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    The company profits increased yearly for four years after emerging from losses in 1968, peaking in 1972. However, profits sharply declined in 1973 due to an oil crisis. While the downward trend was smaller in 1974, profits continued to moderately grow for four more years. Profits then substantially dropped for three years before increasing again in 1982. Sales were good at $12m in the first year but considerably fell by 75% the next year. Sales remained stagnant for another two years. Sales leveled off for one year and then surged twice. Since then, sales have gradually grown for five years. In just four years, sales rocketed from $4m to $14m, an increase of 250%.

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    The company profits increased yearly for four years after emerging from losses in 1968, peaking in 1972. However, profits sharply declined in 1973 due to an oil crisis. While the downward trend was smaller in 1974, profits continued to moderately grow for four more years. Profits then substantially dropped for three years before increasing again in 1982. Sales were good at $12m in the first year but considerably fell by 75% the next year. Sales remained stagnant for another two years. Sales leveled off for one year and then surged twice. Since then, sales have gradually grown for five years. In just four years, sales rocketed from $4m to $14m, an increase of 250%.

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    The company profits increased yearly for four years after emerging from losses in 1968, peaking in 1972. However, profits sharply declined in 1973 due to an oil crisis. While the downward trend was smaller in 1974, profits continued to moderately grow for four more years. Profits then substantially dropped for three years before increasing again in 1982. Sales were good at $12m in the first year but considerably fell by 75% the next year. Sales remained stagnant for another two years. Sales leveled off for one year and then surged twice. Since then, sales have gradually grown for five years. In just four years, sales rocketed from $4m to $14m, an increase of 250%.

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    f inancictl english 6.3 c(o,o,ti<: rsrr.1 €.

    Describitrg Graphs
    Here are the words and phrases you need to talk about trends using graphs. Make sure you can
    translate these into your own language.

    UP - verbs
    gcl Llp t:rke off shoot up sozir Jump
    lncrease rise gro\v improvc rocket

    IJP - nouns
    an increase a rise agrowth an impr()\'crncnt
    an upturn a surge an upsurfle an upwtrrd tl'-'rtl

    DOWN - verbs
    go/come down fall off
    fall clnrp slurnp
    decline decrease slip plummet shrink

    DOWN - nouns
    a fall a decrease a decline a drt,p
    a dou,nturn a dclwnward trend

    NO CHANGE - verbs
    remain stirble off
    level stay at the sarne ler,'el
    rem:rin constant stagnate stabilise

    AT THE TOP - veros


    reach a peak peak top out

    AT THE BOTTOM - verbs


    reach er lou'point bottom out recover

    DEGREES OF CHANGE
    Adjectives: dramatic, considerirble, sharp, significant, substantial, moderate, slight
    Ad-'.erbs: dramatically, consiclerably, sharply, significantly, substantially,
    moderarely, slightly

    SPEED OF CHANGE
    abrupt sudden rapid quick steady gradual slow

    PREPOSITIONS
    a rise /rom !1m ro lZrn to increase b1 50u/n
    to fall by 30% an increase of 7.5 per cent o{rer last year

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    .f i rr tr n t' i u I e rt g I i s h 6.3 e(or()n1 t( .tftc,t

    Study the following graphs. Complete the descriptions with information {rom them and language
    from the previous page. Several answers are possible. Check your answers with those in the answer
    key or discuss them with your teacher.

    GRAPH 1 Profits 1967-1982

    '10

    C
    8
    =
    E
    ID
    6
    =
    o_ 4

    -2

    -6

    The company came oLrr of the recl in 1968 after u'hich there was a (1) . . . . . in
    profits every year for four ve:rrs. Pnrfits reachecl (7) . . . . . rn 1972, but in 1973, the ),ear of the
    oil crisis, there was ir (l) The (4) .... . rrend in 1974 was
    smaller, but after t1-rat profits contintred to (5) . for four years. The company
    nacle a $5 bilhon loss in 1978, irfter rvhich thc figures (6) . ....forthreeyears,
    before(7) ... ..againin 1982.

    GRAPH 2 Sales Years 1-12

    10
    c
    8
    u>
    a 6
    c)
    (5
    a 4

    2 3 4 5 6 7 8 I 10 11 12
    Year

    The l ear after we took over the c()mpany sales u,ere good, at $12m, but the seconcl year they
    (1) In fact, they droppe.l (2) . . . .75Yo. Sales (3)
    ftrr an, rther tw() ) ctrs. (4) .. . . fcrr one yei1r, and then (5) . . . . again twice. Since
    fncn, tnerc nas hccn a (6) . . . gro\\'th for fivc ye,rrs. ln flct in jr-rst four years, sales rose
    (7) ... ..$4rn (8) . $14rn, :rn increase (9) . .250%.

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