F.1 – Describing Graphs – Exercise 1
In the column on the left, there are nine graphs (A- I). Opposite each graph, you have four statements that describe each graph. Decide which statement is correct in each case. There may be more than one answer.
| 1. | i. The trend in customer numbers was upward.
F.2 – ii. Customer numbers fluctuated slightly.iii. There were considerable fluctuations in customer numbers. iv. There were fluctuations in customer numbers.
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| 2. | i. The number of customers fell dramatically
ii. Customer numbers fell. F.2.1 – iii. Numbers fell steadily.iv. There was a dramatic drop in customer numbers.
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| 3. | i. The trend in customer numbers was upward.
F.2.2 – ii. Customer numbers fluctuated wildly.iii. There was a downward trend in customer numbers. F.2.3 – iv. Customer numbers were erratic.
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| 4. | i. The trend in customer numbers was downward.
ii. Customer numbers fluctuated slightly. F.2.4 – iii. There were wild fluctuations in customer numbers.iv. There were fluctuations in customer numbers.
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| 5. | i. The trend in customer numbers was upward.
F.2.5 – ii. Customer numbers hit a peak.F.2.6 – iii. There was a peak in customer numbers.iv. There was a slight dip in customer numbers.
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| 6. | i. The trend in customer numbers was flat.
ii. Customer numbers rose. iii. Customer numbers rocketed. F.2.7 – iv. There was a steep rise in customer numbers.
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| 7. |
F.2.8 – i. Customer numbers soared.F.2.9 – ii. Customer numbers rocketed.iii. There was a steep rise in customer numbers. iv. There was a gradual rise in customer numbers.
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| 8. |
i. There was a steady fall in customer numbers. ii. Customer numbers fluctuated. F.2.10 – iii. Customer numbers plunged.iv. The trend was flat
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| 9. |
F.2.11 – i. There was a slight dip in customer numbers.ii. The trend in customer numbers was upward. iii. Customer numbers dipped. iv. Customer numbers reached a peak.
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Adapted from One Stop English Macmillan Publishers
Describing Graphs – Exercise 2
Look at Chart A and add the phrases A-O in the appropriate spaces in the sentences 1-15, which follow.
List of phrases
| A. only 30 per cent selected
B. reason behind students choosing C. as opposed to 75 per cent D. can be divided E. was carried out F. was five per cent more than G. more students quoted H. is given as
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I. is
J. with approximately K. compared with modern teaching methods L. at 95%, 90% and 90% respectively M. reasons why N. which influences students O. bottom
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- The chart shows 11 _M_______ first-year students from overseas chose a particular university.
- Good language support comes ___O______at 20 per cent.
- Language of tuition is top of the survey _____J_____95%.
- At 95 per cent of the sample, Language of tuition is the main ____B______a university.
- The survey of 1,000 first-year overseas students ___E_______at universities in the UK.
- Good language support at 20% is the factor ____N______least when making a choice about which university to attend.
- Language of tuition _H________a reason by nearly five times as many students as Good language support, at 95% and 20% respectively.
- The top three reasons are the Language of tuition, Quality of teachers, Up-to-date teaching facilities, ___L_______.
- According to the graph, the main reason __I________ the language of tuition.
- The various factors ___D_______ into two groups, namely those related to teaching and non-teaching related.
- While around 95 per cent of the students gave the language of tuition as the main reason for choosing a university, _____A_____ modern teaching methods.
- The cost of accommodation at 80 per cent __F______ and the cost of tuition at around 75 per cent.
- Eighty per cent of the sample mentioned the cost of accommodation as a reason for choosing a university ___C_______for the cost of tuition.
- __G________the cost of accommodation and the cost of tuition than Location at 80% and 75% respectively.
- Good language support was stated by only 20 per cent of the sample as a reason for choosing a university ___K_______at 30 per cent.