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LINE GRAPH PRESENTATION

Lesmana Amiarsa
How do we Present a Line Graph?

Be Organized!
How to organize?

• INTRODUCTION
• BODY
• CONCLUSION
HOW CAN WE DESCRIBE a LINE GRAPH?

Remember the formula

INTRODUCTION
BODY
CONCLUSION
HOW CAN WE DESCRIBE a LINE GRAPH?
INTRODUCTION

1. Introduce the type of graph

HOW CAN WE WRITE CHARTS IELTS STYLE?

INTRODUCTION

1. Introduce the type of graph.

2. Introduce the title
HOW CAN WE WRITE CHARTS IELTS STYLE?

INTRODUCTION

1. Introduce the type of graph.

2. Introduce the title
3. Introduce the time period
HOW CAN WE WRITE CHARTS IELTS STYLE?

INTRODUCTION
The line graph shows changes in
unemployment rate in US and Japan from
1993 to 1999.
What’s Next?
 REMEMBER 1. Introduce the
type of graph.
2. Introduce the
title
3. Introduce the
time period

• INTRODUCTION
• BODY
• CONCLUSION
HOW DO WE PRESENT THE BODY?

LINE GRAPH is
about Explaining
the TRENDS
Understand the Trends First!
UPWARD
TRENDS
Understand the Trends First!
DOWNWARD
TRENDS
Understand the Trends First!
PEAK
NOTE THE VOCABULARIES FOR EACH
TRENDS

• rise / a rise
• increase / an Increase
• climb / a climb
• go up
• grow / a growth
NOTE THE VOCABULARIES FOR EACH
TRENDS

• decrease/ a decrease
• drop / a drop
• fall / a fall
• decline / a decline
HOW DO WE USE THE VOCABULARIES TO
WRITE THE BODY?
Look at the structures below
Example
The number of the case rises There is a rise in the case
from 40 to about 50 in 1987 from 40 to about 50 in 1987

The number of the case There was an increase in

increased from 40 to about the case from 40 in 1985 to
50 in 1987 about 50 in 1987

The Number of the case There has been a gradual

climbed from 40 in 1985 to climb in the case from 40
well above 50 in 1987
• rise / a rise people in 1985to about 50 in
1987
• increase / an Increase
• climb / a climb
• go up
• grow / a growth
HOW DO WE USE THE VOCABULARIES TO
WRITE THE BODY?
Look at the structures below
Example
The number of the case There is a decrease in the
decreases slightly to case from well below 60 to
well below 50 in 1988 under 50 within one year

The number of the case There was slight drop in

slightly dropped to under the case from above 50 in 1987
50 in 1987 to under 50 in 1988

The Number of the case fell There has been a gradual

• decrease/ a decrease from about 50 in 1987 to well fall in the case from well
below 50 in 1988
• drop / a drop above 50 to under 50 in 1988
• fall / a fall
• decline / a decline
What’s next ?
Multi-line Graph
 Multi-line Graph

Multi line graphs provide you the

opportunity to prove
 While multi-line
graphs might look
intimidating, but we
can always keep things
Simple
1. Look at what is happening OVERALL
2. Identify THE SIMILARITIES
3. Identify THE DIFFERENCES
Let’s break it down

Overall , fish and chips

declined over the period of
time, While pizza and
hamburger that were eaten
by the Australian teenagers
increased
 Let’s break it down

Overall , fish and

chips declined over
the period of time,
While pizza and hamburger
that were eaten by the
Australian teenagers
The most increased
interesting
trend….
 Let’s break it down

Overall , fish and chips

declined over the period of
time, While pizza and
hamburger that were
eaten by the
Similarities that Australian teenagers
is contrary to increased
the decline
 Let’s break it down

Overall , fish and chips

declined over the period of
time, While pizza and
hamburger that were
eaten by the
use WHILE or Australian teenagers
WHEREAS to contrast increased
two different ideas
Let’s break it down
The line graph illustrates the consumption of fast
food by Australian teenagers per year from the
year 1975 to 2000.

Overall , fish and chips declined over the period of

time, While pizza and hamburger that were eaten
by the Australian teenagers increased

There was a slight drop in the consumption of fish

an chips from 100 times eaten 1975 to well above
80 times in 1980. The trend peaked in 1985 and
continued to fall until the end of the period,
whereas the consumption of Pizza continued to
rise from below 20 and reached 40 in 1985 and
leveled off in 1995 towards the end of the period .
In contrast, Hamburgers showed significant
increase from below 20 eaten in 1975 to well
above 80 in 1985 and continuously increased to the
end of the period