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A CHART, GRAPH OR
TABLE
HOW TO DESCRIBE A CHART,GRAPH
OR TABLE
1. INTRODUCTION:
Topic sentence describing what the data (displayed as a table,
graph or chart) is about.
4. CONCLUSION:
Only one sentence which sums up what this data tells us or why
it is important to you argument.
A line graph or a line chart is a graphical display of
information that changes continuously over time. The
lines in a line graph can descend and ascend based
on the data.
KEY WORDS:
London Underground
Number of passengers/people
Travelling/using the underground during the day
PUTTING TOGETHER YOUR TOPIC
SENTENCE
• HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES:
Passenger numbers flatten out between the hours of 12 and 2 pm where they
remain at 300.
Passenger numbers stabilised from 12pm to 2 pm where they remained at
300.
Remember to be consistent with your use of tenses!
DESCRIBING OTHER TRENDS
Passenger numbers fluctuated significantly during the day peaking at 400 and
dropping off to 100.
Remember to be consistent with your use of tenses!
AND FINALLY……………….
SUMMING UP/CONCLUDING
· In summary we can see that...
· To sum up...
· In conclusion it can be seen that….
· It can be concluded from the data/information
that…
· Overall the data shows/indicates/suggests…
· Summarising the findings it can be seen that..
· Overall it appears that..
YOUR CONCLUSION
In summary we can see that the busiest times on the London Underground
are at 8 am and at 6 pm. The quietest times are 6 am, 4 pm and after 8 pm.
Passenger numbers remain quite steady during the day.