IBS Cambridge

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

WELCOME TO THE LESSON

AGENDA FOR TODAY:

- READING 15 min

- DESCRIBING TRENDS

How are you doing today?

DESCRIBING TRENDS

The topic for today is analyzing charts/graphs and decribing trends

Probably in the future you will need to present some business figures/data

WHAT KIND OF VISUAL AIDS can we use do describe figures/trends?

What is this chart called?

What is this chart called?

INTRODUCING VISUAL AID

This pie chart/bar chart/table/line chart/graph

SHOWS....

OUTLINES....

DEPICTS....

ILLUSTRATES.....

the company's turnover/results between 1990 and 2010.

DESCRIBING TRENDS

After that introductory sentence it's time to observe/describe some trends we see on the chart.

• UPWARD MOVEMENT 
• DOWNWARD MOVEMENT
• NO MOVEMENT
• CHANGE IN DIRECTION

DESCRIBING TRENDS

words to describe
upward trends
(increase...)

UPWARD TREND

• increase
• go up
• rise
• grow
• reach a peak
• surge
• skyrocket 

DOWNWARD TREND

words to describe
downward trend
(decrease)

DOWNWARD TREND

• decrease
• fall
• plunge
• plummet
• go down
• decline
• drop 

NO MOVEMENT

• keep/remain stable
• hold... constant
• stablize

CHANGE OF DIRECTION

• bottom out
• level off/flatten out
• stop falling/rising

PRACTICE TIME - 

forms.office.com

DESCRIBING CHARTS - steps

DESCRIPTION - step by step

1. Introduce the  graph.

Write what it illustrates (what does each line represent?)

2. Give an overview.

Briefly summarize what happens on the graph

3. Analyze trends 

learnenglish.britishcouncil.org

Choose a topic

1. Social media by age groups

2. Unemployment rate in the NL

3. Costs of living in the Netherlands

Research your topic

 - Find some graphs/diagrams/charts

- Analyze trends

- Describe your visual aid

- Present 

forms.office.com

WHAT IS IT?

1. FLOW CHART
2. PIE CHART
3. DIAGRAM

WHAT IS IT?

1. BAR CHART
2. TABLE
3. PIE CHART
4. LINE CHART

WHAT IS IT?

1. BAR CHART
2. PIE CHART
3. LINE CHART

DESCRIPTIONS

Thanks for your assignments

DISCUSSING TRENDS 

Open your books on page 108

DISCUSSING TRENDS 

HOUSE PRICES

NUMBER OF OLDER AND YOUNGER MEMBERS OF THE POPULATION

RESULTS IN SCHOOLS

UNEMPLOYMENT

IMMIGRATION

INTEREST RATES

groupwork/pairwork

- do some quick research online

- find a suitable chart/graph

- prepare your analysis

- present

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HOMEWORK

ex 4 and 5 p.111

QUIZ TIME

- Different code for LessonUp