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Chart 1: 根据所给图表，简要描述某城市近 年每百人手机（ mobile phone ）用户增长情况， 并试分析其增长原因。

Chart 2: 你校最近对学生进行上网目的进行了 一次调查。 请根据调查结果（如下表），进 行简要描述，并阐述你对学生上网的看法。

The structure of chart writing topic sentence description of the chart opinion

What to write Description of the chart Express one’s opinion the content of chart writing:

Description of number: 1% of people, one person in a hundred, one of a hundred, one out a hundred, One third of people Two thirds A half of people A quarter of people Most/few /the rest of people

sentence pattern: take up there are..people doing … adj. 比较级 +than …, a is... times as much/many as b. seldom,always, often sometimes v：v： adj.: adv: Description of increase:

1. According to the chart, we can see that … 2. The chart shows that … 3. From the chart, we can see clearly that … 4. As is shown in the chart, … 5. As shown in the chart, … 6. The picture intends to tell us that… The beginning of the survey: “ 如图所示 ”:

Q1: What does the chart show us? Q2: How do you describe it? Chart 1

( 横轴 ) ( 纵轴） increase of mobile phone users Year The number of people Chart 1:

sentence pattern: … an increasing trend, on the rise increase to/by/from…to…, rise/reach/go up to adj. 比较级 +than …, a is... times as much/many as b. gradually, rapidly, little by little v：v： adj.: adv: n: Description of increase:

Fill in the blanks according to the chart a.In 1995, had a mobile phone. b. In 1997, the number reach up 10 percent. In 1997, the number increased 9 percent. c. The number from 1% in 1995 to 10% in d. In 1999, the number was as large as that of e. There is a generally increasing from 1%to 50% between 1995 and Specific description ： one person in a hundred to by increased twice trend

a.The number of people who used mobile phones has increased. b. people have mobile phones in the past two years. c. There are people owning mobile phones than before. d. Compared with the past, the number of people owning mobile phones is. e. Mobile phones plays in our daily life. General description ： more More and more rapidly larger a more important part

1. According to the chart, we can see that … 2. The chart shows that … 3. From the chart, we can see clearly that … 4. As is shown in the chart, … 5. As shown in the chart, … 6. The picture intends to tell us that… The beginning of the survey: “ 如图所示 ”:

What to write Description of the chart Express one’s opinion the content of chart writing:

Read the following sentences and make a correct order. a. Besides, people can communicate with others conveniently. b. Secondly, people’s income has been increasing quickly. c. There three reasons for the increase of the number of people having mobile phones. d. Firstly, the technology of making mobile phones is changing rapidly. c d b a

There are several reasons for the increase of the number of people having mobile phones. Firstly, the technology of making mobile phones is changing rapidly. Secondly, people’s income has been increasing quickly. Besides, they can communicate with others very conveniently.

The structure of chart writing topic sentence description of the chart opinion

Q1: What does the chart show us? Q2: How do you describe it? Chart 2:

Play games chatSend study 40%30%20%10% activity proportion Proportion of activities Chart 2:

Sample 1: As shown in the chart, the students who play games take up 40%. Chatting on the internet takes up 30%. Using internet to send takes up 20% and only 10% of them study on it.

Sample 2: As is shown in the chart, different students have different choices in using the computers. What the students like to do most is playing games. The students who chat on the internet take up about one third. About 20% of the students use Internet as a tool to chat and fewer students make use of computers or Internet on their studies.

具体描写与概括描写的变化 : Description of a pan- chart: one third of the students, 20% of the students, 数字表达的变化： adj. 比较等级， like most, fewer, favorite…. v. 词组， take up, use…to…,make use of, like… 句型的变化 : The students who chat on the internet take up about one third. About 20% of the students use Internet as a tool to chat. specific ： Different students have different choices in using the computers. What the students like to do most is playing games. general ：

Summary: 特点：项目多，数字多。 策略： 可用列举，具体描写。 善用比较，学会概括。

write down a topic sentence and proper conjunctive words to make the passage complete.., what information that they get on Internet must be instructive and healthy., students mustn’t be addicted in Internet. In my opinion, Internet is helpful, but middle school students should use it wisely For one thing For another thing

Summary: 明确观点，首句提出， 列出原因，围绕中心， 逐条陈述，善用连词。

The structure of chart writing topic sentence description of the chart opinion