Describing Graphs and Charts for SSC/HSC English Exams

1. Welcome Welcome to My Class to My Class Facilitator: Mohammad Siraj Hyder Chowdhury Sr. Teacher KAFCO School & College Anowara, Chattogram.

2. Describing Graphs and Charts for SSC/HSC English 1st Paper

3. Learning Outcomes: At the end of the lesson, you will be able to describe graph / chart for SSC & HSC Exams.

4. ANALYSING THE GRAPH / CHART When you are given a graph / chart to describe, you need to take a moment to understand what you are looking at. Don’t rush this. The most common tasks given are to describe- 1. Line graphs 2. Bar charts 3. Pie charts Recognizing the type of graph you are given is important because they serve different functions and usually require different language to describe.

5. As for their functions, typically they do the following: 1. Line graphs show changes in values over time. 2. Bar charts compare different types of data. 3. Pie charts show a proportion of a whole value.

6. CHOOSING THE RIGHT LANGUAGE If you want to know how to describe a graph, then you need to know the right type of language to use. Of course, that will largely depend on the data in the graph. You will need different vocabulary for prices, populations, interest rates, and so on. You also need to use grammar carefully because picking the wrong verb tense could really confuse your reader. Thus, pay attention to any clues about time. Ask yourself: Is this data from the past, present, or future? Does it all come from the same point in time? Is it a prediction? All of that will impact your description.

7. STRUCTURING YOUR GRAPH DESCRIPTION You need to group your data intelligently. However, there is no prescribed formula for this. In other words, there are different ways to structure your writing. You do, however, need to include a few things: An introduction that tells the reader what you are describing. An overview of the data (for example, a main trend). A detailed description of the main features.

8. Here are some things that you don’t need to include: 1. Too much information. 2. A conclusion.

9. STRUCTURING YOUR DESCRIPTION Introduce the graph Give an overview of the graph Introduction Body paragraph 1 Describe the most notable data Body paragraph 2 Describe other data

10. What is a trend  

11. Verbs: Show Provide Deals with Indicate Demonstrate Display Offer Present

12. Downward movement (verbs) Decrease Drop fall Crash Go down

13. Upward movement (verbs) Climb Grow Rise Go up Improve increase jump gain

14. Stability (verbs)

15. For specifying the degree of change we can use different adverbs:         

16. For specifying the degree of change we can use different adjectives       

17. Introducing the graph The graph/table/pie chart/bar chart/diagram ... gives information about/on ... provides information about/on ... shows ... illustrates ... compares ... explains why ... describes ... draws the conclusion of (a survey) ... Example: The pie charts provide information on the proportion of males and females working in agricultural sector.

19. Now, describe the graph given below:

20. Thank You