1. Readings in Economics Fall Semester 2012 Sean McCormack

2. DESCRIBING CHARTS AND GRAPHS Types of Graphs and Charts

3. DESCRIBING CHARTS AND GRAPHS Talking about Visuals Should be clear and easy to follow If the visual is complicated, need to explain the MOST IMPORTANT information

4. DESCRIBING CHARTS AND GRAPHS Tell your audience what the chart/graph illustrates This graph shows the relationship between… …the correlation between X and Y… …how X affects Y

5. DESCRIBING CHARTS AND GRAPHS Talking about Visuals - Directions In the centre In the bottom left-hand corner Across the top In the upper right-hand corner On the right

6. DESCRIBING CHARTS AND GRAPHS Need to interpret the visual Explaining the reason for a fact (cause) and its result (effect) Eg. The slump was due to the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis

7. DESCRIBING CHARTS AND GRAPHS Useful Verbs and Phrases DeclineRise FluctuateFlat Pick upReach RocketSlump Increase Climb PlungeWent up PlummetDoubled RecoverImproved StabilizeSkyrocket Raise dwindle

8. DESCRIBING CHARTS AND GRAPHS Useful Adjectives and Adverbs Adjectives + Nouns Sudden+increase Moderate+fall Gradual+decline

9. DESCRIBING CHARTS AND GRAPHS Useful Adjectives and Adverbs Verbs + Adverbs increased+slightly dropped+significantly rose+sharply

10. CHECKLIST 1.Make visuals clear to understand 2.Tell your audience what the graph illustrates 3.Highlight the key points 4.Say why these key points are important 5.Explain causes and effects 6.Use different verbs, adjectives and adverbs to show movement

11. Practice 1 – Describe this Chart

12. Practice 2 – Describe this Chart

13. Practice 3 – Describe this Chart