Ms.
Hong Han
TASK 1 – MIXED CHART
Week 3 – Writing
PIE & CHART
The bar chart below shows
the numbers of men and
women attending various
evening courses at an adult
education centre in the year
2009. The pie chart gives
information about the ages of
these course participants.
BAR & TABLE
The table and chart below
show the domestic water
use and cost in 5 countries.
INTRODUCTION
The given charts give information about the number of students at university in the UK from
1991 to 2001, government spending and the types of family economic background they came
from in 1991.
INTRODUCTION
The given charts give information about the number of students at university in the UK from 1991 to
2001, government spending and the types of family economic background they came from in 1991.
❑ Paraphrasing the key words:
The bar graph and the line chart illustrate…. and between .. and …students WHILE the pie chart
compares….
how many students were at university in….
how much the government spent on… / subsidized/ funded/ assisted each…
▪ The number of N = N numbers
▪ economic background = economic position/status
▪ students at university = undergraduates (n)
= financial background
▪ government = authority = state (n)
▪ the breakdown (thống kê) of students according
▪ government spending = subsidy (n) = grant (n) = to/based on/categorized by their family financial
financial assistance = funding (n) nguồn hỗ trợ của backgrounds
chính phủ
INTRODUCTION
The given charts give information about the number of students at university in the UK from
1991 to 2001, government spending and the types of family economic background they came
from in 1991.
❑ Paraphrasing the key words:
The bar graph and the line chart illustrate…. and between .. and …students WHILE the pie chart
compares….
The bar chart and the line graph illustrate HOW MANY UNDERGRADUATES THERE WERE in
the UK AND HOW MUCH THE GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIZED FOR EACH STUDENT between 1991
and 2001, and the pie chart shows THE BREAKDOWN OF STUDENTS ACCORDING TO THEIR
FAMILY FINANCIAL BACKGROUNDS in 1991.
OVERVIEW
Student numbers INCREASED BY VARYING DEGREES
Government subsidy DROPPED/ DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY → remain
unchanged/ stay at the same level/ level off
Financial background The majority of students came from = hailed from ……
OVERVIEW
Student numbers INCREASED BY VARYING DEGREES
Government subsidy DROPPED/ DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY→ remain
unchanged/ stay at the same level/ level off
Middle-income The majority of students came from = hailed from ……
▪ S + V (tăng/ giảm)
Students number ▪ There was a (significant) increase IN…
Government subsidy While S+V, S+V
▪ The figure for … saw/ experienced an increase IN
Middle-income ▪ The majority of students came from/ hailed from…
▪ …accounted for the largest proportion
▪ The percentage of … was highest
OVERVIEW
Version 1:
Overall, WHILE university student numbers INCREASED BY VARYING DEGREES, government subsidy DROPPED
SIGNIFICANTLY AND REMAINED STEADY/ UNCHANGED during the period given. In 1991, the majority of students HAILED
FROM MIDDLE INCOME HOUSEHOLDS.
Version 2
Overall, WHILE university student numbers INCREASED BY VARYING DEGREES, THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT DROP AND A
LEVELLING OFF IN THE AMOUNT OF government subsidy for each individual during the period given. In 1991, STUDENTS
COMING FROM MIDDLE INCOME FAMILIES ACCOUNTED FOR THE LARGEST PROPORTION.
Version 3
Overall, WHILE university student numbers INCREASED BY VARYING DEGREES, GOVERNMENT GRANT FOR EACH
STUDENT EXPERIENCED A SIGNIFICANT DROP AND A LEVELLING OFF during the period given. In 1991, STUDENTS
COMING FROM MIDDLE INCOME FAMILIES ACCOUNTED FOR THE LARGEST PROPORTION.
INTRODUCTION
The given charts give information about the number of students at university in the UK from
1991 to 2001, government spending and the types of family economic background they came
from in 1991.
BODY 1
▪ DESCRIBE BAR CHART - [Apply 4 structures in trend
description]
▪ DESCRIBE LINE GRAPH
➢ Version 1: Government financial support for each student
declined suddenly from … to …. in 1995 and then remained
steady/stable at …. until 2001. [ko sai nhưng thiên về
trend language]
➢ Version 2 (UPGRADED): The authorities REDUCED/
CURBED financial support for each student from … in … to
…. in 1995, AFTER WHICH each individual student
received/was granted an unchanged amount of 4.800
pounds annually/per year.
BODY 2
▪ MIDDLE INCOME AND HIGH INCOME
➢ AS FAR AS family’s economic position of students in 1991 is
concerned = REGARDING the family background of these
students,
➢ students belonging to middle-income class made up the
HIGHEST figure, at 62%, which was more than DOUBLE THE
FIGURE FOR …..
▪ LOW INCOME [3 version]
➢ Students from low-income families made up a minority, at 8%.
➢ A minority (8%) of UK students came from households with low
income.
➢ The smallest proportion of UK students came from households
with low income, at 8%.
