARISON

Spain vs Portugal
Coffee in Portugal is cheaper than Spain
Coffee in Portugal is not as expensive as in
Spain
Coffee in Spain is not as cheap as in
Portugal

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 COMPARISON
gunakan pola not as + adjective (yg telah tersedia) + as.
(example)
1. Hamburgers £2 / french fries £1.90
Hamburgers’ price is not as cheap as that of french fries
2. Southern trains 125 mph / Northern trains 100 mph
Northern train speed is not as fast as that of Southern train

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 COMPARISON
gunakan pola not as + adjective (yg telah tersedia) + as.
Expensive High popular successful
1. Monster Hits Records sold 230,000 CDs in 1990, whereas Crooners pic sold 225,000.
Crooners pic is not as successful as Monster Hits Records in 1990
2. A hundred couples chose the name James in 2000, while just 20 couples opted for the name
Peter.
the name Peter is not as popular as the name James in 2000
3. It costs an average of £95 to spend a night in a hotel in Paris, as opposed to over £150 in Zurich.
a night in Paris is not as expensive as a night in Zurich

4. The temperature in Rawai Island was much lower than in Phuket, at 15 degrees and 25 degrees
respectively.
The temperature in Rawai Island is not as high as in Phuket
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 COMPARISON
Jadi untuk melengkapi pola ini, kita bisa menggunakan adverb untuk membandingkan,
apakah comparative dibawah ini mengindikasikan perbedaan yang besar atau kecil.
1. X is/was nowhere near as expensive as Y. big difference / small difference?
2. X is/was not quite as expensive as Y. big difference / small difference?
3. X is/was not nearly as expensive as Y. big difference / small difference?
4. X is/was almost as expensive as Y. big difference / small difference?

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 ADVANCED COMPARATIVES AND
LINKING DEVICES
1. A is more beautiful than B
2. B is not as beautiful as A

Cara lain untuk meningkatkan range of language untuk mendeskripsikan comparatives adalah
dengan cara berikut *(did) not + verb + as + noun phrase + as.
Berikut contohnya dalam sebuah kalimat;
Monster Hits Records sold 230,000 CDs in 1990, whereas Crooners pic sold 225,000.
1. Monster Hits Records was more successful than Crooners pic, with 230,000 compared to 225,000.
2. Crooners pic was not as successful as Monster Hits Records, with 225,000 compared to 230,000.
3. Crooners pic did not sell as many CDs as Monster Hits Records in 1990, with 225,000 compared to 230,000.

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Lengkapi kalimat dibawah ini dengan menggunakan struktur
‘not + (verb) + as + noun phrase + as'.

did not win as many gold medals as Ethiopia, taking

1. Japan _________________________________
home nine compared to Ethiopia’s ten. Verbal (did / does)
2. The USA won 48, but this___________________________________
was nowhere near as many (medals) as
China won. Non verbal (was / is)
was not nearly as successful as China winning 48
3. The USA___________________________________,
medals compared to 62.
did not win as many medals as the French athletes,
4. Australia ____________________________
taking home 21 compared to France’s 33.

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 LINKING DEVICES
Kalimat dibawah ini menggunakan 4 llingking devices yang berbeda, yuk kita coba menganalisanya

1. Monster Hits Records sold 230,000 CDs in 1990, while Crooners pic sold 225,000.

2. Monster Hits Records sold 230,000 CDs in 1990, as opposed to Crooners pic, that sold 225,000.

3. A hundred couples chose the name James in 2000, whereas just 20 couples opted for the name Peter.

4. A hundred couples chose the name James in 2000, compared to 20 who opted for the name Peter.

 Hati hati
 whereas and while (conjunction + S + V) vs compared to and as opposed to (preposition+N)

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 DESCRIBING NUMBERS
Dalam mendeskripsikan nomor, beberapa siswa yang belajar writing task 1 sering sekali
kebingungan dalam menjelaskan nomor. Naah berikut beberapa opsi yang bisa digunakan untuk
memberikan variasi grammar yang berbeda dan menjadikan tulisan kita menarik untuk dibaca
sekaligus memperkaya range of vocab dan menghindari repetition.

