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USEFUL EXPRESSIONS FOR
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DESCRIBING GRAPHS
…significantly declined…
…remained the same...
…reached a plateau…
…rose dramatically…
…fell slightly…
…fluctuated…
…increased steadily…
…fell gradually…
…decreased steadily…
…remained stable…
…recovered…
…fluctuated dramatically…
…rocketed…
…plunged…
…a dramatic fall…
…a period of stability…
…a slight dip…
…it doubled…
…it halved…
…increased sevenfold (7 times)
…increased fourfold (4 times)
…proved to be the most popular…
…began the year higher, however by the end of the year
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…followed the same sales trend...
…were consistently the lowest…
…A similar pattern is also noted on…
…With regards to…
…is similar/ dissimilar…
 
Structures for Summarising Change
If you want to achieve great results, you need to learn more than just
one structure for summarizing change. You must add an element of variety
to your writing when you are describing shifts in data. This will not only
keep your reader engaged, but it will also help to demonstrate a higher
level of knowledge. It will give a better impression of your abilities as a
communicator.
Be mindful of using the correct word forms when you are building
your sentences. Lapses in concentration can cause some writers to confuse
adjectives such as progressive with their adverb form progressively. 
The following resource tables contain the language to describe pretty
much any graph which involves changes over time.