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E2.2

Task1:
1. T
2. F
3. T

Task2:
1. Robbie's Bakery
2. Robbie's Bakery
3. Robbie's Bakery and lovely Loaves trembled substantially, and Bernie's Buns started a
remarkable slump in the last decade.

Task3:
1. C
2. E
3. A
4. B
5. D

Task4:
2. What stands out from the graph is that
3. There were upward trends in the income of both Bernie's Buns and Robbie's Bakery.
4. While
5. The earnings of Lovely Loaves saw a substantial fall.
6.The period in question.

Task5:
Overall, what stands out from the graph is that there were considerable upward trends in the
income of both Bernie's Buns and Robbie's Bakery, while the earnings of Lovely Loaves saw a
substantial fall over the period in question. Another interesting point is that Lovely Loaves was
the most popular bakery in 2000 but in 2010 Robbie's Robbie's Bakery earned more money than
the others.

Task6:

Verbs to describe Decreased Big increase Big decreased

increases

Went up Went down Rocketed Halved

Rose Fell Surged Plummeted
Grew Decreased Soared Plunged
Improved Declined Doubled
Increased Dropped Jumped
Shot up

Task7:
2. a small change: marginally, slightly, negligible
3. a medium-size change: significantly, considerably
4. a fast change: rapidly, sharply
5. a slow change: gradually
6. a comment by the writer: strikingly, remarkably
7. a consistent increase or decrease: steadily

Task8:
1. The income of Bernie's Buns grew substantially between 2006 and 2008.
2. The amount of money earned by Robbie's Bakery stood marginally between 2008 and
2010.
3. Earnings of lovely Loaves fell significantly between 2004 and 2008.

Task9:
 2. a fall
3. a levelling-off
4.a decline
5. a soar
6. a plummet
7. an increase
8. a drop
9. a fluctuation
10. a plunge
11. a decrease
12. a dip
13. a recovery
14. a jump
15. a surge
16. a growth

Task10:
1. Steady
2. Considerable
3. Negligible
4. Remarkable

Task11:
2. There was a slight increase in income.
3. There was a noticeable decline in income.
3. There was a small drop in income.

Task12:
1. If we look at
2. around, approximately
3. despite falling sharply
 4. By contrast
5. earning, takings

Task13:
1. With respect to the income of Robbie's Bakery, it began at just under £60,000.
2. If we look at the amount of money which was earned by Bernie's Buns in 2000, it was
£20,000.
3. As for the earnings of Robbie's Bakery, they remained stable during the first five years of
the graph.
4. Regarding the income for Lovely Loaves, it fluctuated considerably between 2000 and
2005.

Task14:
1. At
2. At
3. Until
4. To
5. By
6. From
7. To
8. At
9. Between
10. To
11. At
12. At

Task15:
- At £20,000
- To £25,000
- To just over £20,000
- To just under £40,000
 - AT £39,000
- To £38,000
- By £23,000, from £38,000 to £61,000
- To around £62,000
- At around £65,000

Task16:
- The graph
- The amount of money
- A ten-year period
- The graph is that
- The income of Lovely Loaves,
- while the amount of
- The other two
- Over the period
- The detail
- The figure
- The income of
- The last two years.

Task17:

1. Rise to a leak of 56,000 tons.

2. With a figure of 3,250kg.
3. Figures increased from 670,000 cars to 823,000.
4. It remained constant at 55.
5. Falling from 65 to 48.
6. Iran and Libya produce equal qualities of an oil with slightly less than 70,000 barrels per
day per country.
7. People in England spend more on travelling than in any other country.
8. The number of migrants increased to over 600,000.
 9. One example is Germany, where the number of iPods, at 25 per 100 people, is much
lower than the number of MP3 players, at almost 95 per hundred.
10. Italy has the highest figures in both categories.
11. Spending on food increased the most, rising from $85 to $128.
12. Illiteracy is more common among women in most countries.
13. A general look at the chart shows distinct changes in levels of tourism with the biggest
growth in Japan.
14. The rate of fatalities on the road fell by 15% from 45% to 30%.

Task18:
1. There was a peak at reaching the price of the ticket in 2004.
2. Temperatures dropped slightly in 2006 compared to an overall average of 24 degrees.
3. In general, much less will be spent on technology in Germany than in the UK over the
next 20 years.
4. There has been steady growth in the ageing population in the UK.
5. Finally, the parcels are moved to the distribution point by a conveyor belt.
6. There have been significant differences in spending patterns in Asia since 2008.
7. There is expected to be a dramatic rise in the price of oil.
8. The layout of the roads has been changed noticeably.

Task19:
1. D
2. C
3. F
4. A
5. E
6. G
7. B

A. As regards
B. By contrast,
C. Furthermore, Likewise