Task 1 - Table
1234 structure
Paragraph 1 – 1 sentence
Paraphrase the question
Paragraph 2 – 2 sentences
Overview
Paragraph 3 & 4 – 3 - 4 sentences
Body – Report & Compare
- Overview: 2 sentences
+ Upward (except: bananas in Bel and Swe)
+ UK highest sales (most significant growth in coffee)
- Body: divide?
each body: each table
provide data of/provide detailed information about/of/represents
Paragraph 1 – Opening revenues earned from sth
The table gives information about sales of Fair-trade labelled coffee and
bananas in 1999 and 2004 in five countries.
(1) The table
The table
(2) gives information about
represents
(3) sales of
the revenue earned from
(4) Fair-trade labelled coffee and bananas
2 commodities
(5) in 1999 and 2004
in two separate years 1999 and 2004
(6) in five countries
in UK, Switzerland, ...
Paraphrase – Full Paragraph
The table represents the revenue earned from 2 commodities in two
separate years 1999 and 2004 in the UK, Switzerland, Denmark, Belgium
and Sweden.
Paragraph 2 – Overview
Lead-in:
“Looking at the graph, it is evident that ...”
1. Trend
Is it an upward / downward trend?
2. Order
Which group has the highest figures?
1. Trend:
all increased (experienced an upward tendency) - except (bananas in Bel and Swe)
2. Outstanding:
UK - highest sales figures (the end), coffee UK (most significant growth)
Paragraph 2 – Overview – Trend
Trend: all increased, except for banana sales in Belgium and Sweden.
=> Looking at the graph, it is immediately obvious that the sales of both
coffee and bananas in all countries experienced an upward progression ...
... with the exception of banana sales in Belgium and Sweden.
Paragraph 2 – Overview – Trend
Order: 2004 – UK highest
=> By 2004, the UK registered the highest figures out of all 5 countries
examined.
Paraphrase + Overview
The table illustrates the revenue earned from 2 commodities in two
separate years in the UK, Switzerland, Belgium, Denmark and Sweden.
Looking at the table, it is immediately obvious that the sales of both
bananas and coffee experienced an upward progression with the
exception of that of bananas in Belgium and Sweden. By 2004, the UK
registered the highest trade figures out of all 5 countries examined.
(67 words)
Paragraph 3 + 4 – Body
Report
Compare
Structure:
Sentence 1 – list info
Sentence 2 – describe change
Sentence 3 – compare with other groups
million euros: s nhiu s cho vào n v
Body 1 – Coffee sales tin
Sentence 1 (list) – 1999 – UK – 1.5 mil
Sentence 2 (change) – 1.5 -> 20 mil – 2004 (increased exponentially)
relatively/rather
Sentence 3 (compare) – similar – Switzerland (3 to 6: double)
Sentence 4 (compare) – similar but less – Denmark/ Belgium/ Sweden
although to a lesser extent
Belgium 70%: 1-1.7
Den 1.8-2 Swe 0.8-1 (20%)
Body 1 – Coffee sales
Sentence 1 (list) – 1999 – UK – 1.5 mil
In 1999, coffee sales in the UK registered 1.5 million euros.
Sentence 2 (change) – 1.5 -> 20 mil – 2004
This figure increased exponentially to 20 million euros in 2004.
Sentence 3 (compare) – similar – Switzerland
A somewhat similar trend was seen in Switzerland’s sales of this
commodity, which doubled from 3 to 6 million euros.
Sentence 4 (compare) – similar but less – Denmark/ Belgium/ Sweden
Coffee trade in Denmark, Belgium and Sweden also showed an upward
tendency, although to a lesser extent
Body 1 – Full paragraph
In 1999, coffee sales in the UK registered 1.5 million euros. This figure
increased exponentially to 20 million euros in 2004. A similar trend was
seen in Switzerland’s sales of this commodity, which doubled from 3 to 6
million euros. Coffee trade in Denmark, Belgium and Sweden also showed
an upward tendency, although to a lesser extent. To be specific, the
figures for these countries rose from 1.8, 1 and 0.8 to 2, 1.7 and 1 million
euros, respectively.
(80 words)
Body 2 – Bananas sales
Sentence 1 – 1990 – UK – 15 mil
Sentence 2 – change – 15 -> 47 mil more than tripled
Sentence 3 – compare – similar – Switzerland + Denmark in that order = respectively
halved
Sentence 4 – compare – opposite – Belgium + Denmark
Body 2 – Bananas sales
Sentence 1 – 1990 – UK – 15 mil
The sales of bananas in the UK started at 15 million euros in 1999.
Sentence 2 – change – 15 -> 47 mil
This figure more than tripled from 15 to 47 million euros.
Sentence 3 – compare – similar – Switzerland + Denmark
A similar pattern was witnessed in Switzerland and Denmark, where
banana sales jumped from 1 and 0.6 to 5.5 and 4 million euros.
Sentence 4 – compare – opposite – Belgium + Denmark
Conversely, the figures for Belgium and Denmark halved, from 1.8 and 2
in 1999 to 1 and 0.9 in 2004.
Body 2 – Full paragraph
The sales of bananas in the UK started at 15 million euros in 1999. This
figure more than tripled from 15 to 47 million euros. A similar pattern was
witnessed in Switzerland and Denmark, where banana sales jumped from 1
and 0.6 to 5.5 and 4 million euros. Conversely, the figures for Belgium and
Denmark halved, from 1.8 and 2 in 1999 to 1 and 0.9 in 2004.
(76 words)
Full essay – 223 words
The table illustrates the revenue earned from 2 commodities in two separate years in the UK,
Switzerland, Belgium, Denmark and Sweden.
Looking at the table, it is immediately obvious that the sales of both bananas and coffee
experienced an upward progression with the exception of that of bananas in Belgium and Sweden. By
2004, the UK registered the highest trade figures out of all 5 countries examined.
In 1999, coffee sales in the UK registered 1.5 million euros. This figure increased exponentially to 20
million euros in 2004. A similar trend was seen in Switzerland’s sales of this commodity, which
doubled from 3 to 6 million euros. The revenue earned from Denmark, Belgium and Sweden also
showed an upward tendency, although to a lesser extent. To be specific, the figures for these
countries rose from 1.8, 1 and 0.8 to 2, 1.7 and 1 million euros, respectively.
The sales of bananas in the UK started at 15 million euros in 1999. This figure more than tripled
from 15 to 47 million euros. A similar pattern was witnessed in Switzerland and Denmark, where
banana sales jumped from 1 and 0.6 to 5.5 and 4 million euros. Conversely, the figures for Belgium
and Denmark halved, from 1.8 and 2 in 1999 to 1 and 0.9 in 2004.
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