2 more things about graphs

Rise Raise Arise Rise, rose, risen – irreg.v. (intr.: rise + Ø ) The price has already risen. Prices rose yesterday.Prices are rising. Raise, raised, raised - reg.v.(trans.:raise+object) They raised the prices. He has raised his voice. Raise your hand! Arise, arose, arisen Many problems have arisen. A crisis is arising.

Sentence structure Rephrase the following sentences: e.g. Retail sales fell in the second quarter. (v. → n.) There was a fall in the second quarter retail sales.  Britain’s economy grew slowly in the second quarter. There was a slow growth in Britain’s economy in the second quarter. A slow growth was recorded in Britain’s economy in the second quarter.  Shoe imports from China to the EU rose by 300% in the nine months ending in October 2005 compared with the same period There was a rise of 300% in shoe imports from China... A rise of 300% was recorded in shoe imports from China...  Cadburry Schweppes reported a 46% rise in net profit in 2005 (n. →v.) Cadburry Schweppes’s net profit rose by 46% in 2005.

Graph description (sample)

Back to describing graphs and charts:

Graph description (see next slide for analysis)  In the period between Feb 1999 and Jan 2000, an upward trend was recorded in the growth rate of retail sales peaking at x% at the end of the observed period. Having reached a low towards the end of January 1999, retail sales started rising in February, slipped back in March and remained stable at X% throughout April. A sharp increase to X% is visible in early May followed by an abrupt drop to X% in June. Retail sales climbed back to X% in July. They went up mildly in August and continued rising in September.

1.Italics: intensity/speed (How fast/intensive is the change?) 2.Underlined – time adverbials (When?) 3.Red - trend (up/down?, changed direction?) 4.Blue – prepositions  In the period between Feb 1999 and Jan 2000, an upward trend was recorded in the growth rate of retail sales peaking at x% at the end of the observed period. Having reached a low towards the end of January 1999, retail sales started rising in February, slipped back in March and remained stable at X% throughout April. A sharp increase to X% is visible in early May followed by an abrupt drop to X% in June. Retail sales climbed back to X% in July. They went up mildly in August and continued rising in September….