Writing Part 1

Line graph

Increase

• Rise to - A rise in

  Increase to - an increase in

• Go up - An upward trend

• Climb to/by

• Rocket to/by

• Grow - A grow

• Surge - bounce - Show an upsurge

• shoot up - Jump - leap

Decrease

• Go down from % to %

• Fall - Decline- drop - reduce

• Go down a lot:

• Slump - sink - tumble

Remain

• Stay - remain

• stabilize

• steady - unchanged at

• The same level

• Show stability

Change of direction

• Peak at / reach a peak at : đỉnh

• Bottom out at : đáy

• Hit a low point/ the largest/ the lowest of

• Flatuate / Vary around: dao động

• Stand at

• Plateau/ Reach a plateau at : tới điểm...

Mức độ thay đổi - Degree of changing

• Very extensive

• dramatic

  dramatically/ Enormous/ Tremendous

• Extensive

• Substantial / Considerable/Remarkable/Significantly

• Avarage change

• Noticeable/ Marked/ moderate

• Small change: slight/ small/ minimal

Tốc độ thay đổi - Speed

• Slow

• gradual

• steady

• sudden

• quick

• rapid

• swift

Steps

• 1. Opening - paraphrase - 1 sentences

• 2. Body - Compare

• 3. Body - Trend

• 4. Conclusion

PARAPHRASE

• Show: illustrate/ demonstrate /compare/ provide/ figure/ indicate/ express

• the amount of...: how much/ information on..the differences/

• the number of..: how many/ the comparative data..

• Year: from ..to, between ..and, over the course of... years starting in ....

• Eg: The given graph shows the consumption of fast food in UK per week from 1970 to 1990