Starting Presentation Type Verb Description
The/ the given / diagram / table / shows / represents the comparison of…
the supplied / the figure / / depicts / the differences…
presented / the illustration / enumerates / the changes...
shown / the graph / chart / flow illustrates / the number of…
provided chart / picture/ presents/ gives / information on…
presentation/ pie provides / data on…
chart / bar graph/ delineates/ the proportion of…
column graph / line outlines/ describes the amount of…
graph / table data/ / delineates/ information on...
data / information / expresses/ data about...
pictorial/ process denotes/ comparative data...
diagram/ map/ pie compares/ shows the trend of...
chart and table/ contrast / indicates the percentages of...
bar graph and pie / figures / gives the ratio of...
chart ... data on / gives how the...
information on/
presents
information about/
shows data about/
demonstrates/
sketch out/
summarises...
What = the percentages of teachers...
Where = three Australian schools...
When = from 2001 to 2005...
Vocabulary for the General Trend Part:
1. In general...
2. In common...
3. Generally speaking...
4. Overall...
5. It is obvious...
6. As it is observed...
7. As a general trend...
8. As can be seen...
9. As an overall trend/ As overall trend...
10. As it is presented...
11. It can be clearly seen that...
12. At the first glance...
13. It is clear,
14. At the onset...
15. It is clear that...
16. A glance at the graph(s) reveals that...
Vocabulary to Start the Report Body:
1. As it is presented in the diagram(s)/ graph(s)/ pie chart(s)/
table...
2. As (it is) shown in the illustration...
3. As can be seen in the...
4. As the diagrams suggest...
5. According to the...
6. Categorically speaking...
7. Getting back to the details...
8. Now, turning to the details...
9. The table data clearly shows that...
10. The diagram reveals that...
11. The data suggest that...
12. The graph gives the figure...
13. It is interesting to note that...
14. It is apparently seen that...
15. It is conspicuous that...
16. It is explicitly observed that...
17. It is obvious...
18. It is clear from the data...
19. It is worth noticing that...
20. It is crystal clear/ lucid that...
21. It can be clearly observed that...
22. It could be plainly viewed that...
23. It could be noticed that...
24. We can see that...
Trends Verb form Noun Form
Increase rise / a rise / an increase / an upward trend / a growth / a leap /
increase / go
an improvement/ a climb.
up / uplift /
rocket(ed) /
climb /
upsurge /
soar/ shot
up/
improve/
jump/ leap/
move
upward/
skyrocket/
soar/ surge.
Decrease fall / a fall / a decrease / a reduction / a downward trend /
decrease /
a downward tendency / a decline/ a drop / a slide /
decline /
plummet / a collapse / a downfall.
plunge /
drop /
reduce /
collapse /
deterioriate
/ dip / dive /
go down /
take a
nosedive /
slum /
slide / go
into free-
fall.
Steadiness unchanged / a steadiness/ a plateau / a stability/ a static
level out /
remain
constant /
remain
steady /
plateau /
remain the
same /
remain
stable /
remain
static
Gradual an upward trend / an upward tendency / a ceiling trend
increase
------------
Gradual a downward trend / a downward tendency / a descending
decrease
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Standability/ level(ed) off
Flat / remain(ed)
No change, a flat, a plateau.
constant /
remain(ed)
unchanged /
remain(ed)
stable /
prevail(ed)
consistency
/ plateaued /
reach(ed) a
plateau /
stay(ed)
uniform
/immutable
/ level(ed)
out/
stabilize/
remain(ed)
the same.
Vocabulary to show the changes:
Type of Change Adverb form Adjective form
Rapid change dramatically / rapidly / dramatic / rapid / sharp / quick / hurried /
sharply / quickly /
speedy / swift / significant / considerable /
hurriedly / speedily /
swiftly / significantly/ substantial / noticeable.
considerably /
substantially / noticeably.
Moderate change moderately / gradually / moderate / gradual / progressive / sequential.
progressively /
sequentially.
Steady change steadily/ ceaselessly. steady/ ceaseless.
Slight change slightly / slowly / mildly / slight / slow / mild / tedious.
tediously.
Vocabulary to represent frequent changes in graphs:
Type of Verb form Noun form
Change
Rapid ups wave / fluctuate / waves / fluctuations /
and downs oscillate / vacillate / oscillations /
palpitate vacillations /
palpitations
Types of Changes/ Differences and Vocabulary to present them:
Great change / Huge difference:
Adjectives Adverbs
Overwhelming Overwhelmingly
Substantial Substantially
Enormous Enormously
Big change / Big difference:
Adjectives Adverbs
Significant Significantly
Considerable Considerably
Medium change / Moderate difference:
Adjectives Adverbs
Somewhat Somewhat
Moderate Moderately
Minor change / Small difference:
Adjectives Adverbs
Fractional Fractionally
Marginal Marginally
Slight Slightly
Dates, Months & Years related vocabulary and grammar:
» From 1990 to 2000, Commencing from 1980, Between 1995 and 2005, After
2012.
» By 1995, In 1998, In February, Over the period, During the period, During
2011.
» In the first half of the year, For the first quarter, The last quarter of the year,
During the first decade.
» In the 80s, In the 1980s, During the next 6 months, In the mid-70s, Next 10
years, Previous year, Next year, Between 1980 - 1990.
» Within a time span of ten years, within five years.
» Next month, Next quarter, Next year, Previous month, Previous year.
» Since, Then, From.
Percentage, Portion and Numbers:
Percentages:
10% increase, 25 percent decrease, increased by 15%, dropped by 10 per cent,
fall at 50%, reached to 75%, tripled, doubled, one-fourth, three-quarters,
half, double fold, treble, 5 times higher, 3 timers lower, declined to about 49%,
stood exactly at 43%.
Fractions:
4% = A tiny fraction.
24% = Almost a quarter.
25% Exactly a quarter.
26% = Roughly one quarter.
32% Nearly one-third, nearly a third.
49% = Around a half, just under a half.
50% Exactly a half.
51% = Just over a half.
73% = Nearly three quarters.
77% = Approximately three quarter, more than three-quarter.
79% = Well over three quarters.
Proportions:
2% = A tiny portion, a very small proportion.
4% = An insignificant minority, an insignificant proportion.
16% = A small minority, a small portion.
70% = A large proportion.
72% = A significant majority, A significant proportion.89% = A very large
proportion.
89% = A very large proportion.
Words/ Phrases of Approximation - Vocabulary:
» Approximately
» Nearly
» Roughly
» Almost
» About
» Around
» More or less
» Just over
» Just under
» Just around
» Just about
» Just below
» A little more than
» A little less than.