Sample 2 Bar + Line
The chart below shows the amount of money per week spent on fast foods in Britain. The graph shows the trends in consumption of fast foods. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below.
Sample writing:
The chart shows the expenditure based on different income groups. For the high income group, people spend mostly on hamburger with around 43 pence per week per person. They spend much less in Fish and chips, or pizza with approximately 15 pence per week. Next, for the average income group, hamburger is also the most favorite food for which people spend more than 30 pence per week, followed by fish and chips at 24 pence, then pizza at 11 pence. According to the study, low income earners spend less than people from the other two groups do. Surprisingly, fish and chips are favored most with the expenditure of slightly more than 15 pence per week compared to fast foods. They spend a bit less for hamburger than for fish and chips at around 14 pence per week. Finally, they spend roughly 7 pence per week for pizza.
The trends in consumption of fast foods are reflected in the second graph. As can be seen, there is a fast growing trend in the consumption of hamburger, and fish and chips. Pizza was consumed most in 1970 but the consumption declined from 1970 to 1985, followed by a small increase in 1990. Fish and chips were always consumed more than hamburger was. During the period from 1970 to 1990, the discrepancy in the consumption between fish and chips, and hamburger kept growing faster.
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Sample 3 Bar + Pie
The charts below show the results of a survey of adult education. The first chart shows the reasons why adults decide to study. The pie chart shows how people think the costs of adult education should be shared. Write a report for a university lecturer, describing the information shown below.
Writing sample
The bar chart shows the various reasons for adults to study. The two largest reasons for adult education are having interest in the subject and gaining qualifications. Each of the two reasons is cited by around 40% of the population surveyed. Next, some people, 22%, also cite that their study is helpful for their jobs. Almost the same percentage of the population believe in the possibility of promotion and enjoy learning processes. Just a few number of people, around 12%, study because they want to change their jobs or to meet people.
The second chart shows the opinions as to how the cost of each course should be divided. 40% of the people cite it should be paid by individuals. A slightly smaller percentage, 35%, of the population says the cost should be supported by employers. The last group, 25%, believes it should be shared among taxpayers.
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Sample 4 Pie + Table
III. Concluding paragraph
Write a concluding sentence by comparing the two diagrams and pointing out the relation between the two diagrams.
常用词汇/句式
to sum up, in conclusion, in summary From the two charts, it is clear that ….
When we have a closer look at the two graphs. We can draw the conclusion that …. Sample 1
To sum up, the number of Japanese tourists traveling abroad and those Japanese people who chose to go to Australia as destination both showed an overall trend of rise over a span of 10 years. 综上所述，日本出国旅游的人数以及选择澳大利亚作为目的地的人数在十年间显示出全面上升的趋势。[8分范文]
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Chapter 5 Academic Writing Task One — Process Diagrams
Chronological order Spatial order
Sample 1
Water cycle
The diagram below shows the water cycle, which is the continuous movement of water on, above and below the surface of the Earth.
The picture illustrates the way in which water passes from ocean to air to land during the natural process known as the water cycle.
Three main stages are shown on the diagram. Ocean water evaporates, falls as rain, and eventually runs back into the oceans again.
Beginning at the evaporation stage, we can see that 80% of water vapor in the air comes from the oceans. Heat from the sun causes water to evaporate, and water vapor condenses to form clouds. At the second stage, labeled ?precipitation‘ on the diagram, water falls as rain or snow. At the third stage in the cycle, rainwater may take various paths. Some of it may fall into lakes or return to the oceans via ?surface runoff‘ 地表径流. Otherwise, rainwater may filter through the ground, reaching the impervious layer不透水层of the earth. Salt water intrusion海水浸入is shown to take place just before groundwater passes into the oceans to complete the cycle.
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Sample 2
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The diagram below shows how a central heating system in a house works. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. You should write at least 150 words.
This diagram provides an overview of a domestic central heating system. It shows how the tank, boiler and pipes ensure a constant flow of hot water to both the radiators and the taps.
The cold water enters the house and is stored in a water storage tank in the roof. From there it flows down to the boiler, located on the ground floor of the house.
The boiler, which is fuelled by gas or oil, heats up the water as it passes through it. The hot water is then pumped round the house through a system of pipes and flows into the radiators, located in different rooms. The water circulates through the radiators, which have small tubes inside them to help distribute the heat, and this warms each of the rooms. Some of the water is directed to the taps to provide hot water for the house.
Once the water has been through the pipes and radiators, it is returned to the boiler to be re-heated and circulated round the house again.
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