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Useful Graph Vocabulary
UP: increase / rise / grow / went up / soar / double / multiply / climb / exceed /
DOWN: decrease / drop / fall / decline / plummet / halve / depreciate / plunge
UP & DOWN: fluctuate / undulated / dip /
SAME: stable (stabilised) / levelled off / remained constant or steady / consistent
CHANGES: gently / gradually / slightly / steadily / a little /
CHANGES: suddenly / sharply / dramatically / steeply / sudden
TOP: reached a peak / peak ed / reached its highest level /
BOTTOM: bottomed out / sank to a trough / the lowest level
Step 1
Useful graph language: Description
The graph from (source) presents data on (title)…
The graph from (source) shows/ illustrates (title)…
If we look at this graph on (title) from (source) you can see…
The y axis (vertical) is… and the x axis (horizontal) is…
(Graph) These lines represent… (Bar) These Columns are… (Pie) These segments are…
(Table) These rows are…
Step 2
Useful graph language: Analysis
Overall summary: Overall, there is / has been… / Generally, there is…
What you can see is… / From the graph we can see…
I’d lik e to focus your attention on…
If you look at this…, you’ll see / notice / understand
A k ey significant area is … / Two k ey significant areas are…
An important point is… / Two important points I’d lik e to illustrate are…
What is interesting here is…
An interesting observation is…
An analysis of the graph illustrates…
Look ing at ….
Step 3
Useful graph language: Evaluation
This seems to suggest that…
This is possibly because of…
This is (clearly) due to…
One reason for this could be…
An evaluation of this data suggests / provides evidence for / highlights…
To provide evidence to my previous point the graph highlights…
Overall, this highlights the significance of…
Therefore, this provides evidence that…
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Sample 1. Final task following Steps 1,2 and 3
Description . Step 1
The graph from (source) shows/ illustrates (title)…
The y-axis is… and the x-axis is…
Overall, GDP has remained… between…
I’d lik e to focus your attention on t wo k ey significant areas.
(Analysi s) The first one is ………. (explain data)
(Evaluation) This is/was possibly because of ….
(Analysi s) The second one is ……. (explain data)
(Evaluation) This is / was clearly due to …………
Conclusion
Overall, this graph highlights the evidence that…
A future prediction is that……
