Writing Introduction for Trend Graphs
Olimjon Shokirov
Writing Introductions for Trend Graphs
What is an Introduction?
● 1-2 sentences
● Tells the reader what the graph/chart/table shows
Useful Synonyms
The Graph below = The line graph, The bar graph, The pie chart, The table
Show = give
Information = data
About = on
Percentage = proportion
Number = quantity
Amount = quantity
Time Periods in Introductions
● From … to … = Between … and …
(e.g., from 2000 to 2010 / between 2000 and 2010)
● In … and … = In the years … and …
(e.g., in 2000 and 2010 / in the years 2000 and 2010)
● In … = In the year …
(e.g., in 2010 / in the year 2010)
Word Forms & Synonyms
Noun <> Verb
The line graph shows data about the consumption of water in the national park from 2000 to 2020.
The line graph illustrates how much water was consumed in the national park between 2000 and 2020.
Adjective <> Adverb
The line graph provides information about international visitors to the national park from 2000 to 2020.
The line graph shows how many people internationally visited the national park from 2000 to 2020.
Synonym (Paraphrase)
The line graph gives data on the number of visitors to the national park from 2000 to 2020.
The line graph shows how many people visited the national park between 2000 and 2020.
Formula 1 for Introductions
The graph shows information about
• how many (countable noun)
• how much (uncountable noun)
Examples:
• The line graph gives data on how many people visited the National Park from 2000
to 2010.
• The line graph shows information about how much water was consumed in the
National Park between 2000 and 2010.
Practice Formula 1
Practice Formula 1
The graph shows information about how much (uncountable noun) …
1. The line graph gives data on how much fish and different kinds of meat were
consumed in a European country between 1979 and 2004.
2. The line graph shows information about how much fish and several types of
meat people consumed in a European country from 1979 to 2004.
Formula 2 for Introductions
The graph shows information about
• the number of (countable noun)
• the amount of (uncountable noun)
• the proportion of (both)
Examples:
• The line graph shows data about the number of people who visited the National
Park from 2000 to 2010.
• The line graph gives information about the amount of water consumed in the
National Park between 2000 and 2010.
Practice Formula 2
Practice Formula 2
The graph shows information about the amount of (uncountable noun) …
1. The line graph shows data about the amount of fish and various meats
consumed in a European country between 1979 and 2004.
2. The line graph gives information about the amount of fish and different kinds of
meat that were consumed in a European country from 1979 to 2004.
Formula 3 for Introductions
The graph illustrates how (what? and where?) varied/changed (when)
Examples:
• The line graph illustrates how the number of visitors to the National Park varied
from 2000 to 2010.
• The line graph illustrates how water consumption in the National Park changed
between 2000 and 2010.
Practice Formula 3
Practice Formula 3
The graph illustrates how (what? and where?) varied/changed (when)
1. The line graph illustrates how the consumption of fish and different kinds of meat
in a European country varied from 1979 to 2004.
2. The line graph illustrates how the amount of fish and several types of meat
consumed in a European country changed between 1979 and 2004.
Formula 4 for Introductions
The graph shows/illustrates changes/variations in (what + where + when)
Examples:
• The line graph shows changes in the number of visitors to the National Park from
2000 to 2010.
• The line graph illustrates variations in water consumption in the National Park
between 2000 and 2010.
Practice Formula 4
Practice Formula 4
The graph shows/illustrates changes/variations in (what + where + when)
1. The line graph shows changes in the consumption of fish and different kinds of
meat in a European country from 1979 to 2004.
2. The line graph illustrates variations in the amount of fish and various meats
consumed in a European country between 1979 and 2004.
Practice Introductions
Olimjon Shokirov
Formula 1 Formula 2 Formula 3 Formula 4
1 Unemployment rates,
India and Brazil
(1995-2000)
2 DVD sales, UK and USA
(2005-2008)
Chocolate production,
Colombia (1997-2007)
Formula 1:
The graph shows information about how many people were unemployed in India and Brazil from
1995 to 2000.
Formula 2:
The graph shows information about the number of unemployed people in India and Brazil
between 1995 and 2000.
Formula 3:
The graph illustrates how unemployment in India and Brazil varied between 1995 and 2000.
Formula 4:
The graph shows changes in unemployment rates in India and Brazil from 1995 to 2000.
Formula 1 Formula 2 Formula 3 Formula 4
1 Unemployment rates,
India and Brazil
(1995-2000)
2 DVD sales, UK and USA
(2005-2008)
Chocolate production,
Colombia (1997-2007)
Formula 1:
The graph gives data on how many DVDs were sold in the UK and USA from 2005 to 2008.
Formula 2:
The graph shows information about the number of DVDs sold in the UK and USA between 2005
and 2008.
Formula 3:
The graph illustrates how DVD sales in the UK and USA changed from 2005 to 2008.
Formula 4:
The graph shows variations in DVD sales in the UK and USA between 2005 and 2008.
Formula 1 Formula 2 Formula 3 Formula 4
1 Unemployment rates,
India and Brazil
(1995-2000)
2 DVD sales, UK and USA
(2005-2008)
Chocolate production,
Colombia (1997-2007)
Formula 1:
The chart shows information about how much chocolate was produced in Colombia from 1997 to
2007.
Formula 2:
The graph gives data about the amount of chocolate produced in Colombia between 1997 and
2007.
Formula 3:
The graph illustrates how chocolate production in Colombia changed from 1997 to 2007.
Formula 4:
The chart shows changes in chocolate production in Colombia from 1997 to 2007.
