英语图标类作文写作指导.pptVIP

Writing About Graphs  What are Graphs and Charts? Graphs, charts, and tables are ways of presenting information. Graphs and charts are pictures which show numbers or figures, and tables are just rows and columns of information. Types of graphs line graph / curve diagram 趋势曲线图 bar graph / histogram 直方图或柱形图 dot chart 点图 pie chart 饼图 table of figures表格图 picture graph … see Pages 122—127 of “Writing as Communication” Getting the Main Idea One of the most important things to do is get the main idea of the graph. First, identify the main features of the graph. What is happening? What are the biggest numbers? What are the biggest changes? What are the trends? Focus on figures that show the greatest changes! Don’t have too much information. Don’t analyze or explain everything in the graph. Don’t go from left to right, explaining everything. Instead, pick the main ideas. Use the biggest and next biggest - don’t mention everything in between. Dont mention the small or unimportant stuff. Pick an idea and find information that supports it. Look at the graph below. It shows US sports players salaries in dollars. What can you find? Note the main ideas: All salaries increased. Big differences between 1970 and 2000 for all sports. Basketball was biggest in 2000, followed by baseball. In 1970, basketball was the lowest, baseball was the highest. There was a sudden rise beginning in 1980. There was another sharp rise for all sports in 1990. Salaries in football from 1995. Grouping Information Sometimes there is too much information in a graph. You may need to group similar information. This makes it easier for the reader to understand. It is also less work for you, because you can put more than one piece of information in a sentence. Look at the graph below, which shows the number of Internet users in European countries in 2000.Can you divide them into different groups? Possible groups are Top: Finland, Sweden, Netherlands, and Denmark (about 40 users