Line chart

Writing task1: line chart

Rrubic

Use hamburger structure to organize your writing!

brieftly state the type of the chart and paraphrase the title

Introduction

Overview

Body paragraph

Body paragraph

Body paragraph

briefly describe the main features of the chart (e.g., max, min, main
trends)

Describe the beginning points of all lines

Describe the trends before and after

the intersections

Describe the finishing points of all lines

Step 1: Introduction & paraphrasing

The graph below shows the number of enquiries received by the
tourist in information office in one city over a six-month period in
2011.

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Can you change the words in red?

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Step 2: overview of main points

The graph below shows the number of enquiries received by the
tourist in formation office in one city over a six month period in
2011.

Paragraph 2

It is clear that in person and by telephone saw a
significant increase in inquiries, while by letter showed an opposite trend. In person was the most popular way among the three inquiring methods.

Step 3: Describe points separately

The graph below shows the number of enquiries received by the
tourist in formation office in one city over a six month period in
2011.

Thinglink:

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Open Ended

Describe the three finishing points based on key information and the description of other points.

The graph below shows the number of enquiries received by the
tourist in formation office in one city over a six month period in
2011.

● Paragraph 3

In January (beginning points), the number of enquiries received by telephone stood at
approximately 900, which was about 100 and 500 higher than by letter/email and by telephone respectively. From January to March, in person showed an upward trend and overtook by letter at around 700, while the latter remained stable at the same period. By contrast, by telephone dropped a
bit and then bounced to 1000 in March.

Step 4: Coherently organize the points

Multiple Select

Can you find out words that strengthen the coherence?

• respectively

• bounce to

• approximately

• compared to

• while

The graph below shows the number of enquiries received by the
tourist in formation office in one city over a six month period in
2011.

● Paragraph 4

From March to June (2 intersections), in person saw a
dramatic increase and overtook by telephone at nearly
1000 and after that consistently higher than the other two,
peaking at more than 1900. Similarly, by telephone rose
and became the second most popular method, which was
300 less than in person. By letter fell by 400 and
remained stable at 380 in June (finishing point).

Word Bank

●Words that describe upward trend:

go up, increase, rise, grow（NO passive tense!!!!)

● Words that describe downward trend:

decline, fall, drop, decrease

● Words that describe ups and downs:

fluctuate——fluctuate between… and …

● Words that describe stability:

remain stable at/remain steady at/level off at

● Phrases that describe the strength of changes:

saw a significant increase in …/saw an opposite trend

● Words that describe the highest/lowest point:

peak at …/reach its peak at/reach its lowest point at

● Words that describe proportion:

account for…/ make up…/ represent…/constitute…直接+百分比

Time（e.g. year）

Numbers

�compare the lines, not describe them separately!!

The graph below shows the proportion of the population
aged 65 and over between 1940 and 2040 in the three
countries.

�You cant describe everything，write at least one thing at
each line!

Tips：

It’s your turn now!

Fill in the Blank

How to describe the beginning points?

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%

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How to describe the intersection?

%

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