本月请随新航道重庆学校老师来看一看雅思写作小作文当中最常见的题型之一：线图。虽然线图是数据类图表当中相对简单的题型，但如何在线图写作中提升表达的地道性，仍然是提分的重点。

　　先来看一下线图的相关考情。2023年考频更高的小作文题型是动态图，预计2024年动态图也将是我们备考雅思写作的重点。因此，我们需要熟练掌握典型动态图——线图的考察重点，积累相关表达。但要注意动态图的核心不是单纯地描述五点(起点，交点，更高点，较低点，终点)一线(整体趋势)，而是要综合数据进行对比和趋势的描述，如果有双线图，则需要描述两图数据间的关联。

　　雅思小作文线图数据描述必备句式：

　　转折关系：

　　A .., while B...

　　e.g. It rose rapidly to the peak at 15% in 2000, while after that it began to plunge.

　　Although A... , B...

　　e.g. Although it rose rapidly to the peak at 15% in 2000, then /after that it began to plunge.

　　Despite A..., B...

　　e.g. Despite a rapid rise to the peak at 15% in 2000, then /after that it began to plunge.

　　先后关系：

　　After A..., B...

　　e.g. After rising sharply / a sharp rise to the peak at 15% in 2000, it began to plunge.

　　A ..., before B

　　e.g. It grew dramatically to the peak at 15% in 2000, before dropping rapidly / a rapid drop.

　　A ..., followed by B

　　e.g. It grew dramatically to the peak at 15% in 2000, followed by a rapid drop.

　　接下来我们以一个往年真题为例，看一下句型的应用和亮点表达，请特别留意高亮的部分，通常是可以借鉴的逻辑连词和句型。

　　2017.11.02

　　The graph below shows the average number of people attending top-level football matches in three European countries from 1980 to 2004.

　　雅思小作文图表重点数据分析：

　　1. 描述起始点：1980年，Italy 的足球赛事上座率更高(35thousand)，而England和Germany 都在25 thousand左右;

　　2. 1986年，Italy 上升到更高点(37 thousand)，而England和Germany 降至较低点(分别为23 thousand 和18 thousand);

　　3. 1986年后，趋势扭转，Italy连续下降，而England和Germany连续上升;

　　4. 2004年，Italy 降至较低，而England 和 Germany上升至更高点。

　　Sample essay:

　　The line graph compares the attendance rates of top-level football matches in Italy, England, and Germany during the period from 1980 to 2004.

　　Italian had the highest attendance rates of all the countries between 1980 and 1986, with almost 35 thousand people attending top-level football matches in 1980, and it increased to almost 37 thousand in 1986. Comparatively, England and Germany only had around 26 thousand and 25 thousand attendees respectively, both experiencing decreases until 1986, falling to almost 23 thousand and 80 thousand respectively.

　　After 1986, the trends reversed, with attendance in Italian beginning to fall, whereas the data began to rise in England and Germany. This trend continued till 1998 when Italian attendance fell to nearly 27 thousand people, which was overtaken by that of Germany at almost 28 thousand. At this time, England matched Italian as its original attendance rate was 26 thousand. After 1998, Italian attendance continued to decrease, while Germany's continued its previous rate of increase. England, however, had a spike between 1998 and 2004, becoming the country with the most attendees in 2004 due to its about 34 thousand people on average. Germany was a close second, having just under 34 thousand attendees, whereas Italian figure fell all the way to an average of 25 thousand.

　　To conclude, the periods that saw the greatest changes in attendance in all countries were the years between 1980 and 1986, as well as from 1986 to 1992. Over this period, the popularity of football in Italy as compared to England and Germany had opposite changes.

　　亮点词汇：

　　reverse：v. 反转

　　whereas/while: conj. 然而

　　be overtaken by: 被超越

　　spike: v. 猛增

　　亮点句型：

　　1. 更高级：Italian had the highest attendance rates of all the countries between 1980 and 1986.

　　2. 对比不同+相同：Comparatively, England and Germany only had around 26 thousand and 25 thousand attendees respectively, both experiencing decreases until 1986 when the figure fell to almost 23 thousand and 80 thousand respectively.

　　3. 趋势+对比：After 1986, the trends reversed, with attendance in Italian beginning to fall, whereas it began to rise in England and Germany.