图表式作文1．图表作文的常用句型As we can see fromAs is shown inAs can be seen from the chart / table that …We can see fromAccording to the chart /table …It can be seenIt has been shown from the chart / table that …It can be concludedThe chart / table shows / indicates / reveals / tell us that …slight increasesharp riseThe table / chart shows that there is / was a steady / slow declinerapid dropgreat changesudden reduction Compared with … in …, …In comparison with … in …Therefore, seen that …So, it can be concluded that …From the table / chart, inferred that …Thus, recommended / suggested that …In conclusion,To sum up,To conclude, we can say that …On the whole,In all,6) 掌握并熟悉图表示作文中常用的词和短语A. 表示上升的词：动词：rise, climb, go up, increase名词：rise, increaseB．表示上升趋势的短语：upward trend in / towardC. 表示下降的词：动词：fall, decline, decrease, drop, go down名词：fall, decline, decrease, dropD. 表示下降趋势的短语：a downward trend in / towardE. 表示到达顶峰的短语：reach its peak; reach its highest pointF. 表示降到最低点的短语：reach the lowest point2. 实例分析(1) The Ups and Downs of Population GrowthDirections:Study the following cartoon carefully and write an essay entitled “The Ups and Downs of Population Growth” in no less than 150 words.In the essay should:1) effect of the country’s growing human population on its wildlife2) possible reasons for the effect3) your suggestion for wildlife protectionIt can be seen from the two graphs that during the period of time from 1800 to 1990, the U.S. population increased rapidly to 250 million, which is 250 times that of1800. At the same time, the number of wildlife species that became extinct is experiencing a similar trend, rising to 70 in 1900. It’s obvious that the rapid growth of the population contributed to the sharp decline of wildlife of the country.There may be two main reasons for the effect illustrated above. First of all, with the increasing growth of human population, spaces once belonging to wild animals are now occupied to meet American people’s needs to grow crops and to settle themselves. Therefore, there is less and less space in the U.S. for wildlife. In addition, deforestation, overgrazing, pollution of rivers, lakes and atmosphere disturb the balance of ecological system for wild animals, which drove many wild animals to fend for themselves in unfamiliar environments and die out as they can’t adapt themselves to the new situation.From the above discussion, we should realize that effective measures should be taken to protect wildlife species. For one thing, the increasing growth of American population should be brought under control. For another, the U.S. government is supposed to create a better environment for wildlife to coexist harmoniously with the human beings.(2) Choice upon GraduationDirections:Study the following cartoon carefully and write an essay entitled “Choice upon Graduation” in no less than 150 words.In this essay you should1) describe the cartoon and interpret the meaning2) analyze the choices respectively, and3) give your comment.The cartoon features a college student who, upon graduation, feels puzzled at life’s crossroads: “where should I go?” Nowadays, most students will be faced withsuch a dilemma: to continue pursuing postgraduate studies or to find a job immediately.Those who decide to go to work immediately have long been waiting to go out of the ivory tower and step into the society. They believe that only by accumulating working experience can a person become mature in the real sense. If later a person finds that his personal knowledge can not meet the demands of the occupation, he can also choose to come back to school several years later.Other young people, however, believe that during the four years in college, one can only lay a more or less solid foundation, and the development of expertise is yet to take place. The best way is to strike when the iron is hot and to help the substantial progress to arrive earlier. Any one who wants to excel in his field must be a specialist, and he can be one only after many years of learning and studying because modern knowledge is so advanced.No matter which step a student will eventually take, he had better look into his specific situation and listen attentively to the advice of forerunners before he makes the final decision. A person is free to choose whether to accept others’ advice or not, but in both cases he has to be fully aware of what is his goal in life and how he can achieve that goal.(3) Living with Parents in CanadaDirections：Study the following table carefully and write an essay entitled “Living with Parents in Canada” in no less than 150 words.In the essay you should：1) describe the table,2) explain the patterns illustrated in the table, and3) make comment.The table shows a clear pattern of the percentage of unmarried and married people living with their parents in Canada. First, unmarried people are more likely tolive with their parents than married people at all ages. Second, men, whether married or not, are more likely to live with their parents. Third, when people grow older, they are less likely to do so.Unmarried people include not only never-married, but also divorced, separated and widowed people. Without a partner at side or even having gone through heartbreaking experiences, they are apt to feel lonely, somewhat forgotten or deserted, so they often resort to coming back home to reunite with parents. Men are more likely to be closely connected with their parents probably because they occupy a relatively more important role in the society, and women, in a sense, cling to her husband’s clan.When people are older, they become more mature and experience, and thus more likely to take on the sense of independence and feel reluctant to remain with parents. Yet the most abrupt contrast still lies between the married and unmarried groups, showing that married couples are nearly certain to stay on their own, which signals a relatively independent culture in which they can speak and act according to what they choose to.4. Juvenile Delinquency Rates Are UpDirections:Study the following chart carefully and write an essay entitled “Juvenile Delinquency Rates Are Up” in no less than 150 words.In this essay you should:1) describe the chart,2) give your comment on the phenomenon, and3) suggest your solutions.Juvenile delinquency rate, as revealed in the chart, had been generally rising ever since 1989 and by 2001 was more than 30% higher than 1989 level. For the time being juvenile delinquency has arisen to become a serious social problem. On the one hand, the parents, for various reasons, don’t take on or even evade the responsibilityof bringing up the child. On the other hand, many researchers don’t live up to the expectation by paying more attention to knowledge memorization and examination marks and overlooking character building. Last but not least, the society has not created a favorable environment in which children can grow up in an ideal way.To effectively control juvenile delinquency, not only teachers and parents but also the whole society should play a positive role in molding the character of children. Teachers of all subjects should, apart from passing on knowledge, seize every chance to influence young children by speaking honestly and acting properly. Also the mass media should take great efforts to impart the information to the youth that nothing is more important than growing up into an upright and honest citizen. For the young people who have already gone astray, we should bring them back on the right track step by step.We can’t expect to solve the social problem without heightening our social awareness. So, it is time we cast attention beyond economic development and upon our children, the future of our nation and the future of all of us.。
