1、Band 4 and Band 6 Writing Skills -Models of Composition (Chart Writing) 汪銘 Writing according to a table or a chart In this writing, the information is furnished in numbers, or lines, or curves, with the out-line given either in English or in Chinese. You should organize your composition on the infor

2、mation and the outline. You should have a good understanding of the information presented in the table or chart and the directions before you start your composition. Changes in People s Diet 1. State the changes in peoples diet in the past five years. 2. Give possible reasons for the change. 3. Draw

3、 your own conclusion. year 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 food Grain Milk Meat Fruit and vegetable Total 49% 10% 17% 24% 100% 47% 11% 20% 22% 46.5% 45% 11% 20% 12% 20% 22.5% 23% 45% 13% 21% 21% 100% 100% 100% 100% Changes of Peoples Diet As can be seen from the table, great changes have been taking place

4、in peoples diet over the period from 1986 to 1990. The consumption of grain is decreasing year by year, while that of some high-energy food, such as milk and meat, is increasing steadily. Why are there changes in peoples diet? There are two major reasons, I think. First, nowadays people can afford m

5、uch more expensive food with better nutrition. Second, people now pay more attention to the quality of it, because they know it is of great benefit to their health to diet in a scientific way. There-fore they try their best to improve the structure of their food. From the above, we can see that peop

6、les living standard has been rising markedly in the past five years. And we can also expect that there will be a more prosperous future waiting for us. Writingaccording to a table or a charthours/week20181614121086421990 1995 2000 year(Student Use of Computers) (2002.6)1. 上圖所示為本上圖所示為本1990年、年、1995年、年

7、、2000年某校大學生使用計算機的情況，年某校大學生使用計算機的情況，請描述其變化；請描述其變化；2. 請說明發生這些變化的原因（可從計算機的用途、價格或社會發展等方請說明發生這些變化的原因（可從計算機的用途、價格或社會發展等方面加以說明）；面加以說明）；3. 你認為目前大學生在計算機使用中有什么困難或問題。你認為目前大學生在計算機使用中有什么困難或問題。? Student Use of Computers Students tend to use computers more and more nowadays. Reading this chart, we can find that th

8、e average number of hours a student spends on the computer per week has increased sharply. In 1990, it was less than 2 hours; and in 1995, it increased to almost 4 hours; while in 2000, the number soared to 20 hours. Obviously computers are becoming more and more popular. There are several reasons f

9、or this. First, computers facilitate us in more aspects of life. Also, the fast development of the Internet enlarges our demands for using computers. We can easily contact with friends in remote places through the Internet. Besides, the prices of computers are getting lower and lower, which enables

10、more students to purchase them. Along with the time spent on computers, there arise some problems. The most serious one is that many students are spending so much time playing PC games so that they ignore their studies. It is urgent to let the students use computers in a proper way. 圖表作文模板圖表作文模板 ? 第

11、一段、說明圖表第一段、說明圖表 主題句圖表說明主題句圖表說明1圖表說明圖表說明2圖表說明圖表說明3 第二段、說明引起變化的原因第二段、說明引起變化的原因 主題句原因主題句原因1原因原因2原因原因3 第三段、說明影響或者提出解決辦法第三段、說明影響或者提出解決辦法 主題句主題句+建議建議+前景預測前景預測 Directions：For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic People Below Poverty Line. 1. 下圖所示為下圖所示為1978年，年，1985年年

12、1997年中國貧困線以下人口的變化情況，請先描年中國貧困線以下人口的變化情況，請先描述其變；述其變； 2. 請說明發生這些變化的原因（可從改革開放、高科技在生產中的應用等請說明發生這些變化的原因（可從改革開放、高科技在生產中的應用等)； 3. 你認為解決目前中國貧困人口還有什么困難或者問題。你認為解決目前中國貧困人口還有什么困難或者問題。 ? 開篇句：開篇句：As the bar chart shows, _ during the years of _ to _. 擴展句：擴展句：1、As early as _. 2、Then _ years later, _. 3、And arriving

13、in the year _, _. 第二段：解釋圖表變化原因第二段：解釋圖表變化原因 主題句：主題句：Several factors contribute to _. 擴展句：擴展句：1、_. (原因原因1) 2、And _.(原因原因2) 3、Furthermore, _ (原因原因3) 4、All these result in _. 第三段：提出解決辦法第三段：提出解決辦法 結尾句：結尾句： However, _ is faced with some problems. 擴展句：擴展句：1、With _, _, the effect of which is not only discou

