Line graphs

Pie charts
Bar charts
Tables
Flexibility
In 2001, there was a wild
fluctuation at ….
Over the three year period,
[trend: downward/upward]
…there was an obvious
downward trend. {…an obvious
trend downward}
Picking up again in the first
quarter of 2000, sales rocketed
by more than 100 per cent.
[at least, approximately, around,
above, under]
There was a marked
improvement in the first quarter
of 2000 with a surge of more
than 100 per cent.
[sales, purchases, the number of
….sold]
[at a much ….pace than]
{decrease/increase} at a much
{slower/faster} pace than in
(time)
[Generally speaking, /
Interestingly, / Surprisingly,]
[over the period
shown/presented – throughout
the time presented – over the
period as a whole]
[the volume of sales][jump]
[leap] – a sudden leap to …in ….
[suddenly leapt]
After soaring in …, purchases
…..
dramatic- dramatically
a dramatic jump
[-ING/-ED: Followed by a
decrease in…., the number ………
Declining to …,
Picking up again in…, the
number ….]
[at a much…pace than in…]
[rocket by/ a sudden leap to – a
jump to, with a surge of]
The given bar chart reveals the
result of a survey on general
public attitudes towards
different professions. (The data)
The jobs are divided into two
groups/categories, namely
those which have a positive and
those which have a negative
rating. The first group is the
larger of the two with seven
occupations, among which the
two most popular are F and CE,
each with a score/percentage
of 90. The second most popular
occupation is Nurses with 70,
followed closely by A/Ac and Ps,
who each have a positive rating
of 65. Doctors are slightly more
popular than Teachers at 48 and
45 per cent respectively, making
Teachers the least popular in
this group.
[the largest of the three] …..
Development
1[dominant]
2[the remains]