B1CEFRWriting35 min

Luyện viết: Phân tích biểu đồ xu hướng

Natural disasters and being prepared

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How to Use This Lesson

👩‍🏫 For Teachers

Do Module 1 in about 15 minutes and check the answers together.

🎯 For Learners

Do the bakery tasks first. Then write your report.

Module 1 • Build-Up Practice

Describing Bakery Sales

Practise words for describing numbers, using a bakery.

A cozy bakery display with various breads and pastries, warm lighting, flat vector illustration style

PART A

Word forms

5 Questions

Select the correct grammatical form to complete each statement about the daily bakery inventory and revenue.

1. The bakery observed a steady ______ in croissant orders throughout the morning rush.

____ a. grow ____ b. growth ____ c. grown

2. Bread revenue has ______ noticeably since the introduction of sourdough loaves.

____ a. rise ____ b. rising ____ c. risen

3. Weekend demand for fruit tarts increased ______ before midday.

____ a. sharp ____ b. sharply ____ c. sharpen

4. Overall sales of multigrain rolls remained ______ across all four trading weeks.

____ a. steady ____ b. steadily ____ c. steadiness

5. Customer footfall ______ substantially after 2:00 PM until closing time.

____ a. drop ____ b. dropped ____ c. dropping

PART B

Words that go together

5 Questions

Choose the verb that goes with the words around it.

6. Baguette production ______ at 120 loaves at opening and climbed rapidly thereafter.

____ a. rose ____ b. accounted ____ c. saw ____ d. stood

7. Morning counter sales ______ a dramatic surge between 7:30 AM and 9:00 AM.

____ a. accounted ____ b. experienced ____ c. stood ____ d. peaked

8. The late afternoon trade ______ a noticeable drop in customer transactions.

____ a. stood ____ b. accounted ____ c. saw ____ d. reached

9. Blueberry muffin orders ______ a high of 350 units right before midday.

____ a. reached ____ b. stood ____ c. accounted ____ d. experienced

10. Specialty loaves ______ for nearly 40% of the bakery's weekly earnings.

____ a. reached ____ b. accounted ____ c. stood ____ d. saw

PART C

Useful phrases

5 Questions

Word Bank (Copy & Paste or Type Exact Phrase):

peaked at compared to a significant increase in followed by a slight dip remained relatively stable

11. The branch recorded [ ... ] daily revenue after launching its breakfast combo discount.

____ (Type phrase from the bank...)

12. Danish pastry demand [ ... ] 450 units around 10:00 AM on Saturday.

____ (Type phrase from the bank...)

13. Bagel shipments [ ... ] on weekdays, hovering around 85 units each morning.

____ (Type phrase from the bank...)

14. The initial early morning rush was [ ... ] between 10:30 and 11:30 AM.

____ (Type phrase from the bank...)

15. Sourdough sales were noticeably higher [ ... ] rye bread orders across the same period.

____ (Type phrase from the bank...)

PART D

Say it another way

3 Questions

Choose the sentence that says the same thing in different words. Do not change the numbers.

Original Statement:

"Between 2021 and 2023, the bakery sold three times as many cinnamon rolls."

____ a. Cinnamon roll sales tripled over the three-year period from 2021 to 2023. ____ b. Cinnamon roll sales dropped by a third between 2021 and 2023. ____ c. The bakery sold three more cinnamon rolls every year after 2021.

Original Statement:

"After rising steadily all morning, muffin orders dropped by 15% in the afternoon."

____ a. Muffin demand fell consistently throughout the entire day without recovery. ____ b. Following a steady rise in the morning, muffin sales fell by 15% later in the day. ____ c. Muffin orders fluctuated mildly before doubling in the late afternoon.

Original Statement:

"Artisan sourdough loaves made up roughly 45% of total bread sales in December."

____ a. Sourdough bread accounted for just under half of all bread sold in December. ____ b. The shop sold exactly 45 sourdough loaves across the whole month of December. ____ c. Sourdough sales dropped below 45% of total revenue during early winter.

Module 2 • Writing Task

Emergency Preparedness

Write a short report about the table.

TASK INSTRUCTIONS Report Writing

The table shows the percentage of households with an emergency kit in four towns in 2015 and in 2025. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 120 words.

Percentage of Households with an Emergency Kit

2015 vs 2025

Town	2015 (%)	2025 (%)
Northfield	12	36
Riverton	30	38
Hillcrest	45	41
Seaview	8	52

(Figures are fictional.)

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General Task 1 Checklist

✓ An overview paragraph

✓ Main key features

✓ Relevant comparisons

✓ Accurate figures

✓ At least 120 words

Your Response

Minimum 120 words

____ (Write your complete report here...)

Automated Assessment Criteria:

Task Achievement Coherence and Cohesion Lexical Resource Grammatical Range and Accuracy

Module 3 • Model Answer & Analysis

Emergency Preparedness Report

Read a model answer and see why it works.

MODEL ANSWER

Benchmark Task 1 Response

Word Count: 130 words Target: 120–140 words

The table compares the number of households with a kit across four towns in 2015 and 2025.

Overall, the number of households with a kit increased in three of the four towns, with Seaview experiencing the most substantial surge, while Hillcrest was the only town where the figure fell.

In 2015, Hillcrest led with 45% of homes with a kit, followed by Riverton at 30%. However, while Hillcrest dipped by 4 percentage points to 41% a decade later, Riverton rose steadily to 38%.

The most striking growth occurred in the remaining two communities. Northfield's figure tripled from 12% to 36%, representing an increase of 24 percentage points. Meanwhile, preparedness in Seaview grew more than sixfold, jumping from a low of 8% to 52%, and became the highest in 2025.

A person analyzing a data chart or report about emergency preparedness, flat vector illustration style

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Check each ratio word against the numbers.

DECONSTRUCTION

Useful phrases

Notes

Phrase 1

"the number of households with a kit"

Why this works: Say what the table is about in your own words.

Phrase 2

"was the only town where the figure fell"

Why this works: Shows the one town that went the other way.

Phrase 3

"dipped by 4 percentage points"

Why this works: Keeps the figures true. A fall from 45% to 41% is a gap of 4 percentage points. Stating "fell by 4%" would be mathematically incorrect.

Phrase 4

"rose steadily to"

Why this works: Shows the change was gradual (use only if the figures support it).

Phrase 5

"tripled from 12% to 36%"

Why this works: Keeps the figures true. 12 x 3 = 36.

Phrase 6

"grew more than sixfold"

Why this works: Keeps the figures true. Since 8% multiplied by 6 equals 48%, reaching 52% exceeds six times.

Phrase 7

"and became the highest in 2025"

Why this works: Shows how the ranking changed: Seaview was last in 2015 and first in 2025.

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