GRAPH

Explaining a visual
 First, let me quickly explain the graph.
 Let’s now look at the next slide which shows …
 You can see that the different colours have
been used to indicate …
 The key in the bottom left-hand corners shows
you …

Highlighting some parts

 I’d like to start by drawing your attention to …
 I’d like to focus your attention on …
 Let’s look more closely at … Vocabulary
 What I’d like to point out here is …
DRAMATIC: Striking (change / improvement).
 I think you’ll be surprised to see …
SUDDEN: unexpected, abrupt.
Verbs to describe movement or trends
Stay the same SHARP: Involving a sudden or abrupt change in
direction or course.
 Stabilise
 Remain stable (Permanecer estable) ABRUPT: Sudden or unexpected; terminating or
 Fluctuate changing suddenly.

Go down SIGNIFICANT: Important. Pertaining to observations

that are likely to occur by chance and that
 Decline (descenso, disminución)
 Fall therefore indicate systematic cause.
 Drop (el descenso) MARKED: Obvious, prominent, and strikingly
 Decrease noticeable.
 Plunge (desplome)
 Plummet (caer en picado) SUBSTANTIAL: Basic or essential.

Recover STEEP: (Of a price or amount) high, exorbitant.

 Climb (subir) SLIGHT: Small in amount, degree etc.

 Go up (subir) NOTICEABLE: Prominent. adj: capable of being
 Grow (crecer) noticed, notable.
 Increase (aumento)
 Pick up (recuperar) BARELY: Insufficiently, adv.: only just; scarcely; no
 Reach a high/peak (alcanzar un máximo) more than; almost not.
 Rise (ascenso) GRADUAL: Adj. Rising or descending at an even,
 Double moderate inclination.
 Triple
 Rocket (subir vertiginosamente) SUSTAIN(ed): To keep up or keep going, as an action
or process. Continuous.
Adjectives and adverbs in graph
GENERAL: Adj. Not limited to one class, field, product,
Dramatic/ly, significant/ly, slight/ly (ligeramente),
service, etc., not specific or definite.
gradual/ly, slow/ly, sudden/ly (de repente),
moderate/ly STEADY: Adj. Firmly placed or fixed; stable in position
or equilibrium; even or regular in movement.

SHORT-LIVED: Adj. living or lasting only a little while.

INCREASE: To become greater as in number, size,

strength, expand, grow.
EXPANSION: An increase in economic and industrial Promoted – Ascendido
activity; the act or process of expanding.
It’s a challenging / demanding / rewarding role - Es
RISE: Arise, advance. To increase in amount, as prices. una función estimulante, exigente y gratificante

CLIMB: To go up or ascend, to rise. Oversee – supervisar

TO DECREASE: To diminish or lessen in extent, Recruit – contratar, reclutar

quantity, strength, power, etc. To lower.
Resing – Dimitir
DROP: A minute quantity of anything. A descent, a
Bonus – Bonificación
decline in amount, degree, quality, value, etc.
Overtime – Horas extra
TO FALL: To drop or descend, to become less or lower.
Fee – Tarifa, honorarios
DECLINE: To descend, as to an unworthy level. A
failing or gradual loss, as in strength, character, Tip – Propina
power or value. Wages – Salario
LEAP: A sudden and decisive increase (a leap in the Fringe Benefit – Beneficio adicional
company´s profits).
Discount – Descuento
TO LEAP: To pass, come, rise, etc. as if with a jump.
Profit-sharing – Participación en los beneficios
COLLAPSE: Breakdown; a sudden complete failure, to
collapse, to go bankrupt. Performance-related pay – Remuneración en función
de los resultados.
PLUNGE: to bet or speculate recklessly. To descend
abruptly or precipitously. Retirement savings scheme – Plan de ahorro para la
jubilación
STABILITY: Firmness in position, resistance to change,
esp. sudden change or deterioration. Chairing meetings-Presidencia de reunions

TO LEVEL: To make equal, as in status or condition. Training staff-personal de formación

DIP: To decrease slightly or temporarily (stock-market Trouble-shooting - Solución de problemas

prices often dip on Fridays). be reluctant – Ser reacio
FLUCTUATION: Continental change from one point or be wiling - estar dispuesto
condition to another. To fluctuate: to vary
Goals - objetivos
irregularly.
Achievements – logros
RECOVERY: An improvement in the economy marking
the end of a recession or decline. Marital estatus- estado civil

PEAK: The maximum value of a quantity during a Personal statement – declaracion personal
specified time interval. Grant proposal cover letter – carta de presentacion de
ERRATIC: Unpredictable, unstable. Having no certain la propuesta de subvencion
or definite course. we’re in a bit of a hurry. – estamos un poco apurados
TREND: The general course or prevailing tendency; Meet deadlines – cumplir plazos
drift.
an entry-level position – un puesto de principiante
UPWARD: Toward a higher place or position.
Guidelines – directrices
DOWNWARD: Adv. From a higher to a lower place
Meet deadlines – Cumplir los plazos
Job Interview
Strengths- fortalezas Statement of proposed activity - Declaración de la
actividad propuesta
Approach – Afrontar