This document discusses vocabulary used to describe statistics and charts. It lists verbs and nouns, adjectives and adverbs that can be used to describe graphics such as rises, falls, increases, decreases, dips, and fluctuations. It also provides examples of how adjectives can modify nouns or verbs can be used with adverbs to describe features of charts such as noticeable rises, gradual recoveries, or sharp rises recovering gradually.
3. Vocabulary
used to
describe
graphics
Verb Noun
To rise A rise
To fall A fall
To increase An increase
To decrease A decrease
To dip A dip
To fluctuate Fluctuation
To recover A recovery
Adjective Adverb
Slight Slightly
Sharp Sharply
Gradual Gradually
Steady Steadily
Dramatic Dramatically
Noticeable Noticeably
Rise/increase fall/decrease
reach a peak dip
fluctuate level off
4. Adjectives and
adverbs
Or using an adjective + a noun
We can see in the graph how there a rise noticeable in this year.
Also can be described using a verb + an adverb
The sharp rise recover gradually.