Writing: Describing a Graph or Chart
Describing a graph or chart is the B2 writing genre that integrates data and prose. The format covers an introduction stating what the chart shows, body paragraphs identifying main trends with supporting data, comparisons across data series, and a conclusion identifying the most significant pattern or implication. Learners build the data-commentary skill central to academic and business writing.
This worksheet builds B2 writing fluency with chart-description format.
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What’s inside:
- A model chart-description with annotated structure
- Vocabulary box with data verbs and adverbs of degree
- Trend-identification drill: spot main trends in sample graphs
- Sentence-construction task: build accurate sentences from data points
- Original-writing task: describe a graph in 150 words
- Full Answer Key plus Teacher Notes
Common challenges: Trend-identification at B2 — distinguishing significant from minor changes. Verb-adverb collocations: rose sharply, fell gradually, remained stable. Comparison language: X was significantly higher than Y, the gap between A and B narrowed. Avoiding data-listing without analysis.
For: Adult and teenage learners (14+) at CEFR B2, in upper-intermediate classes, 1:1 lessons, or self-study. Maps directly onto Cambridge B2 First (FCE), C1 Advanced (CAE), and IELTS Academic Writing Task 1. Part of the Reports, Articles & Reviews collection — the natural next step is A Cover Letter, which extends practical writing into job-application format.
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