1. This project and its actions were made possible due to co-financing by the European Fund for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals Graphic organisers Describing: A matrix (tick) chart Subject(s):Any subject Age group(s):8–11, 12–14, 15–16 Topic:Key visuals EAL Nexus resource Licence information | This resource is free to use for educational purposes. © British Council 2015 Source | This resource was originally developed by Nerissa Lea and has been adapted by EAL Nexus.

2. Visual diagrams can help us to: - understand information - structure writing.

3. Describing organisers A matrix (tick) chart is a table that can be used to present or analyse information.

4. This is a matrix (tick) chart

5. A matrix chart can be used...... to describe, compare, contrast, classify, locate information. This is a matrix (tick) chart

6. A matrix chart can be used...... to describe, compare, contrast, classify, locate information. An example How learners get to school How/Days bicycle bus car walk M Tu W ThF Writing practice

7. How learners get to school ______ children walked to school on Monday _____ Friday. ________ this is ________ they have more energy at the beginning of the week. The safe cycling course on Tuesday has seen ______ in the number of riders for the rest of the week. A lot of children came on buses, but cars were undoubtedly the _____ preferred choice of transport. an increase, because, I think, more, most, than Check your work

8. How learners get to school More children walked to school on Monday than Friday. I think this is because they have more energy at the beginning of the week. The safe cycling course on Tuesday has seen an increase in the number of riders for the rest of the week. A lot of children came on buses, but cars were undoubtedly the most preferred choice of transport. Your next task:

9. Describing, Compare and Contrast It has... It is made up of … It contains … The most important … This is how … The … and … are both … There are similar features... The … is different from … because … … they are not the same because … There are more... than... The favourite... is... Can you use any of these sentence starters for your task?