Describing Changes
21. Look at the table below and write the letter A-F next to the headings 1-6.
C |
1 |
DECLINE |
F |
2 |
DEGREE OF CHANGE |
A |
3 |
DESCRIBING TRENDS |
B |
4 |
GROWTH |
E |
5 |
IMPROVEMENT |
D |
6 |
STABILITY |
A |
||||
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
accelerate |
decline |
become |
||
climb |
decrease |
stable |
develop |
dramatically |
enlarge |
diminish |
static |
improve |
gently |
expand |
drop |
flatten out |
pick up |
quickly |
go up |
dwindle |
level off |
recover |
rapidly |
grow (grew, grown) |
fall (fell, fallen) |
level out |
sharply |
|
increase |
go down |
remain |
steadily |
|
peak |
lower |
steady |
suddenly |
|
rise (rose, risen) |
reduce |
stable |
gradually |
|
shoot (shot) up |
slump |
static |
||
unchanged |
||||
stabilise |
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.
ANSWER GRID
1 |
remained steady/ remained stable |
4 |
stand/ stabilise |
7 |
increased |
10 |
grew |
2 |
climbed |
5 |
fell |
8 |
rose steadily |
11 |
went down |
3 |
went up |
6 |
decreased/ dropped/ declined |
9 |
dramatic rise |
12 |
stayed/ stabilised |
Prepositions of Change
23.Fill in the missing prepositions in the sentences below. Choose from the following:
at |
between |
by |
from |
of |
to |
A |
Labour costs have fallen (1)… 22% of total production costs (2)…14% in the last ten years. That’s 8%! |
1, 2 |
from, to |
B |
There was a dramatic fall in sales to the US (3)… 1982 and 1985. |
3 |
between |
C |
The company is currently selling 20,000 units (4)… £23 each. |
4 |
at |
D |
The growth in sales has led to a rise (5)… 30% in profits. |
5 |
of |
E |
A 10% drop in sales has reduced the profit (6)… 40%. |
6 |
by |
F |
During 1995/96 we increased retail floor space (7)… 5% (8)… a total |
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