BEC高级小作文笔记(修改)

表示占有:1.Ten years ago, our main product was accounting software, whichconstituted/consisted of 55% of total sales. This category has more than halved to just 20% nowadays.注：偏重于统计，占的百分比：accounted for %; make/take up %；stood at %2.The booking service was equally evaluated. For this service, the survey counted/consisted of 650 positive and 600 negative.连接词/转折：In stark contrast toIn comparison to/ By comparison ConverselyOn the other handWhereasNevertheless However/while Moreover/furthermore SimilarlyWith regard toIn terms of Regarding几个动词：Show; illustrate; outline; demonstrate; reflect; describe; depict差别：There were remarkable differences……are in majority.In …, the split was slight.However, the … vary greatly on the …大小的比较(1)差：spread(差价), margin, split, difference,差额为正/负：xxx remained positive/negative(2)占多数，a. … dominate in the … group/amongst….b. In the age range above…, … are in /sliding / majority.(3)超过: a. … exceeded/outstripped … but not by the same margin,b. …. exceeded… by … percent, outnumber xxx by ….c. exceed …-level. With the earnings exceeding ...(4) 比例相等：a. an equal number of both…and…b. …take an equal proportion in ….(5) 从小到大描述数据：followed byEg. 44% of our sales income came from US, followed by Europe(26%), and south America(19%)描述升降 Increase Go up to Shot up to Soared from Surged to Rose considerablyShrunk from … to Slid a bit SlumpPlummeted to Dropped to Decline/decreasestarting off at …./from , sales will increase to.. during …, and remain stable at during …, only to decrease to … during …During XXX, it started around XX in the first quarter …In contrast, accessories are undergoing a slump..Rose steadily from … to …, reaching its peak in 2002 with eighty million pounds …underwent a constant increase during this period and shows no signs of peaking. … before falling to an all-time low of just 160 deaths in 2000. …reached a low at..一直没有变化：varied slightly around …/ remained almost unchanged at …/ stay stable at around.. 经过若干变化后：…maintained this level/extent/positionEg. Over the year 2000, a turnover of fifty million pounds was reached in department stores, whereas it then plummeted to about thirty-five million pounds in 2001 and maintained this position throughout 2002.在饼状图或者其他类图中，如果表明了具体的百分比份额或其他数据，则可以加入自己简单的计算，如差额（increase by）或倍数（twice times as many as that）eg.Family-run shops share decreased by just over 11% from… to…, and the other outlets held more or less steady, with a drop in share of only 0.3%顺序连接词：They suffered a temporary fall between 1992 and 1994, followed by a steady recovery. After peaking at around…, imports fell slightly to their final value..During the following years until 1998, they underwent a slight increase to reach 205, before falling to an all-time low of just 160 deaths in 2000.Over the 25 years, UK prices have varied dramatically, peaking at 24% in 1986, but, through several fluctuating rises and falls, they have progressively come down, closing in 2004, at 5% and rising only slightly the next year.评价产品、服务The other line which has not performed so successfully is stock-control software. On the other hand, other categories have been remarkably successful.In general (consequently), the balance of trade remained slightly/remarkably positive throughout the period considered/studied.By comparison, clothing performed relatively satisfactorily, with the number of complaint staying constantly under 50 during the given period.It was concluded that TVs will be the strongest product area in the following years.Generally speaking, washing machines are the strongest and heaters the weakest of the three products.As can be seen from both graphs, average price of wheat did not show the same characteristic as total wheat production.The contribution of the third product remained relatively steady during this period.●The graph below shows the turnover for three kinds of retail outlet, all owned bythe same company, during the three-year period.Using the information from the graph, write a short report comparing the changes in turnover in the company’s three types of outlet.Below is a report on the changes in turnover for three kinds of retail outlet, owned by one company, over a three-year period.The overall highest turnover of eighty million pounds was obtained by supermarkets in 2002. On the other hand, the smallest turnover was made in small shops in 2001. Over the year 2000, a turnover of fifty million pounds was reached in department stores, whereas it then plummeted to about thirty-five million pounds in 2001 and maintained this position throughout 2002.The supermarkets’ turnover rose steadily from 2000, reaching its peak in 2002 with eighty million pounds.Clearly, small shops had the smallest turnover altogether. Thirty million pounds in 2000, a noticeable drop to twenty million in 2001 and a slight increase of five million in 2002.In conclusion, the highest results were achieved by supermarkets, followedbydepartment and then small shops.