DESCRIBING CHARTS

DESCRIBING TRENDS
  • bar chart
  • line chart
Upward movement
  • to go up
  • to rise
  • a rise
  • to increase
  • an increase
  • to peak
  • a peak
  • to reach/to hit a peak
  • to shoot up
  • trend is upwards
  • to rocket
  • to soar
  • to climb
  • a climb
  • to reach a record high/its highest level
  • to skyrocket
  • an ascension
  • to creep up
  • to recover
  • a recovery
Downward movement
  • to fall
  • a fall
  • to go down
  • to drop
  • a drop
  • to reach its lowest point/a low point
  • to take a nose dive
  • to plunge
  • a plunge
  • to plummet
  • to dip
  • a dip
  • to shoot down
  • a downward trend
  • to decline
  • a decline
  • to nosedive to an all-time low
  • to collapse
  • a collapse
  • to slump
  • to peak
  • a peak
  • a downswing

Change of direction
  • to stop falling
  • to fluctuate
  • fluctuation
  • to turn up/down
  • a downturn/an upturn
Remaining the same
  • to remain stable
  • to remain unchanged
  • to be steady
  • to stay constant/the same
Other
  • to return
  • to stabilize
  • to plateau
  • to level off/out
Adjectives and adverbs
  • steep(ly)
  • sharp(ly)
  • considerable/ably
  • steady/steadily
  • gradual(ly)
  • small
  • slight(ly)
  • slow(ly)
  • dramatic(ally)
  • wild(ly)
  • flat
  • significant(ly)
  • spectacular(ly)
  • erratic (not following any regular pattern, not happening at regular times)
  • sudden(ly)
  • rapid(ly)
  • moderate(ly)
Prepositions
  • at
  • in
  • to
  • of
  • by
  • from
Approximation
  • approximately
  • around
  • about
  • roughly
  • more or less
Comparisons
  • a little/slightly
  • far
  • a lot
  • much
  • considerably
  • significantly               + more than, less than, fewer than
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Reporting Change task:
From week 1 to week 5, profits increased slightly. Then from week 6 to week 8, profits rose dramatically and peaked at 3.0 million at week 8. From week 8 to week 15 profits stabilized with a slight dip at week 11. Then from week 15 to week 21 profits fluctuated with a maximum of 3.5 million at week 16 and a minimum of 2.2 million at week 17. From week 21 to week 23, profits levelled off at 2.8 million.
From week 24 to 28, profits decreased slightly and then from week 29 to week 36, profits increased gradually with a spike at week 33 of 4.2 million. From week 37 to week 40, profits dropped substantially, bottoming out at 1 million at week 40. From week 40 to week 46, profits fluctuated mildly with a maximum of 1.2 million and a minimum of 0.8 million.



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