Describing performance with charts and graphs in Business English.
Use the words below to describe these line charts:
| rose sharply | increased gradually | remained constant | reached a peak |
| fluctuated | fell gradually | leveled off | declined sharply |
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1. Sales _______________ . 2. Wages _______________ . 3. Inventory _______________ . 4. Costs _______________ . |
5. Overhead _______________ . 6. Production _______________ . 7. Supply _______________ . 8. Unemployment ___________ . |
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Find other ways to describe the terms used in the exercise above and match them below:
| 1. remained constant 2. fell gradually 3. declined sharply 4. reached a peak 5. rose sharply 6. leveled off 7. fluctuated 8. increased gradually |
a. was steady b. rose slowly c. was up and down d. peaked and then fell a bit e. shot up f. dropped like a rock g. eased off h. moved up slowly i. dropped off a bit |
[Answers: 1.a; 2.i; 3.f; 4.d; 5.e; 6.g; 7.c; 8.h,b]
The charts above are “line charts” – what are the names of the charts below?
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[Answers: #1. Pie Chart, #2. Bar Chart]
Business English Charts and Graphs