PART 1: DATA INTERPRETATION..
UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION TO GRAPHS, CHARTS AND
1. Understanding the task
2. Understanding charts or tables
3. Using appropriate language
4. Distinguishing static/dynamic charts and using suitable tenses
UNIT 2: DESCRIBING LINE GRAPHS
I. USING LANGUAGE OF CHANGE
II. UNDERSTANDING THE DATA
III. DESCRIBING DATA
IV. ORGANIZING THE DESCRIPTION
V. EDITING FOR LANGUAGE
PRACTICE
UNIT 3: DESCRIBING BAR CHARTS
I. UNDERSTANDING THE DATA
II. COMPARING DATA
III. USING PARALLEL EXPRESSIONS
IV. REWORDING THE INTRODUCTION
V. WRITING THE DESCRIPTION
VI. ENDING THE DESCRIPTION
PRACTICE
UNIT 4: DESCRIBING PIE CHARTS
I. UNDERSTANDING THE DATA
II. DESCRIBING THE DATA
III. ORGANISING THE DESCRIPTION
IV. COMPARING INFORMATION
V. DESCRIBING PROPORTIONS
PRACTICE
UNIT 5: DESCRIBING TABLES
I. UNDERSTANDING THE DATA
II. ORGANISING THE DESCRIPTION
III. REWORDING THE INTRODUCTION
IV. DESCRIBING THE DATA
V. USING REFERENCE LINKS
VI. USING QUANTIFIERS
PRACTICE
UNIT 6: DEALING WITH A COMBINATION OF CHARTS/GRAPHS OR TABLES.
I. DESCRIBING CHARTS OF THE SAME TYPE
II. DESCRIBING CHARTS OF DIFFERENT TYPES
PRACTICE
PART 2: ARGUMENTATIVE ESSAYS OVERVIEW
1. What is an argumentative essay?
2. Formal style
STEP I. STIMULATING AND BRAINSTORMING IDEAS
STEP II. OUTLINING
STEP III. DEVELOPING IDEAS AND WRITING THE FIRST
DRAFT
STEP IV. EDITING YOUR WRITING AND WRITING THE FINAL VERSION
APPENDIX
REFERENCES
