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Grafice Diagrame

The document discusses different types of graphs, charts, and diagrams used to represent data visually. It provides descriptions of bar graphs, line graphs, and pie charts. Bar graphs show relationships between independent data series, line graphs illustrate how data changes over time, and pie charts visualize how a whole is divided into parts. The document also gives tips on how to introduce and describe different visuals when presenting, including naming the elements and using specific vocabulary words to indicate trends, movements, comparisons and percentages.

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Grafice Diagrame

The document discusses different types of graphs, charts, and diagrams used to represent data visually. It provides descriptions of bar graphs, line graphs, and pie charts. Bar graphs show relationships between independent data series, line graphs illustrate how data changes over time, and pie charts visualize how a whole is divided into parts. The document also gives tips on how to introduce and describe different visuals when presenting, including naming the elements and using specific vocabulary words to indicate trends, movements, comparisons and percentages.

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Graphs, Charts & Diagrams

Data can be represented in many ways. The 4 main types of


graphs are a bar graph or bar chart, line graph, pie chart, and
diagram.

Bar graphs are used to show relationships between different data


series that are independent of each other. In this case, the height
or length of the bar indicates the measured value or frequency.
Below, you can see the example of a bar graph which is the most
widespread visual for presenting statistical data.

Line graphs represent how data has changed over time. This
type of charts is especially useful when you want to demonstrate
trends or numbers that are connected. For example, how sales
vary within one year. In this case, financial vocabulary will come
in handy. Besides, line graphs can show dependencies between
two objects during a particular period.
Pie charts are designed to visualize how a whole is divided into
various parts. Each segment of the pie is a particular category
within the total data set. In this way, it represents a percentage
distribution.
Diagram is a plan, drawing, or outline created to illustrate how
separate parts work and overlap at the connecting points.
How to begin a description

Once you create a fascinating graph for your presentation, it is


time to know how to describe graphs, charts, and diagrams. To
catch your audience’s attention from the very beginning, you can
use the following phrases for introduction:

 Let me show you this bar graph…


 Let’s turn to this diagram…
 I’d like you to look at this map…
 If you look at this graph, you will notice…
 Let’s have a look at this pie chart…
 If you look at this line chart, you will understand…
 To illustrate my point, let’s look at some charts…

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How to describe diagrams and other visuals: naming the parts

To describe diagrams or any other type of graphs as clearly as possible,


you should name each visual element. For example:

 The vertical axis shows…


 The horizontal axis represents…
 This curve illustrates…
 The solid line shows…
 The shaded area describes…
 This colored segment is for…
 The red bar…

How to describe bar graphs

Bar graphs transform the data into separate bars or columns. Generally,
this type of visuals have categories on the x-axis and the numbers on the
y-axis. So, you can compare statistical data between different groups.

The bar graphs show which category is the largest and which is the
smallest one. Each group should be independent so that the changes in
one do not influence others. The bars or columns can be drawn either
vertically or horizontally, as it doesn’t make any difference.
The words used to describe bar chart are pretty similar to ones used for
the line charts. Let’s have a look at the exam question to IELTS writing
test, as it’s one of the major English-language tests for non-native
English speakers in the world:

And here is an excellent example of writing about bar graphs prepared


by the British Council as an answer to this exam question. You can also
use the following vocabulary to talk about bar charts used in your
presentation:
How to describe line graphs

Now, when you know how to describe bar charts, what about line
graphs? This type of charts converts information into points on a grid
that is connected with a line to represent trends, changes, or relationship
between objects, numbers, dates, etc. These lines show movement over
time affected by the increase or decrease in the key factors.

To express the movement of the line, you should use appropriate verbs,
adjectives, and adverbs depending on the kind of action you need to
show. For this, you should use the following vocabulary:

Verbs: rise, increase, grow, go up to, climb, boom, peak, fall, decline,
decrease, drop, dip, go down, reduce, level up, remain stable, no change,
remain steady, stay constant, stay, maintain the same level, crash,
collapse, plunge, plummet.

Adjectives: sharp, rapid, huge, dramatic, substantial, considerable,


significant, slight, small, minimal, massive.

Adverbs: dramatically, rapidly, hugely, massive, sharply, steeply,


considerably, substantially, significantly, slightly, minimally, markedly.

There is also a list of adverbs to describe the speed of a change: rapidly,


quickly, swiftly, suddenly, steadily, gradually, slowly.

Want to expand your business vocabulary to create winning


presentations? Read our new article “50 Essential Business
Presentation Phrases for Better Performance.”

To help you understand how you can use these words in your
presentation speech, pay attention to the sample of a line chart with the
exam question for IELTS:
The appropriate vocabulary below will help you understand how to
describe such charts:
How to describe pie charts

The pie chart is primarily used to illustrate how different parts make up a
whole. The best way to present your data in a pie chart is to compare the
categories with each other. The following comparison words can be used
interchangeably:

 to compare
 compared to
 as opposed to
 versus
 more than
 the majority of
 only a small monitory
 greater than
 less than

Here we have an example of a pie chart that represents how internet


users aged 16+ prefer to browse the web:

This example demonstrates the best way to summarize data by selecting


and reporting the main features:
Final words
Before creating charts for your presentations, determine what data
you’re going to show and design the visuals tailored to your audience.
Keep them as simple as possible. Charts, graphs, and diagrams should
explain themselves. Use the words and their multiple synonyms
mentioned in this article to describe your graphs and help your listeners
understand the importance of your data. And don’t forget to add
an inspiring quote to make your speech even more impressive.

If you want to prepare for an important presentation in English, it’s


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