LANGUAGE FOR CHART DESCRIPTION

Type 1: For line graph/bar chart according to time: Structure 1: Subject (s liu) Verb (tng/gim) Adverb (mnh/nh) Slightly Gradually Steadily consistently Other details From (data (data B) By (B-A) during ... to become the most popular... Reach(ed) a peak of... Hit a bottom/ low of... Fluctuate(d) slightly/wildly Appear(ed) erratic Dip(ped) slightly A) to

The number of people Increase(d) Decrease( Dramatically participating in A Rise/rose d) Sharply The amount of food consumed ... Climb(ed) Fall/fell Considerably Go/went up Drop(ped) Significantly The percentage/proportion of Grow (grew) Decline(d) Steeply* people. Improve(d) Markedly The rate of participation/popularity of A Other verbs (with specific trends) This number/rate/figure (for B) rocket(ed) Shoot (shot) up Surge(d) Leap(ed) Soar(ed) Double(d) Tripple(d) Structure 2: Subject (tn cc bin) This music site The gallery/activity The club This number/figure/rate ... Verb (cm nhn) Experience(d ) See (saw) Witness(ed) Undergo (underwent) artic le a an Adjective Slight Gradual Dramatic Considerable Significant stable/erratic small Noun Increase/Rise/ growth Decrease Decline Fall / drop Surge / leap Plunge period dip Plunge(d) (dramatica lly) Plummet(e d) Halve(d) stabilize(d) at.. Remain at this level Remain(ed) stable Remain constant Level(ed) off (at A)

Other details in... From A to B / By (B-A) , hitting a peak... , hitting a bottom of... , becoming the most... ,followed by a steady rise....

Or There is/was ...........(article,adjective,noun) in the .... during.... , followed by... Mt s kiu cu hay dng: 1/ miu t 2 giai on lin tip: a/ The number ...increased.. before falling again to hit a bottom of ..... (nu dng ng t tng gim, th nn dng before Ving cng l dng ng t, ngoi ra c th dng to V hoc ,hitting/reaching...khi i vi cm reach a peak hoc hit a bottom sau v tng/gim ) b/ The number...experienced a dramatic drop, followed by a period of stability until 1998. (nu ko dng t tng gim m dng dng cm danh t tng gim th nn dng followed by+ cm danh t tng /gim hoc cm a period of stability m ch trend nm ngang). 2/ s liu nhn xt: dng dy phy + Ving (ch ng) hoc P2 (b ng). Hay gp cu u tin khi bt u miu t the first data (thng l s liu cao nht/thp nht trong chart) In 1994, the number/rate/percentage ... in country A was ....*data*.... , making this the most popular activity among children in this country. 3/ nhn xt s liu: dng dy phy vi with S +Ving (ch ng)/P2 (b ng). In 2010, tomato was the most popular fruit among the three, with 500 grams consumed weekly per person. In 1975, swimming was the most popular activity in the club, with more than 50 percent of this club members participating in it. *Note: The number of A exceed(ed)/ overtook that of B during the summer.

Type 2: Comparing Data (for Bar charts and Pie charts) *Ways to express data (ch ch ng ca mi *Useful linking words: cu): In country A, the number/rate/... was the highest/largest/lowest/smallest, Country A has the highest/largest at...*data*..., followed by B and C... number/rate/... , at ..*data*.. Country A was leading the chart, with ...*data*, followed by country B and The largest number/rate/... was in country A, C, at ...*data b and c* , respectively. at *data*. While in country A, about 20 percent of the people participated in this activity, in More people in country A participated country B, this number was only/came only at... in/ate/could read and write...(*data*) than Unlike in country A, in country B, there were only 5 percent of the population in country B (*data*). participating in this sector. In country A, clothing accounted for/ was the In country A, .... Meanwhile, in country B, ... greatest expense, at..*data*... The number of... in country A doubled that in country B. Activity B came at second place, with *Useful sentence: ....people participating in it... *Useful nouns: The largest part/proportion/share/sector of... *Note: Less (time) vs. fewer (people) than... (Talk about A). The same pattern/trend repeated/also applied in B.