Describing a Graph or Chart
Describing a Graph or Chart
Narrating a trend line in words leans on a small, fixed set of directional verbs and comparison prepositions — worth memorizing as a unit, since B2 exam tasks specifically test this skill.
Grammar Comparison
Grammar Comparison
Verbs of change carry a graph's story
Le taux de chômage a augmenté de 2 % entre 2020 et 2022. (The unemployment rate increased by 2% between 2020 and 2022)
The unemployment rate increased by 2% between 2020 and 2022.
Describing a graph leans on a small set of directional verbs (augmenter, diminuer, stagner, chuter) plus prepositions of comparison (de...à, entre...et) — memorize this set as a unit, since B2 exam tasks specifically test the ability to narrate a trend line in words rather than just read numbers aloud, the same skill English business and academic writing expects when describing a chart.
Vocabulary
Vocabulary
| French | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| augmenter | ohg-mahn-TAY | to increase |
| diminuer | dee-mee-noo-AY | to decrease |
| stagner | stahg-NAY | to stagnate |
| chuter | shoo-TAY | to plummet |
| une courbe | oon koorb | a curve / line (on a graph) |
| un graphique | an grah-FEEK | a graph / chart |
| atteindre un sommet | ah-tandr uhn soh-MEH | to reach a peak |
| une tendance | oon tahn-DAHNS | a trend |
| doubler | doo-BLAY | to double |
| la moitié (de) | lah mwah-TYAY | half (of) |
| rester stable | res-TAY STAHBL | to remain stable |
| passer de...à | pah-SAY duh...ah | to go from...to |
| entre...et | ahn-truh...ay | between...and |