1-tenses

2-at/to …… per cent in

___.
3-[after, before + V-ING]
4-timing.
Pie charts, bar charts,
tables -> comparing &
contrasting language.
1-Comparison forms
+a few/ a small number of
-> plural
e.g. There were a relatively
small number of cars stolen.
+ that/those of
e.g. The number of cars
stolen in Britain was
higher than that in
France.
As for the number in
France,
2-Transitions
[Similarly,/ Like [Unlike]
the figure of Britain, the
number of …]
[however: However,
/;however,]
(In contrast/On the
contrary/ On the other
hand/ Whereas/While)
Although…
e.g. Although the rates in
Britain underwent a great
fluctuation, the figure in
France stayed nearly the same
until 1998.
3-Special structures
[adverbs of degrees: much,
far/slightly/a little]
e.g. The rates in Britain were
far higher than those in
France.
-the same NOUN as
e.g. The UAE produced the same
amount of oil as Saudi Arabia.
[a/the quantity of]
4-Using approximate data
[under, over, nearly,
approximately]
7.1 = just over 7 million tones.
65.6 = nearly/almost 70 million
tones.
least
lowest
e.g. the least + NOUN = the
lowest amount of …
…far more …..than any other
country.
times more
The two given pie charts reveal
[the amount of/the quantity of]
[Overall, /In general,/ Generally
speaking,]
-it can be seen that…
(it can be referred from the data
presented that ….)
(it can be interpreted that …)
…while program services
accounted for the biggest
amount of expenditure.
[…the most expenditure]
exceed (v)
In details, [In particular,]
donated food provided a
majority of revenue rates for
the charity, at over 86 per cent.
[most of the revenue]
{as for expenditures, concerning
expenditures}
nearly all of the outgoings, at ….

The other categories were much

smaller.
The other rates of sources and
outgoings were
….revenue, accounting for
approximately 0.8 per cent
combined. [totally]
…, accounting for 2.6 per cent
and 1.6 per cent, respectively.
a sharp increase
and the figure/it reached its
peak at …
the number of students from
Indonesia dropped for a while
before increasing immediately
then in…...
Like the figure of Indonesia,
…This figure stayed the same/
remained stable
Thereafter,
…unlike the statistics [in the two
above countries] in Hong Kong
and in Indonesia, the number of
students from M stood at
around……… This figure then …..
…as for the quantity of students
from …
Generally, as….., of all those
from/in
was/is predicted to be just
under ……
a slight fall to ….; the figure rose
rapidly then. ….to the lowest
point at ….per cent.

was and will be increasing

This ends my report. …., at
In contrast to …, the quantity of
….
an upward trend
[a slight upward trend]
…,respectively. These rates
remained stable until…..
which sent
[Australia …welcomed]
..in three different years/ in ….,
….and ….. The categories/fields
of study are …..The percentage
of total degrees granted for each
category changes over the three
years presented. [fluctuates]
In 1990, …
The figures changed somewhat
in 2000.
In 2010, ….
This ends …
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