打開任何 Task 1 圖表——長條圖、折線圖、圓餅圖、表格——你至少 80% 的句子都在做同一件事：比較。
A is bigger than B. C is the largest. D rose faster than E.
問題是：光會 bigger than / the biggest 是 Band 5-6 的程度。Band 7+ 要會：
- twice as many / half as many（倍數）
- considerably more / marginally less（程度副詞）
- increasingly / progressively（逐漸）
- the second most / the third largest（排序）
基本規則快速複習
| 形容詞類型 | 比較級 | 最高級 | |-----------------------|--------------------|----------------------| | 單音節 | +er | the +est | | fast | faster | the fastest | | 雙音節 -y | 去 y + ier | the + iest | | happy | happier | the happiest | | 雙音節以上 | more + 原形 | the most + 原形 | | efficient | more efficient | the most efficient |
不規則
| 原形 | 比較級 | 最高級 | |--------------|-----------------|---------------------| | good | better | the best | | bad | worse | the worst | | far | further / farther | the furthest / farthest | | little | less | the least | | many / much| more | the most |
Band 7+ 進階結構
1. more...than / less...than / as...as
Renewables now generate more electricity than coal in most EU nations. The rural unemployment rate is twice as high as the urban figure. Tokyo's population is roughly as large as all of Taiwan's combined.
2. 倍數表達（Band 7+ 必備）
| 結構 | 意義 | 範例 | |--------------------|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------------| | twice as ... as | 兩倍 | twice as many women as men | | three times as ... as | 三倍 | three times as expensive as the alternative | | half as ... as | 一半 | half as efficient as the benchmark | | X times + 比較級 + than | 倍數 | four times higher than in 1990 | | a fraction of | 極少部分 | a fraction of the original cost |
Solar-panel costs are now roughly a tenth of what they were in 2010. Male graduates earn nearly twice as much as female graduates in this field. Renewable capacity has expanded more than fivefold since 2000.
3. 程度副詞 + 比較級
在比較級前加副詞——精準描述「差多少」。Task 1 幾乎每段都用得上。
| 副詞 | 程度 | 範例 | |---------------------------|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------| | considerably / significantly / substantially | 相當大 | considerably higher than the OECD average | | markedly / notably | 明顯 | markedly faster than the previous decade | | somewhat / slightly / marginally | 略微 | marginally lower in 2020 than 2019 | | far / much | 遠為 | far more efficient than its predecessor | | a great deal / a little | 很多/一點 | a great deal more expensive |
Rural dropout rates are considerably higher than urban rates. The figure was only marginally lower in 2023 compared to 2022.
4. increasingly / progressively / ever more
描述「逐漸增加」——折線圖最愛用。
Consumers are becoming increasingly sceptical of unregulated claims. The problem has grown progressively worse throughout the decade. Urban areas have become ever more dependent on imported food.
5. 最高級 + of / in / among
China is the largest emitter among G20 nations. This was the sharpest decline in the industry's history. Taiwan has one of the highest literacy rates in the world.
6. second / third + 最高級
避免老是講 the biggest, the largest——用排名更精準。
India is the second most populous country on Earth. Education ranks the third largest category of public spending.
Task 1 圖表模板
長條圖比較
As the chart reveals, employment in the service sector was nearly twice as large as in manufacturing, and considerably higher than in agriculture.
Germany registered the highest GDP per capita, followed by France and Italy, which recorded marginally lower figures.
折線圖趨勢比較
Online retail grew far faster than traditional retail, expanding roughly fivefold between 2010 and 2023.
The gap between the two indicators widened progressively, reaching a peak of 12 percentage points in 2020.
圓餅圖比例比較
Transport accounted for the largest share of emissions at 31%, with industry and residential use following at slightly lower levels of 27% and 24% respectively.
台灣考生最常見錯誤
錯誤 1：more + 比較級 重複
❌ The figure was more higher than in 2010. ✓ The figure was higher than in 2010. ✓ The figure was much higher than in 2010.
規則：已經是比較級（higher）就不再加 more。
錯誤 2：as...as 裡面用比較級
❌ Tokyo is as larger as all of Taiwan. ✓ Tokyo is as large as all of Taiwan.
規則：as ... as 中間放原形，不放比較級。
錯誤 3：the + 比較級（該用最高級時）
❌ China is the larger emitter among G20. ✓ China is the largest emitter among G20.
規則：三者以上比較用最高級；兩者比較用比較級。
錯誤 4：倍數跟 than 連用錯
❌ twice more than / twice more ✓ twice as many as / twice as much as ✓ more than twice as many as
規則：twice 跟 as ... as 搭配，不跟 more than 直接搭。
錯誤 5：less 跟 fewer 搞混
❌ Less people voted in 2020 than in 2016. ✓ Fewer people voted in 2020 than in 2016. ✓ Less attention was paid to rural issues.
規則：fewer 用於可數名詞，less 用於不可數名詞。
10 題自測
改正或完成下列句子。
- Tokyo is ___ populous than New York.（填入）
- Rural dropout rates are twice bigger than urban rates.（改正）
- This was the more expensive option on the list of five.（改正）
- Online sales grew considerable faster than in-store sales.（改正）
- Less students applied this year than last year.（改正）
- Germany's GDP is as larger as France's.（改正）
- The figure was marginally higher than the one of 2019.（改正第二處）
- Solar capacity is now five times more than in 2010.（改成 Band 7+ 版）
- China has the ___ population ___ Asia.（填入兩處）
- Taiwan has the second high life expectancy in East Asia.（改正）
解答
- Tokyo is more populous than New York.
- Rural dropout rates are twice as high as urban rates.
- This was the most expensive option on the list of five.
- Online sales grew considerably faster than in-store sales.
- Fewer students applied this year than last year.
- Germany's GDP is as large as France's.
- The figure was marginally higher than that of 2019.
- Solar capacity is now roughly five times as large as it was in 2010.
- China has the largest population in Asia.
- Taiwan has the second highest life expectancy in East Asia.
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