雅思考生在描述小作文中題目所給的資訊時，務必含括圖表細節並對重點加以評述，如此考官便能清楚明白考生表述了哪些是極其重要的特點(critically important features)。寫作內容若不夠詳細，那就如同“隔靴搔癢”，讓人讀起來既不痛快更白費力氣。細節亦須加以比較（compare and contrast）並說出時間點（time period），圖表所示之趨勢（trends）也須着墨，讀者會更易明瞭您的思路及欲表達之意。

      以下提供兩項考生可應用于小作文中的寫作技巧：
      1. 如何完整描述資訊：資訊的完整性取決於以下三點:
      a. 陳述（statement）: Computer sales increased dramatically.
      b. 資料資料（data）: between 2000 and 2005 / from two to three million
      c. 評論（comment）: a rise of 50% / a significant growth
      Between 2000 and 2005, computer sales increased dramatically, from two to three million. This was a rise of 50%, quite a significant growth.
      句中文字順序並無固定模式，因此本句也可寫成如下:
      Sales of computers showed a significant growth, rising from two to three million between 2000 and 2005 - an increase of 50%.

      另舉一例:
      a. The number of candidates taking IELTS increased again
      b. in 2010 from 355,000 to well over 475,000
      c. a rise of 34%
      The number of candidates taking IELTS increased again in 2010 from 355,000 to well over 475,000 - a rise of 34%.
      考生須引用資料（data）作為例子（examples）以支持其論點（support your description），再作出評論（comment）以示您瞭解所描述的重點為何。

      遵從以下步驟即可輕鬆寫出高分句子：
      首先，找出圖表趨勢走向（identify the trend）：Computer production increased
      並且，含括證據（include evidence）： from 1000 to 1250 units
      再者，寫出時間（include the period）：for the first six months of 2012
      最後，下評論（include comment）：This is a growth of 25%
      2. 運用多樣詞彙: 詞彙的多樣性能讓文章更生動活潑。在描述趨勢及重點時，考生可用“形容詞+名詞”的形式或“動詞+副詞”的寫法:
      a. 形容詞+名詞：
      From 2000 until 2005, there was a gradual increase in computer sales in Canada, from two to three million - a growth of 50%.
      b. 動詞+副詞：
      From 2000 until 2005, computer sales in Canada increased gradually from two to three million - a growth of 50%.

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