30天自学PTE | 【第七章】Describe Image 题型详解

2016年10月24日 图南英语



Describe Image介绍 

Describe Image属于较难题型,需要你对一张图表或者一个流程图、地图进行描述,答题时间40秒钟。和雅思A类小作文的题目非常类似。此题目分为三部分打分,包括PRONUNCIATION、ORAL FLUENCY和CONTENT。这道题中,只要你的发音没有太大问题,你可以把全部重点放在流利度上。也就是说,你需要“一直不停的说”,并且避免停顿、犹豫、重复以及二次开头。



如何描述一张图表呢


基本结构:

Introduction + Basic/ General Trends + Details Description + Conclusion.


TIPS:

  • Use correct synonyms in your writing.

  • Use a range of vocabulary.

  • Do not repeat words and phrases from the exam questoin unless there is no alternative.

  • Use less common vocabulary.

  • Do not use the same word more than once/twice.

  • Use precise and accurate words in a sentence.





Introduction 部分



Starting


The given / the supplied / the presented / the shown / the provided


Presentation Type

diagram / table / figure / illustration / graph / chart / flow chart / picture/ presentation/ pie chart / bar graph/ line graph / table data/ data / information / pictorial/ process diagram/ map/ pie chart and table/ bar graph and pie chart ...

Verb

shows / represents / depicts / illustrates / presents/ gives / provides / describes / compares/ shows contrast / indicates / figures / gives data on / gives information on/ presents information about/ shows data about/ demonstrate/ outlines/ summarise...

Description

the comparison of …. the differences …. the number of …. information on …. data on …. the proportion of…. the amount of ….  information on.... data about...

Example :  

  1. The provided diagram shows data on employment categories in energy producing sectors in Europe starting from 1925 and till 1985.


  2. The given pie charts represent the proportion of male and female employee in 6 broad categories, divided into manual and non-manual occupations in Freedonia. 


  3. The chart gives information on expenditures of 4 European countries on six consumer products namely Germany, Italy, Britain and France.


  4. The supplied bar graph compares the number of male and female graduated in three developing countries while the table data presents the overall literacy rate in these countries. 


  5. The bar graph and the table data depicts the water use in different sectors in five regions.


General Trend 描述


In general, In common, As is presented, Generally speaking, As is observed, As a general trend, As can be seen, Generally speaking, Overall.


Example:

  1. In general the employment opportunity has increased till 1970 and has dropped down afterward.


  2. As is observed, the figures for imprisonment in the five mentioned countries show no overall pattern of increase or decrease rather shows the considerable fluctuation from country to country.


  3. Generally speaking, USA had far more standard life than all the other 4 mentioned countries. 


  4. As can be seen, the highest number of passengers used the London Underground station at 8:00 in the morning and at 6:00 in the evening.


  5. Generally speaking, more men were engaged in managerial positions in 1987 than that of women in New York.


表示“change”的词汇


Increase:

Verb:rise / increase / go up / uplift / rocket(ed) / climb / upsurge / soar.

Noun:a rise / an increase / an upward trend / a growth


 Decrease:

Verb:fall / decrease / decline / plummet / plunge / drop / reduce

Noun: a fall / a decrease / a reduction / a downward trends /a  downward tendency /  a decline/ a drop

Steadiness:

Verb:unchanged / level out / remain constant / remain steady / plateau / remain the same / remain stable / remain static

Noun:a steadiness/ a plateau / a stability/ a static

Gradual Increase:an upward trend / an upward tendency / a ceiling trend

Gradual decrease:a downward trend / a downward tendency / a descending trend

Standability:

level(ed) off / remain(ed) constant / remain(ed) unchanged / remain(ed) stable / prevail(ed) consistency / plateaued / reach(ed) a plateau / stay(ed) uniform /immutable / level(ed) out/ stabilise/ remain(ed) the same.


Examples: 

  1. The overall sale of the company has increased by 20% at the end of the year.


  2. The expenditure of the office remained constant for the last 6 months but the profit rose by almost 25%.


  3. There was a 15% drop in the student enrollment of the University.


  4. The population of the country remained almost the same as it was 2 years ago.


  5. The population of these two cities increase significantly in the last two decades and it is predicted that it will remain stable in the next 5 years.


表示程度的词汇


Rapid change

ADV:dramatically / rapidly / sharply / quickly / hurriedly / speedily / swiftly

ADJ:dramatic / rapid / sharp / quick / hurried / speedy / swift


Moderate change

ADV:moderately / gradually / progressively / sequentially 

ADJ:moderate / gradual / progressive /  sequential


Slight change

ADV:slightly / slowly / mildly / tediously

ADJ:slight / slow / mild / tedious

Example:  

  1. The economic inflation of the country increased sharply by 20% in 2008.


  2. There was a sharp drop in the industrial production in the year 2009. 


  3. The demand for new houses dramatically increased in 2002.


  4. The population of the country dramatically increased in the last decade.

     

  5. The price of the oil moderately increased in last quarter but as a consequence the price of daily necessity rapidly went up.


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