How to present a graph

Quite often there is a graph a table or a chart. Here we can learn to

• understand
• analyse and
• interpret

these charts.

Type of charts

• A flow chart is a diagram showing the progress of material through the steps of a manufacturing process or the succession of operations in a complex activity.
• A pie chart displays the size of each part as a percentage of a whole.
• A (vertical or horizontal) bar chart is used to compare different items.
• A line chart shows changes over a period of time, showing data and trends.
• A table is a convenient way to show a large amount of data in a small space.
• A diagram is a drawing showing arrangements and situations, such as networks, distribution, fluctuation ...

Can you find the matching pairs?

flow chart
pie chart
bar chart
line chart
table
diagram

Presenting a Graph

Introduction	Topic	Circumstances
This graph shows …	the results of our products …	over 10 years.
The diagram outlines …	the rates of economic growth …	between 2020 and today.
This table lists …	the top ten agencies …	in the industrial world.
This pie chart represents…	the company's turnover …	for this year in our sector.
This line chart shows …	the changes in sales …	over the past year.
This chart breaks down …	the sales of each salesman …	during the past ten weeks.

Directions

⇗ Upward Movement

verbs

• to go up, to increase, to rise (

⇘ Downward Movement

verbs

• (to) go down
• (to) cut
• (to) decrease
• (to) drop (off)
• (to) fall (off) (fall, fell, fallen)

• (to) reduce
• (to) plunge, to plummet

nouns:

• (a) cut
• (a) decrease
• (a) drop
• (a) fall
• (a) plunge
• (a) reduction

(a) downswing

(to) decline

(a) decline

(to) collapse

(a) collapse (dramatic fall)

(to) slump, (to) go bust

(a) slump

(to) bottom out

⇒ No Movement

(to) keep ... stable

(to) remain stable

(to) hold ... constant

(to) stay constant

(to) stabilize

(to) stabilize

stability

(to) stop rising and start falling

⮍ CHANGE OF DIRECTION

Verbs

Nouns

Transitive

Intransitive

(to) level off

(to) level off/out, to flatten out

(a) levelling-off

.

(to) stop falling/rising

(a) change

(to) stand at

(to) remain steady

.

.

(to) stop falling and start rising

.

.

1. INDICATING UPWARD MOVEMENT

Verbs

Nouns

Transitive

Intransitive

(to) increase

(to) increase

(an) increase

(to) raise

(to) rise (rose, risen)

(a) raise (US), a rise (UK)

(to) push/put/step up

(to) go/be up

(an) upswing

.

(to) grow

(a) growth

(to) extend, (to) expand

(to) extend, (to) expand

(an) extension, expansion

.

(to) progress

(a) progression

.

(to) boom/soar/climb

(a) boom

.

(to) jump, (to) skyrocket

(a) jump

.

(to) reach a peak, (to) peak

(a) peak

.

(to) reach an all-time high

.

Arten von Graphen

Deutsch	Englisch
Flussdiagramm	flow chart
Tortendiagramm	pie chart
Balkendiagramm	bar chart
Balkendiagramm	line chart
Tabelle	table
Netz	network

Weblinks

• How to comment about a visual aid

Presenting a graph (flow chart, pie chart, bar chart etc.), vocabulary (this graph shows, outlines, lists, depicts etc.) the four basic trends (upward movement, downward movement, no movement, change in direction) - anschauliche Seite mit Einsetzübungen

• Writing about Graphs (Abu Dhabi Men's College)

Viele Aufgaben mit Musterlösungen

• Line Graph Glossary (Abu Dhabi Women's College)
• Business Lesson Describing Trends (about.com)
• Linkliste (eslflow.com)
• Linkliste bei weberberg.de

Siehe auch

• Arbeitstechniken
• Methoden für den Englischunterricht
• Wortschatz im Englischunterricht

dsd:Redemittel zur Beschreibung von Schaubildern und Diagrammen