Unit 15 Space conquest

The chart shows the number of visitor arrivals to Vietnam from the USA, France and Australia in 2001 and 2002?. The statistics were provided by .......[r]

Describing a chart

Warm-up

- What is the feature of a chart description?

The chart shows the estimated

population of Australia in 2003

Generally, the population

distribution was not the same across

the country New South Wales state

had the largest population, with

approximately 6.7 million people

Victoria and Queensland had smaller

populations, with nearly 5 and 4

million people, respectively Western

Australia and Southern Australia had

less than half the population of

Queensland, with only around 1.9 and

1.6 residents, respectively The

smallest populations lived in

Tasmania and the two territories

Tasmania had 480,000 residents,

Australian Capital Territory had

322,000 residents, and Northern

Territory had 198,000 residents

I Before - writing

The organization

1 The Introductory paragraph:

- tells what the bar chart is

about; that is the time, the

location and what is being

described in the chart

2 Body paragraph:

- begins with a sentence that

sums up the general trend

- describes the chart in detail

3 Concluding paragraph:

- to summarize the main

points (optional)

The chart shows the estimated population

of Australia in 2003

Generally, the population distribution was not the same across the country New South Wales state had the largest population, with approximately 6.7 million people Victoria and Queensland had smaller populations, with nearly 5 and 4 million people, respectively Western Australia and Southern Australia had less than half the population of Queensland, with only around 1.9 and 1.6 residents, respectively The smallest populations lived in Tasmania and the two territories Tasmania had 480,000 residents, Australian Capital Territory had 322,000 residents, and Northern Territory had 198,000 residents

How to desc ribe a chart?

* Useful language

a Reference structures:

- The table/ chart/ shows that….

- According to the table/ chart…

- As can be seen from the diagram/…

- It can be seen from the diagram/ that…

- We can see from the… that

b Verb tenses:

- When the chart shows the present situation, use the present simple tense

- When the chart shows the past events, use the past simple tense

VISITOR ARRIVALS IN VIETNAM (From the USA, France and Australia

(Source: Vietnam National Administration,

2002)

II While - writing

1 Task 1: Answer the questions below.

2002 2001

II While - writing

1 Task 1: Answer the questions below.

1 According to the chart, which country had the biggest number of visitors to Vietnam in 2001?

2 How many French visitors arrived in Vietnam in 2001?

3 Which country had the smallest number of visitors to Vietnam in 2002?

4 Is the number of Australian visitors coming to Vietnam in 2001 greater than that in 2002?

5 Which country, France or Australia, had more visitors to Vietnam in 2002?

6 How did the number of American visitors to Vietnam 2002 increase in comparison with that in 2001?

VISITOR ARRIVALS IN VIETNAM

(From the USA, France and Australia

(Source: Vietnam National Administration, 2002)

2002 2001

1. According to the chart, which country

had the biggest number of visitors to

Vietnam in 2001?

2. How many French visitors arrived in

Vietnam in 2001?

3. Which country had the smallest

number of visitors to Vietnam in

2002?

4. Is the number of Australian visitors

coming to Vietnam in 2001 greater

than that in 2002?

5. Which country, France or Australia,

had more visitors to Vietnam in 2002?

6. How did the number of American

visitors to Vietnam 2002 increase in

comparison with that in 2001?

- The USA had the biggest number of

visitors to Vietnam in 2001

- 99,700 French visitors arrived in

Vietnam in 2001

- Australia had the smallest number of

visitors to Vietnam in 2002

- No, it wasn’t (the number of Australian

visitors coming to Vietnam in 2001 isn’t

greater than that in 2002)

- France had more visitors to Vietnam in 2002?

- The number of American visitors to Vietnam 2002 increased by 29,497

(in comparison with that in 2001)

Task 2 : Base on the answers to write a description of the chart provided

in Task 1

- The USA had the biggest number of visitors to Vietnam in 2001

- 99,700 French visitors arrived in Vietnam in 2001

- Australia had the smallest number of visitors to Vietnam in 2002

- No, it wasn’t (the number of Australian visitors coming to Vietnam in 2001 isn’t greater than that in 2002)

- France had more visitors to Vietnam in 2002?

- The number of American visitors to Vietnam 2002 increased by

29,497 (in comparison with that in 2001)

You may begin with:

The chart shows the number of visitor arrivals to Vietnam from the USA, France and Australia in 2001 and 2002 The statistics were provided by

• Correct written work

Check the ideas and common mistakes

The chart shows the number of visitor arrivals to Vietnam from the USA, France and Australia in 2001 and 2002 The statistics were provided by Vietnam National Administration

of Tourism

It is clear from the chart that the number of visitors to Vietnam from the USA, France and Australia in 2002 is higher than that in 2001 According to the chart, the USA has the biggest number of visitors to Vietnam with 230,470 visitors in

2001 and 259,967 in 2002 France ranks the second with 99,700 visitors in 2001 and 111,546 in 2002 Australia has fewer visitors than France although the number of Australia visitors to Vietnam increased from 84,085 in 2001 to 96,924

in 2002

A Sample writing

- Rewrite the description of chart

- Prepare for next lesson