Presentation Review

Vocabulary & Phrases

Structure to describing a graph:

VERB + Adverb • to increase quickly• to decrease significantly• to fluctuate dramatically

Adjective/Adverb + VERB• a quick increase• a significant decrease• dramatic fluctuations

Can you list some verbs to describe UPWARD movement on a graph/chart?

Here are some examples:

• To climb• To rise• To go up• To improve• To pick up• To recover• To increase• To peak• To soar• To skyrocket

Can you list some verbs to describe DOWNWARD movement on a graph/chart?

Here are some examples:

• To fall• To decline• To bottom out• To decrease• To drop• To deteriorate• To hit a low• To slip back• To go down

Can you list some words to describe MOVEMENT on a graph/chart?

Here are some examples:

• To fluctuate• To even out• To (remain) stable• To stabilize

Can you list some adjectives/adverbs to describe the SPEED of change.

Here are some examples:

• Rapid - Rapidly• Slow - Slowly• Sudden - Suddenly• Sharp – Sharply• Steep - Steeply• Steady - Steadily• Gradual -

Gradually• Fast - Quickly

Can you list some adjectives/adverbs to describe the SIZE of change.

Here are some examples:

• Noticeable - Noticeably• Substantial - Substantially• Considerable - Considerably• Slight – Slightly• Great - Greatly• Significant - Significantly • Dramatic - Dramatically

Now, take turns and describe each graph/ chart