Exercise 4.7. Complete the sentences used to refer to highlighting information with the words and phrases from the box.

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Exercise 4.7. Complete the sentences used to refer to highlighting information with the words and phrases from the box.

two interesting details; really important here is; trend; significance; I’d also like to emphasize; to draw your attention to; look at it more closely; on the underlying trend

1I’d like _____ the upper half of the chart.

2 _____ that our market position is excellent.

3If you _____, you’ll notice there are several surprising developments.

4I’d like to point out one or _____.

5I’d like you to think about the _____ of this figure here.

6What is _____ how much we are prepared to the experiment.

7I’d like to focus your attention _____ here.

8Whichever the reasons for this/Whichever way you look at it/However you try to explain it, the underlying _____ is obvious.

Exercise 4.8. Here are some words you can use for Describing Movements and Tends in English. Put them in the correct category in the table.

Climb; decline; remain stable; fluctuate; expand; decrease; increase; stay the same level; go up; go down; come down; pick up; stabilize; drop; improve; take off; reach a peak; deteriorate; remain steady; stagnate; hold firm.

UPWARDS

DOWNWARDS

OTHER

climb

decline

remain stable

Read & Reflect      Useful Information

Describing Movements and Trends

You may excite interest of the audience by adding adjectives and adverbs to your trend descriptions.

Adjectives + nouns:

§ a sudden increase

§ a moderate fall

§ a gradual decline (rise)

§ a slight rise (increase)

§ a rapid growth

§ a sharp jump

§ a significant decrease the greatest increase

Adverbs + verbs:

§ increase slightly

§ drop significantly (slightly)

§ rise sharply

§ decline slightly

§ decrease steadily

§ fall dramatically

§ grow considerably

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