DESCRIBING (LINES) GRAPH

Slumped
Plummeted
Dropped Sharply
Fall Rapidly
Declined Dramatically

Leopt Shot up
Soonedrocketed Stabilised
Levelled off
Increase
sooned Sharply
Remained constant
Rose Rapidly
Cllimbed Dramatically

Increase Gradually Dropped Slightly

Rose Slowly Fall Gradually
Cllimbed minimally Declined Minimally
slowly

When discussing the future, the following expressions would be useful:

 ... is projected to rise sharply

 ... is forecast to drop slightly
 ... is expected to fall dramatically
 ... is predicted to decline steadily
TO INDICATE STABILITY AND FLUCTUATION

on
to level off To reached a peak

To remain stable

To fluctuate
Example :

1. Harga batu bata di Pekanbaru tahun ini naik sedikit dibandingkan dengan tahun
lalu.
The price of bricks in Pekanbaru this year is increasing slightly compared with
last year.
2. Jumlah mahasiswa Teknik Sipil tahun 2021 diprediksikan naik tajam yaitu
sebesar 70%
The number of Civil Engineering’s student in 2021 is predicted to rise sharply by
70%.
3. Kandungan air dalam campuran beton itu harus stabil.
The water content in the concrete mixture must be stabilised.
 rapid
dramatic
GRAPH DESCRIPTION

sharp
increase
rise
go up
grow decrease
fall
Sudden drop
Steady abrupt decline
moderate
small
sight
gradual
to reach a peak
to reach a plateu
to level off
Constant
to remain constant
 LANGUAGE SUMMARY

Some of the most common expressions used to describe trends are set
out below.

fluctuation

an upward trend
1. To indicate upward movement

a downward trend
 a rise to rise
 an increase to increase
to go up
 a climb to climb
 a jump to jump
2. To indicate downward movement
 a fall to fall
 a drop to drop
 a decline to decline
 a decrease to decrease
Exercise : the sales of Asphalt (litre) in 1990 in Pekanbaru City

20.000

1
3 4 6

2 5

10.000
J F M A M

1. The sales of Asphalt from January to May increased constantly from

12500 to 17000.
2. The sales of Asphalt in January increased sharply from 12500 to 14500.
3. The sales of Asphalt in February remained constant at 14500.
4. The sales of Asphalt is March increased minimally from 14500 to 15000.
5. The sales of Asphalt in April dropped rapidly from 15000 to 13000.
6. The sales of Asphalt in early May to mid May increased dramatically from
13000 to 17000.
7. The sales of Asphalt in Mid May to the end of May dropped sharply from
17000 to 16000.