Dynamic graph
main elements in a graph analysis
What are the main elements in a DYNAMIC graph?
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Introduction
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Body Paragraph
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introduces the graph and gives an overview which describes the trend (NOT the highest
or lowest). There are 4 trends- upward, downward, even, uneven
describes the movements and makes comparisons where applicable. Pay attention toverbs and nouns to describe movements, adverbs and adjectives to describe the speed
and degree of movements; preposition of time and direction; expressions of time and of
measurement (exact figures, approximations, fractions and proportions)
Conclusion
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summarises the analysis (generally, no prediction)
A Sample of A Line Graph
The graph below shows the unemployment
rates in the US and Japan between March
1993 and March 1999.
Sample Answer:
The graph shows the unemployment rates in the United State and
Japan between March 1993 and March 1999. Generally, it can be seen that
the unemployment rate in the United States decreased considerably
while in Japan, it increased significantly.
At the beginning of the period, the unemployment rate in the US
was much higher at 7% as compared to only 2.5% in Japan. Between
March 1993 and March 1997, the figure fell markedly to 5%. Despite
some minor fluctuations, the figure remained relatively stable for
the next few years, ending the period at about 5%. In contrast, during
the same period of time, the percentage of unemployment in Japan grew
to about 4.5% in March 1996, before rising to well above 5% in March
1998. In the following year, the rate levelled off until the end of the
period.
In conclusion, although at the beginning, the unemployment rates
in the US and Japan were significantly different from one another,
towards the end of the period both rates intersected and were relatively
similar.
(172 words)
* Expressions of movements
* Expressions of comparison/contrast
Overview
(describe trend)
American rates
Japanese rates
Summary of
the analysis
Describing graph movement
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Time Expression
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Over the next three years
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Two years later
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The last year
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The final year
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At the beginning of the period
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At the end of the period
Describing graph trend
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Movement expression?
Workbook level 4 (pg 87)
Workbook level 5 (pg 103)
Increase
Decrease
Stay the same
Go up and
down
Reach high or
low
Rise
Fall
Leveled off
Fluctuate
peak
Go up
Go down
Level out
uneven
Reach a
maximum
Climb
Drop
Maintain/static
unstable
Reach a
minimum
Boomed
Decline/
shrinkage
Stay constant/
plateau
Erratic
Reach the top
Describing graph
1. The numbers of book sales increased.
2. There was an increase in the number of
book sales
3. The number of book sales experienced
an increase.
4. The number of book sales experienced a
__________ increase
Describing graph
• The number of absentees
fluctuated, then fell
• The number of absentees fluctuated
then fell ________.
• After fluctuating from Mon to Wed,
the number of absentees fell
__________ on Friday to 3 students.
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Describing graph trend
Noun Phrase
Verb Phrase
● Adjective + Verb
● Example;
● Verb + Adverb
● Example;
○ There was a
significant increase
in book sales in year
2020.
○ The number of
participants shows a
slow decrease over
the two year period.
○ Book sales in year
2020 increased
significantly.
○ Over the two year
period, number of
participants
decreased slowly.
Describing graph trend
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Time Expression; other than mentioning the year, you can use….
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Over the next three years
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Two years later
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The last year
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The final year
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At the beginning of the period
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At the end of the period