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Language of Graphs and Charts KEY Adapted from http://esl.about.com/od/businessmeetings/a/Language-Of-Graphs-And-Charts.htm There are a number of specific words and phrases used to describe and discuss graphs and charts. Much of the language of graphs and charts relates to movement. Verbs and nouns are used to describe upward and downward movement, an end to movement, or no change in the movement. Adjectives and adverbs indicate speed and degree of change. A) Verbs and nouns Fill in the missing expressions in the table, either a verb or a noun. Then underline the stressed syllables. Verb Noun to increase to grow to decline to fluctuate to rise to plunge to peak to recover to decrease to fall to collapse to drop to hit a low an increase a growth a decline a fluctuation a rise a plunge a peak a recovery a decrease a fall a collapse a drop a low Now divide the verbs into two groups. 1) Upward movement: __increase, grow, rise, peak, recover 2) Downward movement: _decline, plunge, decrease, fall collapse, drop, hit a low B) Adjectives and adverbs Fill in the missing expressions in the table, either an adjective or an adverb, and how much change they represent. Then underline the stressed syllables. Adjective slight sharp dramatic rapid sudden Adverb slightly sharply dramatically rapidly suddenly How much change very small quite large very large quite large unexpected significant significantly quite large abrupt abruptly very large subtle subtly very small steady steadily no change moderate moderately small considerable considerably quite large exuberant exuberantly very large gradual gradually quite small massive massively very large Now transform these sentences using the given word so that they mean the same. a) There’s been a slight decline in life expectancy. Life expectancy decrease slightly. b) There was a sharp increase in temperature. Temperature increased sharply. c) There was an abrupt drop in the number of infected people in March. Number of infected people dropped abruptly in March.. d) Number of neutrons in an isotope suddenly decreased. There was a sudden decrease in number of neutrons. e) There has been steady improvement in blood circulation over the past two months. Blood circulation has been improving steadily. Language of Graphs and Charts Adapted from http://esl.about.com/od/businessmeetings/a/Language-Of-Graphs-And-Charts.htm There are a number of specific words and phrases used to describe and discuss graphs and charts. Much of the language of graphs and charts relates to movement. Verbs and nouns are used to describe upward and downward movement, an end to movement, or no change in the movement. Adjectives and adverbs indicate speed and degree of change. C) Verbs and nouns Fill in the missing expressions in the table, either a verb or a noun. Then underline the stressed syllables. Verb Noun to increase an increase a growth to decline a fluctuation a rise to rise to plunge to peak a recovery to decrease to fall to collapse a fall a drop to hit a low Now divide the verbs into two groups. 3) Upward movement: 4) Downward movement: D) Adjectives and adverbs Fill in the missing expressions in the table, either an adjective or an adverb, and how much change they represent. Then underline the stressed syllables. Adjective slight Adverb slightly sharply dramatic rapidly sudden How much change very small quite large very large quite large unexpected significantly quite large abrupt very large subtly very small steady no change moderately small considerable quite large exuberantly very large gradual quite small massively very large Now transform these sentences using the given word so that they mean the same. f) There’s been a slight decline in life expectancy. decrease g) There was a sharp increase in temperature. sharply h) There was an abrupt drop in the number of infected people in March. abruptly i) Number of neutrons in an isotope suddenly decreased. decrease j) There has been steady improvement in blood circulation over the past two months. has been improving