GRAPHS

Describing trends

 During your oral exam you will be asked to describe a graph or chart. Now get ready to look at a simple graph

 Say what the graph / chart shows Indicate the period of time The graph compares the rate of smoking in men and women in Someland between 1960 and 2000.

 Describe the data at the beginning of the period In 1960, 600 men in every 1,000 were smoking. In contrast, the rate of smoking in women in 1960 was very low at only 80 in every 1,000.

 Compare and contrast the data / trends

The number of male smokers decreased gradually to 500 by 1974 and continued to fall but more steeply to 250 in 2000. By 1968 the number of female smokers had increased to 170, and this figure continued to rise until the mid 1970s, reaching 320 in 1977. The rate of female smokers remained stable at 320 until 1984, when the number began to decline and dropped to 200 by 2000.

 Summarize

the overall trend

In conclusion, we can see that the rate of smoking in men dropped throughout the whole period but was always at a higher level than the female figures. The rate of smoking in women increased until 1977 but then decreased for the rest of the period.

 What do you think the future trend will be? It is likely that The number of male / female smokers will probably The overall number of smokers is likely to () or () because / because of .

Now prepare to look at something slightly different! Look at the subject Look at the time period Which part do you think is most significant? Try to make a forecast for the future

Your tutor (Giorgia Martinolli) is organizing two discussion sessions for TUESDAY 10 APRIL Session One: 12:30 Aula Saraceno Session Two: 14:00 Aula Saraceno Aula Saraceno is at the end of the corridor on the ground floor of the Department of Management

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