Describing charts in
English
Types of charts
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Charts
|
English
|
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table
|
 |
pie
chart
|
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bar
chart
|
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line
graph
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List with phrases to describe charts
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The pie chart is about
...
·
The bar chart deals with
...
·
The line graph (clearly)
shows ...
·
The slices of the pie
chart compare the ...
·
The chart is divided
into ... parts.
·
It highlights ...
·
... has the largest
(number of) ...
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... has the second
largest (number of) ...
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... is as big as ...
·
... is twice as big as
...
·
... is bigger than ...
·
more than ... per cent
...
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only one third ...
·
less than half ...
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The number ...
increases/goes up/grows by ...
·
The number ...
decreases/goes down/sinks by ...
·
The number ... does not
change/remains stable
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I was really
surprised/shocked by the ...
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So we can say ...
Use of Tenses
Mind the correct use of tenses when describung a
chart. If the charts deals with facts in the present (as in our example), use
the Simple Present, if the facts are the past, then use the Simple Past. If there is a connection between the past and the present, use
the Present Perfect.
