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Interpreting Charts & Graphs. Basics. Skills for Success. Verbs (past tense). Going up. Going down. decreased fell declined dropped reduced. increased rose raised. Nouns. Going up. Going down. a decrease a fall a decline a drop a reduction. a n increase a rise
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Interpreting Charts & Graphs Basics OZYEGIN UNIVERSITY SELI
Skills for Success OZYEGIN UNIVERSITY SELI
Verbs(past tense) Going up Going down decreased fell declined dropped reduced • increased • rose • raised OZYEGIN UNIVERSITY SELI
Nouns Going up Going down a decrease a fall a decline a drop a reduction • an increase • a rise • a raise (US= salary increase) OZYEGIN UNIVERSITY SELI
Adjectives For small changes slight For regular movements gradual steady For big, sudden or unexpected changes sharp dramatic sudden OZYEGIN UNIVERSITY SELI
Describing Trends OZYEGIN UNIVERSITY SELI
Inflation fell _______ in 2006-2007, before beginning its _______ descent in 2010. OZYEGIN UNIVERSITY SELI
March saw a _______ rise in production, followed by a _______ _______ in April, May and June. OZYEGIN UNIVERSITY SELI
Rewrite the sentence • I / profits / will / for / next two months / think / drop / the • I think profits will drop for the next two months. OZYEGIN UNIVERSITY SELI
Rewrite the sentence • In / slightly / costs / decrease / next / few years / will / the • In the next few years costs will decrease slightly. OZYEGIN UNIVERSITY SELI
Rewrite the sentence • Profits / have / for / remained / last / six months / steady • Profits have remained steady for the last six months. OZYEGIN UNIVERSITY SELI
Graph 1 OZYEGIN UNIVERSITY SELI
Graph 2 OZYEGIN UNIVERSITY SELI
Graph 3 OZYEGIN UNIVERSITY SELI
Graph 4 OZYEGIN UNIVERSITY SELI
More ways to describe Graphs and Charts fluctuate the fluctuation stand at remain stable the reduction • go up • reach • reach a peak • rapid rise • sharp increase • rises OZYEGIN UNIVERSITY SELI
Study the graph and complete Exercise 7 OZYEGIN UNIVERSITY SELI
Using Prepositions Prepositions Examples From 2004 to 2008 imports rose. Between March and July inflation decreased sharply. By 4:00 pm 90% of the stations are crowded. During the peak hours the connection speed falls. • from • to • during • between • at • of • by OZYEGIN UNIVERSITY SELI
Exercise 9 OZYEGIN UNIVERSITY SELI
Exercise 10 OZYEGIN UNIVERSITY SELI