Vocabulary for Explaining trends
Increasing trend: went up, climbed, jumped, rose
Decreasing trend: went down, dropped, plummeted, slumped
Constant: remain steady, stable, plateau
List of Adjectives
Importance
Salient; Significant
Size, amount, frequency, intensity
Adequate, sufficient, indiscriminate
Quality
Abstract; Innovative; economical; consistent; sustainable; hierarchical
Variation
Alternative, variable, sustainable, steady, dramatic, sudden, gradual
Probability
Likely, possible, surely, definite, inevitable, impossible
List of transitional phrases
In general, overall
Agreement / Addition / Similarity
in the first place; not only ; but also; as a matter of fact ; in like manner; in addition; coupled with; in the same fashion / way; first, second, third; in the light of; not to mention; to say nothing of;equally important; by the same token; again; to; and; also; then; equally; identically; uniquely; like; as; too; moreover; as well as; together with; of course; likewise; comparatively; correspondingly; similarly; furthermore; additionally
Opposition / Limitation / Contradiction
although this may be true; in contrast; different from; of course …, but; on the other hand; on the contrary; at the same time; in spite of; even so / though; be that as it may; then again; above all; in reality; after all; but; (and) still; unlike; or; (and) yet; while; albeit; besides; as much as; even though; although; instead; whereas; despite; conversely; otherwise; however; rather; nevertheless; nonetheless; regardless; notwithstanding
Cause / Condition / Purpose
in the event that; granted (that); as / so long as; on (the) condition (that); for the purpose of; with this intention; with this in mind; in the hope that; to the end that; for fear that; in order to; seeing / being that; in view of; If; then; unless; when; whenever; while ; because of; as; since; while; lest; in case; provided that; given that; only / even if; so that; so as to; owing to; inasmuch as ; due to;
Examples / Support / Emphasis
in other words; to put it differently; for one thing; as an illustration; in this case; for this reason; to put it another way; that is to say; with attention to; by all means; important to realize; another key point; first thing to remember; most compelling evidence; must be remembered; point often overlooked; to point out; on the positive side; on the negative side; with this in mind; notably; including; like; to be sure; namely; chiefly; truly; indeed; certainly; surely; markedly; such as; especially; explicitly; specifically; expressly; surprisingly; frequently; significantly; particularly; in fact; in general; in particular; in detail; for example; for instance; to demonstrate; to emphasize; to repeat; to clarify; to explain; to enumerate;
Effect / Consequence / Result
as a result; under those circumstances; in that case; for this reason; in effect; for; thus; because the; then; hence; consequently; therefore; thereupon; forthwith; accordingly; henceforth;
Conclusion / Summary / Restatement
as can be seen; generally speaking; in the final analysis; all things considered; as shown above; in the long run; given these points; as has been noted; in a word; for the most part; after all; in fact; in summary; in conclusion; in short; in brief; in essence; to summarize; on balance; altogether; overall; ordinarily; usually; by and large; to sum up; on the whole; in any event; in either case; all in all; ; obviously; ultimately; definitely
Time / Chronology / Sequence
at the present time; from time to time; sooner or later; at the same time; up to the present time; to begin with; in due time; as soon as; as long as; in the meantime; in a moment; without delay; in the first place; all of a sudden; at this instant; first, second; immediately; quickly; finally; after; later; last; until; till; since; then; before; hence; since; when; once; about; next; now; formerly; suddenly; shortly; henceforth; whenever; eventually; meanwhile; further; during; in time; prior to; forthwith; straightaway; by the time; whenever; until now; now that; instantly; presently; occasionally;
Space / Location / Place
in the middle; to the left/right; in front of; on this side; in the distance; here and there; in the foreground; in the background; in the center of; adjacent to; opposite to; here; there; next; where; from; over; near; above; below; down; up; under; further; beyond; nearby; wherever; around; between; before; alongside; amid; among; beneath; beside; behind; across;
Avoiding “Very”
| Instead of “Very”+ |
Use |
| afraid |
terrified |
| angry |
furious |
| bad |
atrocious |
| beautiful |
exquisite |
| big |
immense |
| bright |
dazzling |
| capable |
accomplished |
| clean |
spotless |
| clever |
brilliant |
| cold |
freezing |
| neat |
immaculate |
| old |
ancient |
| poor |
destitute |
| pretty |
beautiful |
| quite |
silent |
| risky |
perilous |
| roomy |
spacious |
| rude |
vulgar |
| serious |
solemn |
| small |
Tiny/minute |
| Strong |
mighty |
| Stupid |
moronic |
| Sweet |
luscious |
| Tasty |
delicious |
| Thin |
slender |
| Ugly |
hideous |
| Valuable |
precious |
| Weak |
feeble |
| Wet |
sodden |
| Worried |
Anxious |
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Best way to explain graphs:
1) Give an introduction. Explain the axis and unit of measurements.
2) Give an overall picture (observe first and last data points and key features)
3) Explain data by comparing and contrasting
Some links
http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/Resume.html
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