Get yourself into ‘graph mode’ by watching this example presentation from Martin Kelly.
- Can you follow his description on the graph?
- What interesting language do you notice?
We'll start our lesson by discussing your thoughts.
You'll need to book a lesson.
You’ll receive an activity sheet after the lesson to help review and summarize the lesson. [To type on PDFs: 1) download Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (free), 2) Tools -> Fill & Sign]
Check your answers
A - Describing trends
1. a) soar, rocket
b) plummet, sink
c) see rapid growth (up), suffer a slump (down)
d) a minute taker
e) a flipchart
f) a projector
2. a) gently / gradually
c) gently / gradually
B - Linking sentences
1. a) falling rapidly
b) going on to fall rapidly
c) went on to fall rapidly
d) rapid fall
2. Own answers
To type answers on PDFs: 1) download Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (free), 2) Tools > Fill & Sign
As a follow up, complete this activity by the Toronto Catholic District School Board, which will have you describing graphs in more detail.