雅思写作A类图表作文讲义.docx

1、雅思写作A类图表作文讲义Academic Writing Task 1雅思写作的考试形式IELTS Writing Saturday / Thursday Morning 3rd paper TestQuestion Booklet Task 1 Report (Academic) / Letter (General) 150w, 20m Task 2 Essay 250w, 40mWriting Booklet mini-sized (雅思写作胜经167页B 167附有缩印的答题纸样) Task 1 : side 1 & 2 Task 2 : side 3 & 4 original-size

2、d（可从下面的公共邮箱下载）本讲义附录附有 ningboyu_nos PW: ieltswriting 写作工具：Pencil and Eraser（附送）Scoring Examiner Task 1 and 2 : 0 - 9 Writing Band 1 / 3* T1 + 2 / 3*T2 6 6.5 Overall BandRequirement Academic Overall Band Score Language School 5.5 Undergraduate 6 Graduate 6.5 Famous Universities + 0.5 Popular Majors +

3、0.5 General Training Each section = 5 / 6各国雅思考试的水平情况Registration Objective : An acceptable score within the shortest time No deadline, no completion ! Self-Analysis (Benchmark) NCEE 100 4.5 NCEE 130 or CET-4 425 5.0 CET-4 600 or CET-6 425 5.5 CET-6 600 or NETEM 70 6.0 Good speaking : + 0.5 4hrs / da

4、y, 1 point / per 2 monthsConsiderate IELTS Test as often as you want Reschedule (500 RMB) Refund (-750 RMB)Teaching Material 雅思写作胜经、群言出版社Task 1 - Question Grouping Figure (75% 2008Q1) Multiple / Single Non-Figure (25% 2008Q1) Flow chart / Map雅思图表作文可分6类，四类与数字有关。与数字有关的三图一表：线，柱，饼，表。 P100 Text4 Writing

5、Task 1线状图柱状图 P54 Text2 Writing Task 1 线状图 饼状图 P31 Text1 Writing Task 1 列表与数字无关的图雅思写作胜经Bible的P100流程图 P75 Text3 Writing Task 1 地图流程图与数字无关，地图与数字亦无关。Writing Procedure Read + Plan (3 mins) Write (16 mins) Check (1 mins) Read Words: paragraph 2 Pictures: Words (title, legend, axis) Number (unit, digit) Ma

6、ke notes on the question booklet !Numbers 10 million / millions thousands of millions of billions of雅思写作的构思 Scoring Criterion Examiners use onlyExaminer 2Examiner 1 TA : Content CC : Structure LR : Words GRA : SentencesMarking Criterion UNDERLENGTH NO OF WORDS PENALTY OFF - TOPIC MEMORISED ILLEGIBLE

7、Plan - Content Summarize Features, not list data a1, a2, a3, , an Trend Max / Min Slope A, B, C, Max / Min Comparisons within the chart or between the charts Select Main Features (recreates the picture in the examiners mind) Supporting Data Report facts, not opinionsPlan - Structure Paragraph or not

8、? reader friendly How to Paragraph? A new idea, a new paragraph Introduction / Conclusion (if needed)Thinking Style Paragraphs Multiple Charts Introduction Chart 1 Chart 2 Comparison Single Chart Introduction Feature 1 Feature 2 Conclusion (if needed) Linking Devices (LD) Between paragraphs Between

9、features Within sentences Language Requirement Word Correct spelling enviroment / environment Word Level get / achieve a band 8 Word Variety (Avoid repetition) a good / well-paid / satisfactory / decent job Sentence Grammatical Accuracy There is a boy asks you out. Sentence Length Band 9 : 20+ Band

10、7 : 15 Structure Variety A new challenger comes here. Here comes a new challenger.Word & Time Multiple / Single Charts Intro. / Intro. (30w, 1s) Chart 1 / Feature 1 (50w, 4s) Chart 2 / Feature 2 (50w, 4s) Comparison / Conclusion (30w, 1s)写作流程：例： P100 Text4 Writing Task 1You should spend about 20 min

11、utes on this task.The chats below gave information about travel to and from The UK, and about the mostpopular counrtries for UK residents to visit.Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features,and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.Introduction Paragra

12、ph 2 Copied phrases will not be counted Paraphrase the rubricWord (B - 78) chart = graph = diagram line, curve bar, column pie table = figures = statistics Save below give information about reveal indicate demonstrate Simple Present Tense the UK Britain most popular favorite / fashionable / stylish

13、country nation UK residents to visit UK travelers / visitors / tourists Specific in 1999Structure Variety Passive Voice The chart shows A. (do) A is shown by the chart. (be done) The line chart reveals visits to and from the UK. Visits to and from the UK are revealed in the line chart.Compound Sente

14、nce The line chart reveals , and the bar graph indicates The line chart reveals , and are indicated in the bar graph.Introduction The line chart reveals visits to and from Britain and UK travelerstop 5 favorite nations in 1999 are indicated in the bar graph.Linking Devices Between paragraphs (B - 78

15、) According to the chart, line chart upper / lower chart chart 1 chart of visits to and from the UK Between Features (B - 51) also / besides / on the other hand but / however / conversely while / in particularBasic Structure 1 The visits increased greatly from about 12 to 57 million from 1979 to 199

16、9. (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (1) Subjects Legend visits abroad by UK residents Paragraph 2 travel from the UK Synonyms UK visitors / travelers / tourists it / they The visits increased from 1979 to 1999. In particular, they increased most quickly from 1985 to 1988. (2) Verbs increase : decrease / rise : f

17、all go up : come down climb : slide ascend : decline rocket : collapse Tense increased increase is expected / predicted to increase (3) Adverbs sharply / rapidly / swiftly slowly / gradually / tardily greatly / vastly / considerably slightly / marginally / minutely (4) Numbers about / around / rough

18、ly / more or less from about 12 to 53 million (5) Time from 1979 to 1999 between 1979 and 1999 during the 20 years / two decades starting from 1979Chart 1 (Band 6.5) According to the line chart, visits abroad by UK residents increased from about 12 to 57 million from 1979 to 1999. While, overseas tr

19、avelers to Britain went up from about 10 to 27 million. It is obvious that UK tourists were more and climbed faster than overseas ones during the period.Basic Structure 2There was a sharp increase in the visits from about 12 to 53 million from 1979 to 1999. (3) (2) (1) (4) (5)Basic Structure 3A shar

20、p increase was seen in the visits from about 12 to 53 million from 1979 to 1999. (3) (2) (6) (1) (4) (5)A sharp increase (2)&(1), (6) a sharp / slow / great / slight increase an upward / rising / increasing tendency a downward / falling / decreasing trend show / prove / witness(2) Verb keep / remain

21、 unchanged / constant / stable fluctuate upward / downward double / triple / quadrupleChart 1 According to the line chart, both UK tourists abroad and overseas ones to the UK went up from 1979 to 1999 and the former climbed more markedly than the latter. In 1979, UK visitors were only around 2 milli

22、on more than their overseas counterparts, being approximately 12 and 10 million respectively. However, two decades later, they almost doubled the foreign travelers to Britain (roughly 53 and 27 million separately).Chart 2 (Band 6.5) The bar graph demonstrates that the most UK visitors went to France

23、 and Spain, which were 11.0 and 9.5 million. Also, many British travelers were attracted by the USA(4.0 million), Greece(3.5 million) and Turkey(2.0 million). The bar graph demonstrates that France and Spain were the favorite countries for UK tourists in 1999, which attracted around 11.0 and 9.5 mil

24、lion UK visitors respectively. Remotely following were the USA, Greece and Turkey with 4.0, 3.5 and 2.0 million travelers separately.Comparison (band 6.5)What is also worth mentioning is that almost 40% UK tourists selected France and Spain in 1999, if the two diagrams are considered as a whole. Wha

25、t is also worth mentioning is that France and Spain alone accounted for almost 40 percent of UK tourists abroad in 1999, if the two diagrams are considered as a whole.检查Check Sample Answer (I4 - 168) Script Comment Script Corresponding Model Answer (I4 - 169)TEST 4WRITING TASKSAMPLE ANSWERThis is an

26、 answer written by a candidate who achieved a Band 5 score. Here is the examiners coment:The response is under-length (138words).The candidate reports the key information in the first graph i.e. that visits to and from the UK increased and that the increase in visits from Ukwas more marked than that

27、 of visits to the country.In the bar chart the information is also reported accurately. However,the references to dollar are confusing,suggesting that the candidatehas not fully understood the information given, and there is little attemt to relate the two diagrams or to make comparisons across the

28、information given.There is a brief introduction to the topic,with an attempt to paraphase the rubic: the overall structure of the writing is clear,with some use of basic discourse makers.Thereis very little use of reference,however,resulting in a considerable amount of repetition of key vocabulary.

29、There is a fairly narrow range of sentence types and errors occur in verb formation and in the use of tense.Professional English 经济学人 www.guardian.co.uk 卫报 财经时报 美国国家广播公司 华尔街 thestreet TV例题解析：（线图和饼状图） P54 Text2 Writing Task 1You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The graph below shows the demand for electricity in England du