Overview:
Describe Image / 6-7 Questions / 7 minutes
Marking Criteria:
失分點(diǎn): 讀圖混亂,讀完一條線,再讀另外一條線;內(nèi)容缺失
發(fā)音,流利度和內(nèi)容,三者缺一不可
Skills:
熟悉各種題型(picture, line graph, bar graph, pie chart, map, table, process graph, etc ),在考試時(shí)才能知己知彼,百戰(zhàn)不殆。
Piechart/ Table / Bar chart / Line Graph/ Floorplan/ Process Diagram (Flow Chart)
只有線圖稱之為graph
考試時(shí)你只有40秒去陳述,一方面不要超時(shí),另一方面要在規(guī)定時(shí)間內(nèi)完成,有一些屬于自己的模板會(huì)更好地幫你去完成。
Structure
Overview:包含標(biāo)題,橫縱坐標(biāo)和圖例(非必須)(in term of ... ?/ in 均可)(記得帶上單位)
The graph is about ... from X to X in thousands.
Details:3 Points:包含三點(diǎn)信息內(nèi)容,就可以拿內(nèi)容滿分
Conclusion:結(jié)論 (任何一句和圖片相關(guān)就行)
萬(wàn)能結(jié)論:
1. There' a positive/negative relationship between A and B.
2. After the year XXX, ?A outnumbered/surpassed B.
3. Compared with A, B has larger numbers/figures.
4. Paraphrase 極值: XX is the driest city. / XX is the most popular one.
5. There's an increasing/decreasing trend in A.
話題性結(jié)論:
人口增長(zhǎng):There's a population explosion in somewhere.
老年人口增長(zhǎng): There's an aging population/issue in somewhere.
經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng): The economy in somewhere has been boosted.
世界地圖: Sth can be found near the equator/equatorial area.
Example:
Overview:
The chart shows the future trends in the percentage of American citizens over 65 years old.
3 Points:
In 2010, about 13 percent of US citizens were over 65. This figure is predicted to rise steadily so that by 2035, it will be 20 percent.Between 2010 and 2030, the rise will be quite steady whereas between 2030 and 2035, the rise is less significant, suggesting that the increase in the aging population may peak short after 2035.
Conclusion/Prediction:
However, the rise will have serious implications in areas such as the provison of government services.
通常圖表題有很多細(xì)節(jié)需要你描述,你只需要把握其中重要的幾點(diǎn)描述就好了,可以忽略掉其中一部分信息。抓住重點(diǎn)就好。
當(dāng)你中間可能卡住,需要一些過(guò)渡句:
1. As it can be seen, XXX shows
2. I am really surprised/shocked by the ...
3. It's interesting/obvious/clear to notice that ...
常用單詞:
波動(dòng):fluctuate-fluctuation?
穩(wěn)定在:level off at / level out at / hover at / stabilize at / reached a plateau at?
到達(dá)最高點(diǎn):peak at / reach the highest point at
到達(dá)最低點(diǎn): reach / arrive at / hit?
占多少比重:account for / represent?
區(qū)間:range from
極簡(jiǎn)句式:
Line graph:
The number increased/decreased from 數(shù)字 (in year) to 數(shù)字 in year.
The number does not change/ remained stable, at around 數(shù)字.
The figure fluctuated a lot, ranging from Min to Max.
?Notes:
一個(gè)比較好的方法是,用手機(jī)不斷地錄音,不斷地去聽(tīng)自己的錄音,同時(shí)請(qǐng)老師同學(xué)指正,爭(zhēng)取在38-39s完成。
敘說(shuō)兩種方法:排序法和極值法
遇到混合圖,可分開(kāi)敘說(shuō)
數(shù)字的讀法:1個(gè)逗號(hào),thousand; 2個(gè)逗號(hào),million;三個(gè)逗號(hào):billion