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VOCABULARY: TASK -1

Vocabulary for the Introduction Part:

Starting Presentation Type Verb Description

The/ the given / diagram / table / shows / represents / the comparison


figure
the supplied / the depicts / of…the
/ illustration / graph
presented / the enumerates / differences… the
/ chart / flow chart /
shown / the illustrates / presents/ changes...
picture/
provided gives / provides / the number
presentation/ pie
delineates/ outlines/ of…
chart / bar graph/
describes / information
column graph / line
delineates/ on… data
graph / table data/
expresses/ denotes/ on…
data / information /
compares/ shows the proportion
pictorial/ process
contrast / indicates / of…the amount
diagram/ map/ pie
figures / gives data of… information
chart and table/ bar
on on... data
graph and pie chart
/ gives information about...
...
on/presents comparative

information about/ data...the trend

shows data about/ of...

demonstrates/ the percentages

sketch out/ of...the ratio of...

summarises... how the...


Vocabulary for the General Trend Part

1. In general...
2. In common...
3. Generally speaking...
4. Overall...
5. It is obvious...
6. As it is observed...
7. As a general trend...
8. As can be seen...
9. As an overall trend/ As overall trend...
10. As it is presented...
11. It can be clearly seen that...
12. At the first glance...
13. It is clear,
14. At the onset...
15. It is clear that...
16. A glance at the graph(s) reveals that...

Vocabulary to Start the Body:

1. As it is presented in the diagram(s)/ graph(s)/ pie chart(s)/ table...


2. As (it is) shown in the illustration...
3. As can be seen in the...
4. As the diagrams suggest...
5. According to the...
6. Categorically speaking...
7. Getting back to the details...
8. Now, turning to the details...
9. The table data clearly shows that...
10. The diagram reveals that...
11. The data suggest that...
12. The graph gives the figure...
13. It is interesting to note that...
14. It is apparently seen that...
15. It is conspicuous that...
16. It is explicitly observed that...
17. It is obvious...
18. It is clear from the data...
19. It is worth noticing that...
20. It is crystal clear/ lucid that...
21. It can be clearly observed that...
22. It could be plainly viewed that...
23. It could be noticed that...
24. We can see that...
Vocabulary to show changes:

Trends Verb form Noun Form

Increase rise / increase / go up / uplift / rocket(ed) a rise / an increase / an upward

/ climb / upsurge / soar/ shot up/ improve/ trend / a growth / a leap / a jump

jump/ leap/ move upward/ skyrocket/ /an improvement/ a climb.

soar/

surge.

Decrease fall / decrease / decline / plummet / plunge / a fall / a decrease / a reduction /

drop / reduce / collapse / deteriorate/ dip / adownward trends /a downward

dive / go down / take a nosedive / slum / tendency / a decline/ a drop / a

slide slide / a collapse / a downfall.

/ go into free-fall.

Steadiness unchanged / level out / remain constant / a steadiness/ a plateau /

remain steady / plateau / remain the same / astability/ a static

remain stable / remain static

Gradual increase an upward trend / an

------------ upwardtendency / a ceiling

trend

Gradual decrease a downward trend / a

------------ downwardtendency / a

descending trend

Standability/ Flat level(ed) off / remain(ed) constant /

remain(ed) unchanged / remain(ed) stable No change, a flat, a plateau.

/prevail(ed) consistency / plateaued /

reach(ed) a plateau / stay(ed) uniform

/immutable / level(ed) out/ stabilise/

remain(ed) the same.

:
Example

1. The overall sale of the company increased by 20% at the end of the year.

2. The expenditure of the office remained constant for the last 6 months but the profit

rose by almost 25%.

3. There was a 15% drop in the ratio of student enrolment at this University.

4. The population of the country remained almost the same as it was 2 years ago.

5. The population of these two cities increase significantly in the last two decades and it

is expected that it will remain stable during the next 5 years.


Vocabulary to represent changes in graphs:

Type of Change Adverb form Adjective form

Rapid change dramatically / rapidly / sharply / dramatic / rapid / sharp / quick / hurried

quickly / hurriedly / speedily / swiftly / / speedy / swift / significant /

significantly/ considerably / considerable / substantial / noticeable.

substantially / noticeably.

Moderate change moderately / gradually / moderate / gradual / progressive

progressively / sequentially. / sequential.

Steady change steadily/ ceaselessly. steady/ ceaseless.

Slight change slightly / slowly / mildly / tediously. slight / slow / mild / tedious.
Vocabulary to represent frequent changes in graphs:

Type of Change Verb form Noun form

Rapid ups and wave / fluctuate / oscillate / waves / fluctuations /

downs vacillate / palpitate oscillations / vacillations

/ palpitations

Types of Changes/ Differences and Vocabulary to present


them:

Great change / Huge difference:

Adjectives Adverbs
Overwhelming Overwhelmingly
Substantial Substantially
Enormous Enormously

Big change / Big difference:

Adjectives Adverbs
Significant Significantly
Considerable Considerably
Medium change / Moderate difference:

Adjectives Adverbs
Somewhat Somewhat
Moderate Moderately

Minor change / Small difference:

Adjectives Adverbs
Fractional Fractionally
Marginal Marginally
Slight Slightly

Dates, Months & Years related vocabulary and


grammar:
» From 1990 to 2000, Commencing from 1980, Between 1995 and
2005, After 2012.
» By 1995, In 1998, In February, Over the period, During the period,
During 2011.
» In the first half of the year, For the first quarter, The last quarter of
the year, During the first decade.
» In the 80s, In the 1980s, During the next 6 months, In the mid-70s,
Next 10 years, Previous year, Next year, Between 1980 - 1990.
» Within a time span of ten years, within five years.
» Next month, Next quarter, Next year, Previous month, Previous
year.
» Since, Then, From
Percentage, Portion, and Numbers:

Percentages:
10% increase, 25 percent decrease, increased by 15%, dropped by
10 percent, fall at 50%, reached to 75%, tripled, doubled, one-fourth,
three-quarters, half, double fold, treble, 5 times higher, 3 timers
lower, declined to about 49%, stood exactly at 43%.

Fractions:
4% = A tiny fraction.
24% = Almost a quarter.
25% Exactly a quarter.
26% = Roughly one quarter.
32% Nearly one-third, nearly a third.
49% = Around a half, just under a half.
50% Exactly a half.
51% = Just over a half.
73% = Nearly three quarters.
77% = Approximately three quarters, more than three-quarter.
79% = Well over three quarters.

Proportions:
2% = A tiny portion, a very small proportion.
4% = An insignificant minority, an insignificant proportion
16% = A small minority, a small portion.
70% = A large proportion.
72% = A significant majority, A significant proportion.89% = A very
large proportion.
89% = A very large proportion.
Words/ Phrases of Approximation - Vocabulary:
» Approximately
» Nearly
» Roughly
» Almost
» About
» Around
» More or less
» Just over
» Just under
» Just around
» Just about
» Just below
» A little more than
» A little less than.

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