英语写作——图表描述用语

1、Describing Trends or Movements in Graphs 4.2 Speaking P.43 Ex.5 Presenting figuresDescribing Trends or Movements in Graphs 4.2 Speaking P.43 Ex.5 Presenting figuresDescribing Trends or Movements in Graphs 4.2 Speaking P.43 Ex.5 Presenting figuresDescribing Trends or Movements in Graphs 4.2 Speaking

2、P.43 Ex.5 Presenting figuresDescribing Trends or Movements in Graphs 4.2 Speaking P.43 Ex.5 Presenting figures4.3 Exam Spotlight: Writing Test: Introduction and Part OneApproach: Part One常用套句常用套句: the table /chart /graph shows /describes /illustrates /indicates /outlines /compares /summarizes that a

3、ccording to /as shown in /as can be seen from the table /chart /diagram /graph, it can be seen from /we can see from /it is clear from /it is apparent from the table /chart /diagram /graph that As is both displayed in the chart and widely perceived to be true, there are significant differences betwe

4、en the ways that men and women prefer to spend their leisure time.4.3 Exam Spotlight: Writing Test: Introduction and Part OneApproach: Part One常用词汇常用词汇: 图表类型图表类型:line graph, bar chart, pie chart, table 描述描述: show; describe; illustrate; indicate; can be seen from; clear; apparent; reveal; represent 内

5、容内容: figure; statistic; number; percentage; proportion; significant changes(图中一些较大变化图中一些较大变化); noticeable trend(明显趋势明显趋势) 表示数据表示数据: 一般一般: at 10%; over 10% 最高最高(低低)点点: peaked; reached a peak/high (point); bottomed out; reached the bottom 变化变化: increase/jump/rise/climb(上升上升); recover (回升回升) 下降下降: decr

6、ease; fall; drop; decline; reduce 不变不变: remained steady/ stable; stay the same; little/ hardly any /no change4.3 Exam Spotlight: Writing Test: Introduction and Part OneApproach: Part One变化程度变化程度: sudden/suddenly 突然的突然的, 意外的意外的 Rapid/rapidly 迅速的迅速的,飞快的飞快的,险峻的险峻的 Dramatic/dramatically 戏剧性的戏剧性的 Signifi

7、cant/significantly 有意义的有意义的,重大的重大的,重要的重要的 Sharp/sharply 明显的明显的, 急剧的急剧的 Steady/steadily 稳固的稳固的, 坚定不移的坚定不移的 Gradual/gradually 渐进的渐进的,逐渐的逐渐的 Slow/slowly 缓慢的缓慢的,不活跃的不活跃的 Slight/slightly 轻微的轻微的, 略微的略微的 Stable/stably 稳定的稳定的4.3 Exam Spotlight: Writing Test: Introduction and Part OneApproach: Part One表示范围表示

8、范围: fromto/betweenand Approximately About比例比例: 20 percent One in three/one third/one out of three4.3 Exam Spotlight: Writing Test: Introduction and Part OneApproach: Part One描述数据变化的句子描述数据变化的句子:1. 变化主体变化主体+动词动词+(副词副词)The number of increased significantly from 1957 to 1974.2. there be +形容词形容词+名词名词+in

9、+变化主体变化主体there was a sharp increase in the number from 2002 (380,000) to 2004 (500,000)3. 时间时间+saw/witnessed +形容词形容词+名词名词+in +变化的主体变化的主体The last 17 years saw the sharp decline in cinema admissions.4.3 Exam Spotlight: Writing Test: Introduction and Part OneApproach: Part One表示比较的句型表示比较的句型 In manageri

10、al positions, there are more males than females. A greater percentage of men than women are found in managerial positions. The percentage of men employed in managerial positions is much larger than that of women in these occupations. In 1980, 30% of rural dwellers had drinking water compared with 50

11、% in 1990. In 1980, 30% of rural dwellers had drinking water, whereas in 1990 50% of them had it. The students in class A are three times as many as those in class B. The profit doubled (tripled) from May to June. The profit increased three-fold from May to June.4.3 Exam Spotlight: Writing Test: Int

12、roduction and Part OneApproach: Part One抓住特征数据抓住特征数据 England had the largest percentage of the students. Thailand accounted for the smallest number of the students. In 1998, the number reached its peak/top/highest point. In 1998, the number increased to its peak/top/highest point. In 1998, the number reached its bottom/lowest point. In 1998, the number dropped to its bottom/lowest point. The profit peaked in 2000.4.3 Exam Spotlight: Writing Test