Data Analyst Business English Course
    About Lesson

    Data Visualization

    Warm-Up

    1. The Smartphone Test

    Look at your phone’s battery icon. Do you prefer to see the big green bar or just the small number (82%)

    2. The Shopping Trip

    “Imagine you want to buy a new phone. You have two options:

    • Option A: A long list of 20 prices.

    • Option B: A simple bar chart (стовпчаста діаграма). Which one is faster to find the cheapest phone?”

    3. The “Story” of a Day

    “Think about your temperature when you have a cold.

    • Morning: 37.5°C

    • Lunch: 38.5°C

    • Evening: 37.0°C

    Is it easier to see your progress in a list or by drawing a line on a graph?”

    Vocabulary Practice

    5 Game-Changing Data Visualization Techniques – pre-listening

    Listening Practice

    Write down the graph names that are mentioned in the video.

    Common graphs

    Graph vs chart

    Graph

    • More common in maths, science, and academic contexts
    • Emphasizes the relationship between variables (e.g., x and y)
    • Often used when talking about formulas or continuous data

    Example:

    • “The line graph shows the relationship between temperature and pressure.”

    Chart

    • More common in business, reports, and presentations
    • Emphasizes visualizing trends over time
    • Often used in tools like Excel or PowerPoint

    Example:

    • “The line chart shows sales growth over the last year.”

    *Remember: Always say pie chart (not pie graph)