Adana Alparslan Türkeş Bilim ve Teknoloji Üniversitesi

Yabancı Diller Yüksekokulu- Materyal Geliştirme Birimi

Adana Alparslan Türkeş Science and Technology University
The School of Foreign Languages- Material Developmet Unit

Material Development Unit

Describing a Graph
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 Subject Verb Adverb
Car sales increased gradually
rose slightly
went up steadily
grew
quickly
rapidly

dramatically
significantly
considerably
 Adjective Noun
There was a gradual
a slight increase
a steady rise
growth
a quick
a rapid

a dramatic
a significant
a considerable
in millions Car Sales

20
15
10

2000 2005 2010

Car sales increased slightly between 2005 and 2010.
There was a slight increase in car sales between 2005 and 2010.

Car sales rose slightly between 2005 and 2010.

There was a slight rise in car sales between 2005 and 2010.

Car sales grew slightly between 2005 and 2010.

There was a slight growth in car sales between 2005 and 2010.
in millions Car Sales

20
15
10

2000 2005 2010

Car sales increased significantly between 2005 and 2010.
There was a significant increase in car sales between 2005 and 2010.

Car sales rose significantly between 2005 and 2010.

There was a significant rise in car sales between 2005 and 2010.

Car sales grew significantly between 2005 and 2010.

There was a significant growth in car sales between 2005 and 2010.
in millions Car Sales

20
15
10

2000 2005 2010

Car sales increased dramatically between 2005 and 2010.
There was a dramatic increase in car sales between 2005 and 2010.

Car sales rose dramatically between 2005 and 2010.

There was a dramatic rise in car sales between 2005 and 2010.

Car sales grew dramatically between 2005 and 2010.

There was a dramatic growth in car sales between 2005 and 2010.
in millions Car Sales

20
15
10

2000 2005 2010

Car sales increased considerably between 2005 and 2010.
There was a considerable increase in car sales between 2005 and 2010.

Car sales rose considerably between 2005 and 2010.

There was a considerable rise in car sales between 2005 and 2010.

Car sales grew considerably between 2005 and 2010.

There was a considerable growth in car sales between 2005 and 2010.
 Subject Verb Adverb
Car sales gradually
decreased slightly
fell steadily
dropped
declined quickly
rapidly

dramatically
significantly
considerably
 Adjective Noun
a gradual
There was
a slight decrease
a steady fall
drop
a quick decline
a rapid

a dramatic
a significant
a considerable
in millions Car Sales

20
15
10

2000 2005 2010

Car sales decreased slightly between 2005 and 2010.
There was a slight decrease in car sales between 2005 and 2010.

Car sales fell slightly between 2005 and 2010.

There was a slight fall in car sales between 2005 and 2010.

Car sales dropped slightly between 2005 and 2010.

There was a slight drop in car sales between 2005 and 2010.
in millions Car Sales

20
15
10

2000 2005 2010

Car sales decreased significantly between 2005 and 2010.
There was a significant decrease in car sales between 2005 and 2010.

Car sales fell significantly between 2005 and 2010.

There was a significant fall in car sales between 2005 and 2010.

Car sales dropped significantly between 2005 and 2010.

There was a significant drop in car sales between 2005 and 2010.
 Subject Verb
Car sales
remained steady
stayed unchanged
stable
in millions Car Sales

20
15
10

2000 2005 2010

Car sales remained steady between 2000 and 2005.
in millions Car Sales
Honda
20
15
10
Nissan
2000 2005 2010

While Honda’s sales incereased significantly between 2005 and 2010,

Nissan’s sales decreased slightly.

While there was a significant increase in Honda’s sales between 2005

and 2010, Nissan’s sales decreased slightly.
The graph shows how many books were read in Burnaby Public Library
between 2011 and 2014.
The graph shows how many books were read in Burnaby Public Library
over a four-year period.
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