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    The document provides a task that asks the reader to describe trends in two charts showing unemployment rates in the UK and US from 2005 to 2012. It begins by asking the reader to change certain words into their appropriate forms to describe how numbers changed over time, such as changing "went down" to the past tense verb "fell." It then asks the reader to combine these words to describe trends that went up or down either quickly or slowly. Finally, it presents two line charts of unemployment rates and asks the reader to write six sentences using the provided vocabulary to describe the trends shown in the charts.

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    The document provides a task that asks the reader to describe trends in two charts showing unemployment rates in the UK and US from 2005 to 2012. It begins by asking the reader to change certain words into their appropriate forms to describe how numbers changed over time, such as changing "went down" to the past tense verb "fell." It then asks the reader to combine these words to describe trends that went up or down either quickly or slowly. Finally, it presents two line charts of unemployment rates and asks the reader to write six sentences using the provided vocabulary to describe the trends shown in the charts.

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    Describing Trends: Task 1. Change The Words Into The Appropriate Form

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    The document provides a task that asks the reader to describe trends in two charts showing unemployment rates in the UK and US from 2005 to 2012. It begins by asking the reader to change certain words into their appropriate forms to describe how numbers changed over time, such as changing "went down" to the past tense verb "fell." It then asks the reader to combine these words to describe trends that went up or down either quickly or slowly. Finally, it presents two line charts of unemployment rates and asks the reader to write six sentences using the provided vocabulary to describe the trends shown in the charts.

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    Describing

    Trends
    Task 1. Change the words into the appropriate form:

    “went down” (past tense verb) “went up” (past tense verb)
    fall / rise /
    drop / grow /
    decrease / increase /
    decline / climb /
    collapse / shoot-up /
    plunge / surge /
    “quickly” (adverb) “slowly” (adverb)
    rapid / steady /
    dramatic / gradual /
    sharp / slight /
    sudden / moderate /
    “stayed the same” (past tense verb) “changed a lot” (past tense verb)
    maintain / is up and down /
    stand still / rise and fall /
    is stable / fluctuate /
    Task 2. Now combine some of the above words to give the following descriptions:

    went up, quickly: went up, slowly:

    1. 1.

    2. 2.

    3. 3.

    went down, quickly: went down, slowly:

    1. 1.

    2. 2.

    3. 3.

    1
    Below are two charts showing the number of unemployed people in both the United Kingdom
    and the United States from January 2005 to January 2012. The number is shown as a
    percentage of the total working population.

    Task 3: Use the vocabulary on Page 1 to write six of your own sentences to describe the trends
    evident in the above charts.

    1. _____________________________________________________________________
    _____________________________________________________________________
    _____________________________________________________________________

    2. _____________________________________________________________________
    _____________________________________________________________________
    _____________________________________________________________________

    3. _____________________________________________________________________
    _____________________________________________________________________
    _____________________________________________________________________

    4. _____________________________________________________________________
    _____________________________________________________________________
    _____________________________________________________________________

    5. _____________________________________________________________________
    _____________________________________________________________________
    _____________________________________________________________________

    6. _____________________________________________________________________
    _____________________________________________________________________
    _____________________________________________________________________

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