Describing graphs(trends)
Revision
Mistakes?
 There was a upward trend in oil prices
last year. (1)
 Sales reach peak in June. (2)
 There was a slightly decrease in retail
sales. (1)
Mistakes corrected
 There was an upward trend in oil
prices last year.
 Sales reached a peak in June.
 There was a slight decrease in retail
sales in February.
Careful with the following:
 Tenses
(Past Tense, Pres. Simple, ...)
 Adjectives
vs.
adverbs
a substantial increase
vs. to increase substantially
 Articles
There was an increase in the price of oil last year.
Sales reached a peak
Adjectives and adverbs
Verb + Adv
rise substantially
fall suddenly
decrease slightly
grow significantly
increase moderately
go up dramatically
Adj + Noun
a substantial rise in
a sudden fall
a slight decrease
a significant growth
a moderate increase
a dramatic rise
Adjectives and adverbs
Verb + Adv
rise substantially
fall suddenly
decrease slightly
grow significantly
increase moderately
go up dramatically
Adj + Noun
Adjectives and adverbs
Verb + Adv ?
Adj + Noun
a substantial rise
a sudden fall
a slight decrease
a significant growth
a moderate increase
a dramatic rise
TENSES
grow/grew/grown
go/went/gone
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rise/rose/risen
fall/fell/fallen
Sales fell in June last year.
Retail sales rose in 2003.
Our market share grew last year.
Our profits dropped in the first half.
 Our sales have grown since last year.
 Their popularity has risen enormously.
 The output has fallen in the recession.
TENSES
grow/grew/grown
go/went/gone
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rise/rose/risen
fall/fell/fallen
Sales f...↓ in June last year.
Retail sales r...↑ in 2003.
Our market share g... ↑last year.
Our profits d...... ↓ in the first half.
 Our sales ........ ↑ since last year.
 Their popularity ............. ↑ enormously.
 The output ........ ↓ because of the recession.
Prepositions:TO, OF, BY, FROM, IN, AT
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It will rise .... $5 and go .... $20.
The price is stable .... 15$.
This is an increase .... $5 ... the price.
This is a $5 rise .... the price.
Sales have grown ... 2%.
Prepositions:TO, OF, BY, FROM, IN, AT
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It will rise BY $5 and go TO $20.
The price is stable AT 15$.
This is an increase OF $5 IN the price.
This is a $5 rise IN the price.
Sales have grown BY 2%.
Mistakes?
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There was a increase in sales last year. (1)
Sales reach a low in June.(1)
Sales have rise from February to March.(1)
The trend is upwarding.(1)
An upward trend of retail sales is noticed in
January.(2)
There was a slightly decrease in sales since March.
(2)
Sales rise for about a month, and then reached
peak in June. (2)
There was considerable increase of sales last
week. (2)
There was significantly growth between May and
June. (1)
Mistakes? Correct the red parts.
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There was a increase in sales last year. (1)
Sales reach a low in June.(1)
Sales have rise from February to March.(1)
The trend is upwarding.(1)
An upward trend of retail sales is noticed in
January.(2)
There was a slightly decrease in sales since March.
(2)
Sales rise for about a month, and then reached ...
peak in June. (2)
There was .... considerable increase of sales last
week. (2)
There was ... significantly growth between May
and June. (2)