Dynamic Charts

The tables illustrate how the number of international students studying in VN and Thailand varied based on their country of origin in 2010 and 2012

Graph type + V + WHAT + WHERE + WHEN

Graph type: gọi thẳng tên biểu đồ: The given line graph

→ V: illustrate/compare

→ WHAT: Thể hiện số lượng/số liệu của cái gì về việc gì

→ WHERE: in ⇔ based in ⇔ located in

→ WHEN: from ... to/ between … and…/ during the years …. 

how many ⇔ the number of ⇔ the quantity of

how much ⇔ the amount of ⇔ the quantity of

percentage ⇔ proportion 

2010-2015:

over a 5-year period, commencing from 2010

Overview:

Overall, it is clear that (Category) exhibited a downward trend over the years shown, whereas a reverse pattern could be seen in the figures for the remaining categories. (2 trend)

(+ leaving aside some fluctuations in the data on …. )

In addition, B (had/ is anticipated to) overtaken/ surpassed/ exceeded  A to become the most (....) by the end of the period

Body 1: The starting point:

Highest -> lower -> lowest

Fix structure:

In ... (year), => signpost

- A had the highest number/ amount of (WHAT), with ...

- The data on/of/in B was lower, at ...

- C, however, accounted for the lowest number, representing at ...

Body 2: In the following years, => signpost
- There was a (trend) in the quantity of WHAT + WHERE, reaching (data) in (year)
- Similarly/ Conversely, the figure for WHAT increased/ decreased by (data) in (year) and ... by the end of the period, making it ..., while that of (category) ...dropped/ rised to a low/ high of (data), điểm đáng chú ý là gì

Overview - Well-illustrated 

Trend and Order (Highlight)

(end up): team sports ended up with the highest figure 

(initially: A - at the end: B) swimming was initially the most popular sport; however, it was surpassed by team sports at the end. 

Data referred to as

the figure for

the data on

the value

the quantity

the number

the amount

Chiếm bn %:

- representing % of the overall

- making up %

- accounting for %

- with the figures standing ...

- the vicinity of = about/ around/ approximately

phân tích ý nghĩa

- A is similar to B => A and B be roughly the same

- is the least/ lowest => contributes the least ...

Note:

- dwarf (v) = higher

referencing words

> (cái gì về việc gì) = category => nhắc lại thông tin k cần cụ thể, dùng the share of/ the figure of/ the data on/ those for/ that of + cái gì

Fluctuating trend

to fluctuate (wildly)

go through an erratic period

vary (wildly, considerably, enormously)

experience a period of volatility/ instability

enter a period of fluctuation

Large movements

dramatic

marked

steep

substantial

abrupt

remarkable

Small

marginally

slightly

insignificant

fractionally

Decrease

dropped to

fell to

slid to

deflated

bottomed at (lowest point)

hit a trough at

Unchanging

maintained a value of

went without change for

went unaltered

held steady at

reach a plateau of

Volatile sate

experienced volatillity for

figures became turbulent

Increase strongly

surge to

peaked at/ topped at

shot to

rocketed to

jumped to

swelled to

ballooned to

 An increase/decrease was recorded in the figures for (category)

• Sử dụng từ nối (then/after/before) (after/ before + V-ing)

A witnessed a dramatic increase before dropping to XX .

• Sử dụng cấu trúc whereas/while that of (kết nối 2 trend ngược nhau)

VD: The number of A increased. In contrast, the number of B decreased

              ⇒ The number of A increased while that of B decreased. 

• Nhóm 2 đối tượng có chung 1 xu hướng và sử dụng từ former/latter

Both A and B registered/recorded an increase, while the former tăng mạnh …, the latter tăng nhẹ ….

A and B have roughly equal proportions

bằng nhau

tobe closely followed by…. Cao nhất - thấp hơn - thấp nhất

Earned the highest/ largest = A top the chart with (data)

2 cùng nằm trong range cao nhất:

Earned the highest/ largest = A top the chart with (data), preceding (trước) B,

tobe in the second place while….

share/show a disparity of ...% (chênh lệch bn %)

differences are even greater when it comes to…

experience/register/witness/observe

vary greatly/ tremendously

can be seen in

considerably higher/lower

tobe marginally/fractionally/ slightly more/less than

a wild fluctuation/ oscillation

tobe outstripped by a narrow margin

make up for/ take account of/ represent…while

consitute

stand in total contrast to…..

Identically/ Similarly

By the same token

In contrast

At the other end of the spectrum