Overview

 State what the main trend or trends in the graph are.

 Don’t give detail such as data here, just looking for something
that describes what is happening overall.

Structures and vocabularies:

 Looking at the chart/ It is clear that… / Obviously,.../ It is
obvious that… / As can be seen from the graph / chart,...
 Vocabulary for describing trends: increase, rise, climb, oscillate
>< decrease, decline, dwindle, unchanged. Use structures such
as: The numbers/percentages/amounts of A, B, C, and D
increase/decrease throughout the time depicted if all data
share the same trend.

Overview:
As seen in the graph, the profits of four New York coffee shops varied
throughout a year before increasing substantially in the last quarter ,
whereas the Tea Room's fell sharply.
  Profit= earning= income
 Vary= fluctuate= rise
 Increase= grow= climb
 Fall= drop= decrease
 Substantially= drastically= dramatically= sharply
The line graph shows the percentage of New Zealand population
from 1950 to 2050.

Overview:
Overall, it can be clearly seen that most people in New Zealand are
over 65 years old during this period. However, the population in this
country is anticipated to become younger by 2050.
 Anticipate= predict= expect
 Most people= the public