雅思小作文 折线图与趋势

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TASK 1

第一讲

折线图与趋势

折线图和部分柱状图、

饼状图以及表格通常用来显示某一段时间内事

物的变化情况以及 变化趋势，

因此首先我们要先学习如何描述趋势变

化。总体来讲 ，趋势描写：（

1

）要总结事物变化的总体趋势；（

）

要叙述事物某个时间段内的变化情况。

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描写趋势六要素

要素

事物要素

方向要素

程度要素

数据要素

时间要素

连接要素

含义与难点

例子

指的是线条所代表的事物，常由 名词、词组或

Tourists, food

代词体现

上升

/

增加；

下降

/

减少；

保持平稳

；反复波

Increase, decrease

动；到达顶点；到达低谷（最基本的六种）

< br>急剧地

/

突然地

轻微的

/

逐渐的

（主要有两类）

Slightly,slowly

难

点

为

数

据

前< /p>

所

加

介

词

的

用

法

From 50 miles to

200

to,by,from...to..,between....and.. .

miles

难点

为

< br>时间前

所

加介词

的

用法：

in,

on,

at,

In January, at 6.00am

from..to.., during, between..and...

句子间运用对比、比较、递进、增补、时间等

Whereas, when

连接手段

Example:

The graph shows the sales of laptops in a company in 2010.

时间

Between

事物

sales

方向

程度

数据

from

连接

10

In

contrast,

2

of

increased

slightly

January

and

laptops

February,

thousand

to

thousand.

during

the

its

sales

rose

dramatically

to 90,000

units.

However

next month

volume

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趋势描写常用的词汇

Rose to

Increased to

Ascended to

Soared to

Fell to

Declined to

Decreased to

Collapsed to

A rise in

An increase in

An ascent to

A soar

A fall in

A decline in

A decrease in

A collapse in

Swelled to

Went up to

Climbed up to

Boomed to

Reduced to

Went down to

Plunged to

Slumped to

Remained

stable at

Leveled out at

A swell in

A growth in

An upward trend in

A boom in

A reduction in

A slide in

A downward trend of

A slump in

No change in

On a level with

Stayed constant at

Maintained the same level at

Peaked at

Stood at

A peak of

Fluctuated

around

Plateaued at

A fluctuation around

Reached a plateau at

剧烈的

dramatically

surprisingly

strikingly

remarkable

enormously

轻微的

moderately

slightly

steadily

dramatic

surprising

Striking

remarkable

enormous

moderate

Slight

Steady

substantially

noticeably

considerably

obviously

significantly

gradually

slowly

minimally

substantial

noticeable

considerable

obvious

significant

gradual

slow

small

最高点

最低点

Arrived at a climax

Hit a peak/peak at

Hit a historic low

Hit a trough

Reached a maximum number/amount of

Soared/rocketed to a highest point of

Touched/reached the bottom of

Reached a lowest point of

Exercise 1:

1.

There was an_______in the number of machines sold in 2012.

2.

The number of machines sold_________in 2012.

3.

The number of machines sold________steadily in 2012.

4.

2012 saw a steady ________in the number of machines sold.

5.

The number of machines sold_______in 2012.

6.

There

was

an

obviously

________trend

in

the

number

of

machines

sold in 2012.

7.

The

number

of

machines

sold

was_____________(on

the

.....)

on the way up/on the up/on the rise

Exercise 2: Follow the pattern of Exercise 1 finish 7 sentences describing

the chart below.

1._______________________________________________ ___

____________________________________ _______________

2._____________________ _____________________________

__________ _________________________________________

< br>3._____________________________________________ _____

__________________________________ _________________

4.___________________ _______________________________

________ ___________________________________________

5.___________________________________________ _______

________________________________ ___________________

6._________________ _________________________________

______ _____________________________________________

7._________________________________________ _________

______________________________ _____________________

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引入段的写法

图表作文第一段要写的成功需要牢记以下几点：

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概括介绍图表的所有要素：图表类 型、研究对象、数据形式、地

区和时间等。

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对原来题目进行改写或推翻避免抄 袭，同近义词的互相转化，动

词词组与句子的替换，定语的灵活转换。

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Example

：

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The

table gives

a

breakdown

of

different

types

of

family

who

were

living in poverty in Australia in 2009.

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The chart gives information about post- school qualifications in terms

of different levels of further education reached by men and women in

Australia in 2009.

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The charts compare the sources of electricity in Australia and France

in the years 1980 and 2000.

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A

glance

at

the

graph

provided

reveals

some

striking

similarities

between Chinese and US birth rates during the period 1920-2000.

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Given are two graphs concerning criminality in Britain.

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The

bar

charts

describe

the

figure

of

British

people

participating

in

different levels of education in 1990 and 2010.

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The graph shows how the amount of water used worldwide changed

between 1900 and 2000.

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The graph illustrates the changes in the amount of beef, lamb, chicken

and

fish

consumed

in

a

particular

European

country

between

1979

and 2012.

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主体段写法

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方向要素词性转换

The

number

of

the

patients

reduced

steadily

to

3

cases

on

the

30

th

of

December

The

patients

’

number

had

a

steady

reduction

to

3

cases

on

the

30

th

of

December.

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程度要素词汇替换

After

an

one-hour

remarkable

growth/

growing

significantly

from

3

pm. ,the passengers in the subway rapidly reached a maximum amount/

swiftly arrived at a climax, 400 people at 4 pm..

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数据要素不同表达方式

The

smoking

population

ascended

dramatically

from

1970,

with

2m

people;

and

then

soared

at

a

peak

in 1980,

which

is 8m

before

a

slight

fluctuation ( from 4m, 7m to 5m).

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连接要素关系词语运用

There

was

a

slight increase in

the number

of

TV

audiences

from

about

3%

at 6:00

am.

To

about

7%

at 8:00

am..

Since then, it

almost had

no

change but remained stable. After 12:00am., the number of TV audiences

rose sharply until 8:00 pm., peaking at a little over 40%. From then on,

the number fell rapidly until around 6:00 am. next morning.

Sample Task

The graph shows the income of four cafes in New York over last

year.

The

graph

provides

figures

of

the

income

trends

of

four

cafes

in

New

York City over the last year.

There are two basic general trends: downward and upward, as regards the

first,

the

earnings

for

Home

Coffee

were

down

over

the

year,

falling

significantly

from

almost

$$160,000

earning

a

month

to

just

under

$$ 50,000 in December.

In

contrast,

the

income

for

the

other

three

cafes

went

up

by

varying

degrees. There was a rise in Cafe Cool

’

s sales over the first ten months,

followed by a sudden increase to $$ 120,000. Furthermore, the income for

both Internet Express and the HI! Cafe ended the year up in December.

The former experienced a steady fall to May, but after that, income rose

steadily ending the year at approximately $$130,000. Likewise, the trend