Talking about changes and trends (pp 81-82) English Communication Unit 7: Vocabulary Talking about changes and trends (pp 81-82)
Rising, Falling, Staying the Same Referring to visual aids let’s look at… as you can see… this graph shows that… in the next… and then…
A: Sales went up by 12%. B: How much by? A: By 12%(or, by $6) by (a rate of increase) / to a specific point A: Sales went up by 12%. B: How much by? A: By 12%(or, by $6) So, sales rose from $50 to $56.
Sales of CDs rose slightly last month. rise / increase / decrease / fall / drop adverb – modifies the verb verb Sales of CDs rose slightly last month. There was a slight rise in CD sales last month. noun phrase quantifier
Sales of CDs rose by 12% last month. Tricky prepositions verb Sales of CDs rose by 12% last month. There was a rise of 12% in CD sales last month. noun
Describe your graph 2 times. 1st using verbs 2nd using noun Describe and draw, p82 Describe your graph 2 times. 1st using verbs 2nd using noun verb Sales of CDs rose slightly last month. There was a slight rise in CD sales last month. noun