圖表作文是同學們尤其是考六級的同學最后沖刺的時候必須重點備考的作文類型。既然是圖表作文，那么第一段的對圖表的描述就對作文的得分有最大的影響。考生應該在第一段描述圖表的過程中，盡量在詞匯和句型的運用上使自己的作文卓爾不群。
我再補充幾點：
同學們在選用描述圖表變化的動詞、名詞，介詞詞組，形容詞和程度副詞方面要注意是否準確到位和形象。
以下一些詞匯大家重點揣摩：
spiral upward / the demand for talents (fair ) spiraled upward / climbed drastically / soar / surge / experience an explosive growth / an acceleration / swell / manage a modest ( marginal ) gain / on the rise / on the ascendance / wane / shrink / slump / fall off / drop off / take a dip / take a nose dive / trend (tide ) / sth. continued its upward / downward trend. / reach the plateau / the bottleneck / sth. level off / sth. remains steady / stable / unchanged / constant / stay the same / There was a slight drop( fall ) between 2000 / and 2005 / hugely / sharply / dramatically / drastically / substantially / steeply / incredibly / massively / surprisingly / alarmingly / distressingly / slightly / steadily / gradually / marginally / moderately / gently / reach a ( the ) peak / the highest point / A record number of students / reach the nadir / reach the bottom / the rock bottom / experience a moderate fluctuation / swing /
另外，大家仔細研究我下面提供的五種描述圖表的句型，在考試的時候如果考到圖表作文要會靈活使用。
This bar chart describes significant changes in the ownership of houses in a big city in China. It can be seen from the chart that a very noticeable trend from 1990 to 2000 was the dramatic increase in the private ownership of houses as opposed to the huge drop in the state ownership of houses. In 1990, three out of four houses were state-owned. However, by 2000, the percentage of the ownership of private houses has soared to 80%.
The above chart reveals that the huge expansion in the private house ownership has been accompanied by a corresponding fall in the state ownership of houses in a span of a decade. (1990-2000)
As is suggested ( unfolded / demonstrated / illustrated / mirrored ) in the above chart, with the sharp rise in the private ownership of houses, the state ownership of houses has dramatically ( substantially / alarmingly ) dropped in a passage of a decade. (1990-2000)
According to the above chart, there has been a drastic growth in the private ownership of houses, while the state ownership of houses has shrunk steeply over the past decade. ( 1990-2000)
From the above chart, we can see distinctly that the private ownership of houses has witnessed an huge rise as distinct from ( as opposed to / in contrast to / in comparison with ) the drastic decrease in the state ownership of houses in a matter of a decade. (1990-2000)
(2003年6月六級)
大家如果在用詞和句型上能夠把握好，就在圖表作文上成功了一大半。
祝愿大家取得好成績！
丁曉鐘
2005年6月17日晚21：59于南京
