Unit 16 historical places writing

Unit 16

Monday, April 1st 2013

Historical
D. Writing
places


Types of charts

pie chart

line chart

bar chart


VISITOR ARRIVALS IN VIETNAM
(From the USA, France and Australia)

300000
250000

230,470

200000
150000
100000

99,700

84,085

259,967

USA
111,546
FRANCE
96,624 AUSTRALIA

50000
0

2001

2002

(Source: Vietnam National Administration, 2002)


VISITOR ARRIVALS IN VIETNAM
(From the USA, France and Australia)

300000
250000

259,967
230,470

200000
150000

100000

99,700
84,085

111,546
96,624

50000
0

2001

2002

(Source: Vietnam National Administration, 2002)

USA
FRANCE
AUSTRALIA

1.
According
to the
chart, the
USA had
the biggest
number of
visitors to
Vietnam in

VISITOR ARRIVALS IN VIETNAM
(From the USA, France and Australia)

300000
259,967

250000

230,470

200000
150000
100000

99,700
84,085

111,546
96,624

50000
0

2001

2002

(Source: Vietnam National Administration, 2002)

USA
FRANCE
AUSTRALIA

2. 99,700
French
visitors
arrived in
Vietnam in
2001.


VISITOR ARRIVALS IN VIETNAM
(From the USA, France and Australia)

300000
259,967

250000

230,470

200000
150000
100000

99,700
84,085

111,546
96,624

50000
0

2001

2002

(Source: Vietnam National Administration, 2002)

USA
FRANCE
AUSTRALIA

3. Australia
had the
smallest
number of
visitors to
Vietnam in
2002.


VISITOR ARRIVALS IN VIETNAM
(From the USA, France and Australia)

300000

4. No, it
isn’t.

259,967

250000

230,470

200000
150000
100000

99,700
84,085

111,546
96,624

50000
0

2001

2002

(Source: Vietnam National Administration, 2002)

USA
FRANCE

AUSTRALIA


VISITOR ARRIVALS IN VIETNAM
(From the USA, France and Australia)

300000
250000

259,967
230,470

200000
150000
100000

99,700
84,085

111,546
96,624

50000
0

2001

2002

(Source: Vietnam National Administration, 2002)

USA
FRANCE
AUSTRALIA

5. France
had more
visitors to
Vietnam in
2002.


The description of a chart consists
of:
1. Opening
2. Body
3. Conclusion



1. Opening
Population of Vietnam (From 2007 to 2012)
2012

80

2011

79

2010

78

2009

77

2008
2007

76
75

72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81

1.1 What does the
chart describe?
The chart
shows/presents/
displays/describes…
The chart is about…
The chart deals with…
Eg: The chart present
the population of
Vietnam from 2007 to


1. Opening

1.2 Where is the
Visitor Arrivals in Vietnam in 2012source of the chart
from?
USA
The source of the
18.00%
France
15.00%
chart is
54.00%
13.00%
Australia
from/provided by…
Other
Eg: The source of
countries
the chart is from
(Source: Vietnam National Vietnam National
Administration of Tourism) Administration of


1. Opening

1.3 What is the main
Population of Vietnam (From 2007 to 2012)change showed the chart?
In
general,/Generally,/Overall,
80
…
79

It can be seen from the
78
chart
that…
77
It is clear from the chart
76
that…
75
Eg: In general, the
72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81
population of Vietnam


1. Opening – adverbs to describe the
speed of change
Pollution Rate
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1 1.2
0
2009

6.8

rapidly/quickly/swif
tly (nhanh chóng)
8.9
suddenly (đột
ngột)

3.4

2010

2011

2012

Eg: The pollution
rate increased
rapidly from 2009


1. Opening – adverbs to describe the
speed of change
Unemployment Rate
9.6
9.5 9.5
9.4
9.3
9.2
9.1

9
8.9
8.8
8.7
8.6
2009

9.3
9.1
8.9

2010

2011

2012

steadily/gradually
(từ từ, ổn định)
slowly (chậm)
Eg: The
unemployment rate
decreased
gradually from
2009 to 2012.


2. Body – structures to describe the
increase

S + increase/rise/go up/climb/inflate
by|to + number/percent
Eg: The population of Vietnam rose to
2% in 2012.
S + increase/rise/go up/climb/inflate
from + number/percent + to +
number/percent
Eg: The number of endangered
species inflated from 1900 to 2100.


2. Body – structures to describe the
decrease

S + decrease/fall/drop/reduce/decline
by|to + number/percent
Eg: The unemployment rate fell by 5%
in 2010. 
S + decrease/fall/drop/reduce/decline
from + number/percent + to +
number/percent
Eg: The price of gold dropped from
five million dongs to four million


2. Body – adverbs to describe the amount of
increase or decrease
dramatically/sharply/huge
Number of Students
3900

4000
3500
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
0

900
300
2001

2002

2003

ly/
enormously/steeply/mark
edly/
substantially/considerably
/
significantly (nhiều, đáng
kể)
Eg: The number of students
increased substantially

2. Body – adverbs to describe the amount of
increase or decrease
Number of Teachers

moderately/slightly/minim
ally (nhẹ, vừa phải)
Eg: The number of
teachers fell slightly from
1015 in 2002 to 1013 in
2003.
Or In 2003, the number of
teachers declined
moderately by 2 in

1015

1015

1013

1010
1005
1000

1000

995
990

2001

2002

2003


2. Body – comparative structure (cấu trúc
so sánh)
A + be +
4000000
4000000
(number/percent) +
3500000
higher/lower than that of
3000000
B
2500000
Eg: The population of
2000000
Hanoi is (3.000.000)
1500000
1000000
1000000
higher than that of
500000
Haiphong.
0
Or The population of
Haiphong
Hanoi

3. Conclusion

What can be
concluded from the
Population of Vietnam (From 2007 to 2012)
chart?
2012
80
In conclusion,…
2011
79
In summary,…
2010
78
To sum up,…
2009
77
Eg: In conclusion, the
2008
76
population of Vietnam
2007
75
rose gradually from
72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81
2007 to 2012.

4. Transition words (một số từ chuyển
tiếp):
- According to the chart (theo như biểu đồ)
…
- In contrast (ngược lại)/ However (tuy
nhiên)/ On the other hand (mặt khác)…
- Like (giống như)/ Unlike (khơng như)…
- Although (mặc dù)
- Besides (bên cạnh đó) / Moreover (Hơn
nữa)/ Furthermore (thêm vào đó)…
- Likewise (tương tự như vậy)


VISITOR ARRIVALS IN VIETNAM
(From the USA, France and Australia)

300000
250000

230,470

200000
150000
100000

99,700
84,085

259,967

USA
111,546
FRANCE
96,624 AUSTRALIA

50000
0

2001

2002

(Source: Vietnam National Administration , 2002)


1. What does the chart describe?
2. Where is the source of the chart from?
3. What is the main change showed in the
chart?
4. Which countries had the biggest and
smallest number of visitors to Vietnam in 2001
and 2002?
5. What is the difference between the country
which had the biggest number of visitors and
the country which had the smallest one?
6. How did the number of
American/French/Australian visitors to Vietnam
in 2002 increase in comparison with that in

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