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\u00a0Business charts and graphs —Vocabulary<\/h1>\n
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Charts<\/th>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Women<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n
Pie Chart<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nBar chart<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\nLine graph<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

List with phrases to describe charts<\/h2>\n
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  • The pie chart is about …<\/li>\n
  • The bar chart deals with …<\/li>\n
  • The line graph (clearly) shows …<\/li>\n
  • The slices of the pie chart compare the …<\/li>\n
  • The chart is divided into … parts.<\/li>\n
  • It highlights …<\/li>\n
  • … has the largest (number of) …<\/li>\n
  • … has the second largest (number of) …<\/li>\n
  • … is as big as …<\/li>\n
  • … is twice as big as …<\/li>\n
  • … is bigger than …<\/li>\n
  • more than … per cent …<\/li>\n
  • only one third …<\/li>\n
  • less than half …<\/li>\n
  • The number … increases\/goes up\/grows by …<\/li>\n
  • The number … decreases\/goes down\/sinks by …<\/li>\n
  • The number … does not change\/remains stable<\/li>\n
  • I was really surprised\/shocked by the …<\/li>\n
  • So we can say …<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Use of Tenses<\/h2>\n

    Mind the correct use of tenses when describung a chart. If the charts deals with facts in the present (as in our example), use the Simple Present<\/a>, if the facts are the past, then use the Simple Past<\/a>. If there is a connection between the past and the present, use the Present Perfect<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    How to describe a chart<\/h2>\n

    With the following example we would like to show you how charts are described. Mind the three parts and do not repeat the global message in the conclusion.<\/p>\n

    A Pets in Year 7 at a school<\/h3>\n

    We have chosen the pie chart because we think it shows the number of pets in Year 7 best.<\/p>\n

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    \u00a0Population growth in Canada<\/h3>\n

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    This graph shows the growth of the population in Canada from 1978 to 2009. It is taken from the website aboutStatistics in Canada<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    There are three graphs in the chart. The green graph shows the total growth of the population, the black one deals with the migrated people in Canada and the blue graph shows the natural increase of the population. In 1988\/89 there was an enourmous growth. In the following years the total growth went down to about 250,000 in 1998\/99. From that time on the Canadian population has been gradually growing again although the natural increase slows down. So we can say that the growth of the population in Canada is based on migration.<\/p>\n

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