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8 Unit 01 | Ready to rumble Describing and analysing charts What do you do when you talk about graphs? Put the ideas (1–12) into the correct categories (A–C) by writing the numbers in the table below. STRATEGIES 8 1 major changes 2 relevant details 3 participants of the survey 4 reasons for differences 5 the type of the chart 6 a possible future outlook 7 the most noticeable aspect 8 possible trends 9 different sections of the chart 10 the survey 11 major differences 12 relevance of the result for topic A Describing the nature of the chart B Focusing on the essential information in the chart C Analysing the chart Expand your vocabulary: Describing and analysing charts Which expressions would you use to describe the bars in the bar chart below? Match the phrases (a–i) to the numbers in the chart (1–7). There is more than one possible answer. LANGUAGE 9 a a a large proportion b just over a third c a small number g less than a fifth h more than half i the majority 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 0% d approximately two thirds e a minority f almost half Study the graph on the next page and use the words in the box to complete the text below. There are more words than you will need. b Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv