TIPS TO SUCCEED IN THE EPT: WRITING A. T. M. Monawer INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSI SLEU WORKSHOP 16 December 2012 A. T. M. Monawer INTERNATIONAL.

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TIPS TO SUCCEED IN THE EPT: WRITING A. T. M. Monawer INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSI SLEU WORKSHOP 16 December 2012 A. T. M. Monawer INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSI SLEU WORKSHOP 16 December 2012

WRITING TASK IN EPT TASKS DATA ANALYSIS ANALYSIS DESCRIBE 150 WORDS 30 MINUTES ESSAY WRITING ONLY ONE MODE PARAGRAPHS 250 WORDS 60 MINUTES

TASK 1 : REPORT WRITING TYPES OF GRAPHS BAR GRAPHS PIE CHARTS LINE GRAPHS

PIE CHART

BAR GRAPH

LINE GRAPH

STRATEGIES FOR TASK 1 ANALYZE GRAPH PREPARE OUTLINE 5 WRITE REPORT 3 PARAGRAPHS 20 EDIT 5

INTRODUCTION WHAT IS THE GRAPH ABOUT? Type of graph Title X-Axis Y-Axis Key / legend

BAR GRAPH

INTRODUCTION (EXAMPLE) The bar graph compares the number of tourists visiting Malaysia based on three popular destinations between 1990 and 2005.The three popular destinations are beaches, historical sites and highlands.

NOW YOU TRY ! PIE CHART ON SALMA BAR GRAPH ON MOBILE PHONE

INTRODUCTION (SAMPLE) The pie chart displays Salmas expenditure for Semester One The bar graph exhibits the mobile phone owner growth in European countries for one decade

BODY PARAGRAPH What is the movement like? Year by year / cluster by cluster? Left to right ? The highest / lowest / similarities ? Increase / decrease / stable/ fluctuate? Details ? Specific adjectives / adverbs / percentages

BODY PARAGRAPH VERBS Verbs to show INCREASE rose, climbed, leapt, soared, shot up, rocketed Verbs to show DECREASE slumped, plummeted, dropped, fell, declined, Verbs to show CONSTANT stabilized, leveled off, remained constant

BODY PARAGRAPH ADVERBS To show SLIGHT gradually, slowly, minimally To show SHARP rapidly, dramatically,

BODY PARAGRAPH (EXAMPLE) All three destinations recorded the lowest number of tourists in Malaysia in The number increased slowly for beaches and highlands from 1990 to However, both destinations showed a significant decline compared to the historical sites. In addition, the number of tourists fluctuated between 1990 and 2005 for beaches and highland while historical sites displayed a steady increase. The beaches appeared to be the most popular destination with an astounding record of 12 thousand visitors while historical sites with merely 5 thousand people.

CONCLUSION What is the overall outlook of the graph ? Paraphrase the introductory sentence Suggestion / recommendation / prediction

CONCLUSION ( EXAMPLE) Therefore, it can be seen from the line graph that many tourists have a keen interest in visiting different tourist attractions in Malaysia. It is certainly a promising industry for the countrys progressive economy.

OVERALL REPORT The line graph compares the number of tourists visiting Malaysia based on three popular destinations between 1990 and 2005.The three popular destinations are beaches, historical sites and highlands. All three destinations recorded the lowest number of tourists in Malaysia in The number increased slowly for beaches and highlands from 1990 to However, both destinations showed a significant decline compared to the historical sites. In addition, the number of tourists fluctuated between 1990 and 2005 for beaches and highland while historical sites displayed a steady increase. The beaches appeared to be the most popular destination with an astounding record of 12 thousand visitors while historical sites with merely 5 thousand people. Therefore, it can be seen from the line graph that many tourists have a keen interest in visiting different tourist attractions in Malaysia. It is certainly a promising industry for the countrys progressive economy.

PAIR WORK

NOW YOU TRY ! Body paragraphs and conclusions - Salma - Mobile phone Organize everything together for one piece of report Dont forget to edit