LINE GRAPH LANGUAGE

A. SENTENCE STRUCTURES
1) Time, S + stood at / was + figure
In January, Mr. A’s weight stood at/ was 50 kg.
2) Time, S + V + adv
From January to April, Mr. A’s weight increased significantly to 58 kg.

=> Overall, the number of Internet Users rose significantly in all three countries
3) S + saw / witnessed / underwent a quick drop of + figure + time
From July to October, Mr. A’s weight experienced a slight decrease of 3 kg.
=> Overall, the number of Internet Users witnessed a significant rise in all three
countries

4) A rise was seen/ witnessed….. In the number of…., increasing from….to…

5) There + be + a/an + adj + N + from figure 1 to figure 2 + in + S + time
From July to October, there was a slight decrease from 58kg to 55kg in Mr. A’s
weight
=> Overall, there were significant rises in the number of internet Users in
all three countries.

B. VERBS AND NOUNS

S + V(ed) + adv + O
A increase (v) significantly (adv)
A saw (v) a significant (adj) increase(n).
witness: chứng kiến
undergo: trải qua
saw/ witnessed/ underwent + NOUN

Direction Verb Noun

(1) Tăng Go up => Went up An upturn
Increase => Increased An increase
Rise => Rose A rise
Grow => Grew A growth
Climb => Climbed A climb

(2) Tăng mạnh Boom => Boomed A boom

Leap => Leaped
Rocket => Rocketed
Surge => Surged A surge

(3) Giảm Decrease => Decreased A decrease

Drop => Dropped A drop
Decline => Declined A decline
Fall => Fell A fall
Reduce => reduced

(4) Giảm Plunge => Plunged A plunge

mạnh
Slump => Slumped A slump
Dive => Dove A dive
Plummet => Plummeted

(5) Giữ Do not change => Did not change No change

nguyên
Remain steady/ the same => Remained
steady
A leveling off
Level out/ off => Leveled out/off
Stay constant => Stayed constant
(6) Giao động Fluctuate => Fluctuated A fluctuation

(7) Đỉnh Peak => Peaked A peak

 (8) Đáy Bottom => Bottomed A bottom

C. ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS

Degree Speed

Adj Adv Adj Adv

(1) Mạnh Dramatic Dramatically Rapid Rapidly

Steep Steeply Quick Quickly
Sharp Sharply Swift Swiftly
Huge
(2) Đáng kể Significant Significantly Steady Steadily
Remarkable Remarkably Moderate Moderately

(3) Nhẹ Slight Slightly Slow Slowly

Small Gradual Gradually
Minimal Minimally

D. PREPOSITIONS
Preposition Followed by Example

Noun of An increase In + something A decrease

movements of 5% in
A decrease Of + amount of the
change number of
infants.
An upsurge From/to + old/new An upsurge
figure from 1% to
20%
Verb of To rise By + amount of It rose by 5%
movements change
 To fall From/to + old/new It fell from
figure 6% to 1%

To peak/ start At + figure/level It peaked at

/ end 5000

To fluctuate At around + range It fluctuated

at around 10
Between
tons per
year.

E. CONNECTING SENTENCES
1) Before/After + V-ing, S + V + adv
After increasing significantly, Mr.A’s weight decreased slightly to 55 kg.
2) S + V1 + adv, but/ and then + V2 + adv
Mr.A’s weight increased significantly in the first three months, and then
decreased slightly to 55 kg in July.
3) S + V1, after which S + V2
4) There was a/an + adj1 + N1, (which was) followed by + a/an + adj2 +
N2 There was a slight decline in Mr.A’s weight, which was followed by a
rapid increase
5) S + V1, with a subsequent rise/ fall ……
6) S1 + V1. Meanwhile/ By contrast, S2 + V2
Practice 1: Khoanh tròn vào đáp án đúng.

The chart below shows the price in Euros of 800 grams of four types of bread in
one European country from 2001 to 2006

1. The given line graph ________ the prices of four types of bread over a 5-year
period, starting in 2001.

show = illustrate = depict = demonstrate = give data on = give information about

A. illustrates B. demonstrates

C. depicts D. gives data on

2. Overall, Rye always recorded the lowest figure, while White and Brown bread
___________ an upward trend in their prices.

