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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: 57
 
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: 51
 
Sales Graph - Describing Trends Worksheet
Level: intermediate
Age: 12-17
Downloads: 43
 

                  
 
 
                                     
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)
 
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.
 
Type in proper prepositions.
 
The graph shows the numbers  tourists visiting Latvia  2000 and 2008.

 

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.