WRITING: INFORMATIVE

What is it ….
 To inform
 To explain
 To describe

- Reviews
- Articles
- Reports
- Letters
- Journals
Examples ….
 When you are trying to interpret and transfer information
from a pie chart or bar chart and etc. to a report.
How to present the information
 Read the question and get a clear idea of the relevant
information. Find out what type of wrting tou are required
to produce (report, article etc…)
 Skim and scan the non-linear texts ( pie chart, pictograph,
bar graph etc. …) ad think what they are about. Identify the
overall trend provided.
 Think how to intergrate all the information that you have
gathered.
 Write the outline:
 3 paragraphs (intorduction, body:analysis of information, and
conclusion)
Describing chart movements
Verbs : rose, increased, went up, climbed
Nouns: a rise, an increase, an upward trend, a boom

Verbs: fell, declined, decreased, dropped, went down,

reduced
Nouns: a fall, a decline, a drop, a slump (dramatic fall)

Verbs: remained unchanged, remained steady, stayed

constant
Nouns: a levelling out, no change
 Describing the degree and speed of
change
 Use adjectives or adverbs

dramatic significantly rapid swiftly suddenly

slightly minimal sharp gradually slowly fast moderate

steadily instantly notable substantial considerable abruptly

enormous immediate steeply instantly

 Two stimuli (Bar chart and Table)
 The different modes of commuter transport in KL in 1980,
1990 and 2000.
Price of vehicles for the years 1980,
1990 to 2000
Vehicle Type /
Year 1980 1990 2000

Imported RM 180000 RM 135000 RM 98000

Local RM 55000 RM 46000 RM 40000

Different Modes of Commuter Transport in Kuala Lumpur.
The graph shows the different modes of commuter transport used
in Kuala Lumpur in 1980, 1990 and 2000 and the table shows the price of vehicles for in
those years. (INTRODUCTION)
The trend indicates the growing use of cars for commuting to work between 1980 and 2000,
and the corresponding decline in the popularity of buses from being the most popular mode
of transport in 1980 to the least popular in 2000. Train commuter numbers rose from under
20% in 1980 to about 27% in 1990, but fell to about 23% in 2000. Motorcycle use has been
relatively stable, falling from around 27% of commuters in 1980 to 22% in 1990, but
climbing back to reach 25% by 2000. Car use increased steadily from just over 5% in 1980
to 23% in 1990, reaching almost 40% by 2000 as prices of imported and local
cars dropped significantly. This price drop caused an increase in car ownership, and caused
the popularity of buses to drop from just under 35% in 1980 to 27% in 1990 and
only 15% in 2000. (ANALYSIS)
There is a clear correlation between the growing use of cars and the decline in the
popularity of buses. There is also a correlation between the popularity of cars and the price
of cars. Cars became more popular as their prices declined year by year(SYNTHESIS) .The
use of cars has had the strongest impact on the public transportation system. (CONCLUSION)