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Describing Amount/Size: Small Amounts

The document provides vocabulary and phrases for describing amounts and sizes in data presentations, including small and large changes. It also includes useful sentence structures for summarizing trends, describing categories, and using comparatives and superlatives in data analysis. Additionally, it covers how to interpret bar and pie charts effectively.

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Describing Amount/Size: Small Amounts

The document provides vocabulary and phrases for describing amounts and sizes in data presentations, including small and large changes. It also includes useful sentence structures for summarizing trends, describing categories, and using comparatives and superlatives in data analysis. Additionally, it covers how to interpret bar and pie charts effectively.

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Describing Amount/Size

 Small amounts:
o A small/insignificant/minor increase/decrease.
o A slight rise/fall.
o A marginal change.
o A minimal fluctuation.
 Large amounts:
o A substantial/significant/considerable rise.
o A dramatic increase/decrease.
o A sharp rise/fall.
o A massive surge/drop.

6. Vocabulary for Bar Charts and Pie Charts

 Bar charts:
o The chart compares the data of...
o The bars represent...
o The largest/smallest bar represents...
o The height/length of the bar indicates...
o The chart is divided into...
 Pie charts:
o The chart shows the distribution of...
o The largest portion of the chart is...
o A significant proportion of...
o The percentage breakdown shows that...
o The chart is divided into sections representing...

7. Other Useful Phrases

 To describe categories or groups:


o Grouped into...
o Categorized according to...
o Divided into...
o The data can be divided into...
 To describe amounts in percentages:
o Accounts for...
o Comprises...
o Makes up...
o Represents...
o Contributes to...
 To show change over time:
o Over the course of the period...
o From... to...
o Between... and...
o During the period shown...

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8. Useful Sentence Structures

 General trends:
o The trend indicates a (general rise/decrease).
o The data suggests that there was a (increase in the number of...) over the period.
o The number of ... followed a steady upward/downward trend.
 Specific details:
o In particular, the number of ... showed a sharp rise.
o Notably, the figure for ... decreased significantly between ... and ...

9. Concluding Phrases

 Summary of trends:
o To summarize, it can be observed that...
o In conclusion, the data reveals that...
o To sum up, the main trends suggest that...
o In general, there was a clear trend of...

10. Describing More Complex Trends (Advanced Vocabulary)

 For Mixed Trends (both increases and decreases):


o The graph demonstrates a mixture of both upward and downward movements.
o There were periods of both growth and decline.
o The data fluctuated over the period, showing rises and falls.
o Initially, the number of ... increased, but later experienced a drop.
o The trend fluctuated significantly, with several rises and declines.
 For Steady or Constant Trends:
o The number of ... remained consistently stable over the entire period.
o There was little variation in the data.
o Throughout the period, the figure stayed constant.
o The trend remained largely unchanged.
 For Gradual Changes (less dramatic):
o The figure grew gradually over time.
o There was a steady rise in ...
o A slow but consistent increase/decrease can be seen in ...
o The number of ... rose steadily throughout the period.

11. Using Comparatives and Superlatives

Using comparatives and superlatives can add variety to your descriptions and help show the
relationship between different data points.

 Comparatives:
o The number of ... was higher/lower than that of ...
o In comparison, ... saw a more significant rise than ...
o The percentage of ... was greater than that of ...

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