Samenvatting engels - 1e jaar bedrijfsmanagement - Artevelde - Docent: Ms. D'Haese

Written exam

1. Describing a graph: structure




a. Describe what you see: title + axis

This graph shows/ indicates/ depicts/ illustrates ….

The vertical axis shows …. while the horizontal axis shows ….

From the graph it is clear
It can be seen from the graph
As can be seen from the graph,
As is shown / illustrated by the graph,


b. Describe the most remarkable/ important trends

From … to … the … ( maanden)

During the first … months, …

Between … and …, …



 Remain (-ed)

unchanged, steady, stable, constant, plateau, fixed/ static


 fall (fell, fallen), decrease (-ed), drop (dropped), plunge (-ed), decline (-ed)

slight (slightly), steady (steadily), gradual (gradually), gentle (gently), slow (slowly) downward trend


 fluctuate (-ed), (it went up and down) widly


 rise (rose, risen), grow (grew, grown), climb (-ed), shoot up (shot up)


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dramatic (dramatically), sharp (sharply), significant (significantly), rapid (rapidly)

upward trend


 peak (-ed), reach (-ed)


 fall (fell, fallen), decrease (-ed), drop (-ed)

dramatic (dramatically), sharp (sharply), significant (significantly), rapid (rapidly)


 fall (fell, fallen), decrease (-ed), drop (dropped), plunge (-ed), decline (-ed), reach (-ed) its lowest
point




slight (slightly), steady (steadily), gradual (gradually), gentle (gently), slow (slowly) downward trend




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c. Write a conclusion

I can conclude that ….




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