雅思寫作是中國考生們的一大頭疼科目，也是難以提高的科目。新航道章躍老師分享小作文的【線圖1】過去時間內的變化，希望能對即將要參加考試的烤鴨們有所幫助!

  數據圖：【線圖】

  主要描述【變化】，可能描述比較。

  時間完全在【過去】。

  【Introduction】

  第一句話說明圖的大意：Shown in the graph are three lines that respectively depict the total number of tourists visiting a Caribbean island, as well as the specific numbers of two particular types of tourists. 第一句話中注意下劃線部分是引起了一個倒裝句(主語和系動詞位置顛倒的倒裝)，這種倒裝結構可以當成模板套用。The general view of those numbers is that they all had evident overall growth. 第二句話說明圖的最宏觀最直觀的特點。

  【Body】

  老章決定按照線的起點順序展開寫作。并且最上面的一條線是total number，那這樣的順序就正好也是讓作文的主體部分以“總—分”，即“先總人數，再兩種具體游客群體”的結構展開。并且，老章決定把這條線拆成三部分來寫：Most conspicuously, the growth in the total number, which started at 1 million, continued for five years. 第一句話的內容覆蓋這條線的前五年作為第一部分。第二句話把后兩年作為后兩個部分一句話寫完：After it was interrupted in 2016 when the number stayed at the previous year’s level (approx. 2.7 million), the growth accelerated, and the number surged to 3.5 million. 如何把兩個部分一句話寫完?善用after這個表達時間先后順序的詞。這樣就可以把兩句話合成一句話寫了。

  第二段寫起點排在第二位的線：Some of the visitors went on to the island. 第一句話用一個簡單短小的句子介紹一下要描寫的人群。接下來這句話的寫法值得注意：Although their number, during the years, had an overall increase from roughly 0.8 million to 1.5 million, it was stagnant for two years in a row, which are 2014 and 2015, and had a slip afterwards. 這句話用了although這個讓步，句子的邏輯是“從整體到特殊細節”，即“雖然整體如何，但是特殊要注意的是什么”。這個句子模式和對應的邏輯模式可以套用。

  第三段寫起點排在第三位的線，并且，這一段的寫作方式和上一段是基本上一樣的，那么，這樣可以在考場上省腦筋省時間：There were also tourists who stayed on the cruise ships. The years witnessed a marked rise in their number to 2 million from merely 0.7 million, despite the initial slight up-and-down during the first two years. 這句話的句子模式和對應的邏輯模式和上面一段的那一句相同，只是用了不一樣的讓步引導詞despite。同時注意：先to xxx再from xxx也是對的，不用擔心。It is also notable that the number exceeded that of the visitors going onto the island during the course of growth. 最后最好補充一句描寫交點處的超越作為一個重要特征。實在是忘記寫了也無妨。

  詞匯注意：高亮標出的表達程度的形容詞、已經帶有程度意義的動詞和一些特殊動詞、表達上升下降的名詞。

  句法注意：通過使用不同的主語來豐富句子的模式，以及長短句的交錯。

  【Conclusion】

  In general, the numbers grew in disparate ways, and the island’s popularity increased.

  結尾段建議有。一句話宏觀的方式、粗線條的方式總結主體部分，后半句屬于提分點，會寫就寫，不會寫無妨。