TASK 1 Lesson The Line Graph
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Азамат СаркуловTASK 1 Lesson The Line Graph
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Азамат СаркуловThe line graph
Line graphs show numbers changing over a period of time.
(increases – decreases)
Remember: there are 4 parts in our Task 1 essay. They are:
1. Introduction
2. Overview/Summary
3. Details Part 1
4. Details Part 2
How to write a line graph essay?
I will explain that in steps:
1 step – paraphrase the introduction sentence.
Question: The graph below shows electricity production (in
terawatt hours) in France between 1980 and 2010.
Answer: The line graph illustrates how much electricity was
produced using four sources of power (namely nuclear, thermal,
hydroelectric and renewable) in France over a period of 3 decades
(30 years) from 1980 to 2010.
2 step (overview) – 1)write the main increases and decreases
2) what stays unchanged or what becomes most common.
Answer: Overall, it is clear that nuclear power became the most
common means of electricity production, while renewable energy
sources provided the lowest amount of electricity over the period
given.
3 step (details part 1) – write the starting point.
Answer: In 1980, Thermal power generated by far the biggest
amount of electricity at around 120 TW-h. By comparison, the
figures for nuclear and hydroelectric sources stood at roughly the
same number, 75 TW-h. However, renewables produced a
negligible amount of electricity.
4 step (details part 2) – write the ending point.
By 2010, electricity generation from Nuclear power increased
dramatically, reaching a peak of about 225 TW-h in 2005.
Similarly, the amount of electric power provided by renewable
sources rose minimally to approximately 25 TW-h. By contrast,
electricity coming from thermal and hydroelectric power fell
modestly to nearly 50 TW-h.
The whole essay:
Introduction: The line graph illustrates how much electricity was
produced using four sources of power (namely nuclear, thermal,
hydroelectric and renewable) in France over a period of 3 decades
(30 years) from 1980 to 2010.
Overview: Overall, it is clear that nuclear power became the most
common means of electricity production, while renewable energy
sources provided the lowest amount of electricity over the period
given.
Details part 1: In 1980, Thermal power generated by far the
biggest amount of electricity at around 120 TW-h. By comparison,
the figures for nuclear and hydroelectric sources stood at roughly
the same number, 75 TW-h. However, renewables produced a
negligible amount of electricity.
Details part 2: By 2010, electricity generation from Nuclear
increased dramatically, reaching a peak of about 225 TW-h in
2005. Similarly, the amount of electric power provided by
renewable sources rose minimally to approximately 25 TW-h. By
contrast, electricity coming from thermal and hydroelectric power
experienced a modest decline to nearly 50 TW-h.
(153 words)
Homework:
What to do?
1 step (introduction) – paraphrase the introduction
2 step (overview) – write the increases and decreases
3 step (details part 1) – write the starting point
4 step (details part 2) – write the ending point
Useful language for this graph:
In 2000,
- Waste output of Company (A/B/C) amounted to about X tonnes in 2000.
- Company (A/B/C) produced/released around X tonnes of waste in 2000.
- The figure for Company (A/B/C) stood at roughly X tonnes of waste in 2000.
By 2015,
- the amount of waste produced by Company (A/B/C) rose/dropped
(by/from/to)
- the number of tonnes of waste coming from Company (A/B/C) grew/fell
(sharply/considerably/significantly/dramatically), reaching a peak of
- waste production of/from Company (A/B/C) experienced a
(modest/slight/considerable/sharp/dramatic) increase/decrease (of/to)
Additional vocabulary for trends:
- Increase ↔ decrease
- Rise ↔ fall
- Grow ↔ decline
- Climb ↔ drop
- Go up ↔ go down
- Rise dramatically/drastically
- Decrease sharply/rapidly
- Increase significantly/considerably/enormously/hugely/substantially
- Fall modestly/moderately
- Grow slightly/minimally/negligibly
- Experience a sharp/rapid increase
- See a modest/moderate decline
- Go through a dramatic/drastic fall
- Undergo a slight/minimal/negligible growth
- Reach a peak of
- Peak at
- Drop/fall to the lowest point
