Writing task 1 đề 3

percentages / proportions / n / /pəˈsen.tɪ.dʒɪz/ / The table shows the percentages of mobile phone users.

tỷ lệ phần trăm / the amount expressed as a percentage

mobile phone owners / mobile users / n phr / /ˈməʊ.baɪl fəʊn ˈəʊ.nəz/ / Mobile phone owners increasingly used advanced features.

người sở hữu điện thoại / people who own mobile phones

features / functions / n / /ˈfiː.tʃəz/ / Various phone features became more popular.

tính năng / characteristics or uses of a device

the table illustrates = shows = presents = compares / v / /ˈɪl.ə.streɪts/ / The table illustrates the percentages of users.

minh họa, cho thấy / to provide information visually

the percentage of … stood at = was = reached / phr / /stʊd æt/ / The percentage of users stood at 66% in 2006.

ở mức / to be at a particular figure

remain stable = stay unchanged = remain constant / v phr / /rɪˈmeɪn ˈsteɪ.bəl/ / The figure remained stable at 100%.

giữ ổn định / to stay the same

increase = rise = grow = climb / v / /ɪnˈkriːs/ / The percentage increased from 66% to 76%.

tăng lên / to become greater

decrease = decline = fall = drop / v / /dɪˈkriːs/ / The figure dropped slightly in 2010.

giảm xuống / to become lower

a slight increase = a modest rise / n phr / /slaɪt ˈɪn.kriːs/ / There was a slight increase in music playback.

sự tăng nhẹ / a small increase

a dramatic increase = a sharp rise = a significant growth / n phr / /drəˈmæt.ɪk ˈɪn.kriːs/ / Internet searching saw a dramatic increase.

sự tăng mạnh / a large increase

witness = experience = see / v / /ˈwɪt.nəs/ / The period witnessed substantial growth.

chứng kiến / to undergo or show a change

account for / v / /əˈkaʊnt fɔːr/ / Text messaging accounted for 79% in 2010.

chiếm / to form a proportion of something

by contrast = in contrast = on the other hand / linking phrase / /ˈkɒn.trɑːst/ / By contrast, making calls remained unchanged.

trái lại / used to show differences

similarly = likewise / adv / /ˈsɪm.ə.lə.li/ / Similarly, photo-taking also increased.

tương tự / in the same way

respectively / adv / /rɪˈspek.tɪv.li/ / The figures were 71% and 75%, respectively.

lần lượt / in the order mentioned

rank first = be the most popular = top the list / v phr / /ræŋk fɜːst/ / Making calls ranked first throughout the period.

đứng đầu / to be the highest

rank last = be the least popular / v phr / /ræŋk lɑːst/ / Playing music ranked last in 2006.

đứng cuối / to be the lowest

over the period = during the period shown = throughout the period / phr / /ˈpɪə.ri.əd/ / The usage of most features rose over the period.

trong suốt giai đoạn / during a given time

no data was available / there was no data / phr / /ˈdeɪ.tə/ / No data was available for Internet searching in 2006.

không có dữ liệu / information was not provided

compared with = compared to / phr / /kəmˈpeəd wɪð/ / Compared with 2008, the figure was higher in 2010.

so với / in relation to

from X to Y / phr / /frəm … tuː …/ / The percentage rose from 41% to 73%.

từ … đến … / indicating change between two figures

overall = in general = on the whole / adv / /ˌəʊ.vərˈɔːl/ / Overall, most features became more common.

nhìn chung / considering everything

it is evident that = it is clear that / phr / /ˈev.ɪ.dənt/ / It is evident that advanced features gained popularity.

rõ ràng là / obviously

gain popularity = become more popular / v phr / /ɡeɪn ˌpɒp.jəˈlær.ə.ti/ / Searching the Internet gained popularity rapidly.

trở nên phổ biến / to be liked by more people

exceed = surpass / v / /ɪkˈsiːd/ / The figure for Internet use exceeded that of games in 2010.

vượt qua / to become greater than

double = more than double / v / /ˈdʌb.əl/ / The percentage of gamers more than doubled.

tăng gấp đôi / to become twice as much