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 DESCRIBING NUMBERS
The graph shows data about the average Saturday sales of two
bakeries in London in 2010.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main
features, and make comparisons where relevant.
140 Cocokkan kalimat dibawah ini dengan nomor
yang sudah di sediakan
120
Average number of Bakeries sold

a. approximately 140 b. about 40

100
c. between 20 and 30 d. just over 120
80
1 How many doughnuts does Bernie’s Buns sell on
60 average?
40 2 How many doughnuts does Lovely Loaves sell?
20 3 What is the total number of toasted-sandwich
0
sales in Bernie’s Buns?
others cookies rolls fresh toasted salads chips doughnuts
loaves sandwiches

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Bernie's Buns Lovely Loaves
 DESCRIBING PERCENTAGES /
PERCENT
Rates ; precentage

1. two-thirds = 66.6% 1. just over three-quarters 75% 76%, 77%, 78%

2. half = 50% 2. Nearly a third of girls said ...33%, 32%, 31%, 30%
3. a/one quarter = 25% 3. Just under a quarter of people asked said ...25%, 24%,
23%,22%
4. two-fifths = 40%
4. Almost half of students 50%, 49%, 48%, 47%
5. three-quarters =75%
5. Around (about) a third of all passengers 30%, 31%, 32%,
6. a/one third = 33,3% 33%, 34%, 35%, 36%
7. a/one tenth = 10% 6. Approximately two-thirds of parents said ...63%, 64%,
8. one fifth = 20% 65%, 67%, 68% 69%

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DESCRIBING PERCENTAGES /
PERCENT
Berikut juga beberapa cara bagaimana menulis presentase

10% ; a tenth / one in ten / one out of ten / one out of every ten
20% : a fifth / one in five / one out of five/ one out of every five
25% : a quarter / one in four / one out of four / one out of every four
50% : a half / one in two / one out of two / one out of every two

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‘RESPECTIVELY’

Kata ‘respectively’ merupakan kata yang sangat berguna dalam writing task 1.
Berikut contohnya;
1. Cookies and cakes are the next best sellers, with around 115 and 100 of these
snacks sold respectively.
Dengan kata lain; cookie sales 115; cake sales 100 [secara bergantian / berurutan]

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‘RESPECTIVELY’
Yuk kita belajar lebih detail lagi

1. The temperature in Rawai Island was much lower than in Phuket, (with) accounted for 15 degrees
and 25 degrees in turn / respectively.

Temperature in Rawai Island: 15 degrees Temperature in Phuket: 25 degrees

2. The number of visitors to Portugal was twice as high as those who went to Greece, at (comprised
of) 500 and 250 in turn.

Visitors to Portugal: 500........... Visitors to Greece: 250...........

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‘RESPECTIVELY’
Tulislah kalimat berikut dengan menggunakan kata respectively or in turn
1. house in Notting Hill average £500,000 / house in Sloane Square average £620,000
the price of house in Notting Hill was not as much as in Sloane Square, at / with £500,000 and
£620,000 respectively
2. people aged 20-30 who like jazz 11% / people same age who like hip-hop 35%
hip-hop music was around tripple (three times) as popular as jazz music
among people age 20-30, at 35 % and 11% in turn.
3. JFK Airport (March) 2.9 million users / Newark Airport (March) 1.9 million users
The users of Newark Airport were not as many as (less busier than) those of
JFK Airport, at 1.9 million and 2.9 million respectively / in turn

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 NUMERICAL
COMPARATIVES
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1. Action movies are two times more popular than comedies for men.
2. Comedies are two times less popular than action movies for men.
3. Thrillers are three times more popular than romantic comedies.
4. Romantic comedies are three times less popular than thrillers
5. Action movies are eight times more popular than romantic comedies
6. Romantic comedies are eight times less popular than action movies
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1. Romantic comedy films are three times more popular than thriller for women.
2. Sci-fi movies are five times less popular than action movies

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IMPROVING YOUR WRITING
STYLE
Yuk pelajari kalimat dibawah ini
1. Playing a team sport was the second top on the list at 54%, making it
slightly more popular than listening to music at 53%.
2. Team sports were the second most popular activity at 54%, just ahead
of listening to music at 53%.
3. Shopping came next at 10%, although this was much less popular
than socializing, at 20%.
4. Socializing was next at 20%, which was twice as popular as
shopping, with 10%.
5. Fifty-four per cent of people said they played a team sport in December,
slightly more than the number who listened to music, with 53%.
6. The second on the list were team sports at 54%, while listening to
music was slightly less popular at 53%.

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 IMPROVING YOUR WRITING
STYLE
1. Thailand was the number-one destination,
with 1,410 couples choosing this, just ahead of
Bali, which was chosen by 1,335 couples
2. Bali was the second on the list, with 1,335
couples spending their honeymoon there, making it
significantly (almost twice as popular as) more
popular than Costa Rica, at (accounted for) 750
couples.
3. Costa Rica was the third most popular
destination for honeymooners at 750, although this
was (nowhere near as popular as Thailand/Bali)
slightly as popular as The Maldives, which was
only 600 couples.
4. The Maldives came next, with 600, while the
Greek Islands were slightly less popular, at
Penggunaan With , at, (Accounted for / comprised of) comprised of 432.

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FOLLOWING EXERCISE

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THANK YOU! Stay safe and keep learning!

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