What are they ? 1. Bar-chart 2. Pie-chart 3. Graph

Unit 6: Economic reforms Part 5. Writing Writing information from a Graph

Some useful words describe trends. 1. Verbs: - rise - increase - fall / decrease - drop / decline - reach - level off - remain 2. Nouns: - a rise - an increase - a fall /decrease - a drop /decline - an upward trend - a downward trend - a plateau - a peak tăng sự tăng giảm sự giảm vươn tới xu hướng lên ổn định xu hướng xuống giử lại sự bình ổn đỉnh cao nhất

3. Adjectives: 4. Adverbs: - gradual :  gradually - steady : - sudden : - dramatic : 4. Adverbs:  gradually  steadily  suddenly  dramatically dần dần đều đặn đột ngột mạnh mẽ

e. to rise steadily or to increase gradually f. a downward trend CHECK  a) Look at the graphs and match the phrases used in statistical writing to the corresponding information in the graph. (5) (9) (6) (7) (1) (3) (8) (10) (4) (2) a. a sudden fall or drop b. to reach a peak c. an upward trend d. to remain constant e. to rise steadily or to increase gradually f. a downward trend g. a dramatic increase h. a drop/ fall/ decrease/ decline i. to level off/ out j. to reach a plateau

CHECK  a). Look at the graphs and match the phrases used in statistical writing to the corresponding information in the graph. (5) (9) (6) (7) (1) (3) (10) (4) (8) (2) a. a sudden fall or drop b. to reach a peak c. an upward trend d. to remain constant e. to rise steadily or to increase gradually (1) f. a down ward trend g. a dramatic increase h. a drop/ fall/ decrease/ decline i. to level off/ out j. to reach a plateau (10) (5) (3) (9) (2) (6) (8) (7) (6) (8) (4)

VND (in millions) VND (in millions) b). Look at this graph showing sales of Viet Export Corp. and fill in the missing information VND (in millions) VND (in millions) In February, sales (1) .............................………… to 100 million. In the following two months, they (2) ……………………… at 100 million. 3. In the next three months, they (3) ……… 60 million. 4 - The next two months saw (4) …………… to 120 million. 5 - This was followed by (5) … …………… ……… to 40 million in October. 6. Sales (6) …………………… in December to finish the year at 120 million. increased / rose gradually remained constant fell to a steady rise a dramatic/ sudden fall rose / increased

VND (in billions) Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. c). Write a short paragraph related to the statistics of incomes of Viet Discovery Travel shown by the graph (page 54), using the language in statistical writing. VND (in billions) Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov.

VND (in billions)      Decide True or False statement ( T/F) T F c) The graph of incomes of Viet Discovery Travel VND (in billions) Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Decide True or False statement ( T/F) T F 1. There was a downward trend in sales. 2. In July, sales increased steadily. 3. In August and September,sales remained constant. 4. In October , there was a sudden drop. 5. The rise was steady in November.     

There was a gradual increase in July. In July, sales increased gradually. Adj N V Adv

GENERAL OUTLINE As the graph shows, there was an upward trend in sales. In July, sales…………………………………………….. In October, there was…………………. ……………….. This was followed by …………………………

c) The graph of incomes of Viet Discovery Travel VND (in billions) Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Writing : As the graph shows, there was an upward trend in sales. In July, sales…………………………………………….. From ……..to ………, sales ………………………… In ………., there was…………………. ……………….. This was followed by …………………………

c) The graph of incomes of Viet Discovery Travel VND (in billions) Jul. Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Writing : As the graph shows, there was an upward trend in sales. In July, sales…………………………………………….. From August to September, sales ………………………. In October, there was…………………. ……………….. This was followed by ………………………… rose steadily / increased gradually remained constant / (reached a plateau) a sudden fall / drop / decline a dramatic increase / rise to a peak of 2 billion in November .

Learn by heart the words to describe the graph. Homework Learn by heart the words to describe the graph. Prepare for the language focus.

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