PERIOD 15: Writing
Trends in urbanisation
UNIT 2: URBANISATION
WRITING
Trends in urbanisation

1. ……………..
2…………….
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1. Pie chart
3. Bar chart
2.Line graphs
Up?
Down?
1. Match the phrases in the box with the graphs (a-f)





4. fall/ decrease sharply
1. fall/ decrease steadily
5. rise/ increase sharply
2. rise/ increase steadily
6. fluctuate
3. stay the same/ remain stable/ level off
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STRUCTURES
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- The number of young people working on farms has decreased sharply over the past years
=> There has been a sharp decrease in the number of young people working on farms.
- The number of urban inhabitants rose by 15% from 1990 to 1995
=> There was a rise of 15% in the number of urban inhabitants from 1990 to 1995
* S + V + Adv + ….
There was + a/ an + adj + N + in…..
2. Rewrite the sentences without changing their meaning
1. The urbanization rate in Indonesia increased by over 30% from 1969 to 2009.
 There____________________________________________

2. There was a sharp rise in the rate of urbanization in South Korea during the period between 1969 and 1999.
 The rate__________________________________________

3. The rate remained stable at around 82% for a four-year period from 2005 to 2009.
 The rate__________________________________________
4. South Korea’s urbanization rate went up dramatically by around 70%from 1965 to 2005.
 There ____________________________________________
was an increase of over 30% in the urbanisation rate in Indonesia from 1969 to 2009.
of urbanisation in South Korea rose sharply during the period between 1969 and 1999.
leveled off at about 82% for a four-year period from 2005 to 2009.
was a dramatic rise by around 70% from 1965 to 2005.
The line graph describes the rate of urbanisation in South Korea from the mid-1960s to 2009.
It is clear that South Korea experienced a sharp growth in its urbanisation rate. In the mid-1960s, the urbanization rate in South Korea was about 27%. The rate rose sharply during the period between 1969 and 1999, and then leveled off at about 82% in the last four years. From 1965 to2005, there was a dramatic rise by around 70% in the rate of urbanisation in South Korea.
Outline:









S + V + Adv + ….
There was + a/ an + adj + N + in…..
Rise / increase
Fall / decrease
by…..
to…..
Tăng / giảm được…
Tăng / giảm đến…
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Time :
- from ... to ... / between… and…
- during / for a số lượng …. year / month….period
- during/ in + số lượng + years / months
* Details:












* Introduction sentence: - The chart shows/ illustrates/ indicates….












* Overview: It is clear from the chart/ According to the chart/ It can be seen that…..













A DESCRIPTION OF THE TRENDS IN THE GRAPH
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The line graph shows the rate of urbanisation in two countries, namely Indonesia and South Korea, from the mid-1960s to 2009.
In the mid-1960s, the rate of urbanisation in Indonesia was about 17% followed by a slight increase of 3% in 1969. Then the rate remained stable at around 20% for a ten-year period from 1969 to 1979. In the next fifteen years, there was a steady rise in the rate of urbanisation in this country. From 1995 to 2009, Indonesia’s urbanisation rate increased sharply, reaching over 50%.
South Korea’s urbanisation rate was about 30% in 1969, roughly 10% higher than that of Indonesia. The rate went up sharply throughout the next thirty-year period to about 82% in 2005, and then levelled off towards 2009.
In conclusion, it is clear that while north countries experienced a growth in their urbanisation rate, in South Korea it almost doubled by the end of the period.
Homework
- Rewrite a description about the rate of urbanisation in Indonesia and South Korea (about 150 words)
- Prepare the next lesson.