remarkably

Reportwritingistoteststudents’abilitiestodescribefacts,

nopersonalopinionsorjudgmentsofthedataisneeded.

Inreportwriting,itisnecessaryforstudentstoclearly

understandthefollowingvocabularyandtourelevant

guageshouldbeformaland

objective,phrasalverbsandpersonalpronounsshouldbe

avoided,tensshouldbeinaccordancewiththe

copyanypartofthedirectionswhenwriting.

Typesofgraph:

barchart/graph,piechart,linechart,flowchart,table,

diagram

Udifferentstrategiestoapproachdifferentgraphic

forms:

(1)Forabarchart,focusonthemajorsimilaritiesand

differences,alsodescribesignificantchangesof

individualbars.

(2)Forapiechart,emphasizetheproportionsand

percentagesofpieeachction,udifferent

expressionstoindicatepercentagesorproportions.

(3)Foralinechart,concentrateonthetrendsofthelineor

lines;describeboththegeneralandspecifictrends,

preferablyintwodifferentparagraphs.

(4)Foratable,centeronthemostreprentativefigures.

(5)Fordiagrams,describetherelationshipsbetween

diagrams,indicatingtheinnerconnectionsbetweenthe

diagramsandmakebriefsummarization.

Expressionsofupwardmovementofaline

Verb+advAdj+Noun

ri(to)ari(to)

increa(to)anincrea(to)

climb

growagrowth

escalateanescalation

surge/upsurge

upturn

boost

soar

rocket

peakapeak

Expressionsofdownwardmovementofaline

Verb+advAdj+Noun

fall/drop(to)afall/drop(to)

decrea(to)adecrea(to)

declineadecline

reduceareduction

adownturn

anebb

slump

Expressionsofothertypesofmovementofaline

VerbNoun

leveloffalevelingoff

(remain)stable

(remain)

unchanged

fluctuate

Expressionsofadjectivesandadverbsindicatingdegreeor

speedofachange

AdjectivesAdverbs

littlelittle

small

slightslightly

minimalminimally

moderatemoderately

noticeablenoticeably

remarkableremarkably

obviousobviously

apparentapparently

distinctdistinctly

evidentevidently

significantsignificantly

considerableconsiderably

substantialsubstantially

prominentprominently

sharpsharply

dramaticdramatically

strikingstrikingly

Ufulstructures:

Thebarchart/piechart/linechart/table…indicated/

demonstrated/illustratedthat…

Accordingtothefiguresshowninthetable...

As(is)showninthefirstlinechart…

Ascanbeenfromthepiechartontheleft…

Themostevidentchangeoccurredat…,reachedapeak

at…,followedby...

Droptoitslowestpointat…

slowslowly

gradualgradual

steadysteadily

quickquickly

rapidrapidly

Sliddownwardsignificantly…

Remainquitestableovertheperiodbetween…

Climbsteadilyfrom…to...

Fluctuateconsiderably,with…at….