Describing Changes. Look at the table below and write the letter A-F next to the headings 1-6. Prepositions of Change

Describing Changes

21. Look at the table below and write the letter A-F next to the headings 1-6.

22. Look at the graph and complete the sentences below using the words and words combinations from the box above in their appropriate forms.

This graph shows the sales results for the last year.

We had a quiet start of the year. Sales (1)r………………………… s………………………… at 6,000 units in January and February. In March the spring sales campaign started, you can see that the sales (2)c……………………………. to 7,000 then and they (3)w………………………… u………… by another 1,000 units in April to (4)s……………………………. at 8,000 units. Our competitors launched a rival product in May and our sales (5)f……………………………. to 5,000 units. They (6)d……………………… by another thousand units in June. But we (7)i……………………… our discounts to the wholesalers and the sales (8)r……………………………. s……………………………., back to 5,000 units in July and then to 6,000 units in August. The (9)d……………………………. r……………………………. came in the next two months. The sales (10)g……………………………. from 10,000 units in September to 13,000 units in October because of the Christmas orders. And the sales (11)w……………………………. d……………………………. by 6,000 units in November when the Christmas orders stopped. They (12)s……………………………. at 7,000 units until the end of the year.

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Prepositions of Change

23.Fill in the missing prepositions in the sentences below. Choose from the following: