Business English: Graphs and Trends Describing Data
Graphs and trends describing data is the B2 data-commentary skill that supports presentations, reports, and analytical discussions. The worksheet covers the verbs of movement (rise, increase, climb, fall, decline, plummet, plateau, fluctuate), adverbs of degree (slightly, gradually, sharply, dramatically, considerably), and comparison language (X was significantly higher than Y, the gap narrowed). Learners build the productive vocabulary every B2 business presenter needs.
This worksheet builds B2 fluency with data-commentary language.
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What’s inside:
- A reference table of movement verbs and adverbs of degree
- Chart-description tasks with model commentary
- Sentence-completion drills with data-vocabulary slots
- Production task: present a chart in 2 minutes
- Full Answer Key plus Teacher Notes
Common challenges: Verb-adverb collocation at B2 — rose sharply (sudden, large); rose gradually (slow, continuous); rose dramatically (large, often used hyperbolically). Specific numbers vs trends: approximately, roughly, just over, in the region of. Avoiding over-claim from limited data.
For: Adult and teenage learners (14+) at CEFR B2, in upper-intermediate classes, 1:1 lessons, or self-study — particularly professionals and IELTS Task 1 candidates. Maps onto Cambridge B2 First (FCE), C1 Advanced (CAE), and IELTS Academic Writing. Part of the Meetings & Presentations collection — the natural next step is Writing Meeting Minutes.
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