Describing Trends
Describing Trends Lesson
写作技巧
Criteria - Task 1 Task 1 Questions:** Data Charts Flowcharts & Maps 评分标准** 有以下4个,各占比25%。 Task achievement T/A:**图表的主要特征是否有清晰概述,重要的细节是否在主体段有详
Task 1 Questions:
Data Charts
Flowcharts & Maps
有以下4个,各占比25%。
<table><thead><tr><th>**Task achievement T/A:**</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>图表的主要特征是否有清晰概述,重要的细节是否在主体段有详细描述,是否有合理的数据分析。</td><td>**Coherence and cohesion:**</td></tr></tbody></table><table><thead><tr><th>Coherence 指逻辑/结构的顺畅,即合理有逻辑地分段,表意明确不前后矛盾; Cohesion 指有效的连接方式和参考词语使得行文流畅自然。</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>**Lexical resources:**</td></tr></tbody></table>丰富的主题词汇,和准确描述趋势,数字等表达方式。正确的拼写和词性 (noun, adjective, verb, adverb). | Grammatical range and accuracy:
使用不同的语法结构,时态,主动被动语态和正确的句法;语法错误尽量避免 |
为了体现足够的 Coherence,推荐使用四段结构:
Introduction: This is a 1-sentence paragraph, which simply introduces and paraphrases the given topic. In most cases, verbs such as “show,” “give/provide information about,” and “compare” could be used to initiate this paragraph.
Overview: This is a 1~3 sentence paragraph, highlighting the chart or graph’s main features in a general and comparative way. It is crucial to develop a clear overview.
Note: Overview 里不要写细节数字!
Body paragraph 1: This paragraph focuses on an organized and detailed comparison and description of the given trends, figures, or numbers.
Body paragraph 2: This is similar to the first body paragraph.