Trend (v): xu hướng

Upward (adj): mang tính đi lên

A. witnessed/ saw (v): chứng kiến B. went up: đi lên/ tăng

C. rocketed(v): tăng mạnh D. fluctuate: giao động

3. By contrast, the price of wholegrain ____________ over the years.

A. plunged B. surged: tăng mạnh

C. leveled off: giữ nguyên D. fluctuated: giao động

4. In 2001, the price of wholegrain bread ___________ at 0.8 euro – the highest
number among the four.

A. stayed B. decreased

C. increased D. the same

5. The price of wholegrain ________ a peak of 1.8 euro in 2002, before a _________
decline to bottom at 0.7 euro in 2004.

reach a peak of + số liệu

peaked at + số liệu

A. came / slight B. reached / slight

C. came / sharp D. reached / sharp

6. Wholegrain bread then ________ a ________in its price, to 0.8 euro by the end of
2005.

underwent/ witnessed/ saw a growth

it grew

A. underwent / growth B. saw / decrease

C. underwent / the same D. stayed / same

7. Starting at 0.6 euro, the prices of White and Brown witnessed a(n)__________.

A. decrease B. raise => rise

C. increase D. rose
8. Both types of bread __(v) recorded______ higher prices (giá cao hơn) over the
years, reaching (đạt) 1.1 and 1.6 euro ____________ in 2003.

A. increased / finally B. climbed / firstly

C. fell / dramatically D. recorded / respectively

The weights of Khang and Toha are 45 and 46 respectively (lần lượt).

9. The figure for brown _______ to 1.4 euro in 2004 before recovering to 1.6 at the
end of the period.

A. dropped B. raised => rise

C. peaked D. leaped

10. Meanwhile, the price of white bread continued ________ to 1.3 euro in 2005.

A. slumping B. doving

C. growing D. staying constant

11. By contrast, some ___________ were ________ in the cost of Rye bread.

were/was seen: được nhìn thấy

Obesity is seen in Toha’s body.

A. changes / decreased B. fluctuations: những sự giao động

/ seen

C. fluctuations / increased D. fluctuation / bottomed

12. It _______ went down to around 0.5 euro in 2002 before gradually ________ to
0.7 euro in 2005.

A. slightly / going up B. rapidly / going up

C. remarkably / booming D. slightly / plummeting

Practice 2: Khoanh vào từ đồng nghĩa / diễn đạt ý nghĩa tương tự trong câu
The graph below shows the percentage of people in different age groups in one
city who attended music concerts between 2010 and 2015.

1. The given line graph illustrates the proportion of people in five age brackets going
to music concerts over a 5-year period, starting in 2010.

A. peak B. process

C. demonstrates D. describe

2. The given line graph illustrates the proportion of people in five age brackets going
to music concerts over a 5-year period, starting in 2010.

A. between 2010 and 2015 B. over 5 year

C. in 2010 and in 2015 D. from 2010 onwards

3. Looking at the graph, it is clear that music concerts attracted the largest number of
youngsters, while older groups seemed not to enjoy music.
A. obvious B. difficult

C. easy D. challenging

4. Additionally, the figures for adults and middle-aged people gradually increased
over the years.

A. number B. proportions

C. rate D. ratio

5. Additionally, the figures for adults and middle-aged people gradually increased
over the years.

A. modestly grew B. minimally fell

C. remarkably escalated D. sharply declined

6. In 2010, the 25-44-year-old age group recorded the highest number, at around
52%.

A. started B. remained

C. registered D. peaked at

7. 1 year later, the percentage bottomed at 40%.

A. increased B. reached a bottom of

C. boomed D. rocketed

8. It steadily went up to approximately 53% in 2015.

A. moderately B. swiftly

C. significantly D. minimally
9. Similarly, starting at 40% in 2010, the middle-age group (45-54 -year-olds)
witnessed a slight decrease to 30% in 2012 prior to a moderate growth to nearly 50%
in 2015.

A. a remarkable increase B. a huge change

C. a minimal decline D. a constant

10. The percentage of young people going to music halls increased significantly over
5 years.

A. experienced a slight increase B. saw a remarkable growth

C. underwent a small change D. witnessed a significant decline

11. It reached a high of 70% in 2015 - the highest number among 5 age brackets.

A. hit a record high of B. bottom up

C. bottom down D. grew significantly

12. By contrast, there was only a slight rise in the over 55-year-old group.

A. the number of over-55-year-old group slightly declined

B. the figure for over-55-year-old group minimally increased

C. the proportion of over-55-year-old group remarkably grew

D. the percentage of over-55-year-old group fluctuated

13. It leveled off around 29% from 2011 to 2014 before dropping to nearly 20% at
the end of the period.

A. remained unchanged / increasing B. did not change / surging

C. stayed the same / developing D. remained stable / falling

14. Some fluctuations were seen in the number of 75-year-old concert-goers.

A. changes B. stability

C. growth D. none of the above

15. It started at the lowest figure – 10%, which was followed by a slight increase to
20% in 2011.

A. accompanied B. started

C. preceded D. descended

16. The figure fell to the beginning number for 3 years before recovering to 22% in
2015.

A. decreasing B. increasing

C. plummeting D. falling

17. In 2010, the proportion of 75-year-old people stood at 10%.

A. peaked B. stayed

C. was stayed D. has been

18. From 2010 to 2015, the percentage of 16-24-year-old people climbed quickly.

A. experienced a sharp upturn B. seen an increase

C. saw an increase quickly D. witnessed a climb