Business English: Describing Charts, Graphs, and Diagrams
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B USINESS ENGLISH 2008
C HARTS , GRAPHS
AND DIAGRAMS
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Charts, graphs and diagrams
Business English
English
Different types of charts, graphs and diagrams
single line graph
multiple line graph paired bar chart
percentage bar chart
pie chart
stacked bar chart
single bar chart
diagram
population chart
flow chart
bar graph
bubble diagram
Pictures from Google images
English materials by Veronica Gilhooly © Learnwell Oy 2008 www.thelanguagemenu.com Business English Page 1
Charts, graphs and diagrams
Business English
English
Writing about Graphs
Before you Begin Underline key words. Write related words - turn nouns into verbs, verbs into nouns, adjectives into adverbs, etc. Write opposite words, similar words, synonyms, etc. Circle and highlight the graph. Use arrows. Make notes. Circle the biggest, the smallest. stable or unchanging parts, sudden increases, etc. Identify trends. A trend is the overall idea of the graph • • • • • what is happening/what happened the main change over time the most noticeable thing about the graph the pattern over time the pattern for different places or groups or people.
Most graphs will have two trends, or there will be two graphs with a trend in each. You could tell about the two trends in two separate paragraphs. Make sure you have identified the trends in the graph. Introduction • First sentence: Describe the graph. You can use some slightly
B USINESS ENGLISH 2008
C HARTS , GRAPHS
AND DIAGRAMS
Learnwell Oy professional language training and translation services include:
• language training, special intensive courses and custom-designed courses • translation, interpreting, proofreading and editing services • dedicated services (our X-file products) that include monthly support for ongoing small translation, editing and proofreading tasks; corporate team-building training and EXPAT services • web tools for teachers and students
www.thelanguagemenu.com
Charts, graphs and diagrams
Business English
English
Different types of charts, graphs and diagrams
single line graph
multiple line graph paired bar chart
percentage bar chart
pie chart
stacked bar chart
single bar chart
diagram
population chart
flow chart
bar graph
bubble diagram
Pictures from Google images
English materials by Veronica Gilhooly © Learnwell Oy 2008 www.thelanguagemenu.com Business English Page 1
Charts, graphs and diagrams
Business English
English
Writing about Graphs
Before you Begin Underline key words. Write related words - turn nouns into verbs, verbs into nouns, adjectives into adverbs, etc. Write opposite words, similar words, synonyms, etc. Circle and highlight the graph. Use arrows. Make notes. Circle the biggest, the smallest. stable or unchanging parts, sudden increases, etc. Identify trends. A trend is the overall idea of the graph • • • • • what is happening/what happened the main change over time the most noticeable thing about the graph the pattern over time the pattern for different places or groups or people.
Most graphs will have two trends, or there will be two graphs with a trend in each. You could tell about the two trends in two separate paragraphs. Make sure you have identified the trends in the graph. Introduction • First sentence: Describe the graph. You can use some slightly