At a glance
- 1IntroduceThe bar chart shows…
- 2Overview: the main trendOverall, the number … rose.
- 3Details: numbers and comparisonsIn 2021, it reached 70%.
- 4ConclusionIn short, …
Words for change
- Go uprise, increase, grow, climb
- a rise, an increase, growth
- Go downfall, drop, decrease, decline
- a fall, a drop, a decrease
- No changestay the same, remain steady, level off
- How much?slightly, gradually, steadily, sharply, dramatically
A bar chart
The bar chart shows the percentage of students who used the internet for homework from 2019 to 2022.
Overall, the percentage rose over the period, although it fell slightly in the last year.
In 2019, 40% of students used the internet. This figure increased steadily to 55% in 2020 and reached a peak of 70% in 2021.
In 2022, however, it dropped slightly to 62%.
In short, far more students used the internet for homework in 2022 than in 2019.
A line graph
- Sales rose sharply from 25 in February to 60 in April.
- They increased gradually after that and reached a peak of 80 in June.
A pie chart
- Rice takes the largest share: 40%.
- Fish is second, at a quarter of the money.
- Vegetables and other food make up the rest.
Useful language
| To… | Say… |
|---|---|
| introduce | The chart / graph / table shows… |
| give the trend | Overall, … / The general trend is… |
| compare | …is twice as high as… / …was higher than… |
| give numbers | …reached a peak of…, …fell to…, …stood at… |
| use fractions | a quarter (25%), a third (33%), half (50%), three quarters (75%) |
| conclude | In short, … / To sum up, … |
Practice
Answer the questions. Get 7 out of 10 to finish this lesson.