●The chart below shows the percentage of a company’s turnover which werecontributed by its main product areas in three successive years.Using the information in the chart, write a short report comparing theBand 5 SampleThe chart shows how much of the turnover of a certain company was contributed by each of its three main product areas over the years 2000 to 2002.Generally speaking, washing machines are the strongest and heaters the weakest of the three products. This basic difference between the two became even more pronounced in this three year period with the contribution of washing machines to the company’s turnover rising from 30% in 2000 to 24% in 2002, while the share which the heaters contributed dropped from sixteen percent in 2000 to seven percent in 2002. The contribution of the third product—cookers—remained relatively steady during this period. It dropped slightly from 22% to 20% in 2001, but recovered again in 2002.●The bar chart below shows the forecasts of unit sales by Toller Electrical Ltd forthe four quarters of next year in each of its three main product areas.Using the information from the bar chart, write a short report describing and comparing the sales forecasts for the three product areas for next year.Report on sales forecasts for Toller Electrical LtdThe aim of this report is to compare the sales forecasts for three areas for next year.Unit sales of fridges are likely to remain at 5,000 during four quarters of next year.TV sales, on the other hand, will significantly increase during the second quarter from 10,000 to 15,000. Unit sales will remain at 15,000 during the third quarter and soar once again to 20,000 during the fourth quarter.Unit sales of cookers, however, are likely to fluctuate, starting off at 5,000, sales will increase to 10,000 during the second and third quarter of next year, only to decrease to 5,000 unit sales during the fourth quarter.It was concluded that TVs will be Toller Electrical Ltd’s strongest product area in the following year.(band 5)●The bar chart below shows the profits made by each of a company’s threefactories for each quarter of the year 2003. The pie chart shows the number of workers in each of the factories during that year.Using the information from the charts, writhe a short report describing thetrends in profits and the number of employees in each factory.Band 5 sampleThis report outlines the development of profits in three plants, in London, Leeds and Bristol, in 2003 and describes the staffing situation in each plant. Bristol, the company ’s largest factory ①, employed 600 people and reached profits of 12 million in the first quarter of 2003. The profits declined steadily, dropping to 9 million in the last quarter ②.The factory in Leeds had a workforce of 350 people. This made it the company ’s second largest plant. Profits remained almost unchanged at 8 million. In the third quarter, however, they reached a low at 7.5 million.The London factory ’s workforce comprised 150 people. Profits did not vary much and remained just over 3 million. Nevertheless, they peaked in the second quarter with earning exceeding 4 million level ③.● The three charts below show a company ’s operating profit (in $ million), turnover(in $ million) and unit sales (i.e. number of products sold) in the three years2001-2003.Using the information from the charts, write a short report describing the company ’s performance in the three years.This report describes the performance of XX company over the period 2001-2003 by analyzing the turnover, unit sales and operating profit.From the graph we can see there was a consecutive decrease in operating profit over the period studied. Starting off at 500 million in 2001, it plummeted by 20% to 400 in the following year, and then kept declining to around 350 million in 2003.The turnover, on the other hand, remained relatively stable between 6100-6200 millionduring the same period. From 6200 million, it decreased slightly to 6100 in 2002, and recovered to 6200 again in 2003.The unit sales showed asimilar trend as turnover in the three years. In 2001, 10 million units were sold while in the following year, this number went down slightly to around 8.5. To our delight, it soared to a record high of 11 million in 2003,From these figures we can see, there was a buoyant demand for the company ’s product from 2001 to 2003. However, the operating profit failed to grow consistently. Therefore, I recommend the company cut down on its costs to improve the profitability.● T he chart below shows the distribution of positive and negative responses given in a market survey about service provision at a leisure centre.Using the information from the chart, write a short report about the results of the market survey, describing customer reactions to the services provided.Band 4 SampleThis bar chart shows the number of positive and negative responses given by customers in a market survey about services at a leisure centre.Asked about the parking facilities at the leisure centre, 700 out of 1250 respondents responded positively, whereas 550 said something negative about it.Looking at the ticket cost, there were almost three times as many people responding negatively than positively.The booking service was equally evaluated. For this service, the survey counted 650 positive and 600 negative responses.In contrast to the ticket costs, the attitude of staff was evaluated very positively. Only a fourth of the 1250 respondents complained about the attitude of staff while the remaining 950 people thought positively about the staff at the leisure centre. Summarizing the results of this survey you can say that there is need for improvement in the fields of ticket costs, booking service and parking.