1. Talking about changes and trends (pp 81-82)
English Communication
Unit 7: Vocabulary
Talking about changes and trends (pp 81-82)

2. Rising, Falling, Staying the Same
Referring to visual aids
let’s look at…
as you can see…
this graph shows that…
in the next…
and then…

3. A: Sales went up by 12%. B: How much by? A: By 12%(or, by $6)
by (a rate of increase) / to a specific point
A: Sales went up by 12%.
B: How much by?
A: By 12%(or, by $6)
So, sales rose from $50 to $56.

4. Sales of CDs rose slightly last month.
rise / increase / decrease / fall / drop
adverb – modifies the verb
verb
Sales of CDs rose slightly last month.
There was a slight rise in CD sales last month.
noun phrase
quantifier

5. Sales of CDs rose by 12% last month.
Tricky prepositions
verb
Sales of CDs rose by 12% last month.
There was a rise of 12% in CD sales last month.
noun

6. Describe your graph 2 times. 1st using verbs 2nd using noun
Describe and draw, p82
Describe your graph 2 times.
1st using verbs
2nd using noun
verb
Sales of CDs rose slightly last month.
There was a slight rise in CD sales last month.
noun