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

3. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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.

10. The correct graph

11. 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