Description of graphs in German. Description of the chart in German. We describe the data in detail

In this part, you must show that you are able to express your opinion orally on various situations in the context of university life. This part consists of 7 tasks with different difficulty levels. All situations are related to the theme university in Germany. For example, we are talking about obtaining various information, taking part in a conversation between students, describing graphs and tables. The task will indicate in which specific situation you will need to take part.

A cassette or diac is used for this part of the test. You have a printed task and you additionally hear them on the disc. Your answers are recorded on disc or tape. The disc will be turned on for everyone at the same time and will play without pauses. This is not an authentic conversation, and therefore you will not have the opportunity to ask something again. This part lasts 35 minutes along with instructions.

Features of this part of the exam:

• all tasks are standardized and built according to the same scheme;
• tasks and what is required of you is repeated several times;
• all tasks are written and at the same time written to disk, thus. You can read and listen to them at the same time.

This table gives a general look at the oral portion of the DAF Test.

The Germans love numbers, they love to count everything, they love to compile statistics! Almost any magazine - even an ordinary mum magazine - is replete with some figures: how many Germans drink water per year, how many children they have, how many one-year-old toddlers attend nursery groups, and so on ... not needed by anyone.

It is not surprising that books on statistics are published often: beautiful, with graphs and pictures. After all, demand creates supply. The Germans want to know how much bread they and other residents of the country eat annually, how much money they spend on restaurants, how many times they buy a new book, what percentage of citizens cannot live without Facebook, and much, much more.

I also have a similar book, which is why I started talking about such a topic as "Statistics of Germany".

Do you want to learn something new about the Germans, want to look into the numbers and find out who, how much and how much? Then I will share with you some data from my book.

Germany statistics

So let's start with food:

The figures show that 61% of Germans eat everything and do not deny themselves anything: they eat fish and meat with pleasure, 20% prefer to eat meat, 3% - fish. Most likely they are already on their way to vegetarianism. And 6% are already! The next 2% are vegans, they have given up not only meat and fish, but also from any products related to animals: from eggs and dairy products. 1% live on raw, unprocessed foods. And 6% of Germans eat differently.

For 42% of Germans, the origin of the products is important and they persistently consider packaging and price tags. 67% prefer regional products that are grown or made in Germany.

I already wrote about which cuisine the Germans prefer. See for yourself:

Thai cuisine turns out to be in greater favor than Spanish!

Germans spend so much time to get to work:

25% of Germans live close to work and spend only 10 minutes to get to it, 30% up to 20 minutes, 19% up to 30 minutes, 9% up to 40 minutes. Most are lucky. Not like my husband: he, like 4% of people in Germany, spend an hour to get to his workplace.

The Germans go shopping and ...

87% of them compare prices, 72% go to the store with a list of what to buy, 65% check the check at the checkout, 12% take what is sold at the checkout (which is most often sweets and cigarettes).

What are the Germans most afraid of:

72% of Germans are afraid that some of their closest friends and relatives will be in trouble, and only 42% worry about their own death. 60% are wary of a serious accident. 51% fear poverty in old age, and 48% fear being alone in old age. 33% of Germans are afraid of losing their job, and 28% of their partner.

Most Germans are also afraid to get sick. 65% are afraid of a terrible cancer, 52% are afraid of a heart attack, 60% - to become disabled.

As you may have noticed, the book is full of numbers. It even contains such outrageous data as the percentage of Germans and Germans picking their noses. Or how many German men sit down on the toilet when they go to the toilet on a small one. That's why count it, huh?

When the Germans go to bed:

Well, here it is understandable without comment: more than half of the inhabitants of Germany go to bed before 23. oo!

What else does the German statistics say?

This is how Germans describe their relationship with their parents:

It's great that for 62% of Germans, parents are role models, and 78% have a good relationship with their father and mother, and 60% are ready to take care of them in old age and live under one roof - if necessary.

But 49% have differences of opinion: social and political. 40% of Germans had strong parental conflicts during their teens.

The German library consists of:

38% have more than 100 books at home, 20% from 51 to 100, 26% from 11 to 50, and 13% from 0 to 10.

