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Presenting Figures
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Numbers
Describing Graphs
Other Useful Vocabulary
Numbers
Fractions
a half
one quarter
three fifths
a/one fifth
three seventh
Note:
½ (half) can be followed directly by a noun but other fractions require of before a noun.
half a kilometre,
half an hour
but a quarter of a second
A whole number + a fraction can be followed directly by a noun.
Decimals
0.5
(UK) nought point five
US) zero point five
10.92 ten point nine two
Describing Graphs
Increase
verb phrases
noun phrases
to in by / to
to rise by (rise-rose-risen)
to grow by (grow-grew-grown)
to go up by go-went-gone)
an increase of / to
a rise of
a growth of / to
Compare the following two sentences:
In year 5 capacity increased by 200.
In year 5 capacity increased to 12,200.
to increase
slowly
rapidly
markedly
abruptly
to show
to achieve
a record
a dramatic
an extraordinary
a remarkable
a considerable
a significant
a substantial
a sharp
a gradual
a moderate
a steady
a small
a slight
increase
rise
to rise by as much as ...
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Decrease
to decrease by / to
to fall by / to (fall-fell-fallen)
to drop
to decline
to go down
Other
expressions
a decrease of / to
a fall
a drop
a decline
to stand at (a level)
to take a plunge
to peak at
to reach a peak of
to reach a plateau
to reach a trough
to exceed a certain level
to remain constant
to level off
to bottom out
to pick up
Other Useful Vocabulary
As can be seen
from
the
According to
As is shown in
Table 1
Figure 2
Chart 3
It can be seen from the
bar chart
pie chart
pictogram
figures
statistics
chart
diagram
table
graph
...
that...
in relation to ...
compared with ...
twice as high as ...
three times as large as
double the percentage of
half the number of
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