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Describing Graphs In this lesson, you will You will describe a graph, using appropriate expressions
Describing Graphs Going Up: Going Down: Staying the Same increase decrease stabilize rise fall remain + constant go up go down grow drop climb decline Pattern: Sub + Verb. Sales increasedin 2003.
Describing Graphs Words for Describing Changes show a large change sharply /dramatically /rapidly/ considerably / steeply • increase • rise • go up • grow • climb Pattern: • Apple Computer’s share price increased • sharply between 1990 and 1995. • Sales rosedramaticallyfrom 5 to 50 • million dollars in 2003. Sub + Verb + Adv
Describing Graphs Adverbs and Adjectives for Describing Changes show a large change • decrease • fall • go down • drop • decline sharply /dramatically /rapidly/ considerably / steeply • Apple Computer’s share price decreased • dramatically between 1990 and 1995. Pattern: Sub + Verb + Adv • The share price fell sharply from$100 million to $60 million last year.
Describing Graphs Adverbs and Adjectives for Describing Changes show a small change • increase • rise • go up • grow • climb slightly / moderately / gradually / slowly Pattern: Apple Computer‘s share price rose slightly between 1990 and 1995. Sub + Verb + Adv
Describing Graphs Adverbs and Adjectives for Describing Changes show a small change • decrease • fall • go down • drop • decline slightly / moderately / gradually slowly • Apple Computer’s share price fell gradually • between 1990 and 1995. • The number of Internet subscribers dropped • slightly to 50,000 people. Pattern: Sub + Verb + Adv
Describing Graphs Adverbs and Adjectives for Describing Changes show unchanged movement • remain • stay the same, stable , steady, constant • Apple Computer’s share price stayed • the samebetween 1990 and 1995. • The company’s income remained • constant at $ 100 million from 1990 to • 1997. Pattern: Sub + Verb + Adv
Describing Graphs Going Up: Going Down: Staying the Same increase decrease stabilize rise fall remain + constant go up go down grow drop climb decline peak* bottom out* Pattern: Sub + Verb + Adv Sales increasedsharplyby 45 million dollars in 2003.
Describing Graphs Expressions for Opening Sentences to Introduce the Graph The graph showsthe sales of computers of ABC Company
Describing Graphs Making inferences Graphs and tables are visual representations which can give information both directly and indirectly. In other words, we sometimes may have to make inferences or draw conclusions based on the data given as well as our knowledge of the world. From the information given, I conclude/ infer/ assume that ______. From the information given, it can be concluded / inferred /assumed that _________. The information given in the graph implies/ suggests / hints that _________.
Figure 1. International students at Gajah Mada University The graph shows the number of international students at Gajah Mada University between 2000 and 2008. In 2000, there were 100 international students in this university. This number increased sharply to 225 in 2001, but then fell slightly to 200 in 2002. In 2003 it rose to 300. It continued to climb gradually to 315 in 2004, and increased by 50 in 2005. By 2006, this number dropped from 375 to 300. After such decline, it went up dramatically to 500 in 2007, and rose again to 540 in 2008. Thus, I can conclude from the graph that the number of international students fluctuated until 2006, but then increased for the rest of period.