Bar Chart. 13/3/25


1. The bar chart below shows the percentage of people who use their smartphones to watch TV. 

*Note trên lớp:

  • Không có năm: chia hiện tại đơn

  • Nhóm tuổi: hơi giống với theo năm (theo độ tuổi tăng dần, giảm dần)

  • Không dùng cấu trúc càng - càng trong văn viết (ám chỉ 1 đối tượng trải qua nhiều năm mới được sử dụng cấu trúc này) → bản chất nó không cùng một đối tượng

  • Intro para bth, số liệu giảm dần đều, giảm dần theo độ tuổi, ở các nhóm tuổi cao lên => lượng người xem tv trên điện thoại ở các nhóm tuổi lớn hơn


Standing at the second leading position, the figure for the age group 25-34 was 71%, 10% higher than that of the 35-44-year olds. A similar gap is also recorded between the latter and the age bracket of 45-54 (50%).



  • There is a direct proportion (thuan)><an inverse proportion (nghich) between the declining preference for using… and the increased ages of users



  • The rate of people aged 25-34 was slightly over 70%, 10% higher than the 35-to-44-year-old group. A similar gap of 10% was also recorded between the latter and the 45-to-54-year-olds (roughly 60%).

  • Note: 

“Twofold” chi dung khi mieu ta su thay doi cua 1 doi tuong sau 1 khoang thoi gian (X witnessed a twofold/double increase = X increased twofold)

Neu muon so sanh 2 doi tuong khac nhau trong cung 1 thoi diem thi dung “twice” hoac “three times”



Overall, there was a gradual decline in the number of smartphone users watching TV on these devices in the older age groups. (ở các nhóm tuổi lớn hơn >< in the younger age group)

  • Chi dung duoc cau truc trend khi bai co so lieu ve nam hoac nhom tuoi (e.g. an increase over the years/ an increase in the younger age groups)

The more popular he is, the richer he gets = the increase in his popularity brings him wealth

* Overview:

- Choose 1-2 special objects with the highest numbers and with smallest to generally evaluate.

E.g. 

* The majority of something (people/budget/etc.) is spent on A/choose A as…

* A is (are/was/were) the most popular.../first… to  

* You can use either “report" expressions (The figure for X was the highest meanwhile Y…) or more natural ones depending on certain situations (X was the most popular…while Y was the least used way)

=> Overall, it is evident that

Overview:

The use of smartphones to watch TV decreases in older age groups./The younger people tend to watch TV on their smartphones more than the older age brackets

* Body

- Para 1: Group objects with the clearest difference/gap to compare

Group objects of (gaps): large numbers and small numbers, group of the oldest and the newest, group of the busiest, group of the popular, etc. to compare 

- Para 2: The rest

Group objects of those in the middle, rather similar figures, etc. 

All remaining features can be included in one last sentence with illustrating numbers.

E.g. 

* In terms of food and drink,.../ In UK, the figures of… is the largest, making up …%

* The majority + plural noun + plural form of a verb 

* The majority + singular noun + singular form of a verb (the majority of students are interested in Tiktok)

><  the number of + noun(s) +  singular form of a verb



* Topic-related Vocab:



- smartphone user = people who use smartphone; people using smartphone; user of smartphone

- smartphone = this gadget; this device; such gadget; such device

- be interested in sth >< be uninterested in sth

- prevalent (a) >< unpopular

- age groups = age brackets = age ranges

- 18-24: youngest surveyed people; young people (18-24); people in late adolescence; people in young/early adulthood; young adult

- 25-34: adult who are (aged) 25-34

- 35-44: people in early middle age (35-44); early middle aged people who are 35-44 years old/early middle aged people from 35 to 44/between 35 to 44 years old

- 45-54: middle-aged people (45-54); people in middle age

- 55-64: late middle-aged people (55-64)

- 65+: the elderly (65+); the elderly people; the elderly population; the old people; people in late adulthood; people over the age of 65; people in old age 

- people at the age of 35 = 35 year olds = people aged 35

  •  people between the ages of 18 and 24 = people range in ages from 18 to 24 = people aged between 18 and 24

Task 1.1.

*Note bài

  • Chọn media vì chỉ có 3 nhóm < 5 nhóm tuổi 

  • Overall, Cột đen giảm dần, Cột xám luôn thấp nhất trong các nhóm tuổi, cột trắng gần như cao nhất ở các nhóm tuổi trừ 10-17 tuổi

  • Đưa về từng cột một xử lý: cột đen: identical 80, stand the first position (năm 1), số lượng 10-29 cao nhất - 80%, follow by

  • Cột trắng: Số lượng người sd radio rất cao, ranging 88-94; ½ của social networking (40%)

  • Cột xám: số liệu không vượt quá 25 especially 65+ of amere 2%

*Khi viet overview và body, nên chọn yếu tố có số lượng ít hơn (types of media) làm base để phân tích và so sánh số liệu ở các nhóm tuổi (yeu to co so luong nhieu hon) giong line graph chon nam

Vocab

- Types of media (n) = categories/sorts of media = sources of information/news = news sources = news media = means to gather news: nguồn tin
- To get daily news (v) = to receive news daily/on a daily basis = to gather news everyday

- To listen to the radio for news/to receive news (v) =  to listen to news on radio = to hear news on radio

- To surf/access/visit/browse/enter social networking sites for news/to receive news (v)

- Main source (n) = major source = primary source

- age groups = age brackets = age ranges

- Internet-based media (n) =  social networking and micro-blogging

(utilise analysing methods for static tables: columns - social networking…; rows - 10-17…)

 

- Social networking: Overall, there was a gradual decline in the proportion of people using social networking to stay updated with the latest news  in the older age groups.

  • Body: nên chia theo media, regards social networking, bao nhiêu người chọn để làm hình thức các thứ, con số cao nhất ở… thấp nhất ở…

- negligible = minuscule = insignificant (a): không đáng kể (<5%; <10% tuy chu de)



E.g. …, especially the oldest age bracket with a negligible rate/number of a mere 2%.