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Describing graphs



To fluctuate

We use this expression to describewhen there has been a serious of changes both up and

down.

Prices have fluctuated wildly sincethe beginning of the year.

To stand at

We use this expression to focus on aparticular point, often before we talkabout the trends

of movement.

At the beginning of the year, sales inIndia stood at €200,000.

To reach a peak We use this expression to talk about

the highest point of a trend.

Late last year, sales of our newproduct reached a peak of 12,000units.



To bottom out We use this expression to talk

about the lowest point of atrend.

The share price of OPP bankbottomed out at €1.50.

To level off We use this expression to talk

about the point when a changingtrend becomes stable.

After a long period of decline,the share price finally levelledoff at €5.25.



Fluctuate-reach a peak-level off – bottom out



Describing the movement:adjectives and adverbs

Sometimes we need to give more informationabout a trend as follows:

There has been a slight increase in the value of the dollar (degree of change)

Unemployment fell rapidly last year (the speedof change)

Remember that we modify a noun with anadjective◦ (a slight increase)

and a verb with an adverb◦ (to increase slightly).



Look at the examplework graph. Choose a

topic (or think of yourown topic) about yourlife and draw your owngraph. Then write fivesentences about your

graph.



Addition: also, again,

furthermore, inaddition, likewise,moreover, similarly

Contrast: conversely, on the

contrary, however,in contrast

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