Practice — Table sample report (chọn 4 con số nổi bật, không mô tả hết)

Theory — Nhắc nhanh về Table

Table = thử thách nhất của Task 1 vì có nhiều số liệu. Nguyên tắc: chọn 4–6 điểm nổi bật, KHÔNG mô tả hết. Xem lại T1-06 nếu chưa chắc.

Report — TABLE (thu nhập trung bình theo ngành ở 3 nước)

📝 Đề bài

“The table below shows the average annual salary (in USD thousands) across five professional sectors in three countries — the United States, Japan, and India — in 2023.”🔊🎤🌐

📊 Dữ liệu

{
  "title": "Lương trung bình theo ngành × quốc gia — 2023 (USD nghìn)",
  "xKey": "sector",
  "yUnit": "K",
  "layout": "vertical",
  "series": ["USA", "Japan", "India"],
  "data": [
    {"sector": "Technology", "USA": 145, "Japan": 82, "India": 78},
    {"sector": "Healthcare", "USA": 132, "Japan": 78, "India": 42},
    {"sector": "Finance", "USA": 128, "Japan": 88, "India": 81},
    {"sector": "Engineering", "USA": 108, "Japan": 75, "India": 38},
    {"sector": "Manufacturing", "USA": 62, "Japan": 55, "India": 22}
  ]
}

✍️ Sample report (192 từ, band 6.5–7.0)

The table compares the average annual salaries in five professional
sectors across three countries — the United States, Japan, and
India — in 2023.

Overall, the United States offered by far the highest salaries in
every sector, whereas Indian workers earned the least in most
categories, with Japan positioned in between. Technology and finance
emerged as the two most lucrative sectors overall, while
manufacturing consistently occupied the lowest tier in all three
nations.

Salaries in the United States stood out most dramatically. American
technology professionals earned an average of USD 145,000 — nearly
double the equivalent figure in either Japan (USD 82,000) or India
(USD 78,000). Healthcare workers followed closely at USD 132,000,
substantially higher than their Japanese and Indian counterparts.

Japan and India showed a more compressed pay range across sectors.
In Japan, finance narrowly outperformed technology to become the
top-paying sector at USD 88,000, while in India, finance similarly
took the lead at USD 81,000. Manufacturing, by contrast, remained
the lowest-paid category in every country, dropping as low as
USD 22,000 in India — less than a fifth of the equivalent US figure.

🔍 Phân tích

Cấu trúc

Kỹ thuật chọn 4 điểm nổi bật (không mô tả 15 ô)

Cháu chỉ nhắc 6 con số trên tổng 15:

KHÔNG mô tả: Japan Healthcare, Japan Engineering, Japan Manufacturing, India Healthcare, India Engineering, India Finance, US Finance, US Engineering, US Manufacturing.

Cách hợp lệ khác: chọn 4 con số hoàn toàn khác + vẫn ăn điểm cao — miễn là có logic (nổi bật hoặc đối chiếu).

Vocabulary đắt điểm

• “emerged as the two most lucrative sectors”🔊🎤🌐 — nhấn mạnh
• “consistently occupied the lowest tier”🔊🎤🌐 — mô tả manufacturing giữ đáy khắp 3 nước
• “stood out most dramatically”🔊🎤🌐 — chọn US để nhấn
• “nearly double the equivalent figure in either… or…”🔊🎤🌐 — so sánh nhóm nước
• “followed closely at”🔊🎤🌐 — so sánh cùng nước
• “a more compressed pay range”🔊🎤🌐 — mô tả cluster Japan+India
• “narrowly outperformed”🔊🎤🌐 — chênh lệch nhỏ (Japan Finance vs Tech)
• “took the lead”🔊🎤🌐
• “less than a fifth of the equivalent US figure”🔊🎤🌐 — dùng phân số + so sánh

Grammar highlights

• Past simple vì mốc 2023
• Superlative kép: “by far the highest”🔊🎤🌐 + “the least”🔊🎤🌐 + “the lowest”🔊🎤🌐 + “lowest-paid”🔊🎤🌐
• Adverbial phrase mở đầu: “In Japan, / In India, / By contrast, /”🔊🎤🌐
• Reduced relative clause: “…technology professionals earned an average of USD 145,000 — nearly double the equivalent figure…”🔊🎤🌐 (thay cả câu “…which was nearly double…”🔊🎤🌐)
• Complex sentence with while: “…while in India, finance similarly took the lead…”🔊🎤🌐

⚠️ Common mistakes cần tránh với Table

1. Liệt kê từng ô (KILL Coherence)

❌ Wrong:

“In the US, Technology is 145. Healthcare is 132. Finance is 128. Engineering is 108. Manufacturing is 62. In Japan, Technology is 82…”🔊🎤🌐

✅ Right: chọn 4–6 điểm nổi bật + so sánh chéo.

2. Bỏ Overview (KILL Task Achievement 25%)

Overview PHẢI có, phải big picture, KHÔNG số liệu:

• ✅ “…the United States offered by far the highest salaries in every sector…”🔊🎤🌐
• ❌ “…the United States had 145, 132, 128, 108, 62…”🔊🎤🌐 (có số → sai công thức)

3. Cường điệu sai mức độ

Chênh lệch nhỏ (Japan Finance 88 vs Tech 82) = "narrowly outperformed", KHÔNG phải "dramatically outperformed".

4. Không dùng thì đúng

Table có mốc 2023 → past simple ("earned", "took", "stood out"). Nếu đề không nói năm → present simple ("stands at").

5. Không dùng superlative

Nhóm dẫn đầu / đáy → dùng the highest / the lowest / by far — không viết “the most highest”🔊🎤🌐 ❌ (sai grammar).

💡 Template nhanh cho mọi Table

Intro (fill vào [X]):

“The table compares [what] across [groups] in [year/period].”🔊🎤🌐

Overview:

“Overall, [group 1] recorded the highest [metric] across every category, whereas [group 2] consistently occupied the lowest tier. [Sector X and Sector Y] emerged as the two most [adjective] categories overall.”🔊🎤🌐

Body 1 — dẫn đầu (highest):

“[Country/Group] stood out most dramatically. [Sector 1] reached [figure] — nearly [X times] the equivalent figure in [comparison group]. [Sector 2] followed closely at [figure], substantially higher than [comparison].”🔊🎤🌐

Body 2 — cluster giữa/đáy:

"[Group 2] and [Group 3] showed a more compressed range. In [Group 2], [sector] narrowly outperformed [sector] to become the top category at [figure], while [comparison]. [Sector at bottom] remained the lowest across every country, dropping as low as [figure]."

Điểm cần nhớ

• Table = chọn lọc, KHÔNG mô tả hết
• 6 số liệu là đủ cho 150 từ — chọn có logic (nổi bật + so sánh)
• Body 1 = nhóm dẫn đầu; Body 2 = cluster còn lại (thường 2 nhóm cùng cluster)
• Dùng cụm "stood out most dramatically / more compressed range / consistently occupied the lowest tier" để chuyển giữa cluster
• 🎉 Practice module giờ có 9 sample bài covering 4 T2 types + 6 T1 types (chỉ còn Map đã có ở P-T1-01)