Love comes and goes ... and then what?

13% of Germans stay with their former loved ones - friends, 25% have neutral relationships, 20% have no ex-relationships, 3% quarreled to smithereens, 14% left each other's path, 21% - in different ways, depending on the ex partner, I guess.

The book contains different topics and numbers - you can't tell about everything in one note. But I will share a few more facts:

Although it is believed that Germans dress so-so, especially women are the main convenience ... But they think differently to themselves: as many as 74% of Germans believe that they are almost style icons and can go to any event at any time. Well, yes: I saw self-confident German women in beach slippers at a wedding.

24% of German women would sometimes very much like to change sex with their partner 🙄

55% of Germans do not leave their home without having breakfast.

76% of burghers listen mainly to German music.

Germans love to sing: 42% in the car, 17% with other people, 13% in the shower.

Do you know your neighbors by name? Here are 69% of Germans - yes! And 3% of German residents have already sued one of their neighbors once.

73% of Germans love to walk in the woods. It is really difficult not to notice this.

Shame and shame: but 15% of Germans don't know why. Maybe these are not true Germans, but migrants?

75% of free German men are looking forward to a serious permanent relationship. Well, where are they? Take my sister in marriage already, and ...

69% of German citizens believe that alien life exists. My husband is a typical techie and materialist, he believes neither in ghosts, nor in clairvoyance, nor in horoscopes, nor in spoilage, nor in brownies and even more so devil - nevertheless he thinks that aliens are somewhere in another galaxy - most likely there is!

85% of Germans know their exact weight, because they measure it constantly, while only 35% are satisfied with the current state of affairs.

Description of the graph in German (picture inside) and got the best answer

Answer from Alexcrenen [guru]
Als Sprachreise bezeichnet man eine Reise, bei der eine Peson ins Ausland fährtum seine Sprachkenntnisse zu verbessern. In diesem Zusammenhang stellt sich folgende Frage: Wie viele Deutsche lernen Sprachen im Ausland und welche Sprachen lernen sie genau? Welche Sprache ist am beliebtesten? Zu diesem Thema möchte ich die folgende Grafik genauer erläutern.
Die vorliegende Grafik gibt Auskunft über die Anzahl der Reisender geordnet nach ihren Reisezielen und der prozentuale Antel den am Meisten gelernten Sprachen. Die Zahlen stellte der Fachverband Deutscher Sprachreise Veranstalter e.V. zur Verfügung. Die Angaben in der Grafik beziehen sich auf das Jahr 2005 und sind in Prozent dargestellt.
Das kleine Kreisdiagramm zeigt vier Sprachen: Englisch, Spanisch, Französisch, Italienisch und auch "andere Sprachen". Aus dem Diagramm kann man schlussfolgern, dass Englisch mit 73 Prozent die am öftesten gewählte Sprache ist. An zweiter Stelle steht Spanisch mit 14 Prozent, den dritten Platz belegt Französisch mit 8 Prozent, an vierter Stelle befindet sich Italienisch mit 4 Prozent. Den letzte Platz belegen andere Sprachen mit 1 Prozent.
In dem Säulendiagramm kann man die Prozentzahl der einzelnen Reiseziele sehen. Hier kann man fünf Gruppen bilden. Die erste Gruppe besteht aus englischsprachigen Ländenr: Großbritannien mit 29 Prozent, Malta mit 27 Prozent, USA, Irland und Australien - alle mit 3 Prozent, dann kommt Neuseeland - 1 Prozent der Gesamtanzahl aller Länder. In der zweiter Gruppe sind die französischsprachigen Länder wie Frankreich und Südafrika mit 8 bzw. 2 Prozent. Die dritte Gruppe besteht aus den spanischsprachigen Ländern: Spanien mit 9 und Lateinamerika mit 5 Prozent. Italien ist in der vierte Gruppe mit 4 Prozent und die letzte fünfte Gruppe ist die Gruppe der “anderen Sprachen“ mit 1 Prozent. In diesem ist die Entwicklung nicht erkennbar.
Das Diagramm lässt die Tendenz erkennen, dass die Spitzenreiter England, und Großbritannien die populärsten Reiseziele sind. Im Vergleich zu anderen Länder und Sprachen haben sie eine ungenaue Prozentzahl.
In der Diskussion über Sprachreisen werden zwei gegensätzliche Meinungen vertreten. Zum Einen sagt man, dass Sprachreisen für das Erlernen einer Sprache sehr nützlich sein kann, solange man fleißig und motiviert ist. Anderseits, sind manche Leute der Ansicht, dass man auf einer Sprachreise seine Sprachkenntnisse leichter verbessern kann.
Was mich angeht, so stimme ich der zweiten Aussage zu. Obwohl man auch im Heimatland eine Fremdsprache lernen kann, ist es doch viel besser im Ausland zu studieren. Ich selbst habe solche Erfahrungen bereits gemacht, schließlich war ich viermal in Ungarn um ungarisch zu lernen. Darum kann ich mit Gewissheit sagen, dass man erfolgreich Fremdsprachen lernen kann, wenn man nicht die Möglichkeit hat die eigene Muttersprache zu nutzen. Außerdem hat man eine gute Gelegenheit eine andere Kultur kennen zu lernen. Ich vertrete den Standtpunkt, dass man ins Ausland gehen sollte, wenn man eine Fremdsprache lernen möchte.
Was ist die Daten angeht, so kann ich leider nicht sagen, wie die Zahlen in meinem Heimatland sind. Ich denke, dass die Anzahl der Sprachreisenden in der Ukraine nicht so hoch ist wie in Deutschland. Trotzdem glaube ich, dass die Anzahl in der Ukraine bzw. in Deutschland seit 2005 gestiegen sind. Die Daten für 2011-2012 würden mich sehr interessieren.
Grammar amendments: ... den prozentualen Anteil der am meisten studierten Sprachen.
Sorry, there is no time to review everything. But here's what at the beginning ...

