雅思小作文句型提高

1、小作文演練Adjective and noun s1. Complete this table with noun forms of the verbs.Pastsimple verbnounPast simpleverbnounrose1fluctuated9fell2plun ged10levelled3decreased11offdecli ned4dipped12soared5recovered13plummeted6jumped14in creased7surged15dropped8grew162. Write the adjectival form of these adverb

2、s. Check your spellingin a dicti on ary.1. dramatically 2. steadily 3. con siderably4. n egligibly5. remarkably1 Read the model an swer. I n paragraphs 3 and 4, find:another phrase to introduce a new line of the graph: asregards,justtwo more phrases which mea n about, to describe nu mbers:under,anot

3、her grammar structure to join two ideas together:Havingremained stable, .3. Rewrite these sentences using the linking phrases in brackets.With respect to the income of Robbies Bakery, it began atjust under 60,000.With respect to the income of Robbies Bakery, it began atjust .If we look at the amount

4、 of money which was earned by Bernie s Buns in 2000, it was 20,000. (if we look at)The earnings of Robbie s Bakery remained stable during the first five years of the graphs. (as for )Regarding the income for Lovely Loaves, it fluctuated considerably between 2000 and 2005. ( regarding)4. Join these c

5、hanges together using the linking phrase in brackets.Make any other necessary changes.Income began at just over 80,000 and then it went up slightlyto 95,000 in 2001. (and then)Income began at just over80,000, and then it went up slightlyto 95,000 in 2001.There was a steady fall to 80,000. After that

6、, income 60,000. At this point,recovered to90,000 in 2004. (after which) after thatEarning dropped sharply to just overthere was a slight dip. (At this point)There was a slight rise to just un der 60,00 0. Subseque ntly,the figure went down considerably. (subsequently, next)Income fell significantly

7、 to 40,000. The number leveled off.(Next)5. Choose the correct form of each verb. Check the model answerif you need to.1. Despite falling / fell sharply to just above 40,000, thefigure then rose in 2010.2. Having remained / remaining stable at 55,000, income thenrose sharply in 2008.6. Rewrite these

8、 sentences using the words in brackets.1 Despite declining steadily to 80,000, then income recoveredto 90,000 in 2004. (Despite .)2. Having dropped sharply to just over60,000, earnings thenrecovered slightly. (Having .)Exam skills 3: Commenting on the data in a graphthan just give a list of numbers.

9、 Add one or two comments to show that you un dersta nd and can in terpret the graph. Here are some ways you can do this.1. Use the ideas above to complete these comments on the abovegraph.Comparethe different parts of the graph, using a relative clause: The in come of Lovely Loaves fell sig nifica n

10、tlyto around 40,000in 2008, which means that it earned far less than the other bakeries.Comme nt on the peak:There was a considerable rise in the takings of Robbie s Bakeryin the last two years to 105,000, this figure being the peaklevel of in come duri ng the whole period.Add an extra verb to give

11、emphasis:The in come of Robbie s Bakery rose sharply in 2008, rocketi ng to just un der 100,000.Add a superlative:Lovely Loaves earned just over 80,000 in 2000. This meant thatit had the highest in come of the three bakeries in that year.Group data into a period of time:There was a sig ni fica ntflu

12、ctuatio nin the in come of Lovely Loavesin the first half of the decade.1 The earnings of Bernie s Buns were 20,000 in 2000, which was the lowest in come of the three bakeries.2. The in come of Lovely Loaves fell sharply in 2005,Plunging/plummeting_ to just over 60,000.3. The in come of Robbie s Bak

13、ery remained stable in the first_halfof the period.4. There was a sharp rise in the in come of Robbie s Bakery betwee n2005 and 2008, which meant that it earned far _morethanthe other bakeries.5 Lovely Loaves in come fell con siderably to 40,000 in 2008.This meant that it had thelowestin come of the

14、three bakeries.07. Readthese sentences and draw two simple bar charts to represent the information. Compare with a parter.1. Playing a team sport was next on the list at 54%,making itjustslightly more poplar than listening to music at 53%.2. Team sports were the second most popular activity at 54%,

15、ahead of listening to music at 53%.3. Shopping came next at 10%, although this was much less popular than socializing, at 20%.4. Socializing was next at 20%, which was twice as popular as shopping, with 10%.5. Fifty-four percent of people said they played a team sport in December, slightly more than

16、the number who listen to music,with 53%.6. Second on the list were team sports at 54%, while listening to music was slightly less popular at 53%.7. 2 Look at this bar chart. Which of the destinations would you most like to visit? Why?8. This chart shows thetop eight honeymoon destinations fornewlywe

17、d British couples in 2010. The results comefrom a survey of 5,000 couples.8. Using the language you studied in Exercise 1, add a clause tothese sentence starters to compare the data in the chart in Exercise3.1. Thailand was the number-one destination, with 1,410 couples choosing this, just a head of Bali, which attracted 1335 couples.2. Bali was second on the list, with 1, 335 couples spending their honey moon there, making it more than twice as popularas the Maldives, with 600 couples.for3. Costa Rica was the third most popular destination honeymoon