Introduction
The line/bar/pie chart(s)/table(s)
+ show(s) /illustrates/ exhibit(s) / give(s) information about / compare + how
many ___ (the number of) / how much ___ (the amount of)
+ over a __-year period between ___ and ___ / between ___ and ___ /
over ___ years / over the course of ___ years starting in ___.
[ Overall / From an overall perspective ] +
Major trend:
there (be) an upward/increase trend in ____ /
____ see(s)/saw an upward/increase trend
there (be) a downward/decrease trend in ____/
____ see(s)/saw a downward/decrease trend
there (be) a fluctuant trend in ____ / ____ illustrate(s) a
wave-like movement
Outstanding features:
Highest/lowest:
_____ (be) the most/least popular /
_____ experience(s/d) the highest/lowest figure.
Others:
* The percentage/proportion/number/… of ____ + in
___ + double(s/d) / (be) 3, 4, 5, … times higher/less than + the figure
of that of ____
(e.g. The number of tourists in New York was three times higher than
that of Canada.)
* A new category of ____ (be) shown / appear(s/ed) in the chart for
(year).
Bp1
S1
Looking at the details, the number/ratio/percentage… of ____ start(s/ed) /
stand(s) / stood at ____ in (year),
and then rise(s/rose) / decline(s/d) to reach the highest/lowest point of ___
in (year).
S2
In (year), the figure dip(ped/s) / fall(fell) down significantly / soar(ed/s) / grew considerably to
__
S3
A similar/contrastive trend (be) recorded in _____ during the period, which goes(went) up /
down by ___ from the (year) figure of ___.
(e.g. A similar trend was recorded in the number of tourists in Canada during the period,
which went up by 5% from the 2005 figure of 15%.)
or
On the other hand/Besides, _____ begin(s/began) at ____ in (year), after
that it rise(s/rose) / reduce(s/d) noticeably/slightly in (year) at ____.
(e.g. On the other hand, LaGuardia began at 35m in 1995, after that it rose
remarkably for the next three years, at 46m.)
S4
__ was the number/proportion of ____ in (year).
or
In (year), ____ hit(s) the peak/highest point / reach(es/ed) a bottom at ___.
Bp2
S1
The ___ year period witness(es/ed) a ___ climb/fall in the ___, which
is(was) ___ in (year 1) and ___ in (year 2).
(e.g. The 9 year period witnessed a 9% climb in the percentage of rice
produced, which was 35% in 1990 and 44% in 1999.)
OR
If we look at ____, it start(s/ed) at ____ in the first year.
(e.g. However, if we look at Newark airport, it started at the lowest point of
16m passengers in the first year.)
S2
In (year), the figure peak(s/ed) at ____.
OR
After this point, the trend jump(s/ed) / go(went) down to ____ in (year).
S3
In the last ___ years, the trend remained stable at ____.
OR
In the last ___ years, there (be) a wild/mild fluctuation in ___, with the
highest and lowest ratio/number shown in (year) at ____ and (year) at ____
respectively.
