WRITING UNIT 1

ENGLISH 5
INSTRUCTOR: HOANG THI KIM OANH
 LINE GRAPH

Unit of subjects
measurement

Unit of time
LINE GRAPH’S REQUIREMENT
Discussion
Find the general
trend/tendency
in this line
graph
STRUCTURE OF A LINE GRAPH

1 sentence
2 sentences

5 - 6 sentences
5 - 6 sentences
 ATTENTION!!!
*Notes:
- An overview is a short summary of the main features. If you do not give any
overview, you will get below band 5 in the Task Achievement criterion.
- You do not have to report all the information given in the graph. You only
need to focus on the key features, changes, differences, etc.
 STRATEGIES
FOR A
GRAPH WITH
3 LINES
Step 1: divide the time of the line
graph into 2 parts, SHOULD
NOT GROUP the lines
 Detailed paragraph 1: from the
starting point to the chosen
point (Ex: from Jan to March
2011)
 Detailed paragraph 2: from the
chosen point to the last point
(Ex: from March to Jun 2011)
 STRATEGIES
FOR A
GRAPH WITH
3 LINES
Step 2: make comparisons
for 3 lines in both the
detailed paragraph

- compare figures at the

first point
- compare figures in the
following periods of time
 STRATEGIES
FOR A GRAPH
WITH MORE
THAN 3 LINES

Step 1: GROUP the lines

based on their trends.
Detail 1: both lines have
INCREASE TRENDS (Ex:
Castle and Zoo)
Detail 2: the other lines have
DECREASE TRENDS (Ex:
Aquarium and Festival)
 STRATEGIES
FOR A GRAPH
WITH MORE
THAN 3 LINES

Step 2: Describe the trend

of each group
- start with the FRIST
POINT of 2 Subjects
- describe the trend of 2
lines in the following
years
LANGUAGE FOR
WRITING

INTRODUCTION:
PARAPHRASING THE
QUESTION
PRACTICE TIME
LANGUAGE FOR WRITING AN OVERVIEW
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Common words and phrases to
describe trends
Common words and phrases to
describe trends
Common words and phrases to
describe trends
S + verb + adv
Common words and phrases to
describe trends
a/an/the + adj + NOUN
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