Những từ vựng có thể dùng trong writing task 1
barrels: [noun] [thùng] a barrel is a large, round container usually made of
metal or wood. It is a unit of measurement in the oil industry [about 150
litres].
Example: Oil prices last year rose by 5 dollars per barrel.
tended to increase: [expression] [có xu hướng tăng] increased over a period
of time, but did not increase during each of the years shown [we have to
write this, because the number of barrels of oil produced in the UAE did not
increase from 1990 to 2000].
Example: Although the rate of inflation fell in July and August, inflation
tended to increase in the USA during 2015.
reaching a peak: [expression] [đạt đỉnh] the point at which something is at
its highest quantity.
Example: It is now almost 8:00 in the morning and the number of cars in the
city centre is reaching a peak.
slight: [adjective] [nhẹ] very small.
Example: I fell of my bike and suffered some slight injuries, but nothing
serious and so I was able to continue my journey.
the UAE: [noun] [Tiểu các vương quốc Ả rập] this name must be written
with „the‟ in front of it, in the same way as the USA, the UK, the United
Nations and the European Community.
Example: There are many English language schools in the United Arab
Emirates [the UAE].
peaked: [verb] [đạt đỉnh] reached its highest point.
Example: At midday, the temperature peaked at almost 40 degrees, before
falling slightly in the afternoon.
Compare with : so sánh với
Example: The other countries saw a slight rise in oil production over the period. The estimated figure for Iran in 1990 was over 3 million barrels per day, compared with around 2 million barrels in the other three countries.
expenditure: [noun] [mức chi tiêu] another word for „spending‟ – the
amount of money spent.
Example: There are plans to increase expenditure on schools next year.
pence: [noun] [xu] the plural of „penny‟. In the UK, there are 100 pence in
one pound.
Example: The chocolates were 95 pence and the ice cream was 60 pence.
spending: [noun] [mức chi tiêu] use it in exactly the same way as
„expenditure‟.
Example: Public spending on hospitals increased last year.
came a close second: [expression] [đứng thứ 2] be just behind another thing
or person.
Example: John said that although his favourite fruit was bananas,
strawberries came a close second.
reach a peak at : đạt đỉnh điểm tại
respectively. : lần lượt
account for +smth : chiếm
ex: Students account for the vast majority of our customers.
Witness : chứng tỏ
ex : The period between 2002 and 2004 witnessed a dramatic increase in the scores of team A, reaching 35 points in 2004.
Commute : đường đi làm
Ex : It's exhausting commuting from Brighton to London every day.
By : using the means, mechanism, or agency of
Through: movement through a system or process
Overtake : bắt kịp
Sedentary : ít vận động
Marital : hôn nhân (relating to marriage or the relationship of a married couple) widowed : góa (chồng, vợ )
number
- Use "the number of + plural noun" e.g. the number of visitors.
- Don't use it to describe percentages or uncountable nouns e.g. money.
amount
- Use "the amount of + uncountable noun" e.g. the amount of money.
- Don't use it with countable nouns e.g. the amount of person/people.
proportion
- Only use this to describe percentages (not numbers).
- Use "the proportion of + plural noun" e.g. the proportion of people.
figure
- Use "the figure for + plural noun" e.g. the figure for visitors to the UK.
- Use it with uncountable nouns e.g. the figure for unemployment.
- Use it with countries e.g. the figure for Canada.
- Use it with percentages e.g. the figure (for...) rose to 10%.
Note:
If you've read any of my task 1 essays, you'll see that I like "the figure for" because it can be used in almost any situation.
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