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Verbs and adverbs in trends

Numbers and statistics
Types of trends
Trends in recent years

Vocab storming | Words for up and down

Synonyms for “up”:

rise, increase, improve, go up, skyrocket, jump, gain, surge, climb

Synonyms for “down”:

go down, decrease, diminish, reduce, plunge, drop, fall, decline, descend, lose ground, dip

Grammar review | How does it move?

Adjective Adverb
steady steadily
slight slightly
fast fast
slow slowly
gradual gradually
significant significantly
sharp sharply
dramatic dramatically
moderate moderately

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Vocab matching | Which number?

2007-2009 economic crisis in the US

7.5 billion world's population
71% amount of the world's surface covered by water
7 days in a week
-89°C lowest temperature recorded on Earth
26 letters in the English alphabet
3:1 ratio of non-native English speakers to native English speakers

Idea storming | Types of trends

Industry: The energy industry – green and renewable energies

Fashion: long dresses, skinny ties, wearable technology
Economic: The economic crisis, recession, China´s growth, unemployment growth or problems,
etc
Technological: smartphone apps, cybercrime, use of biometrics like fingerprint scanners
Sports and Fitness: Crossfit, parasailing, paddling, phone apps, etc.
Food and cuisine: Sushi, groceries that deliver to your home, organics and local vegetables and
fruits.
Advertising: videos, analytics, social media
Transportation: public transportation,apps for flight information, GPS systems to help you
navigate
Environmental: climate change information, melting arctic ice, stronger weather patterns, clean
energies, pollution in big cities

Speak up! | Trends in your company / industry

We've seen an increase in sales of organic products. There has been a steady rise in sales over
the past 2 years. Our organic products counted for 1.2 million Euros in revenue two years ago.
This has jumped to 1.6 million as of the first quarter.

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