14、raging, but also challenging. 2、So my principle is to pay due attention to _, but not just to _. 架構階段架構階段 第一段：說明圖表第一段：說明圖表 ? 第一段：說明圖表第一段：說明圖表 開篇句：開篇句：As the bar chart shows, the number of people below the poverty line decreased dramatically during the years of 1978 to 1997. 擴展句：擴展句：1、As early as 197

15、8, about 250 million people were under the poverty line. 2、Then seven years later, the number became three fifths that of 1978. 3、And arriving in the year 1997, the number was reduced to 50 millions. 填充階段 填充階段 ?第二段：解釋圖表變化原因第二段：解釋圖表變化原因 主題句：主題句：Several factors contribute to the sharp decrease of the

16、below-poverty population. 擴展句：擴展句：1、The reform and opening following 1978 enabled the peasants to become much better off. (原因原因1) 2、And with the development of Chinese economy, that policy also omproved city dwellers lives greatly.(原因原因2) 3、Furthermore, the high-tech introduced made it possible for

17、the countrys economy as a whole to take off. (原因原因3) 4、All these result in the great fall of the Chinese population below the poverty line. 填充階段 ?第三段：提出解決辦法第三段：提出解決辦法 結尾句：結尾句： However, a further decrease in the number of poverty-stricken people is faced with some problems. 擴展句：擴展句：1、With quite few e

18、mployees being laid off, the effect of which is not only discouraging, but also challenging. 2、So my principle is to pay due attention to the newcomers, but not just to care for the poor, say , in remote mountain areas. 范文范文 ? As the bar chart shows, the number of people below the poverty line decre

19、ased dramatically during the years of 1978 to 1997.As early as 1978, about 250 million people were under the poverty line. Then seven years later, the number became three fifths that of 1978.And arriving in the year 1997, the number was reduced to 50 millions. ?Several factors contribute to the shar

20、p decrease of the below-poverty population. The reform and opening following 1978 enabled the peasants to become much better off. And with the development of Chinese economy, that policy also improved city dwellers lives greatly. Furthermore, the high-tech introduced made it possible for the country

21、s economy as a whole to take off. All these result in the great fall of the Chinese population below the poverty line. ?However, a further decrease in the number of poverty-stricken people is faced with some problems. With quite few employees being laid off, the effect of which is not only discourag

22、ing, but also challenging. So my principle is to pay due attention to the newcomers, but not just to care for the poor in remote mountain areas. 圖表作文圖表作文 ?第一段只寫三句：第一段只寫三句： 第一句：第一句：As is shown in the graph above, we can see clearly that great changes have taken place in fromto 第二句：第二句：The first years

23、 saw 第三句：第三句：The last years witnessed ?第二段只寫四句：第二段只寫四句： 第一句：第一句：What has caused this problem? It seems to me that there are reasons. 第二句：第二句：Firstly, 第三句：第三句：Secondly, 第四句：第四句：Finally, ?第三段只寫四句：第三段只寫四句： 第一句：第一句：How to solve the problem has become a hot issue among many people. 第二句：第二句：For one thing,

24、 第三句：第三句：For another, 第四句：第四句：Only in this way can we successfully solve the problem. 圖表內容是圖表內容是1990，1995，2000的公房和私房變化柱狀表，趨勢是公房越來越的公房和私房變化柱狀表，趨勢是公房越來越少，私房越來越多。少，私房越來越多。 提綱：提綱：1.簡單描述一下圖表內容簡單描述一下圖表內容2.變化原因變化原因 3.這個變化對個人和社會的影響這個變化對個人和社會的影響（CET6-2003.6 ） 80706050403020100state-ownedprivate199019952000Ch

25、anges of Ownership of Houses in China ? Ownership of houses in China has changed greatly in the past decade. In the past, most houses were state-owned. But now, private houses are everywhere. As is shown in the chart above, in 1990, the citys houses were mainly state-owned, with a percentage of 75.

26、This percentage became 60 in the year 1995 and then dropped sharply to 20 in 2000. At the same time, the number of private houses has soared up to 80 percent. ? There are mainly two reasons that account for this rapid change. Firstly, the government has been forwarding the policy to support private houses programs. These programs have proved to be very importa