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Describing trends

Describing trends. Revision. Rise Raise Arise. Rise, rose, risen – irreg.v. (intr.: rise + Ø ) The price has already risen . Prices rose yesterday.Prices are rising . Raise, raised, raised - reg.v.(trans.:raise+object)

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Describing trends

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  1. Describing trends Revision

  2. RiseRaiseArise Rise, rose, risen – irreg.v. (intr.: rise + Ø) The price has already risen. Prices rose yesterday.Prices are rising. Raise, raised, raised - reg.v.(trans.:raise+object) They raised the prices. He has raised his voice. Raise your hand! He raised the question of salaries yesterday. Arise, arose, arisen Many problems have arisen. A crisis is arising.

  3. Rise, rose , risen (irr. v.)Raise, raised, raised (reg. v.)Arise, arose, arisen (irr. (v.) • Inflation is … all over Europe. • We need to … their salaries. • This has …. a lot of problems. • A problem has …. • The government needs to … funds for these construction works. • Our salaries have … by 13% since January. • This … the question of illiquidity. • Our profits .... 11% last year.

  4. Rise, rose , risen (irr. v.)Raise, raised, raised (reg. v.)Arise, arose, arisen (irr. (v.) • Inflation is RISING all over Europe. • We need to RAISE their salaries. • This has RAISED a lot of problems. • A problem has ARISEN. • The government needs to RAISE funds for these construction works. • Our salaries have RISEN by 13% since January. • This RAISES the question of illiquidity. • Our profits ROSE 11% last year.

  5. Sentence structure Rephrase the following sentences: e.g. Retail sales fell in the second quarter. (v.→ n.) There was a fall in the second quarter retail sales. • Britain’s economy grewslowly in the second quarter. There was a slow growth in Britain’s economy in the second quarter. A slow growth was recorded in Britain’s economy in the second quarter. • Shoe imports from China to the EU rose by 300% in the nine months ending in October 2005 compared with the same period 2004. There was a rise of 300% in shoe imports from China... A rise of 300%was recorded in shoe imports from China... • Cadburry Schweppes reported a 46% rise in net profit in 2005 (n.→v.) Cadburry Schweppes’s net profit rose by 46% in 2005.

  6. Turn the sentences below into similar sentences (adj + noun) e.g. Sales increased sharply between 2002 and 2005. There was a sharp increase in sales … A sharp increase in sales was recorded … • Profits rose dramatically … • Salaries declined gradually … • The employment rate grew steadily… • The GDP fell rapidly …

  7. Turn the sentences below into similar sentences (verb +adv) e.g. There was a sharp increase in sales between 2002 and 2005. Sales increased sharply between 2002 and 2005. • There was a dramatic rise in profits … • A gradual decrease in salaries was observed … • A steady growth in the employment rate was recorded … • There was a rapid fall in the GDP ….

  8. Fill in the blanks (prepositions): • Last year sales rose …€7m … €7.5m. So that’s an increase … €0.5m. • Last year there was an increase … sales … 8%.In other words, sales went up … 2,500 reaching 10,000. • Our market share now stands … 28%. • Unemployment figures have been relatively stable for some time, fluctuating …. 4.3% and 4.6%.

  9. Fill in the blanks (prepositions): • Last year sales rose FROM €7m TO €7.5m. So that’s an increase OF €0.5m. • Last year there was an increase IN sales OF 8%.In other words, sales went up BY 2,500 reaching 10,000. • Our market share now stands AT 28%. • Unemployment figures have been relatively stable for some time, fluctuating BETWEEN 4.3% and 4.6%.

  10. Fill in the blanks: • There was an increase …. 50,000 …. 2000 …. 2002. • Overall sales peaked … nearly 60,000 … 2002, but then plummeted … 10,000 over the next two years. • After some fluctuations, in 2000 sales reached their peak … 15,000, which is a rise … 5,000 since the beginning of the year. • Sales increased … over 11,000 reaching around 26,000 between 2004 and 2007, but then again dropped … more than 10,000 between 2007 and 2010 falling …. 15,000.

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