Do the preparation task first. Then read the text and tips and do the exercises.
Tips
- If you are doing an exam task, read the instructions and make sure you write according to the word and time limits.
- Start by saying what the charts show. In an exam, change the words in the question to write the first sentence of your answer, e.g. These charts show = These charts illustrate.
- The second paragraph should provide an overview of the key features of the information.
- The other paragraphs should describe the patterns or trends in more detail. However, only select the most important ones to write about, and don't write about your own ideas.
- Use linking words and a range of vocabulary to describe what you see in the charts. (You can write % or per cent, but be consistent.)
- Be careful to use the correct tenses to describe the time periods shown.
Discussion
Language level
Intermediate: B1
Comments
Yeah, when I was working at DDB have to write many reports about my clients; with growth indicators, customer analysis, trends-detection and others that were based in graphics from different types.
Off course, my favourite are infographics.
Well, sometimes I have to create a bar chart or lines graphs using specific applications and then to illustrate them at a company meeting.
Nikolaos
PS. Could you tell me please, if it's better to use illustrate or present?
Hello Nikolaos
'present' is a good choice here. I wouldn't recommend 'illustrate' in that context.
All the best
Kirk
The LearnEnglish Team
Yes sometimes I have to create a chart report reflects my company target achievement. Explains how much turnover we achieved for parts and labor. Also I have to compare our current achievement to the previous years and show how the trends go.
Yes, I have had to write about graphics at work and in studies. I think most people have a hard difficulties to reading these kinds of texts. The above, despite the fact that it is very important, because you can see graphics in the news, in the newspapers, and if you do not know how to read these, you can be uninformed about what is happening in the world. In summary, writing and reading graphics are relevant and necessary skills in our context.
It's a mandatory thing of the university, you can't graduate without having done that
It is a common thing to do at the University where I study. In fact it's mandatory and a significant part of the curriculum.
Yes, I did. I have written some charts about the share of renewable energies to produce total power electricity in my country.
I wrote about charts for my studies, when I attended a specialisation course in growth of interior areas of my country.
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