How to describe line graphs using present continuous

A presentation showing how to describe line graphs using present continuous

1. How to
describe line
graphs

2. How do they look?
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3. To rise: The percentage is rising.
To increase: The number is increasing steadily.
To fall: The trend is falling slightly.
To decrease: The sales are decreasing sharply.
To fluctuate: The amount is fluctuating a lot.
To grow: The demand is growing gradually.
To drop: The price is dropping suddenly.
To improve: The performance is improving.
To decline: The interest is declining slowly.
To stabilize: The trend is stabilizing after a rise.
What do you notice about the two groups of sentences?
Which one sounds more connected, and why?
Useful verbs:

4. Useful adverbs:
Steadily: Sales are increasing steadily.
Sharply: Prices are decreasing sharply.
Gradually: The trend is rising gradually.
Slightly: Sales are falling slightly.
Dramatically: The number is dropping
dramatically.
Constantly: The data is fluctuating
constantly.

5. Useful phrases:
• … is showing an upward trend.
• … is following a downward trend.
• … is staying the same.
• … is experiencing a sudden change.
• … is leveling off.

6. Guide:
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Begin by explaining what the chart shows.
Answer these questions:
• What is the chart about? (e.g., sales,
population, weather)
• What is the time period? (e.g., weeks,
months, years)
Example:
“The line chart shows how the sales of three
products (Product A, Product B, and Product
C) change over six months.”

7. Guide:
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Now, look at the chart carefully. Ask
yourself:
• Is the line going up? (increasing or rising)
• Is the line going down? (decreasing or
falling)
• Is the line changing a lot? (fluctuating)
• Is the line staying the same? (stabilizing)
• If the line is going up: The sales of Product A
are increasing steadily.
• If the line is going down: The sales of Product
B are falling slowly.
• If the line is changing up and down: The sales
of Product C are fluctuating slightly.

8. Guide:
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Check how the lines are different or similar.
Answer these questions:
• Which line is higher?
• Which line is lower?
• Which line is changing faster?
• Product A is rising faster than Product C.
• The sales of Product B are much lower than
the sales of Product A.

9. Guide:
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End by summarizing the main ideas.
Answer these questions:
• What is happening overall?
• Are there any important changes?
• Overall, the sales of Product A are increasing,
while Product B is decreasing, and Product C
is fluctuating.
• In general, Product A is doing the best, while
Product B is losing popularity.

10. The line chart shows how the sales of three
products (A, B, and C) change from January
to June. The sales of Product A are increasing
steadily from 50 to 100 units. The sales of
Product B are falling gradually from 90 to 60
units. The sales of Product C are fluctuating
slightly but are showing a small upward trend.
Overall, Product A is the most successful,
while Product B is losing sales.

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