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Writing - Graphs, Charts & Maps - Practice

The document provides exercises and prompts for analyzing and describing various graphs, including internet usage in North America and wheat exports. It includes tasks for writing introductory paragraphs, body paragraphs, and filling in blanks related to population projections and income trends. Additionally, it contains translation exercises and preposition usage related to expenditure and participation in sports.

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Writing - Graphs, Charts & Maps - Practice

The document provides exercises and prompts for analyzing and describing various graphs, including internet usage in North America and wheat exports. It includes tasks for writing introductory paragraphs, body paragraphs, and filling in blanks related to population projections and income trends. Additionally, it contains translation exercises and preposition usage related to expenditure and participation in sports.

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Trần Đức Minh – HCMC University of Banking

PRACTICE
I. Introductory paragraph
Write the background information and overview for the line graph below.

The graph shows internet users as percentage of population in USA, Canada and Mexico from 1999 to 2009.

II.Describing trends
Exercise 1: Write the verb-adverb pattern for the periods of time below.

a. Feb – Mar:

b. Mar – Jul:

c. Jul – Oct:

d. Oct – Nov:

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Trần Đức Minh – HCMC University of Banking

Exercise 2: Write at least two sentences to describe the graph.

1. Canada’s wheat exports (1985 – 1986)


2. Australia’s wheat exports (1985 – 1986)
3. Europe’s wheat exports (1985 – 1986)
4. Canadian wheat exports (1986 – 1990)
5. Australian wheat exports (1989 – 1990)

III. Body paragraphs


Write the body paragraphs for the line graph below.

The graph shows internet users as percentage of population in USA, Canada and Mexico from 1999 to 2009.

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Trần Đức Minh – HCMC University of Banking

EXTRA PRACTICE
Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks.

According to the graph, the population in India is


expected to _____________, and experts say
that by 2030, both countries will have the
_________ population of 1.45 billion. After this,
China's population is likely to __________ to 1.4
billion in 2050, while India's population will
probably ________ and reach 1.6 billion.

Thus, over the 50-year period, India is going to


experience a __________________ in its
population and it will overtake China. On the
other hand, China's population will peak in 2030
and then ________________.

Exercise 2: Use the graph to find the mistakes in these sentences, then correct them.

The line graph below provides


information about the incomes of
four restaurants in a city in 2010.

1. The income of Delicacy restaurant fluctuate in the first 6 months.


2. The amount of money that Evening Paradise earned increased considerably from January to May.
3. Between September to December, there was a slight rise in Evening Paradise’s income.
4. The earning of Evening Paradise stayed unchange between January and February.
5. Spicy Fortune’s income saw a sharp rise from October to December.
6. There was a gradually decrease in Grand Fiesta’s profits.
7. Overall, there was a fluctuate of income of all four restaurants.

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Trần Đức Minh – HCMC University of Banking

Exercise 3: Translate these sentences into English.

The line graph below shows the


consumption of 3 different types of fast
food in Britain from 1970 to 1990.

1. Lượng tiêu thụ Hamburger tăng nhẹ từ năm 1970 đến 1985.
2. Lượng tiêu thụ Fish & Chips tăng mạnh từ năm 1980 đến 1990.
3. Lượng tiêu thụ của cả Hamburger và Fish & Chips đều tăng nhẹ vào 5 năm đầu tiên (1970 – 1975).
4. Lượng tiêu thụ Pizza không thay đổi từ năm 1985 đến 1990.
5. Lượng tiêu thụ Hamburger tăng nhẹ từ năm 1980 đến 1985, sau đó tăng mạnh vào năm 1990.

Exercise 4: Fill in the blanks with the correct preposition.

in / at / between / from / to / by / during / of

The monthly expenditure on children’s sports saw a rise 1. …………….. 20 pounds to over 30 pounds 2.
……………. 2008 and 2014. In overall, all three sports showed increases 3. ……………. the whole period.

Figures for participation in athletics started 4. ……………. around 1 million children 5. ……………. 2008. This
remained constant until 2010. However, from 2010 6. ……………. 2012 the proportion 7. ……………. children
taking part in Athletics rose 8. ……………. 5 million before a slight fall by the end of the period.

The number 9. ……………. children taking part in swimming began 10. ……………. a little less than 2.5 million
in 2008 and saw a steady increase ending 11. ……………. around 4 million. The figure for youngsters
participating in football stood 12. ……………. just over 7.5 million 13. ……………. 2008. 14. ……………. 2010 to
2014 it increased 15. ……………. approximately 1 million.

Exercise 5: Write the background information for these prompts.

1. The graph below shows the changes in young adult unemployment rates in England between 1993 and
2012.

2. The bar graph shows the global sales (in billions of dollars) of different types of digital games (mobile
phone games, online games, console games and handheld games) between 2000 and 2006.

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