Types of Charts Bar Chart (条形图)
Pie Chart (圆形分析图)
Line Chart (曲线图)
Table of Figures(数据表)
1960
1970
1980
1990
1356
1496
1495
1568
1524
1647
1992
1884
1326
1397
1220
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Trends
1. There was an overall increase in earnings across the board.
2. Over the thirty-year period, there was a big increase in earnings amongst people with high school certificates (£ 85).
3. The biggest change occurred in the period 1985 to 1995, when high school graduates enjoyed the greatest increase in earnings.
4. During the same period, people with a Bachelor’s degree increased their earnings by the least amount.
3. There was a gradual increase in earning amongst people with a university degree.
4. The increase in earnings for the whole period was less for people with a Bachelor’s degree (£ 60) than for people with a Master’s or Doctoral degree (£ 70).
Layout of A Report
• Introduce the topic and Introduction give a brief overview of
the findings.
• Describe the findings after Main body you have analyzed the
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Average Earnings Per Week
160
140
120
100
1965
80
1975
60
1985
1995
40
20
0 High School Bachelor certificate degree
Master degree
Doctor degree
Rewrite the data to make it easier to review.
Example
Year
H.S. Bachelor Master
certificate degree degree
1965 40
85
90
Doctor degree
95
1975 55
110 115 120
1985 85
140 150 150
1995 125 145 160 165
How to analyze the data?
IELTS Writing Skills
Presented by: Wang Lijuan 23/02/2012
Introduction to Academic Test One:
Report Writing
Requirements
• Describe the data • Use formal language • 150 words • 20 minutes
Looking For Expectations, Unexpected Findings and Trends
Expectations
• An increase in earnings over the thirty-year period.
• The higher a person’s education, the greater will be their earnings.
data.
Conclusion
• Briefly summarize the findings.
1.1 Analyzing the Data
• The chart below shows the average earnings per week, in pounds sterling, of people of different levels of education living in the UK between the years 1965 and 1995. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information.
1.2 Developing your ideas
• Don’t simply list the changes that took place.
• Explain how the changes happened, compared to other data in the chart.
Unexpected Findings
1. The difference in earnings of people with different levels of education is very small.
2. In 1985, people with a Master’s degree enjoyed the same average earnings as people with a Doctoral degree.
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1520
1564-
1312
1777
1756
1700
1626
1212
1210
1210
1212
Assessment Criteria
• Task fulfillment (完成要求情况) • Coherence and cohesion (统一
性和连贯性)
• Vocabulary and sentence structure (词汇和句型)