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Describing graphs and trends : making sentences
Use the pictures and your own ideas to make sentences.
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1 Sales are increasing steadily.
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Useful vocabulary
fluctuate (verb) volatile (adj.) increase (v.) steadily (adv.)
rapidly (adv.) rise (v.) fall (v.) decrease (v.) population
(n.) stocks (n.) gold (n.) weight (n.)
prices (n.) inflation (n.) medicine (n)
Phrases
The price of The value of The cost of
The rate of
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 Possible Answers

1 Sales are increasing steadily.

2 The price of gold is rising sharply.
3 House prices are falling rapidly.
4 The population is increasing steadily.
5 The temperature is rising steadily.
6 My weight is decreasing because I went on a diet.
7 The value of the Euro is decreasing.
8 The value of the dollar is fluctuating/volatile.
9 The price of oil is falling.
10 The prices of medicine are falling steadily,
11 Our budget is increasing.
12 My blood sugar level is fluctuating.
13 My savings are increasing rapidly./Inflation is rising sharply.
14 The cost of living is gradually rising.