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Writing Task 1

The document provides guidance on writing summaries for graphs and charts. It includes suggestions for the introduction, body, and conclusion sections of a summary. The introduction would rephrase the topic and include the date and location. The body would have one paragraph for each main feature shown in the graph over different time periods. The conclusion would summarize overall trends and comparisons. Useful vocabulary is also provided for describing time periods, age groups, percentages, money, surveys, and activities. Verbs and phrases for comparing data across categories and over time are given.

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Writing Task 1

The document provides guidance on writing summaries for graphs and charts. It includes suggestions for the introduction, body, and conclusion sections of a summary. The introduction would rephrase the topic and include the date and location. The body would have one paragraph for each main feature shown in the graph over different time periods. The conclusion would summarize overall trends and comparisons. Useful vocabulary is also provided for describing time periods, age groups, percentages, money, surveys, and activities. Verbs and phrases for comparing data across categories and over time are given.

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WRITING TASK 1

GENERAL Check if comparison and time has to be considered What is it about? PARAPHRASE

Introduction
-rephrase -include date and location The graph describes / shows / reveals

Body
-one paragraph for 1 feature or a group of similiar features -include all time periods and all subjects

Conclusion
-sum up global trends and compare if possible Use correct tenses !!! Happened in the past past simple between 1960 to 1980 they rose Continued in the paste past continous since 1960, the car numbers have risen Happens in the present present simple

Useful vocabulary: Time


the first 10 years the next/following o over the next 40 years beween at.. in.. o in the period 2000 to by... o by the early / mid / late 1990's for... o in this/for this period from... o from 1990 to o starting from... o from 1970 onwards to till until starting from...

Age

younger/older generation o the youngest/oldest o the second youngest o the middle-aged group the 21-30 year old (but the man,who is 30 years old) people over 50, those over 50 only the children between the ages of 10 and 15 could come age groups under-aged juvenile(Jugendlicher) teenager (13-19) adolescent (Halbwchsiger)

EXPRESSING % - percentages / proportion - 80% write as 8 in 10 -75% write - 43% write just under half -27% write almost a third -percent - a minority / majority REFERENCE TO - income per capita - on average/ generally/typically /overall/ on the whole /fort he most part average sales volume median standard EXPRESSING SIMILIARITY -A similar pattern is repeated -Both kinds of books have risen with paperback sales being the greater -with watching Tv and Board Games equal at 30% - equal identical similar : she spent an equal amount of money on she spent almost as much money on rent as she does on everything else put together all with similar proportion of.... -the figures for....tend to be fairly similar EXPRESSING DIFFERENCE -The sales trend followed very different patterns - the gap is greatest in......and smallest/narrowest in...... - this represents a diiference of....... -only 4 other countries have -.......is the only country with..........

MONEY/FINANCES - spending habits to spend on

expense

expenditure sales

- sell/sold sales of tv tv sales - growth will be expanded

number of tv sold takings($$)

SURVEY poll research study question census questionnaire overview - to carry out/conduct a survey among - the data was collated and analysed over a 2 day period show statistics cases / instances of diseases recorded cases to record smaller figures - examine investigate study assess interview - performance assessment: rating was rated on a percentage scale to come out top be highest to achieve to score to gain higher ratings/30% to rank second had a lower range secure 12% - popularity(popular) prefer/ preference in favor of(favour) to attract interest in common (PIE CHARTS)

- 20% gave.......a facor contributing to - caused stress / suffered stress ACTIVITIES home- leisure/spare/free time - to participate in participation rate to take part in - involvement in the percentage involved in -to play - to be engaged in TO GO SOMEWHERE - to visit visit visitor numbers the number of people visiting/coming to visit -attendances attendance trend click -travel /excursions/trips/tours traveller/tourist/passenger/commuter JOB - were in higher positions - to hold top/senior management jobs posts held by women -top jobs were filled by women -2% of senior posts were occupied by - to dominate CONSUMPTION - lowest/highest rate of consumption consume consumption numbers

HOUSE -build/house building house numbers -to construct construction erect

GENERAL ...divided into three distinct features According to the graph, The first graph reveals As can be seen clearly, the most striking feature Generally speaking ---considerably more....

above trend ahow turnaround

COMPARISON Verbs -outstrip surpass excel exceed overtake The most studied subject .... is by far the most.......has by far the highest number The second most favoured branch In second place on the chart is...... The next most favoured branch In third position is The two domineering categories ......spending more than twice as much on fish than on chips. ....fish were twice as popular as chips, ice being at that time the least popular food. Teen.spend more time on comp. than other people... Teen. spent the least amount of time reading,much less than adults do. Adults over 55 are the ones who spend the least amount........ Paris has the most stations and the least total track length. Kmart maintained its lead finishing the period at 5 $/ending the year with sales of 400 in December. Clothes,socks,etc made up the bulk of the sales with each accounting for 20% of the total. Ist market share stood at 5% as opposed to 60%.....It captured 8% of the market

TIME Changes - rise peak - fall bottom - remain stable - fluctated, erratic - volatile Speed/Adj fast (rapidly) slow(steadily) dramatic slight Order was preceded by drop was followed by decline

The gradual fall...........was followed by a sharp increase TV sales improved markedly in 2000 when they surged more than 100% There was a marked improvement in TV sales TV sales fell to their lowest level....../ fell back by % In 2000, the decrease in TV sales was at a much slower pace than in 1990.
procuction doubled/ trebled/ quadrupled increased twofold/ threefold/ fourfold there was a doubling/ tripling this is double the original amount / have more than doubled over increased fivefold/sixfold/sevenfold from 1mio to.....

PREDICTION To forecast to expect to estimate to predict to anticipitate are set to remain.... .........actual number fell short of projections.....they were 500 below projection

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