VIP Class Notes (Tibo) [S]

practice on graph description.
Be careful about keeping the same tense: Start in the present and continue this way or use the past tense during the description

Logic :
– how to read the graph
– overall trend + specific description if needed
– compare elements if appropriate
– talk about patterns if any

Vocabulary

to spill (v) make a liquid go over the edge
I spilled some coffee on my computer

to represent (v) amount to / shows
The vertical axis represents the sales

e-sport : electronic sport / game competitions
The pie chart represents the e-sport market

to account for (v) : represent
Sponsorship accounts for 40% of the whole market

structure (n) how something is built/ the arrangement between parts
The pie chart shows the structure of the market

Market size(n) : size of a specific market
Both sales of smartphones and features phones are increasing so the whole market size is also increasing.

quarter (n) : 3 months
In the first quarter our sales increased by 20%

to outsell (v) : sell more than
Smartphones outsold feature phones for the first time in 2013

pattern (n)something that repeats itself/something which happens again in the same way
We see a pattern from Q3 to Q4 sales of smartphones always increase rapidly.

use to to talk about the result
The sales increased from 20 to 40

use by to talk about the difference / percentage
From January to March sales increased by 20
Sales increased by 50%
they plummet by more than 50%