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BUSINESS
PRESENTATION
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THE TRENDS
 TALKING ABOUT TRENDS (PAST
SIMPLE AND PRESENT PERFECT)

We use the past simple to talk about a movement or

trend which happened in the past and is now
finished Signal words for the past simple are last
month/year, in January, from 1997-
2001, during the oil crisis, etc.

Examples:
- In April the rate of unemployment rose to 5 million.
- Between May and July our export business almost doubled.
- In 2003 alone China’s car production increased by 85%.
 We use the present perfect to talk about
a movement or trend which started in
the past but is not yet finished.
Signal words are since, for, this
month, or over.

Examples:
1. The number of German investors has declined since 1998. (it is still declining...)
2. The US economy has grown rapidly over the past four months. (It is still growing...)
 Note the difference
between rise and
raise!

To rise (without an object) To raise something (with an object)

- Petrol prices rose again in May. - The oil industry raised prices last year
- The number of tourists has risen to 2.6 - The European Central Bank has raised
million. interest rates.
USE THE NOTES TO MAKE SENTENCES IN THE PAST SIMPLE OR
PRESENT PERFECT
REWRITE SENTENCES 1-6
(FROM PREVIOUS SLIDE) TO
EXPRESS THE OPPOSITE
READ THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES AND CHECK
WHETHER RISE AND RAISE HAVE BEEN USED CORRECTLY.
IF NOT, CORRECT THE SENTENCE.
CHOOSE THE CORRECT VERB
TO FIT THE SENTENCE
These
Sentences
Can Be Used
To Describe
The Graph
On The
Right. Put
Them In The
Correct
Order. Then
Listen To
Check
MATCH WORDS FROM COLUMNS A AND B TO MAKE WORD
COLLOCATION FROM THE TEXT

A B
Drastic Significantly
Improve Setback
Rise Steadily
Temporary decline

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TALKING ABOUT
TRENDS (ADJECTIVES
AND ADVERBS)
Adjectives + Noun
 There was a sudden increase in
prices
 In August, we notice a moderate
fall
 This was followed by a gradual
decline

Adverbs + verbs
- Sales increased slightly in summer
- Over the past two years the number has dropped
significantly
- Last month the rates rose sharply
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERB/ADVERB
COMBINATION IN THE BOX. THE SYMBOLS INDICATES WHAT KIND OF
MOVEMENT IS DESCRIBED
REWRITE THE SENTENCES USING AN ADJECTIVE + NOUN EXPRESSION AND ONE OF THE SENTENCE BEGINNINGS FROM THE BOX