• In conclusion, the main sales period is in the early part of the year, slumping in the summer, except for a sudden increase in August.
Pie
整体与部分的关系， 百分数 比例构成+最具特点的扇面 • The graphs below show the age structure of a European country from 1901 to 1981 and a prediction for 2021. • Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. • You should write at least 150 words.
总趋势 人口增加 1901-1941 比例一致 1941-1981-2021 老人在增长
The graphs compare the population makeup of one European country every forty years from 1901 to 1981, and the estimated number in 2021. There was a huge increase in the number of people in this country from 38,225,000 in 1901 to 67,180,000 eighty years later, and this upward trend is expected to last through to the year 2021, when the population is estimated at 87,658,000, more than double the 1901 figure.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
200 220 350 240 200 160 120 210 120 180 180 190
区间划分， Jan-May June-Dec 峰值 mar 谷值 July Sep
• The line graph and the table attched shows estimated sales of gold in Dubai for 12 months in 2002 in millions of dirhams. There were two main seasons for gold sales. • The main season for sales is in the December to May period. Sales were consistently above 200 million dirhams per month, rising sharply to a peak of 350 million dirhams in March. However, for the next four months, sales declined steadily, reaching an annual low of 120 million dirhams in July.
7– Variety+Complexity
“图表写作” ----把图表中的数据信息用文字的方式 表达出来。 客观描述题（只描写，不联想） “图表写作”分类： 1.数据类图表（曲饼柱表） 2.非数据类图表（流程图地图）
图表作文怎么看？
1.图表信息的精确度， 2.图形表述要注意描述和比较相结合， 总体趋势描述+具体数字描述
雅思A类图表作文要求
• Task Achievement；
数据之上，趋势或走向，不吻合
• Coherence and Cohesion；
Cohesive Devices—Coherence，语篇纽带
• Vocabulary and Sentence Structure
5--语法错误较多 6--用词和句子基本准确
1.数据类图 Line/curve graph Pie chart Bar chart Table
line
单曲和多曲 1.单曲 曲线有何规律特征？ 时间+变化（时间顺序） 区间（升降平） 极值（最高点和最低点） 曲线变动有无出现平稳？ 2.多曲 唱单曲 找交点
• 一条线：时间顺序，写有明显变化的趋势 特征。 • 二条线：1）两条线各分两段。先写A线， 再写B线。每条线按照其固有的特点完成描 写，分析和比较。2） AB线同时比较着完 成各自的特点描写。 • 三条线：1）先写A线。再对比着写B线和C 线。2）三条线对比着写。
• In August, there was a sudden increase. Sales almost doubled, rising from 120 million dirhams in July to 210 million dirhams in August. This was followed by a drop in September, back to the July figure. • From September to October, sales recovered, from 120 to 180 million. In October and November, sales remained steady, and there was a small increase in December to 190 million dirhams.
• In summary, changes are taking place not only in the number of people but also in the ages of the people who constitute the population in this European country, indicating it is advancing into an aging society.
Third, U.S. and Canada both had very big starting figures in 1930, 100,000 cases and 120,000 cases respectively. In 1940, U.S. rose rapidly to 130,000 cases while Canada decreased by 10,000 cases. In 1950, things changed dramatically, with US dropping by about 20,000 cases while Canada rising to 115,000 cases. In 1960, U.S. rose while Canada fell and the figures for both countries were 118,000 cases and 102,000 cases respectively.
Bar 单柱 和多柱 1.单柱 时间+量 数字对比为核心 变化趋势为重点（增减快慢） 注意落差较大的柱柱关系 2.多柱 总趋势+各组分析+各组比较（持平）
• The chart below shows the figures for imprisonment in five countries between 1930 and 1980. • Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown below. 变化大 英国 增加 澳新相似，1970持平 美加 起点高 有增有减
Second, the situation of Australia was quite similar to that of New Zealand, but not as dramatic. Here we see that in 1930, the cases for Australia was 70,000 while New Zealand had a very high number of 100,000 cases. Then in 1940, the figures for the two countries both dropped substantially, with New Zealand dropping by almost 45,000 cases. In 1950, New Zealand went on with its trend of slight decrease while Australia showed a minor increase.
• In 1901 and 1941, the population structure in this country was completely the same, with an overwhelming majority of its population (95%) below 65, 4% between 65 and 85 and only 1% over 85 years old. • However, the year 1981 saw a sharp increase in the percentage of the elderly. Altogether, they made up 17% of the total population, whereas the projection for the year 2021 shows that they will continue to grow but less dramatically to 20% of the total population (15% for 65-85year-olds and 5% for oveer, in 1960, both countries experienced great rises and reached 70,000 cases and 78,000 cases respectively. The year 1970 saw an interesting scene: the figures for UK, Australia and New Zealand drew even at 79,000 cases. Then in 1980, we see that Australia dropped substantially while New Zealand continued its upward trend.