This lesson contains 20 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.
Items in this lesson
English
Describing trends + Test information
Slide 1 - Slide
Planning
Today's objectives
Describing trends
Question and practice time for the test
Recap
Slide 2 - Slide
Objectives
At the end of today's class I will be able to:
Name the different type of graphs.
To describe the stategy of a graph.
To name different features in the different graphs.
Slide 3 - Slide
What type of graph is this?
Slide 4 - Open question
What is the name of this graph?
Slide 5 - Open question
What is the name of this graph?
Slide 6 - Open question
Strategies
Identify wheter a diagram shows changes over time or differences in one fixed time. This determens what vocabulary and grammar you need to use describing the graph.
Study the diagram carefully to check that you understand over what period of time the diagram gives information.
Make sure you know what the diagram is giving you information for, what is related to the diagram?
Slide 7 - Slide
Decrease
Increase
Level off
Fluctuate
Slide 8 - Drag question
Which one shows a big change in 'going down'
A
Decrease
B
Drop
C
Plunge
D
Fall
Slide 9 - Quiz
Which one shows a big change in 'going up'?
A
Double
B
Rise
C
Treble
D
Rocket
Slide 10 - Quiz
Name the odd one out
A
Stabalize
B
Level off
C
Remain stable
D
Fairly stable
Slide 11 - Quiz
What do we call the highest point in a graph?
Slide 12 - Open question
What do we call the lowest point in a graph?
Slide 13 - Open question
Useful adjectives / adverbs
Small changes
Steady(ily)
Slight(ly)
Gradual(ly)
Large changes
Considerable(ly)
Sharp(ly)
Dramatic(ally)
Significant(ly)
Substantial(ly)
Slide 14 - Slide
Graph practice
On the following slides you will see a few graphs. Read the graph carefully. For each graph a student will be asked to describe the graph/trend.
Slide 15 - Slide
Slide 16 - Slide
Slide 17 - Slide
Slide 18 - Slide
I am now confident that I can describe charts and graphs!
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Slide 19 - Poll
Test practice
When? : Tomorrow in class
What to know?: - Reading - Vocabulary unit 1 & 2 (p.129-130) - Grammar: present simple, present continuous, past simple, past continuous & present perfect. - synonyms (lijst is gegeven tijdens de les, heb je deze niet stuur mij dan een mail) - formal and informal english (p.17) - Writing. (formal letter)