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Explaining Graphs and Tables p.1

This document provides words and phrases to describe graphs and tables and uses them to write passages explaining sample line graphs showing sales and profit data. It includes keys for the words/phrases and example answers using them to describe changes, peaks, levels and relationships in the data.

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Explaining Graphs and Tables p.1

This document provides words and phrases to describe graphs and tables and uses them to write passages explaining sample line graphs showing sales and profit data. It includes keys for the words/phrases and example answers using them to describe changes, peaks, levels and relationships in the data.

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Explaining graphs and tables p.

1
Match the
2
words/phrases
below with the
numbers on the
left
3

decrease
4 fluctuate
bar graph
y axis
exceed
title
5
scatter plot
pie chart
6 level off
increase sharply
increase
7
correlate
peak
8 x axis
legend
line graph
9 decrease slightly
largest proportion
10

11

12

13

14

15

16
Explaining graphs and tables p.2
Use the words/phrases from page 1 to complete the passage describing the graph below.

This 1___________________ shows sales in 2018 from January to

September. The 2________________ shows number of units sold while

the 3_____________ shows months from January to September. As you

can see from the graph, sales 4__________________ from 500 in January

to 1,000 in February. Then, sales 5____________________ to

6_____________ at around 4,000 units in March. This was our highest

number. Then, they then decreased to around 2,000 in May.

After this, sales 7____________________ from May until August. Finally,

they 8________________________ at 3,300 from August until September.

2018 Sales
45

40

35

30
Units (x100)

25

20

15

10

0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Month
Explaining graphs and tables p.3
Use the words/phrases from pages 1-2 to write a passage explaining the graph below.

2016 Profit
50

45

40

35
US dollars (x1,000)

30

25

20

15

10

0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Month
Explaining graphs and tables p.4: Answers

Page 1
1 line graph
2 increase
3 level off
4 fluctuate
5 exceed
6 increase sharply
7 peak
8 bar graph
9 y axis
10 x axis
11 title
12 legend
13 pie chart
14 largest proportion
15 decrease slightly
16 decrease
Page 2
1 line graph
2 y axis
3 x axis
4 increased
5 increased sharply
6 peak
7 fluctuated
8 leveled off

Page 3 (Example answer) This line graph shows profit in 2016 from January to September. The y axis
shows amount in US dollars while the x axis shows months from January to September. As you can see
from the graph, profits were the highest in January at 44,000 dollars. They decreased slightly in February
and then decreased sharply to around 3,000 in March. We then saw profits increase in April and then
level off between April and June at 15,000 dollars. Profits then increased in July to 33,000 dollars and
then increased slightly again to 35,000 in September.

More tips for describing graphs: https://pomaka.com/2019/11/27/tips-and-phrases-for-explaining-graphs/

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