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DESCRIBING CHANGE-OVER-TIME CHARTS HOW TO JOIN CHANGES o First/first of all o Then/after that/subsequently/next/following this (sau do/ke tiep) o This was followed by (a rapid increase) At am, there were only 100 passengers at the station However, the passenger number then increased rapidly to reach a peak of 400 at am This was followed by a sharp fall to under 200 at 10 am o This trend was not to last Xu huong khong keo dai lau o This trend was broken and …Xu huong bij pha vo Then the passenger figures/numbers recovered and rose remarkably to 300 at pm However, this trend was not to last/this trend was broken and the figures then plummeted to a low of 100 at pm o Saw/witnessed/observed (chung kien) The next two hours saw a sharp rise back to a peak of nearly 400 The passenger figures then witnessed a sharp growth to a high of 400 o Register/experience an increase/decrease o Normal verb + adverb, + extreme verbing Rose sharply, rocketing to peak at 400 Increased significantly, surging to a peak of 400 Fell rapidly, plummeting to a low of 100 Declined substantially, plunging to a low of 100 o Despite + noun, ………… Despite a substantial rise to nearly 300 over the next hours, the numbers then slowed down before dropping to a low of 100 o Having (fallen/risen), ……… Having risen substantially to nearly 300 over the next hours, the numbers then slowed down before dropping to a low of 100 o From to AM, the number of passengers soared from 100 to 400 people, which was the highest figure of all the day o From to AM, the passenger numbers soared to 400 people, which was a four-fold increase over just two hours The line chart/ gives data concerning/ how many passengers used an underground station/ in London/ in an average day A glance at the chart reveals that the passenger numbers wildly fluctuated during a typical day A closer look shows that there were only 100 people at the station at 6AM However, the figures then climbed markedly, surging to a high of 400 at AM This was followed by a twofold decline to 200 in the next two hours The following hours saw mixed trends, rising significantly first, then slowing down before plunging to a low of 100 at PM Of significant note is that the pattern from to PM was similar to that from to 10 AM, rising to nearly 400 at PM then plummeting to well below 200 at PM Not much fluctuation was seen during the rest of the day It is obvious that the underground station in question was most crowded at AM and PM while least used at 6AM and PM The number of cases of diarrhea How many people suffered from diarrhea Diarrhea cases The figures for diarrhea cases The scale/rate of diarrhea Between 1983 and 1992 = spanning from 1983 to 1992 = over a 10 year period from ….to… Vocabulary - The diagram = the chart = the graph - Give information about = illustrate = describe = compare = present data concerning - The number of parcels delivered by two mail companies = how many parcels two mail companies delivered = the volume/quantity of parcels that were carried by two mail companies - From 1920 to 2000 = between 1920 and 2000 = spanning over 80 year period from …to… Main trends - Fedex o 1920: 15000 – tripple/three times the number for TNT o 1940: peaked/reach a peak at below 25000 o o - TNT o o o o 1940-1950: fell sharply to bottom out at 12000 After that: recovered and then remained stable Low start but then rose exponentially 1920: 5000 1920 – 1960: steady growth to nearly equalize Fedex 1960 onward: rocketed