Simon_Writing_Task1

指南
图中
红色椭圆或箭头表示overview的描述内容
绿色表示detail 1 即 paragraph3 描述的内容
蓝色表示detail 2 即 paragraph4 描述的内容
01_Introduction
no conclusion,instead a summary or overview
six types
(1-4:all numbers,describe,compare,changes or trends)
1. line graph
2. bar chart
3. pie chart
4. table
5. diagram-comparing
6. diagram-process
essay structure
1. introduction : one sentences,paraphrase the question
2. overview : two sentences,the main general things
3. details : around three sentences
4. details : these two paragraph group or organize the information
02_Line graph
compare,not describe them separately
1. First , make a very general comparison.
2. Second , compare the lines at specific points.("detail" paragraphs)
you can't describe everything,but write at least one thing about each line
example
The graph below shows electricity production (in terawatt hours) in France between 1980 and 2012.
introduction
introduction
The bar chart compares the number of mobile phones sold worldwide by the five most popular manufacturers in the years2009, 2011and2013.
overview(no number,very general comparison)
比较最高的Nokia和Samsung
introduction
The pie charts compare five categories of household expenditure in the UK and New Zealand in the years1980and2008.
overview
two sentences, two main points,no numbers
It is noticeable that the proportion of spending on food and drink fell in both countries over the28-year period, while spending on utility bills rose. Also, UK residents spent a significantly larger percentage of their household budgets on leisure than their New Zealand counterparts.
detail
information
The table compares the five highest ranking countries in terms of the numbers of visits and the money spent by tourists over a period of two years.
the second most visited country
received... visitors
ranked fifth
2013 saw a rise of
fewer visitors than in the previous year
these figures were well over twice as high as
amounts of tourist revenue
despite falling numbers
saw a rise, increased, rising from, rose by
06_different charts
don't need to compare the 2 charts together, you can describe them separately
First, look for one main feature for each chart.(overview)
Second, describe specific number for each chart separately.(paragraph 3 for one chart,paragraph 4 for anther)
example
The bar chart below shows the numbers of men and women attending various evening
courses at an adult education center in the year 2009. The pie chart gives information about
the ages of these course participants.
vocabulary(no describing changes) attending courses, who took classes
participants, attendees, students
males and females
courses attracted more women
a popular choice among both genders
significantly more, higher, highest
had the highest number, with（+ number)
was taken by a mere 15 people
According to the bar chart
Looking at the age profile pie chart, t
he majority of people
were in the minority
To be precise，
07_process diagram Process diagrams show steps or stages in a process.(制作过程图)
Differences:
no numbers
can't compare anything
can't describe trends
What can we describe?
how many steps
where the process begins and ends
each step in the process
Language for process description:
"steps" language
At the first stage in the process
The process begins with
Secondly,Finally
The second step involves
Next,then,after that
At the following stage
passive verbs(被动)
the glass is collected
the glass is sorted by hand
the sorted glass is then ground in a machine
introduction
The first flow diagram illustrates the process of glass container production, and the second diagram shows steps in the process of recycling used glass.
overview
raw materials,steps
The first flow diagram illustrates the process of glass container production, and the second diagram shows steps in the process of recycling used glass.
detail(一般三句话)
关于第一个过程
At the first stage in the production of glass, sand, soda ash, limestone and
other chemicals are mixed together. Next, this mixture is heated in a glass
furnace at approximately1500℃to produce molten glass. The molten glass can
then be shaped, by blowing, to create the end products, namely glass containers.
detail
关于第二个过程
introduction
The two pictures compare the current layout of the ground floor of a house with a plan to redesign the same living space.
overview
主要的变化(变化集中的地方，不需要具体到哪里变化)，不变的地方
We can see that the new design proposal involves making a number of changes to the ground floor of the house, mainly in the central hall area. There are no plans to change external walls or entrances
detail
compare the two diagrams
The most noticeable change from the existing to the proposed floor plan is that there will no longer be a separate hall area when the building work has been done.
This will be achieved by removing the internal wall and door between the hall and living room, along with the current staircase and under-stair storage cupboard.
With no separate hall area, the proposed living room will also contain the
staircase to the first floor.。