Nouns a drop

Upward movement
a rise- ROSE Verbs Upward
an increase to increase
a surge to surge
a growth to grow - GREW
a peak to peak
Quick changes to skyrocket
a fluctuation Quick Changes
No Changes to fluctuate
a period of stability Downward Movements
Downward Movement to fall - FELL
a fall to decrease
a decrease to decline
a decline to dip
a dip to dive
to plunge
Adverbs+ VERBS Adjectives + NOUNS
sharply Sharp
steeply steep
suddenly sudden
rapidly rapid
abruptly abrupt
dramatically dramatic
significantly significant
considerably considerable
gradually marked
steadily gradual
slightly steady
gently slight
marginally gentle
marginal
Useful Phrases for Task 1 reports
showed an upward trend / showed a downward trend
hit the highest point / hit the lowest point
reached a peak / showed some fluctuation / fluctuated wildly
remained stable / remained static / remained unchanged /stayed constant
reached a plateau / levelled off / flattened out
the highest / the lowest / the second highest / the third highest compared to / compared with /
relative to
Example sentences:
1. Sales of ice cream flattened out toward the end of the period.
2. Sales of ice cream showed some fluctuation between 2000 and 2008.
3. Car export figures hit the lowest point in 2014.

Collocations to describe trends (sample sentences)

1. There was a substantial increase in the value of stocks on March 15th.
2. House prices rose dramatically in July.
4. The number of tourists visiting New York fell sharply in October.
6. The number of students studying
Economics rose gradually from 2001 to 2010.
1. There was a sharp increase in employee turnover after the strike.
2. Interest in environmental issues has risen steadily over the last 10 years.
3. The proportion of biofuels used in Germany in 2009 rose marginally from 30% to
32%.
Other vocabulary
• peak at
• reach a peak of
• hit a high of
• hit a low of

 Stand out, dominate, be the most/least = USED IN OVERVIEW

 Outperform, surpass, exceed, overtake = ПРЕВЫСИЛ = IN OVERVIEW
 Similar, comparable, equivalent
  Marked difference, significant contrast
 Account for(%), represent, comprise, stood at, at = USED BEFORE
NUMBERS, EXCEPT ACCOUNT FOR – ONLY FOR %
 Compare, contrast, analyze, illustrate
 Demonstrate, indicate, reveal, show = INTRODUCTION ,
PARAPHRASING
Time phrases:
• over the next three days
• three days later
• in the following three days
• the next three days show = MAIN BODY 1 AND 2
• over the period
• at the beginning of the period
• the last Year - the final year
• the first Year
at the end of the period or by the end of the period = OVERVIEW
Dates
In December, In 2005,
From 2001 to 2010,
By 1998 = K 1998
Between 1965 and 1969
Over a ten-year period
Numbers
An Increase of 25%.
Decreased by 10%. = “НА”
Fell from 200 in July to 150 in August.
Dropped from 200 units to 120 units in a period of 6 months.
Rose sharply over a period of 5 years.
Started at one third and peaked at three thirds
Fell from 30% to just over 20%