Diagrams.+Line+Graphs

p 42. The steps: http://writefix.com/?page_id=1042

Vocabulary:

http://www.essaybuilder.net/LineGraphs.html#LineVocabulary

p 45. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1uAImH4GwA (7:44)

Vocabulary: http://www.world-english.org/ielts_writing.pdf

The given / provided graph shows / represents / depicts / illustrates / compares / gives data on / indicates ...

The X/Y axis indicates, shows, represents, contains, has, outlines, describes, is expressing ...

p 54: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLk_AXaowC4 (11:04)

The verbs (down): decrease, fall, reduce, drop, decline, plunge, plummet, tumble, shrink, slump, slash, collapse, sink, sink to a trough, fall to a low, reach the bottom

The verbs (up): increase, rise, grow, double, rocket, mount, improve, shoot up, surge, soar, peak, reach a/the peak, reach their highest level

The verbs (steady): leveled off, remained steady, were unchanged, did not change, remained constant, remained stable, stabilized, fluctuated

"During the financial crisis stocks from their peak to trough dropped a brutal 62%."

The adverbs: gently, slightly, fractionally, marginally, steadily, continuously, gradually, sharply, heavily, dramatically, significantly, considerably, quickly, rapidly, steeply, substantially, precipitately, drastically, markedly, progressively

The adjectives and nouns: a huge rise / a dramatic collapse / a disastrous slump / a sudden reduction / a significant increase / a graduate decrease / a steady decline / a tremendous surge / a spectacular growth / a sharp fall / fluctuation

The numbers: http://writefix.com/?page_id=706


 * sales fell by 20000 units; * there was a fall in sales by ...;
 * sales declined to 30000 units; * there was a decline in sales to ...;
 * sales shrank/reduced from 50000 to 30000 units; *there was a reduction in sales from ... ;


 * there was a substantial reduction over all turnover to 30000 units;
 * there was a downfall in units from 50000 to 30000;
 * sales took a drop of 20000 units;


 * sales improved sharply to reach a total of 60000 units;
 * sales doubled to 60000 units;
 * sales grew by 30000 to 60000 units;


 * there was a big improvement;
 * there was a significant increase of 30000 units doubling total sales from the previous month to 60000;


 * there was additional growth in April and sales rose by an additional 35000 units to reach a peak at 95000.

http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/skills/writing-skills-practice/writing-about-bar-chart

p 57. Useful vocabulary:

http://www.essaybuilder.net/barcharts.html http://writefix.com/?page_id=692

PIE CHARTS

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Different ways to desribe percentages/proportions:

http://www.ieltsbuddy.com/ielts-pie-chart.html