Day 1 writing

Nguyen Thi Phuong Nguyen Chi Thanh Gifted High School

LESSON PLANWRITING WEEK 1

DAY 1 - PERIOD 1HOW TO WRITE INTRODUCTION SENTENCE FOR CHART DESCRIPTION

I. OBJECTIVEBy the end of the lesson, students will be able to: - know different kinds of charts - learn how to paraphrase the question to write one or two sentences to explain what the chart shows

II. SKILL- Paraphrasing

III. MATERIALS- Handouts- Sample chart descriptions- Video

IV. PROCEDURE1. Activity 1 Matching pictures and charts

2. Activity 2 Read an example of a bar graph. Analyze its structure.

3. Activity 3 Paraphrase the question

V. HOMEWORKRead 20 sample descriptions. Find out the similar expressions from the questions and the introductions.


ACTIVITY 1- Matching pictures and charts (2’)- Discuss what information you get from each chart (5’)

Diagram (Flow Chart)/ Table / Pie Chart/ Bar Graph / Map / Line Graph

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ACTIVITY 2Read an example description of a bar graph. Analyze its structure.

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The graph below shows female unemployment rates in each country of the United Kingdom in 2013 and 2014.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.

The bar chart shows the unemployment rates among women in the countries that make up the United Kingdom, both in 2013 and in 2014. There has generally been a small decrease in female unemployment rates from 2013 to 2014, except in Scotland.

In 2013, 5.6% of women in Northern Ireland were unemployed. The only country with a smaller percentage of women unemployed was Wales, with a rate of 5.4%. Both countries saw a decrease in the percentage of unemployed women in 2014. In Northern Ireland, the percentage fell to 4.6% and in Wales it fell to 5%.

England had the greatest percentage of unemployed women in 2013, with 6.8%. However, this decreased by 0.3% in 2014. Lastly, Scotland was the only country which had an increasing percentage of unemployed women. In 2013, it had 6.1% of women out of work. This increased to 6.7% in 2014, making it the country with the highest female unemployment rate of the four countries.

(160 words)


Answer these questions: 1. How many words do you need to describe a graph or a chart?......................................................................................................................................................2. How many parts of the above writing?......................................................................................................................................................3. What do you call the first paragraph? ......................................................................................................................................................4. How many sentences are there in the first paragraph?......................................................................................................................................................5. Look at the first sentence of the first paragraph. What does it tell you?......................................................................................................................................................6. Look at the second one. What does it tell you?......................................................................................................................................................7. Look at the question and the introduction. Do they use the same words?......................................................................................................................................................8. Look at this below introduction. What is the difference between this instruction and

the above instruction?.....................................................................................................................................................

The two pie charts below show some employment patterns in Great Britain in 1992.

Employees and self-employed: by sex and occupation, 1992

Introduction: The charts provide information on the proportion of males and females in employment in 6 broad categories, divided into manual and non-manual occupations.


ACTIVITY 3

THE INTRODUCTION

HOW TO PARAPHRASE THE QUESTION

You don't need much here. You only have 150 words to fully answer the question and this is not much. So, you need 1 or 2 sentences describing the following:1) One or two sentences to explain what the chart or graph shows (Use different words from the words used in the heading for the chart or graph wherever possible.)2) One or two sentences summarizing the information shown in the chart or graph.3) Do not include details in the introduction. Save the details for the main part of your text, after the introduction.

EX: The graph gives information about Burnaby Public Library between 2011 and 2014. It shows how many library books people read over this four-year period.

The graph below shows the number of books read by men and women at Burnaby Public Library from 2011 to 2014.


Use your own words to paraphrase these words from the question paper

Words from question paper Your own words1. from 1985 to 2035

2. between June and September 2013

3. the number of visitors

4. the percentage of the population living in urban areas in the world

5. Passive voiceThe charts give information about the genres of TV programmes watched by men and women and four different age groups in Australia. 6. two possible sites

7. the chart below shows

8. the percentage of male and female teachers

9. educational setting

10. from 2015 to 2040

11. the question of to what extent would they describe themselves as financially organised

12. the pie charts show

13. between 2010 and 2012

14. men and women

15. in the USA

16. since 1980 with projection until 2030

17. from 1995 - 2004

18. the total number of minutes of telephone calls in Finland

19. international tourist arrivals

20. in the years 2006 and 2007


Answer Keys

Words from question paper Your own words1. from 1985 to 2035 = 50 years2. between June and September 2013 = in the summer of 20133. the number of visitors = how many people visited4. the percentage of the population living in urban areas in the world

= the urbanization percentage of the world

5. Passive voiceThe charts give information about the genres of TV programmes watched by men and women and four different age groups in Australia.

Active voiceThe charts give information about the genres of TV programmes that Australian men and women and four different age groups watch.

6. two possible sites = two proposed sites7. the chart below shows = the bar chart gives information8. the percentage of male and female teachers = information about the gender of teachers9. educational setting = educational institutions 10. from 2015 to 2040 = for the next 25 years11. the question of to what extent would they describe themselves as financially organised

= the question of how good they are at managing their finances

12. the pie charts show = the pie charts illustrate13. between 2010 and 2012 = over three years14. men and women = male and female15. in the USA = in the U.S. 16. since 1980 with projection until 2030 = since 1980 with projection through 203017. from 1995 - 2004 = between 1995 and 200418. the total number of minutes of telephone calls in Finland

= the time spent by Finland's residents on different types of telephone calls

19. international tourist arrivals = the overall number of tourist arrivals 20. in the years 2006 and 2007 = for two consecutive years, 2006 and 2007.


HOMEWORK

Read the introductions of graph and chart desciption. List the words from the question paper and the words they use in the introduction. http://www.ielts-exam.net/academic_writing_samples_task_1/

Words from question paper Words from the introduction


PARAPRASING SKILLDay 1 - Period 2

There are six ways to paraphrase:

1. Synonyms: Use words and phrases with a similar meaning. EX: More than half of the women who attended the one-day meeting were in business with their spouses.

The majority of the women who went to the one-day conference were in business with their husbands.

2. Voice: Change the sentence from active voice to passive. EX: The cat ate the fish. The fish was eaten by the cat.

3. Word Forms: Change nouns to verbs, nouns to adjectives EX: Researchers conducted an investigation into the problem. Researchers investigated the problem.

4. Conjunctions: Combine two sentence with conjunctions. EX: The computer was making a loud noise. The computer was broken. Because the computer was broken, it was making a loud noise.

5. Clauses: Join two sentences with relative clauses and appositives. EX: Motorcycle racing is a dangerous sport. It is enjoyed by many young people. Motorcycle racing is a dangerous sport which is enjoyed by many young people

6. Definitions: Replace a word with its meaning. EX: Parents opposed to after-school programs should not have to pay for these services if their children do not attend those classes.

Parents against after-school programs should not have to pay for these services if their children do not attend those classes.

Download worksheet here: http://www.eslwriting.org/learn-paraphrase-writing/

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