15天搞定雅思写作 Task 1 -Day 5 Describing Graph Trends

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Describing Graph Trends

描述图表中的趋势走向

今天就会在文章中介绍描述表格有中的趋势走向时,需要掌握的基本词汇。这些单词有很多，我们今天只介绍最基本的单词。同时也会讲解这些单词在句子中使用时，需要注意的语法点。最后一定要完成相应练习！

Vocabulary for Describing Graph Trends

increase	to increase ,is increasing,has in creased,increased	Total expenditure in creased from $33,611m to $39,165m from 1995 to 1996.
increase	an increase of $5,554man increase inspending of $5,554m	From 1995 to 1996 there was an increase inexpenditure of $5,554m.

decrease	to decrease, is decreasing, has decreased, decreased	Expenditure on primary education decreased om 22.2% to 21.5% from 1995 to 1996.
decrease	a decrease of0.7%，a decrease inspending of 0.7%	From 1995 to 1996 there was a decrease in expenditure of 0.7%.

rise	to rise, is rising, has risen, rose	Total expenditure rose from $33,611m to $39,165m from 1995 to 1996.
rise	a rise of $5,554m, a rise in spending of $5,554m	From 1995 to 1996 there was a rise in expenditure of $5,554m.

fall	to fall, is falling, has fallen, fell	Expenditure on primary education fell from 22.2% to 21.5% from 1995 to 1996.
fall	a fall of 0.7% a fall in spending of 0.7%	From 1995 to 1996 there was a fall in expenditure of 0.7%.

drop	to drop, is dropping, has dropped, dropped	Expenditure on primary education dropped from 22.2% to 21.5% from 1995 to 1996.
drop	a drop of 0.7% a drop in spending of 0.7%	From 1995 to 1996 there was a drop inexpenditure of 0.7%.

接下来我们来做一道题练习一下。回顾一下今日的单词和词组吧！

Gap Fill

Public expenditure on education in Hong Kong (1) _____________ continuously from 1995 to 1998. In academic year 1995-6 it (2)_________________ HK$33,611 million, (3)______________ to $39,165 million in 1996-7 and $45,315 million in 1997-8. As a percentage of the government’s budget spending on education also (4)______ year, from 17.6% to 18% and then to 18.2%.

However, the percentage of expenditure spent on primary, secondary and tertiary education did not show the same consistent (5)_______. In 1995-6 expenditure on primary education was 22.2% of the education budget, 33.7% (6)_________ on secondary, and 35.9% on tertiary.

In 1996, (7) ____________ of 0.8% in spending on tertiary education was finanaced by a (8)_________ in spending of 0.7% in primary and 0.5% in secondary schooling.

In 1997-8 tertiary spending as a percent of the education budget (9)_________to its 1995-6 level. The percentage spent on primary education (10)__________ to 21.6% and that on secondary to 33.5%, both figures being less than 1995-6 levels.

1. A：increases B: increased C: increasing

2. A：was B: rose to C: reached

3. A： increased B: dropping C: rising

4.A：an increase B: increased C: increasing

5.A：rise B: rose C: rising

6.A：spent B: spending C: was spent

7.A：an increase B: increase C: was increased

8.A：increase B: drop C: dropped

9.A：dropped B: increased C: returned

10.A：rised B: rose C: increase

正确答案：15天搞定雅思写作 Task 1 -Day 5 Describing Graph Trends【练习答案】

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