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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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)
1
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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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