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CHART,GRAPH OR TABLE
Intermediate2/Higher ESOL
Study Related Contexts
OUTLINE PLAN
• INTRODUCTION:
• Topic sentence describing what the data (displayed as a table, graph or chart)
is about.
• GENERAL STATEMENT(S) ABOUT THE DATA:
• What overall trends can you see?
• DETAILED STATEMENTS ABOUT THE DATA :
• Focus on the details that are relevant for your essay.
• CONCLUSION:
• one sentence which sums up what this data tells us or why it is important to
you argument.
IDENTIFYING WHAT THE GRAPH IS
ABOUT
KEY WORDS:
London Underground
Number of passengers/people
Travelling/using the underground during the day
PUTTING TOGETHER YOUR
TOPIC SENTENCE
• HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLES:
Passenger numbers flatten out between the hours of 12 and 2 pm where they
remain at 300.
Passenger numbers stabilised from 12pm to 2 pm where they remained at
300.
Remember to be consistent with your use of tenses!
DESCRIBING OTHER
TRENDS
Passenger numbers fluctuated significantly during the day peaking at 400 and
dropping off to 100.
Remember to be consistent with your use of tenses!
AND FINALLY……………….
SUMMING UP/CONCLUDING
· In summary we can see that...
· To sum up...
· In conclusion it can be seen that….
· It can be concluded from the data/information
that…
· Overall the data shows/indicates/suggests…
· Summarising the findings it can be seen
that..
· Overall it appears that..
YOUR CONCLUSION
In summary we can see that the busiest times on the London Underground
are at 8 am and at 6 pm. The quietest times are 6 am, 4 pm and after 8 pm.
Passenger numbers remain quite steady during the day.