Introduce the chart, then point out its most useful information.
The idea
Use rose or fell for a change, from and to for its endpoints, and more than to compare quantities.
Examples
- The chart shows monthly sales for our two shops.
- Orders rose from 40 in April to 60 in May.
- The number of calls fell slightly in June.
- The blue line remained stable throughout the week.
- Our online team received more requests than the phone team.
- The main trend is a steady increase in visitors.
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Watch out
Do not say a figure rose when it went down; check the direction and units first.
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The number of visitors ___ from 20 to 35 last week. (rose / fell)
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rose
rose fits an increase from 20 to 35.
Costs fell ___ 90 to 70 euros. (from / than)
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from
from introduces the starting cost, 90 euros.
The north branch sold more tickets ___ the south branch. (than / then)
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than
than introduces the branch being compared.
Practice round
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The number of visitors ___ from 20 to 35 last week. (rose / fell)
Costs fell ___ 90 to 70 euros. (from / than)
The north branch sold more tickets ___ the south branch. (than / then)
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