Lesson 16: Describing Graphs and Charts

Describing Change
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Verbs to describe change

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April MayJune July April MayJune July April MayJune July

Rose Levelled out Fell

Increased Did not change Declined

Went up Remained steady Decreased

Climbed Stayed constant Dipped

Boomed Maintained the Went down

same level
Reduced
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Nouns to describe change

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April MayJune July April MayJune July April MayJune July

A rise A levelling out A fall

An increase No change A drop

Growth A decrease

A boom A decline

An upward trend A slump

A reduction
How fast change happens
 Adverbs and adjectivesI to describe the speed
of change

Sharp
From October to December, there was a steady
Dramatic decrease in memberships

Significant Steady

December
Sudden Gradual Slight
October

Sharply Steadily Slightly

Dramatically Gradually

Significantly
From October to December,
memberships decreased steadily.
Suddenly
Dialogue 1: Describing Graphs
 Milkshake Sales 2019

Thousands of Dollars
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Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

In January, milkshake sales were 200 thousand dollars per month. In

February they ______ ______ to 220 thousand, ________ ______ to
a peak of 350 thousand dollars in March. Over the next four months,
sales ______ ______, reaching a low point of 120 thousand dollars in
July. In August, there was a ______ ______. Sales almost doubled and
______ from 120 thousand dollars in July to 210 thousand in August.
This was followed by a _____ in September to 120 thousand. From
September to October, sales _____ from 120 thousand to 180
thousand. In October and November, sales _____ steady, and there
was a small _____ in December to 190 thousand dollars.
Dialogue 2: Guess which graph
 Guess which graphI is being described

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C D
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Listen and repeat
 Up:

• Rose
• A rise

• Increased
• An increase

• Went up
• Growth

• Climbed
• An upward trend

• Boomed
• A boom
 Down:
• Fell • Reduced
• Declined • A decrease
• Decreased • A decline
• Dipped • A fall
• Dropped • A drop
• Went down • A slump
• Slumped • A reduction
 Stayed the same:
• Levelled out • Maintained the
• Did not change same level
• Remained stable • A levelling out
• Remained steady • No change
• Stayed constant
 Speed of change:
• Sharp • Sharply
• Dramatic • Dramatically
• Significant • Significantly
• Steady • Steadily
• Gradual • Gradually
• Slight • Slightly
• Sudden • Suddenly
Lesson Review: Describing Graphs and Charts
 Useful Vocabulary

Function Phrases

Describe upward trend

Describe downward trend

Stayed the same

Adjectives and adverbs

for describing the

speed of change