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Diagrammatical Information Transferring Major types of Diagrams Diagrams are often employed to convey information, especially in scientific research, engineering, government statistic, etc. A diagram may be in the form of a bar chart, a pie chart, a tree chart, a curve, or a table of figures, etc. A bar chart (graph) Annual Expenses on Learning English (Yuan) A table Annual Expenses on Learning English (Yuan) Materials Year Books Tape CD VCD 1979 20.00 10.00 5.00 0.00 1989 35.00 30.00 21.00 16.00 1999 60.00 16.00 29.00 50.00 A pie chart (graph) Annual Expenses on Learning English (Yuan) 1979 1989 1999 a curve a tree chart (The Organization of a Computer) Contents required in diagrammatical information transferring To transfer the information of a diagram is to uncover and describe what the diagram embodies. So in presenting diagrammatical information, you should have a correct comprehension of a given diagram, and then describe it in a proper order. Your comprehension of a given diagram include both the global and local comprehension: what the whole diagram is about, what each of its parts or figures means, and what relationships are implied between them. The order you choose in describing a diagram depends on its type and content. The order of comparison is often used. For example, a comparison between the parts or figures of a table is often made in the horizontal or vertical sequence. You may describe a pie chart clockwise or vice versa. In a word, the order you choose should help your description of the diagram be easy and clear. Like the arrangement of other kinds of composition, a composition of presenting diagrammatical information can be divided into three parts. In the beginning part, you give a general introduction or interpretation of the whole diagram, telling your reader what it is about. You give your detailed interpretation of the parts, figures, and the relationships between them a