Examen Segundo Parcial. 30%

WRITING 6. DESCRIBING CHARTS, GRAPHS AND STATISTICS.
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1 .LOOK AT THE GRAPHS. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

A. Where might you find these graphs?
B. What information does each one show?
C. What trends or changes does each one show?
D. What information in graphs do you look at for your work or study?
E. How easy is it for you to describe graphs in speaking and in writing?
2. LANGUAGE FOCUS. USING ADVERBS AND ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE CHANGES AND

TRENDS.
a. Look at the newspaper article about the property market and the number of houses being sold. WHAT
GENERAL TREND IN THE PROPERTY MARKET DOES THE ARTICLE DESCRIBE?
b.. Look at the underlined adjectives and adverbs and do the following tasks
 What kind of a change do the adjectives and adverbs describe?
 Are the words adverbs or adjectives?
 Change the adjectives to adverbs and the adverbs to adjectives, then add the words on the table.
 What is the adverb form of these adjectives – rapid, slow, steady?
 Add both forms to the table below
A BIG CHANGE A SMALL CHANGE NO CHANGE
3. THE ARTICLE USES THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF COLLOCATION
VERB – ADVERB ADJECTIVE - NOUN

Decrease dramatically A significant slowdown
Here are some other verbs and nouns you can use to describe changes and trends.
Nouns: recovery, fluctuation

Verbs: recover, fluctuate
Noun or verb: increase, rise, fall, decline
Make a list of collocations using the verbs and nouns above and add them to the correct column in exercise
2. Use the adjectives and adverbs from the table in exercise 2 to help you.
Example: verb – adverb: recover dramatically; adjective-noun: a gradual increase
4. SOME OF THESE COLLOCATIONS HAVE SYNONYMS THAT ARE SINGLE WORDS, e.g. rocket
MEANS THE SAME AS RISE DRAMATICALLY. MATCH THE COLLOCATIONS ON THE LEFT
WITH ONE-WORD SYNONYMS ON THE RIGHT.
( ) 1. Fall dramatically a. soar

( ) 2. Rise sharply b. a plunge
( ) 3. A substantial decrease c. a jump
( ) 4. A significant increase d. plummet
5. LANGUAGE FOCUS 2. DESCRIBING AND SUMMARISING GRAPHS.

THINK ABOUT YOUR ANSWERS FROM EXERCISE 1. WHEN YOU WRITE ABOUT GRAPHS,
CHARTS AND OTHER STATISTICAL INFORMATION, YOU SHOULD NOT USE THE SAME
LANGUAGE AS WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THEM IN A PRESENTATION. MATCH EACH OF THE
WAYS OF TALKING ABOUT A CHART OR GRAPH (1-4) WITH HOW YOU WOULD WRITE
ABOUT ONE (A-D)
( ) 1. ‘As you can see in this graph…’ a. Figure 2 shows the percentage…
( ) 2. ‘So, here’s an example of …’ b. The graphs indicates that….
( ) 3. ‘Up here you can see how many …’ c. The horizontal axis shows the trends in
…
( ) 4. ‘This line here shows the change in…’ d. Figure 1 is an example of…
6. LOOK AT THE TWO GRAPHS. UNDERLINE THE MOST APPROPRIATE WORDS TO

COMPLETE THE TEXT.
There are now signs of recovery in the economy. Trends in both the unemployment figures and consumer
confidence confirm this.
UNEMPLYMENT RATE
In year 1 unemployment started to increase GRADUALLY / STEADY / SIGNIFICANTLY throughout

the year. After a steady DECLINE / INCREASE / RECOVER at the start of year 2, unemployment then
increased SIGNIFICANT / DRAMATICALLY / SLOWLY, soaring to over 9% by the middle od last
year to reach a peak of 10% in November. Since then, unemployment has DECLINE / PLUMMETED /
FALLEN slightly and then levelled off in the first part of this year.
CONSUMER CONFIDENCE
During the same period, consumer confidence fell SHARPLY / DRAMATIC / SLOWLY throughout most
of the period. It had a SIGNIFICANT / SLOWLY / SLIGHT recovery in the second year of the period,
but the FALLEN / PLUMMETED / RECOVERED again to reach a low point in the second quarter of last
year, consumer confidence FELL / FLUCTUATED / JUMPED in about 30% and has since remained
STATIC / FLUCTUATE / STEADILY with some minor DECLINE / FLUCTUATION /
SLOWDOWN.
As the graphs indicate, the decrease in consumer confidence in the last years corresponded to a DECREASE
/ RISE / FLUCTUATION in unemployment. Consumer confidence also recovered last year. This shows
the economy is recovering; however, it is too early to say how rapid the DECLINE / RECOVER /
RECOVERY will be.
6. OUTPUT. DESCRIBIGN AND SUMMARISING GRAPHS SHOWING ECONOMIC TRENDS.

YOUR COMPANY IS CONSIDERING INVESTING IN BRAZIL. YOU ARE DOING SOME
PRELIMINARY RESEARCH ON THE BRAZILIAN ECONOMY BEFORE WRITING A BRIEF
SUMMARY OF RECENT TRENDS. YOU HAVE FOUND THE FOLLOWING GRAPHS WITH
INFORMATION ON THE BRAZILIAN ECONOMY.
a. What information about the Brazilian economy the three graphs show.
b. Describe and summarize the information from the three graphs using the Language Focus 2
vocabulary.
c. Is Brazil a good country to invest in? Why/Why not?
d. Combine the three texts into a summary on the Brazilian economy for your boss. Include in your
summary:
 A brief introduction
 A description of the trends shown in the graphs, including the outlook for the future
 A summary of what the graphs show about the economy and whether the conditions are
favorable for investment.

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WRITING 6. DESCRIBING CHARTS, GRAPHS AND STATISTICS.

1 .LOOK AT THE GRAPHS. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

2. LANGUAGE FOCUS. USING ADVERBS AND ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE CHANGES AND

3. THE ARTICLE USES THE FOLLOWING TYPES OF COLLOCATION

VERB – ADVERB ADJECTIVE - NOUN

Nouns: recovery, fluctuation

Example: verb – adverb: recover dramatically; adjective-noun: a gradual increase

( ) 1. Fall dramatically a. soar

5. LANGUAGE FOCUS 2. DESCRIBING AND SUMMARISING GRAPHS.

6. LOOK AT THE TWO GRAPHS. UNDERLINE THE MOST APPROPRIATE WORDS TO

In year 1 unemployment started to increase GRADUALLY / STEADY / SIGNIFICANTLY throughout

6. OUTPUT. DESCRIBIGN AND SUMMARISING GRAPHS SHOWING ECONOMIC TRENDS.

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