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= 11. Utiliser des graphiques, diagrammes ou tableaux 11 Décrire Dans un premier temps, identifiez le document, ‘camembert: pie chart courbe : Kinechart, flow chart graphique : graph/chart histogramme : bar chart onganigramme : organisation chart statistiques : statistics tableau : table Définissez sa source, son objet, la date et le contexte ‘gGographique ou social de Tétude. This chart covers the period from. to. it traces the growth of. it measures 2.1 Donner du sens Les chiffres donnés aboutissent & des constatations sur des évolutions (trend, tendency). # augmenter : vise, increase, go up, climb atteindre un sommet : reach a peat, peak, climax monter en fleche : skyrocket senvoler : soay, jump se redresser : to pick up dépasser : to top une augmentation : an increase, a rise, « climb, a jump, a boom, growth # diminuer : fll, decrease, go down cchuter : drop décliner + dectine dégringoler : plummet, plunge Seffondrer : nosedive, collapse atteindre un creux : reach a trough/a bottom low une diminution : a decrease, a dectine, a fall, a drop estagner : stagnate, remain stable atteindre un palier, se stabiliser: level out/off varier, fluctuer : fluctuate @tre a méme nivean que : be level with ‘*Attention aux prépositions que vous utilisez ! augmenter/diminuer de ; rise/fall by augmenter de... a... rise from .. to augmenter/diminuer jusqu’a : rise/fall 10 se monter a: stand at une augmentation/chute de : rise/fall of fluctuer entre ... et... fluctuate between ... and Vous pouvez nuancerlestendancesavec desadjectif ou des adverbes (en ajoutant ly a Vadjectif) brutal : sharp spectaculaire : dramatic en fleche : steep beaucoup : a lot, a great important: considerable, deal substantial environ : approximately, leéger : slight, marginal roughly petit petit: gradual ——_régulier - regula, steacly soudain : sudden (steal Utilisez des chiffies, des comparatifS et des superlatifs. >Tools 20, p. 243 the highest/lowest figures, more/less ...than. higher in... than in. Vous pouvez étre amené a classer last, an all-time high low, etc. Les verbes utilisés sont en général au prétérit (passé daté et révolu), sautsi on décrit une tendance qui se poursuit au moment oi on parle (dans ce cas 1a, on utilise le present perfect). rank first, come 3 | Interpréter Mettez les données en perspective : les statistiques décrivent un phénoméne mais n'en donnent pas Vanalyse, A vous de formuler une interprétation It seems to indicate... judging from... It would/eou! ‘mean that... we may infer thet. Usilisez des mots de liaison exprimant cause conséquence et des formes passives : therefore, becaus of.; the trend can be explained /accounted for/by. Exemple hivrenver stopenc Se a] From Time, March 2006 This bar-chart shows the various products Americ consuomers have bought on the internet over a year, between March 2005 and March 2006. The wast majority, abmost 70%, bought books andi clothing accessories. Another considerable proportion of conswmers purchased music (54%) while one in ‘w0/S0% bought electronics. One third bought tous aan another thir hough furrure and decor products (One quarter of internet shoppers acquired food ant Arugstore products. Finally, 14% people purchased car. related products while another 16% gave no indications a to what they bough ‘This chart reflec the current trends where shoppers tend to choose books, music and electronics on the internet, which allows them both a wider choice and home delivery. On the other hand, the fact that consumers purchase clothes on the internet shows tha online retailers have adapted well to this chanel of distribution ant that people fel safe enough toby ever though they cant ty. The trend can also be accounted for as more and more consumers are time: pressed ant ‘appreciate the comfort of home shopping

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