Indicating the degree or the speed of change Choosing the right visual aid
A flow chart is a diagram showing the progress of material through the steps (étapes ) of a manufacturing process (processus ) or the succession of operations in a complex activity
A pie chart displays the size (taille ) of each part as a percentage of a whole (un tout ).
A (vertical or horizontal)bar chart is used to compare unlike (different ) items
A line chart depicts changes over a period of time, showing data and trends
A table is a convenient way to show large amount of data (données, informations ) in a small space
A diagram is a drawing showing arrangements and situations, such as networks (réseaux) , distribution, fluctuation ...
Presenting a graph
Introduction
Topic
Circumstances
This graph shows ...
the results of our products ...
over 10 years.
The diagram outlines ...
rates of economic growth ...
between 1990 and 1996.
This table lists ...
the top ten agencies ...
in the industrial world.
This pie chart represents
the company's turnover ...
for this year in our sector.
This line chart depicts ...
the changes in sales ...
over the past year.
This chart breaks down (ventile ) ...
the sales of each salesman ...
during the past ten weeks.
3. The four basic trends (tendances ) are :
· upward movement : ì
· downward movement : î
· no movement : è
· change in direction : æ or ç
Indicating upward movement : ì
Verbs
Nouns
Transitive
Intransitive
(to) increase
(to) increase
(an) increase
(to) raise
(to) rise (rose, risen)
(a) raise (US), a rise (UK)
(to) push/put/step up
(to) go/be up
(an) upswing
(to) grow
(a) growth
(to) extend, (to) expand
(to) extend, (to) expand
(an) extension, expansion
(to) progress
(a) progression
(to) boom/soar/climb
(a) boom
(to) jump, (to) skyrocket
(a) jump
(to) reach a peak, (to) peak
(a) peak
(to) reach an all-time high
4. Indicating downward movement : î
Verbs
Nouns
Transitive
Intransitive
(to) decrease
(to) decrease
(a) decrease
(to) cut, (to) reduce
(a) cut, (a) reduction
(to) fall (off) (fall, fell, fallen)
(a) fall
(to) plunge, to plummet
(a) plunge
(to) drop (off)
(a) drop
(to) go down
(a) downswing
(to) decline
(a) decline
(to) collapse
(a) collapse (dramatic fall)
(to) slump, (to) go bust
(a) slump
(to) bottom out
5. Indicating no movement : è
Verbs
Nouns
Transitive
Intransitive
(to) keep ... stable
(to) remain stable
(to) hold ... constant
(to) stay constant
(to) stabilize
(to) stabilize
stability
6. Indicating a change of direction : î or ç ...
Verbs
Nouns
Transitive
Intransitive
(to) level off
(to) level off/out, to flatten out
(a) levelling-off
(to) stop falling/rising
(a) change
(to) stand at
(to) remain steady
(to) stop falling and start rising
(to) stop rising and start falling
Indicating the degree or the speed of change
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