Describing line graph

Writing the introduction

 Writing an overview
In general, ..
Overall, ..
Generally speaking
A quick look at the graph reveal that .
At a (quick) glance, it can be seen that.
It can be told at a glance that.
As is shown/illustrated by the graph, ..
As can be seen/observed from the graph, ..
It is clear that.
Describing change and trend
Describing change and trend
Describing change and trend
Speed of change
 Useful time expressions
Over the 20 year(s) period
Over 3 decades
Over a period of 20 years
Over the next 20 years / the following 20 years
Over the subsequent 20 years
From 1990 to 2000
Between 1990 and 2000
During the final 2 months
During the first 2 years
 After 20 years
After + clause. Clause (main)
Before falling steeply
Before sales picked up again during the final 3
years of the period
Sales went up steadily until it experienced a
sudden marked drop in the early 1970s
In the early 1970s
 Given references
The first thing to note is that
As for the., it can be seen/observed that
Turning to the, it is clear that
Another trend that can be seen/observed is that.
It is also worth pointing out that
Also worth noting is that..
However, this was not always the case.
However, it should be pointed out that / noted that
that
The earlier / former vs the latter