Writing

Describing the Information Given in a Table/  a Diagram

As can be seen from the table, …

From the table, it can be seen that …                

Begin your paragraph     

Use standard opening sentences to intoduce your report. Notice the tense used.

Even though it describes information from the past, the graph showa the information in the present time.

The graph shows …

Describe the Trends       

Make two or three sentences to sum up the overall trend.

Then give some spesific information.  

Decide on the most clear and logical order to present the material.

Notice the tense used. Here we are talking about the occurance of something in the past.

Basically, there are three trends:

 

↑		↓		→
rose (to) increased (to) went up (to) climbed (to) boomed	a rise an increase growth an upward trend a boom (a dramatic rise)	fell (to) declined (to) decreased (to) dipped (to) dropped (to) went down (to) slumped (to) reduced (to)	a decrease a decline a fall a drop a slump (a dramatic fall) a reduction	levelled out (at) did not change remained stable (at) remained steady (at) stayed constant (at) maintained the same level	a fluctuation reached a peak (of) reached at plateau (at)

 

Besides the above vocabularies, we can also use:

fluctuated (around) peaked (at) plateaued (at)

a fluctuation reached a peak (of) reached at plateau (at)

Describing the movement: adjective and adverb 

Give more information about the trends.        

·           Describe the degree of change		·           Describe the speed of change
Adjectives	Adverbs	Adjectives	Adverbs
dramatic sharp huge enormous steep substantial considerable significant marked moderate slight small minimal	dramatically sharply - enormously steeply substantially considerably significantly markedly moderately slightly - minimally	rapid quick swift sudden steady gradual slow	rapidly          quickly swiftly suddenly steadily gradually slowly

Write Conclusion

End with one one or two sentences which summarise your report to draw a relevant conclusion

 

Check

Does the report have a suitable structure?

Does the report use suitable grammar and vocabulary?

Does the report meet the requirements of the task?