Line graph glossary
Dramatic fall ; Rapid fall
Adjective + fall
a quick and large drop
( fell dramatically;fell rapidly )
Gradual fall
a slow decrease over a period of time (fell gradually)
Marked fall
A decrease more significant compared to previous fall (fell markedly) Moderate fall ; Slight fall (fell moderately/silightly)
A small,slight [Link] a bad fall.
Significant fall ( fell significantly)
A large and important [Link] that theres a reason for concern Sharp fall ; Sudden fall (fell suddenly ; fell sharply)
A quick and sudden (unexpected) drop, especially after a period of increase
Adjective + increase
Gradual increase ; Steady increase (increased gradually
; increased stedily ) A constant increase over a perod of time
Marked increase; Significant increase (increased
markedly;increased significantly) A stronger and more important increase especially compared to previous increases Moderate increase (increased moderately)
A small increase or rise
Sharp increase ; Steep increase (increased sharply;
steeply) A quick and steep increase
Slight increase (increased slightly)
A small increase or rise
Describig position
Highest level- the top position ; the highest point ( highest level FOR/IN years ) Lowest level- the bottom position ; the powest point ( the lowest level FOR/IN years) Peaked- reached the highest point ; peaking Reached a peak achieve the highest position Stood at the position something is at certain time ( stands at, stood at, standing at )
Nouns of Movement 1.
Downard movements ( used with IN)
Decline decrease ; fall Reduction decrease ; fall Fall decrease ; drop Drop drop ; fall
2.
Upward movements ( used with IN)
Improvement a recovery ; state of getting better Increase a higher movement Rise a higher movement ; increase
Recover an improvement ; the state of getting better
3. Other movements
Fluctuation repeated up and down movement over a period of time Plateau - the state of staying at the same level over a period of time,especially after a period of increase
e.g Between 1995 and 1999 the prices plateaued. There was a plateau in the prices between 1955 and 1999
Recover + adverb
Recover slightly to improve by a small amount
Recover strongly to improve by a large amount after having fallen previously
Trends
Downward trend the overall up and down movement of something over a long period of time in a down direction
Upward trend the overall up and down movement of something over a period of time in an upward direction
Verbs of Movement
Bottom out to remain at the lowest level for a period of time
Double to to increase by two times over a period of time
Level off to stay the same over a period of time,especiallt after a increase
Plummet to fall a long way in a short time
Expressions 1. Introductory expressions The graph/table
shows reveals illustrates represents
It is clear from the graph/table As the graph/table shows As can be seen from the graph/table It can be seen from the graph/table As is shown by the graph/table As is illustrated by the graph/table From the graph/table is clear
2. Time expressions
in for during by at since around/about before/after between and fromto / until
(in) the period from ____ to ____ (in) the period between _____ and ____ In the first/last ____ months of the year Over the period ____ to _____ Over the next years/decades/quarter of a century etc. Over a ten year period th Throughout the 19 century From that time on After that Then
In the (1980s) 3. Quantities
Amount Figure