Some exams require skill in scheduling to pass some exams.

For example, in the exam, this task is one of the fundamental ones. You will be faced with a similar task both in writing and orally, so it is extremely important to prepare for this in advance. In this lesson, we will show you the order in which you should describe a graph, chart, or table, as well as provide some useful phrases to help you talk about statistics. Choose the expressions that you like best and memorize them, and then the description of the graph will not present any problem.

The first step is to identify the topic of the graph or chart that you need to describe. This can be done as follows:

• Das Thema der Grafik ist „…“. - The theme of the graphic is "..."
• Das Thema des Schaubildes / des Diagramm ist „…“ - The theme of the diagram / diagram - “...”
• Die Tabelle / das Diagramm liefert Informationen zum Thema „…“ - The table / diagram gives information on the topic “…”

• Das Schaubild wurde vom „…“ erstellt. - The scheme was created "..."
• Als Quelle wird „…“ genannt. “…” Is indicated as the source.
• Die Daten stammen aus dem Jahr… - Data are given for… year.
• Die Angaben sind in Prozent. - Data is shown in percent.
• Die Werte sind in… angegeben. - The values \u200b\u200bare given in ...

There are several types of diagrams, and therefore it is advisable to know what they are called in order to make your description more complete. The most basic types are:

• Kreisdiagramm - Circle diagram
• Liniendiagramm - Line diagram
• Balkendiagramm - Beam diagram
• Rinddiagramm - Donut chart
• Säulendiagramm - Column diagram

After the general information is given, you can proceed to a more detailed examination of the schedule.

• Der Anteil der… ist im Jahre 20… gestiegen. - The part ... in 20 ... increased.
• Die Zahl der… hat sich im Zeitraum von 20… bis 20… mehr als verdoppelt. - The number ... doubled in the interval from 20 ... to 20 ...
• Die Zahl der… hat sich zwischen 20… und 20… um…% zugenommen. “The number… increased between 20 .. and 20… years.

