1. The trend for cell phone services showed ................................. between 2001 and 2010.
(Hint: the opposite of "an upward trend")
2. According to the graph, there was ........................................in spending on entertainment
between 2015 and 2020. (Hint: another way to say "change")
3. In 2018, the ......................................... for new car sales was 17 million units. (Hint: another
way to say "number")
4. According to the report, the number of tourists visiting the city increased by
10% ....................................... last year. (Hint: another way to say "in comparison with")
5. The.................................on healthcare in the US was $3.6 trillion in 2018. (Hint: another way
to say "amount of money spent?)
6. ..............................................the previous vear, sales of laptops have decreased by 15%.
(Hint another way to say "compared to")
7. The number of people who attended the concert......................................................5,000.
(Hint: another way to say "was")
8. The graph..................................that there has been an upward trend in the number of people
using social media platforms. (Hint: another way to say "shows" )
9. According to the report, the......................................on advertising has increased by 20%
compared to last year. (Hint: another way to say "amount of money spent")
10............................................on research and development reached $10 billion in the last
fiscal year. (Hint: another way to say "amount of money spent»)
11. The..........................................of money spent on luxury goods varies depending on the
region. (Hint: another way to say "amount of money spent")
12. The revenue of the company stood at.........................$500 million last year. (Hint: another
way to say "roughly")
a downward trend
illustrates
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UNIT 4: CẤU TRÚC BÀI VIẾT HOÀN CHỈNH CHO IELTS
WRITING TASK 1
Introduction (1-2 sentences) => Overview (2 sentences) => Body 1 (3-4 sentences) => Body 2
(3-4 sentences)
I. CÁCH VIẾT MỞ BÀI
Introduction [ 1 câu ] : Paraphrase đề bài
The graph shows consumers average annual expenditures on books, technology and clothes in
Someland between 2011 and 2020.
Bước 1: paraphrase "the graph shows"
• the graph ==> the line graph
• shows ==> illustrates/ gives information about/ compares
Bước 2: paraphrase đối tượng chính (what, where, when)
• what: consumers average annual expenditures on books, technology and clothes
=> the average yearly amount of money spent on books, technology, and clothes
• where: in Someland
• when: between 2011 and 2020 => over a period of 9 years starting from 2001.
II. CÁCH VIẾT OVERVIEW BÀI DYNAMIC CHART (LINE GRAPH)
Overview [1-2 câu ]:
• Không đặt bất kỳ số liệu nào
• Không đưa ý kiến cá nhân vào overview
Trong phần overview cần mô tả những đặc trưng tổng quát sau:
• Xu hướng chung của các đối tượng qua thời gian
==> nối 2 điểm đầu cuối của biểu đồ để xác định (Đối tượng nào tăng, giảm, giữ nguyên)
• Đối tượng nào có dữ liệu cao nhất, thấp nhất trong biểu đồ
Câu 1: XU HƯỚNG [ Khi phân tích xu hướng ta nhìn điểm đầu và cuối ]
• Overall/ In general
• It is clear/ noticeable/ evident/ apparent that
• It can be clearly seen that
+ chủ thể + witnessed + N (trend), while the opposite was true for...
Câu 2: ĐẶC ĐIỂM NỔI BẬT
• In addition to this/ Aslo/ Moreover,
• Another striking/ remarkable/ significant feature is that,
• It is also noticeable that,
+ điểm nổi bật + was seen/ recorded in + chủ thể
=> Overall, while the yearly spending on books witnessed an upward trend, the opposite was true
for technology's expenditure. Additionally, during most of the period, the lowest figure can be seen
in clothes' yearly spending.
III. Practice questions:
Viết mở bài và overview cho các biểu đồ sau:
Ex 1: The graph below shows average
annual expenditures on cell phone
and residential phone services,
2001-2010