●The chart below compares the numbers of male and female executives in different ageranges in Star World, a large IT company.Using the information from the chart, write a short report comparing the ages of the male and female executives within the company.The report analyses the numbers of male and female managers in different age groups in Star World. The company employs almost an equal number of executives of both sexes. However, there are remarkable differences depending on the age range considered.Female executives dominate in the age group between 24 and 39, where the ratio is 42 to just 10, the first representing the number of women and the latter, men. Nevertheless, in the age range above 40, male executives are in majority. Although in group 40 to 49 the split is slight (29 male executives to 28 female), amongst older managers men starkly dominate. The difference reaches 20 in range 50 to 59, with 39 male directors and 19 female directors. It decreases half in group 60 to 69, where 10 women hold top position in comparison to 21 men. Yet in the last age grou p,70 to 79, female executives are absent. It solely consists of 4 male managers.●An international survey has recently been conducted, asking whether companiesplan to alter their spending on information technology next year. The pie charts below compare planned expenditure on IT by European and South-East Asian companies in the coming year.Using the information from the pie charts, write a short report describing the differences between Europe and South-East Asia.The overall result of this international survey on planned IT expenditure for the next year shows significant differences between Europe and Asia .According to the survey results , European companies are almost equally divided between increasing their IT spending, keeping it at this year ’s level or decreasing it. The situation in Asia is quite different.Almost 60% of the surveyed Asian companies plan to increase their IT expenditure next year, compared to just over a third in Europe.Moreover, Asian companies seem less keen on cutting IT spending, as only 16% are planning to decrease it, compared to 30% in Europe.Finally , the percentage of companies who are planning to keep IT expenditure at the same level is also lower in Asia, although not to the same extent.● The bar chart below show levels ofwheat production and wheat prices in aEuropean country for the period 1990-2000.Using the information from the bar charts, write a short report summarizing the changes in production and prices between 1990 and 2000.IntroductionThe aim of this report is to summarise the changes in production and average prices of wheat between 1990 and 2000. FindingsFocusing our attention on wheat production it can be seen from the graph that the output rose steadily over the period. A general upward trend from 0.9 millions of tones in 1990 to 2.3M of T in 2000 is clearly recognizable.On the other hand, the average price of wheat totaled 1,400$/T in 1990, but in 1995 it increased rapidly reaching a peak of 2,900$/T. In 2000 the price fell to 2,400$/T which was however more than the minimum price (error) in 1990. ConclusionAs can be seen from both graphs average price of wheat did not show the same characteristics as total wheat production. ( band 4)● The bar chart below show the figures for a train operator’s reliability (percentage oftimetabled trains actually running), punctuality and complaints received during a 12-weekperiod.Using the information from the charts, write a short report summarizing the changes that took place in reliability, punctuality and the number of complaints.This report summarizes the changes that took place in reliability, punctuality and the number of complaints received during a 12-week period, which was divided further into three sub-periods.From the graph we can see about 97% of the timetabled trains were running d uring the first four weeks. The percentage rose to 100% from the fifth week onwards and remained stable for the rest of the periods studied.Conversely , the punctuality percentage was declining consecutively over the given period. From 95% at the outset, it edged down in the two subsequent periods and hit the lowest at around 90% in the last three weeks.The number of complaints per 100,000 passenger journeys remained stable at 200 in the first four weeks and even dropped slightly in the following period , probably owing7580859095100Reliability and PunctualityscoresReliability Punctuality5010015020025013 Dec-9 Jan 10 Jan-6 Feb7 Feb-6Marcomplaints per 100,000 passenger journeysto the rise of reliability. However, during the last 4 weeks, it went up again to a n all time high at around 225.To conclude, it is clear the punctuality has significant influence on the number of complaints received.Report: Cruseline train companyThe graph shows the passenger revenue and the percentage of trains arriving on time during the years 2005 and 2006 of Cruseline train company.Regarding the passenger revenue, during 2005 it started around 280 million in the first quarter, increased slowly to 300 million in the 3rd quarter and then fell to around 290 million at the end of the year. In 2006, the revenue increased steadily to 330 during the 2nd quarter followed by a sharp fall to around 225 at the end of 2006. The percentage of trains arriving on time stayed stable at around 88% during the 1st and 2nd quarter in 2005, then decreased to 85% in the 3rd quarter before recovering at round 87% at the end of 2005. Till the 2nd quarter in 2006 the percentage decreased steadily to 85% before falling rapidly to 68% and recovering to 75% at the end of 2006.Report on the exports and imports between 1991 and2001Sample 1This report describes the movements of the balance of trade between 1991 and 2001, for a particular country, concerning manufacturing and agriculture. ManufacturingImports increased constantly during the period studied. The figure shows a rise of 4 billion within the whole period and no fluctuations are to be remarked.Exports rose from nearly 3 billion in 1991 to approx. $7bn in 2001, suffering minor fluctuations all the way through.In general, the balance of trade remained slightly positive through the period considered.AgricultureImports increased slightly, ending the period around $1bn over their starting level. They suffered a temporary fall between 1992 and 1994,followed by a steady recovery. After peaking at around 2.5 bn in 1999, imports fell slightly to their final value.Exports figure shows the same performance although at level 4bn higher than imports.Consequently, the balance of trend remained markedly positive throughout the period. (band 4)Sample 2Looking at the graph, there was a marked upward tendency in manufacturing trade. The export increased from nearly $300billion in 1991 to about $700billion in 2001.The import rose by $400 billion from $200 billion in 1991 to narrowing $600 billion in 2001. The trade surplus was $ 100 billion in 2001.Like manufacturing trade, the agricultural trade kept rising throughout the period, except a slight fluctuation from 1991 to 1994. From 1994 onward, the export surged upwards from $420 billion to $620 billion in 2001, and import from $100 billion to $220 billion in 2001. The trade surplus was $400 billion in 2001.The period saw favorable balance trade due to the policy of boosting exports. This bears out good performance of the country between 1991 and 2001.Prices of consumer goods in the UK, Germany and France from 1981 to 2005 The graph shows the prices of the consumer goods in three European countries between 1981 and 2005.Over the 25 year period considered, the UK has always had prices higher than both France and Germany, except for the early/mid 1990’s when French prices were higher and the early 2000’s when both French and German prices were higher at different times.Over the 25 years, UK prices have varied dramatically, peaking at 24% in 1986, but through several fluctuating rises and falls, they have progressively come down, closing in 2004, at 5% and rising only slightly the next year.French and German prices have always varied only slightly from each other within a maximum range of 12%, with French prices staying higher than German prices from 1982 onwards.Fatal accidents at work in the UKThe report summarizes trends in fatal workplace accidents and work-related stress during the period 1990-2003; while the former fell in Britain from 350 in 1990 to 180 in 2003. The most pronounced decrease in accidents occurred between 1990 and 1995, when only 1990 took place. During the following years until 1998, they underwent a slight increase to reach 205, before falling to an all-time low of just 160 deaths in 2000. They then rose to 210 in 2001, before decreasing to 180 in 2003. Work-related stress, on the other hand, underwent a constant increase during this period and shows no signs of peaking. The largest increase occurred between 1995 and 1998-9, when the number of cases climbed from 260,000 to 420,000.In conclusion, the two charts show that, while British workplace are becoming safer, employees feel themselves to be under great pressure.Software solutions: software sales by categoryOver the last ten year, sales of our five main categories of software have undergone quite important changes. Ten year ago, our main product was accounting software, which constituted 55% of our total sales. This category has more than halved to just 20% nowadays. The other line which has not performed so successfully is stock-control software, whose sales have shrunk from 20% of total to just 12%. On the other hand, other categories have been remarkably successful. Our CRM software has soared from just 5% of the total to 27% at present. Similarly, our payroll software has trebled its sales, rising from 5% to 15%, while our shipment tracking packages have taken off and now account for 25% of sales where ten years ago they stood at just 15% of the total.。