1. Describing
graphs

2. Bar chart
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3. Pie chart

4. Line graph
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5. Table

6. Flow chart

7. Upward trend
• Go up
• Increase
• Rise
• Grow
• Rocket
• Skyrocket
• Jump
• Soar
• Climb

8. Downward trend
• Go down
• Decrease
• Dip
• Plunge
• Decline
• Slide
• Nosedive
• Plummet
• Drop
• Deteriorate

9. Extra words
• Level off
• Fluctuate
• Double
• Triple
• Halve
• Recover

10. Word combinations
• Reach a peak
• Reach a record high
• Remain stable
• Remain steady
• Reach a record low
• Hit an all time low

11. Adjectives and Adverbs
• Sharp Sharply
• Dramatic Dramatically
• Substantial Substantially
• Significant Significantly
• Steady Steadily
• Slight Slightly
• Gradual Gradually

12. Extra words
• Account for
• Make up
• Come to form the total of smth.
• Constitute

13. Prepositions
• Verb+ by %
Sales rose by 20% over the holiday period.
• Verb + from 100 to 50
The sales of Chanel have gone up from 20 billion to 27
billion.
• Noun + in smth.
There was a growth in sales.

14. Prepositions
• Noun + of ? %
This represents a decrease of 25% from the first
quarter.
• Stand+ at ?
The average retail gasoline price stood at $5 a
gallon yesterday.

15. Approximations
• Around 5000 employees
• Just over 100 metres
• Just under 100 metres
• $1000 more or less
• Approximately 9%
• Roughly 10000$
• More than 100 brands
• About (round about) 80 days

16. Verbs
This is a graph which
• demonstrates
• reflects
• illustrates
• shows
We expect (forecast, foresee, believe ….)

17. Useful phrases
• As you can see
• You’ll notice that
• This part of the graph clearly shows
• The slide shows
• Let’s move on to the statistics.
• I’d like to point out that
• Have a look at this graph.