图表题作文
写作――图表题(table, bar graph, pie chart, line graph)
图表题的写作逻辑结构:
Paragraph I: (1)概括描述图表:趋势描写;
(2)具体描述图表:必要数据支持(细节性) 。
Paragraph II:(1)提出自己理由和观点(本段主题句);
(2)细节性分论点(主要是原因,用于支持自己的观点,至少两点Paragraph III:(1)预测未来和提出解决方法;
(2)总结全文和表达作者自己观点
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题例:
【标题】Changes in People’s Diet审题:题目已经给出,不要自己另拟题目(不要题目的或是题目自拟的看清) Directions: Write a three-paragraph composition to:
1. State the changes in people’s diet in the past five years.
2. Give possible reasons for the changes.
3. Draw your own conclusion.
You should quote as few figures as possible.
(如果所给图表中的数据较多,很明显我们不能一一进行描述,而应该选择具有代表性的数字进行描写,或对相关数据进行总结,进行趋势性描写。)
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【短文】Changes in People’s Diet
In the past five years there have been many changes in people’s diet. Grain, as the main food of most Chinese, is now playing a less important role, while the proportion of some high-energy foods, such as milk and meat, has increased. What has caused these changes? I think there are two reasons. First, people now have more money. The price of meat and milk is much higher than that of grain, so in the old days people couldn’t afford them. Now they have enough money to buy both meat and milk. Second, people nowadays pay more attention to the elements of their diet. They look for a well-balanced diet that will be good for their health.
In short, there have been changes in people’s diet in the past five years because of financial and health reasons, and there will be further changes in the future
【修改版】
As can be seen from the table, the past five years has witnessed dramatic changes in people’s while the consumption of high quality food such as meat, milk and fruit has greatly increased. 3
merely content to fill the stomach. They are seeking the most reasonable diet which will do good to their health. heir diet will be more obvious and greater. (画线句子为得分点,你能找出其他得分点吗?)
小结:根据高考作文评分要求,一篇好的作文(一类作文)除了能准确地表达所要求表达的内容外,文章中还必须要有得分点,即:适当的关联词,从句,相对高级的词汇,清晰的布局,认真清晰的书写等。
请认真研究以下几篇例文,希望各位从中能有所收获。
题例2
请你根据以下图表和提示写一篇关于我国手机拥有量变化的报导,并阐述手机给人们生活所带来的利与弊。
20022005
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1 方便
2 随时,随地联系
3 许多功能满足不同要求,如发短信,上网等
4 接到打错的电话并为之付费
5 电磁铺射(radiation)有害健康
注意:1、词数120-150
As can be seen from the chart, great changes have been taking place in the ownership of mobile phones in China. At the end of 2002, there were 20 million mobile users. By the year 2005, the number will reach up to 30 million.
Several reasons my account for this. First of all, people have found mobile phones very convenient. They can get in touch with each other whenever and wherever they liked. What’s more, there are many different functions for different needs, such as sending short messages and surfing the Internet. However, it may also bring us some trouble. For example, you will have to pay for a wrong number, and the radiation from the phone may do harm to our health. In spite of this, the number of people having mobile phones is still increasing steadily.
(本文具有一定的时效性,所以时态现在看会有所出入。)
题例3
下面是某市1993年同2003年人们度假方式的情况比较表,请按表格内容用英文写一篇短文,并对度假方式变化的原因加以简要分析。
How People Spent Their Holidays
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1. 收入增长
2. 海水污染
3. 回归自然
注意:1、词数120-150
The way people spent their holidays changed a great deal from 1993 to 2003.
The table shows that a greater number of people spent their holidays traveling abroad, the rate of which in 2003 (22%) doubled that of 1993 (11%). And we are sure the number will increase because more and more people can afford overseas journeys. (进行预测)
The seaside still attracted people. The rate dropped slightly from 38% in 1993 to 31% in 2003. But there might be a
further decrease because of pollution. The polluted seaside will certainly drive visitors away.
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The number of people camping and climbing was increasing. The rate of that grew by twice. The reason may be that the beauty of nature is attracting people. They are eager to get closer to nature.
第一段常用:
1. These days the problem of raising dogs has been investigated among the people of a certain city. Statistics from the Investigation Center show that different people have different attitudes towards keeping dogs. As is shown/indicated/illustrated by the figure/percentage in the table(graph/picture/pie/chart), …
2. It is shown in the table /chart/ that…
3. What is shown in the table above indicates that
…
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第二段常用:
1. There are at least two good reasons accounting for this. For one thing, … For another thing,
2. This trend is due to the fact…. In addition, …
3. From the sharp/marked decline/ rise in the chart, it goes without saying that __ …
第三段常用:(结尾不能过长,2、3 个句子即可) 最后一段主要是(1)预测未来和提出解
决方法; 或(2)总结全文和表达作者自己观点,所以常用句可以用下列短语
开头:
1. In a word,
2. As far as I am concerned,
3. Therefore, I trust…
预测:
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From the analyses made above, with the further growth in economy and more changes in life style, the tendency indicated in the table will continue in the better direction.
表达自己观点:
Therefore, I trust the number of film-goers will be on the rise in the future.
T o express the changing :
a great number of … go up to…
increasing rapidly…
double..
a further increase
reach up to
decrease/drop slightly/sharply from …to …
To add an example:
For example…
such as A, B, C and so on
Take … as an example.
That is…
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To move to the next major point:
What’s more, in addition, besides, furthermore
To contrast a point:
on the other hand, on the contrary, nevertheless, however, yet To conclude a point:
consequently, as a result, in other words, in short, accordingly To emphasize a point:
without doubt, chiefly, as a matter of fact, in fact
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