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Writing task 1: So sánh số liệu

The table below shows information about


Which ways of travelling:
travelling to work in one US city.
1. do people use for the longest
journeys? car - more than 1 person
2. do people use for the shortest
journeys? cycle/walk
3. take the most/least time?
most: train/bus least: cycle/walk
4. are fastest/slowest?
fastest: car - more than one person
slowest: walk
So sánh ngang bằng

● A is + similar to/ almost equal to/roughly the same as + B

● [A and B] + follow/experience/witness + similar


(upward/downward) trends/ the same (upward/downward) trend

● A + follow/experience/witness +the same trend + as B


PRACTICE 1
✔ In 1994, the number of students in
France was 27, which was roughly
Number of students in France and Italy
50 the same as that of/the figure for
45
40
35
Italy.
30
25 ✔ The number of students in France and
20
15
10
Italy experienced similar upward
5
0
1990 1992 1994 1996
trends/the same trend.
France Italy
✔ The number of students in France
followed the same trend as that
of/the figure for Italy.
SO SÁNH HƠN KÉM

Không có chênh lệch cụ thể

● A is + significantly/slightly + higher/lower + than B

Có chênh lệch cụ thể

● A is + (x) times as much/many/high as + B

● A is + double/twice as high as/triple/thrice as


high as + B

● A is + (x), (y) higher/more than B


PRACTICE 2
✔ The number of female students in

Number of male and female students


2002 was 50, which was five times
60
as many/high as that of male
50

40 students.
✔ The number of male students in 2004
30

20

10 was 40, which was double that of


0
2000 2002 2004 2006 female students.
Male Female

✔ The number of male students in 2006


was 30, which was 10 more than the
figure for female students.
PRACTICE 3
The table and the bar chart below give information about travelling to work in Houston, Texas.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
PRACTICE 3
The table and the bar chart below give information about travelling to work in Houston, Texas.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

1. What does the table show?


2. Which is the most common means of
transport?
3. Which is the least common?
4. Which group of travellers has the
highest average age?
5. Which group of travellers has the lowest
average age?
6. What does the chart show?
7. Which forms of transport cause little or
no pollution?
SAMPLE ANSWER FOR PRACTICE 3
The table and chart show the percentages of commuters using different
modes of transport in Houston, Texas, their average age, and how much
carbon dioxide each type of traveller produces.
Overall, the most popular form of transport, the car, is also the one which
produces the most pollution.
The most popular form of transport is the car, with 48 percent of people
travelling to work alone and a further 11 percent sharing cars to work. On
the other hand, 37 percent of commuters use trains or buses, while just 4
percent cycle or walk. Regarding average age, passengers on public
transports are at 47, on average three or four years older than those
using private cars at 43 or 44. The average age for walkers or cyclists
were just 39.
People travelling alone by car produce the most carbon dioxide, slightly
more than 0.3 kilos per person per kilometre. By comparison, people who
share transport produce 0.08 kilos, whereas those using public transport
HOMEWORK (31/5/2024)

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