Unit 5: Illiteracy
Lesson 4: Writing
*Look at the following table, work in groups to discuss the ways to describe the information in this table.

The literacy rates of women in Fancy country from 1998-2007
+ You can describe it by a column chart:
+ You can describe it by a line graph:
+ You can describe it by an area chart :
1. Task 1: Choose a suitable word from the box to fill in each space of the following paragraph:
went up rise different
declined dramatically varied
The table describes the literacy rates of the population in different parts of the country of Fancy from 1998 to 2007. As can be seen, they .................. considerably between 1998 and 2007. In the Lowlands, there was a gradual ................ in the number of both males and females who were literate. In contrast, the literacy rate in the Midlands .............. steadily in both the number of males and females. In the Highlands, the trend for literacy rate was ................... from the other regions. While the number of literate males ................ sharply between 1998 and 2007, the number of literate females fell .................. This data may help the researchers or planners make suitable plans for educational development in each area of the country.


Task 1: Choose a suitable word from the box to fill in each space of the following paragraph:
went up rise different
declined dramatically varied
The table describes the literacy rates of the population in different parts of the country of Fancy from 1998 to 2007. As can be seen, they .................. considerably between 1998 and 2007. In the Lowlands, there was a gradual ................ in the number of both males and females who were literate. In contrast, the literacy rate in the Midlands .............. steadily in both the number of males and females. In the Highlands, the trend for literacy rate was ................... from the other regions. While the number of literate males ................ sharply between 1998 and 2007, the number of literate females fell .................. This data may help the researchers or planners make suitable plans for educational development in each area of the country.
varied
Task 1: Choose a suitable word from the box to fill in each space of the following paragraph:
went up rise different
declined dramatically varied
The table describes the literacy rates of the population in different parts of the country of Fancy from 1998 to 2007. As can be seen, they .................. considerably between 1998 and 2007. In the Lowlands, there was a gradual ................ in the number of both males and females who were literate. In contrast, the literacy rate in the Midlands .............. steadily in both the number of males and females. In the Highlands, the trend for literacy rate was ................... from the other regions. While the number of literate males ................ sharply between 1998 and 2007, the number of literate females fell .................. This data may help the researchers or planners make suitable plans for educational development in each area of the country.
Task 1: Choose a suitable word from the box to fill in each space of the following paragraph:
went up rise different
declined dramatically varied
The table describes the literacy rates of the population in different parts of the country of Fancy from 1998 to 2007. As can be seen, they .................. considerably between 1998 and 2007. In the Lowlands, there was a gradual ................ in the number of both males and females who were literate. In contrast, the literacy rate in the Midlands .............. steadily in both the number of males and females. In the Highlands, the trend for literacy rate was ................... from the other regions. While the number of literate males ................ sharply between 1998 and 2007, the number of literate females fell .................. This data may help the researchers or planners make suitable plans for educational development in each area of the country.
Task 1: Choose a suitable word from the box to fill in each space of the following paragraph:
went up rise different
declined dramatically varied
The table describes the literacy rates of the population in different parts of the country of Fancy from 1998 to 2007. As can be seen, they .................. considerably between 1998 and 2007. In the Lowlands, there was a gradual ................ in the number of both males and females who were literate. In contrast, the literacy rate in the Midlands .............. steadily in both the number of males and females. In the Highlands, the trend for literacy rate was ................... from the other regions. While the number of literate males ................ sharply between 1998 and 2007, the number of literate females fell .................. This data may help the researchers or planners make suitable plans for educational development in each area of the country.

varied
rise
declined
different
Task 1: Choose a suitable word from the box to fill in each space of the following paragraph:
went up rise different
declined dramatically varied
The table describes the literacy rates of the population in different parts of the country of Fancy from 1998 to 2007. As can be seen, they .................. considerably between 1998 and 2007. In the Lowlands, there was a gradual ................ in the number of both males and females who were literate. In contrast, the literacy rate in the Midlands .............. steadily in both the number of males and females. In the Highlands, the trend for literacy rate was ................... from the other regions. While the number of literate males ................ sharply between 1998 and 2007, the number of literate females fell .................. This data may help the researchers or planners make suitable plans for educational development in each area of the country.

Task 1: Choose a suitable word from the box to fill in each space of the following paragraph:
went up rise different
declined dramatically varied
The table describes the literacy rates of the population in different parts of the country of Fancy from 1998 to 2007. As can be seen, they .................. considerably between 1998 and 2007. In the Lowlands, there was a gradual ................ in the number of both males and females who were literate. In contrast, the literacy rate in the Midlands .............. steadily in both the number of males and females. In the Highlands, the trend for literacy rate was ................... from the other regions. While the number of literate males ................ sharply between 1998 and 2007, the number of literate females fell ..................... This data may help the researchers or planners make suitable plans for educational development in each area of the country.


* Based on the above paragraph, work in groups to discuss the following question:

What should be the requirements of a paragraph describing a table?
* Some requirements of a paragraph describing a table:
Give the general information of the table. (What does the table show?).
Present the numbers effectively.
Use correct tense and voice of verbs.
Have good comparison of the numbers.
Use “reference” expressions.
Give your idea / comment .
* Work in pairs to give some useful expressions used in describing a table.
* Some useful expressions used in describing a table:
The table shows / describes...
As can be seen from the data in the table,...
We can see from the table...
According to the table,...
It is clear from the table that...
In contrast, ...
While...
In general, ... / To sum up, ...
* Look at the following lines. They can give you some words used to describe a table:
steady
peak
+ Verbs and adverbs:
+ Nouns and adjectives:
2. Task 2: Writing a paragraph

* Write a paragraph to describe the information in the table.


*Discuss the information in the following table

Literacy rates in Sunshine country from 1998 to 2007
Peer - correction:

Work in groups, exchange your writings to read and to correct the mistakes.

Suggested paragraph:
The table describes the trend of literacy rates in Sunshine country from 1998 to 2007. As can be seen from the data in the table, the literacy rates in Sunshine country rose slightly from 1998 to 2002 in Lowlands. There was a dramatical rise in 2007, it reached to 90%. In Midlands, the rates increased gradually and the peak was 85% in 2007. In contrast, there was a slight decrease in the rates of literacy in Highlands in the first four years from 1998 to 2002. In the last six years, the rates dropped sharply from 45% to 30%. In general, the literacy rates in Sunshine country had tendency to increase over 10 years.

3. Homework:
Complete your writing perfectly at home.


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