English Exercises: Describing trends

Downloadable worksheets:

BUSINESS ENGLISH: 1.DESCRIBING UPWARD TRENDS. (chart formart with examples and useful notes)
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 134

BUSINESS ENGLISH: 2.DESCRIBING DOWNWARd TRENDS. (chart formart with examples and useful notes)
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 115

Vocabulary for describing graphs/trends
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 56

DESCRIBING TRENDS IN BUSINESS AND THE ECONOMY 07/31/2008
Level: advanced
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 55

Describing and analyzing tables/graphs/charts
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Downloads: 50

Sales Graph - Describing Trends Worksheet
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 43

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All the images and the exercises are original (the data is not true).

Put the verbs into their relevant tenses (you will have to use gerunds and infinitives, too)

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This �(be) a line graph. The graph �(show) the income from agriculture in Latvia for the period of two decades. The graph �(have) an upward trend. The graph �(start) at 0.3 in 1982. First the income �(rise) dramatically �(reach) 1.9 in 1993. In 1995, however, the trend �(change) its pace and though it �(continue) �(rise) the increase �(be) insignificant. The income� �(rise) only by 0.3 billion. In 1997, there� �(be) another slight increase. The income �(continue) �(rise) till 2000� �(reach) all time highest point of 4,3 billion. After such spectacular increase the income �(start) �(decline) . It��(decrease) to 3.8 before it �(plateau) for 12 months. Then the amount of money gained form the agriculture �(plummet) �(reach) just over 1.5 in 2003.

In conclusion, it can �(be) clearly �(see) that despite the significant decrease agriculture still �(generate) a rather high income for the country.

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Type in proper prepositions.

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The graph shows the numbers �tourists visiting Latvia �2000 and 2008.

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First �all, it must be said that the total number �tourists increased dramatically.

�2000 the number �tourists started to increase gradually but firmly. Starting �just �(more than) , 000 it rose �225, 000 �2001. It rose slightly again �just �(less than) 270,000 �2002. �the following two years, the number �visitors started to pick �again and reached 1 million �2004. �2004 �2006, however, it fluctuated wildly.

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