BEL260: Sample of an informative/expositry writing

Salam, check your textbook pg. 201

Question 1

(Basically, this is how you put together your points in your essay.)

Introduction
∑ The bar graph and the table show the forms of transport used by the students in a local university and the number of parking lots available at the university respectively.
∑ Overall, there is an increase in all the means of transport used, with most students using personal cars.

Body
∑ The least number of students used other forms of public transport between 2006 and 2007.
∑ The use of the campus buses registered the second lowest number.
∑ Most students preferred personal transport. (car and motorcycle)
∑ However, the increase in the use of personal transport did not commensurate with the number of parking spaces available.

Conclusion
∑ The big increase in the use of personal transport is mainly due to the rise in the number of students from affluent families.
∑ However, the lack of parking spaces may lead to problems such as haphazard parking and traffic congestion on campus.