Teaching assignment for Business Communication Describing trends (using graphs) By Mark

Plan of activities Introduction. Presentation of graph styles. Useful language for describing trends. Listen to me describe some sales trends and draw a graph. Conclusion.

Unemployment increased to 11% in September Reference: Business objectives Hollet V. Oxford University Press 1998

Interest rates decreased by 2% in May Reference: Business objectives Hollet V. Oxford University Press 1998

Consumer spending rose sharply in November Reference: Business objectives Hollet V. Oxford University Press 1998

Retail price index went up slightly in week 36. Reference: Business objectives Hollet V. Oxford University Press 1998

Useful words for describing graphs. Up Increase rise go up sharply dramatically Down Decrease fall go down slightly steadily

Your turn! Listen carefully to the instructions and draw a graph using the information you hear. Just listen the first time and then draw the graph the second time.

The correct graph

Conclusion We have looked at different styles of graph. Looked at useful words for describing graphs. Drawn a graph from instructions. Reference: Business objectives Hollet V. Oxford University Press 1998