It is also imperative to learn the verbs that will help you talk about the changes that the statistics in the graph indicate:

• sich erhöhen - to increase
• sich steigern - to rise
• ansteigen - to climb
• zunehmen - to increase
• sich verringern - shrink
• abnehmen - to subside
• sinken - to fall, to fall
• senken - reduce, reduce
• reduzieren - reduce

It is also possible to give some comments on the diagram or graph. Here are some examples:

• Der Verbrauch an… lag im Jahre 2010 bei… Liter. - Consumption ... in 2010 reached ... liters.
• Die Kosten für… betrugen 2016… Euro. - The costs of… were… in 2016… euros.
• Der Ausstoß an… erreichte einen Stand von… Tonnen pro Jahr. - The output ... has reached the level of ... tons per year.
• Die Ausgaben für… erreichten 2015 die Höhe von… Euro. - Costs for… reached… euro in 1015.

At the end of the description, it is necessary to summarize, as well as give a personal assessment or forecast of the further development of the trend.

• Es ist festzustellen, dass ... - It should be noted that ...
• Aus der Grafik geht hervor, dass ... - It follows from the graph that ...
• Das Schaubild zeigt deutlich ... - The diagram clearly shows ...
• Als Haupttendenz lässt sich… feststellen. - The main trend is ...
• Zusammenfassend kann man sagen, dass ... - Summing up, we can say that ...
• Man kann erwarten, dass diese Tendenz sich ändert / bleibt. - It can be expected that this trend will change / continue.

Description of graphs, charts and tables

Graphs, charts and tables contain a large amount of information presented in an accessible and easily understandable form. When you are working with a graph or chart, it is important to understand its purpose, i.e. how the information is presented, and what exactly it shows: the frequency of actions, the percentage of shares, divides something into categories, does it show the growth rate, etc. There are many types of diagrams, but the most common ones are:

Bar chart ( bar graph),

Sector ( pie chart),

Linear ( line graph).

The pictures below show the graphical difference between them. All graphs or diagrams, in whatever form they are presented, display information sequentially, which means that the main task in describing them is to find the so-called start, during which, following the algorithm below, you can describe the graph.

Algorithm for describing a graph (diagrams, tables)

1. Carefully read the assignment and study the graph (diagram, table), concentrate on the facts. Choose which information is important and which can be omitted.

2. Make a rough outline, which will include an introduction, body and conclusion. Moreover, the introduction and conclusion are just two sentences: an introductory sentence, as a rule, describing what is shown on the graph (table, diagram), and one final sentence - a conclusion:

The graph (diagram) shows the rate of smoking people in ...

Figure 1 shows sales of mobile phones per month.

This table illustrates clearly the extent to which the flora of selected islands now contain alien species, with the percentage varying between about one-quarter and two-thirds of the total number of species present.

The table gives an example of an engineering curriculum.

3. In this kind of assignments, you are not required to express your opinion, thus you cannot use the words "I think", "I think". Also, you should not evaluate the information, whether it is bad or good from your point of view, there is no need to explain the possible reasons for the rise or fall, this is unnecessary. Use a more formal style.

4. Don't get distracted by details, don't go into the description of details. It is impossible to speak separately about the data of the graph, diagram, that is, to lose the main idea. Do not describe each item on the graph separately (for example, what data was in each year), but make generalizations, note trends, ups / downs, etc.

5. Choose synonyms for words, do not use the same grammatical structure.

6. Additional reference information and examples of descriptions of graphs, tables and diagrams:

goodluckielts.com - keywords when describing schemes;
ielts.scool.nz - common words in IELTS tests;
world-english.org - good examples for describing graphs and charts;

examenglish.com - Sample Pie Chart Description

ielts-exam.net - sample line graph description

docstoc.com - examples of describing charts and graphs

scribd.com - a large collection of descriptions of charts and graphs

cstl.syr.edu is a good book about all kinds of charts, graphs and tables in English with illustrations, exercises and answers.

admc.hct.ac.ae - about all kinds of graphs and diagrams.

adw.hct.ac.ae and admc.hct.ac.ae - description of graphs in English and "demand curve", demand curves;

eslflow.com - exercises and graph descriptions in English for the IELTS test;

Speech models used to describe graphs (tables, diagrams):

Words and expressions used to describe the directions:

Words describing the degree of direction change

Description of graphs, charts and tables (2)

Speech models used to describe graphs (tables, diagrams)