STRUCTURE FOR MULTIPLE GRAPHS

I.TYPE OF MULTIPLE GRAPHS

The following kinds: line graph, bar chart, pie chart, table.
II. LANGUAGE USE
Use appropriate language for each kind of source of data
1. All kinds of sources
- Flexible language for accurate data: About, just over, less than
- Refering to data: in terms of , with regard to, regarding, respectively
- Similarity and contrasting: likewise, similarly, while, in contrast
- Comparing language: as opposed to, compared with
- Comparison of adjectives and adverbs:
2. Line graph: Language of changes
+ Increase, decrease, fluctuate, remain
+ Sharp(ly), significant(ly), dramatic(cally), Sudden(ly)
3. Pie chart: language of percentage
+ Nearly a fifth, almost a third
+ Account for , make up, constitute, comprise
+ Percentage, proportion
4. Bar chart / table:
+ reach a peak, remain, drop, fall, rise
+ Sharp(ly), significant(ly), drastic(cally), Sudden(ly)
III. HOW TO WRITE
1. OUTLINE 2. INTRODUCTION
3. OVERVIEW 4. BODY 1+BODY 2
1. Introduction: Paraphrase question sentences
There will be normally be two questions sentences and you should
combine them into one sentence by using “And” or “While” . This will
allow you to produce a complex sentences and gain points for
grammatical range and accuracy.
2. Overview
Sentence 1: Overview of one-two of the main features of the graph
number 1
Sentence 2: Overview of one-two of the main features of the graph
number 2
+ Line graph: Increase or decrease? which is the higest
+ Pie chart: the biggest / smallest proportions
+ Bar chart, table: the highest / lowest number
+ Make comparison
3. Body:
Body 1: Details of the main features of graph number 1
Body 2: Details of the main features of graph number 2