Unit 05: Writing- 0988 055 990

In the Highland, the number of literate males increased but fell down in the number of literate females... The table describes the literacy rates of the population in different parts o

Many families in remote areas do not have enough money to send their children to school.

Many children in remote

areas cannot read and

write because they are not

sent to school.

There are not enough

schools in remote,

especially in mountainous

areas.

Roads, especially in mountainous areas, are not quite good for children to take to

school.

• What problems does this diagram

show us?

Look at this diagram and answer the question given.

Section : Writing

(In pairs)

Lowlands 40% 37% 43% 41% 45% 43% 53% 49%

Midlands 57% 54% 51% 50% 47% 43% 45% 40%

Highlands 85% 41% 81% 53% 52% 67% 37% 83%

Look at the table and answer the questions given.

1/ What does the table describe?

Literacy rates in Fancy country from 1998 - 2007

The trend of literacy rates in Fancy country from 1998 to 2007.

(F: female; M: male)

2 Did the literacy rate in the Lowlands fall in both males and females?

 No It increased.

3 What about the literacy rates in the Midlands and Highlands?

 The literacy rate in the Midlands fell down steadily In the Highland,

the number of literate males increased but fell down in the number of

literate females.

-rate (n):

literacy rate :

- gradual (a)/gradually (adv):

-in contrast (exp):

- steady (a)/ steadily (adv):

-vary (v): ~ change (v)

- go up – went up ~

-decline (v):

-dramatically (adv)

-rate (n):

literacy rate :

- gradual (a)/gradually (adv):

-in contrast (exp):

- steady (a)/ steadily (adv):

-vary (v): ~ change (v)

- go up – went up ~

-decline (v):

-dramatically (adv)

tỉ lệ

dần dần, từ từ

trái lại, ngược lại

đều đặn

New words/phrases:

tỉ lệ biết chữ

increase tụt giảm

đột ngột

Choose a suitable word from the box to fill

in each space of the following paragraph.

The table describes the literacy rates of the population in different parts of the country of Fancy from 1998 to 2007 As

can be seen, they (1) considerably between

1998 ad 2007 In the Lowlands, there was a gradual

(2) In the number of both males and females

who were literate In contrast, the literacy rate in the Midlands

(3) steadily in both males and females In the Highlands, the trend for literacy rate was (4) from the other regions While the number of literate males (5)

Sharply between 1998 and 2007, the number

of literate females fell (6) This data may help

the researchers or planners make suitable plans for educational development in each area of the country

went up rise different declined dramatically varied

went up rise different declined dramatically varied

varied rise

declined

dramatically different

went up

Write a paragraph of about 100 words, describing the information in the table below.

Year 1998 2002 2004 2007 Lowlands 50% 53% 56% 95%

Midlands 70% 75% 80% 85%

Highlands 50% 45% 40% 30%

Literacy rates in Sunshine country from 1998 - 2007

1 What does the table describe?

2 Does it describe the past, the present or the future?

3 Which region had the lowest rate in each year?

4 Did the literacy rate in the Lowlands increase or decrease from 1998 to 2007?

5 What about the literacy rates in the Midlands and the Highlands?

Useful language:

- The table shows / describes

- As can be seen from the data in the table,

Nouns Verbs Adjectives Adverbs

rise

increase

decrease

drop

fall

rise increase decrease drop

fall

slight steady sharp gradual dramatic

slightly steadily sharply gradually dramatically

You may begin with:

The table describes the trends of literacy rates in

Sunshine country from 1998 to 2007

Year 1998 2002 2004 2007 Lowlands 50% 53% 56% 95%

Midlands 70% 75% 80% 85%

Highlands 50% 45% 40% 30%

Literacy rates in Sunshine country from

1998 - 2007

The table describes the literacy rates of the population in different parts of the country of Sunshine from 1998 to 2007 As can be

seen, they varied considerably between 1998 and 2007 In the

Lowlands, the number of literate people increased sharply between

1998 and 2007 In the Midlands, there was a gradual rise in the

number of people who were literate On the contrary, the literacy rate in the Highlands fell gradually from 50% in 1998 down to 30%

in 2007.This data may help the researchers or planners make suitable plans for educational development in each area of the country

The table describes the literacy rates of the population in different parts of the country of Sunshine from 1998 to 2007 As can be

seen, they varied considerably between 1998 and 2007 In the

Lowlands, the number of literate people increased sharply between

1998 and 2007 In the Midlands, there was a gradual rise in the

number of people who were literate On the contrary, the literacy

rate in the Highlands fell gradually from 50% in 1998 down to 30%

in 2007.This data may help the researchers or planners make suitable plans for educational development in each area of the country

• The topic sentence of the paragraph.

-The table describes / shows

- As can be seen from the data in the table,

• Useful language.

• The use of “ On the contrary , while, ”

Consolidation Consolidation

Homework

Homework

• Rewrite this practice again on your notebook

• Preparing section “Language Focus”.

* Grammar : Reported speech

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