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Verbs showing RISE and FALL

Up Verbs

Verbs Example
leap the prices leapt to 90% in one year
Rocket use of cars rocketed in the first decade
Surge migration surged in November

Down verbs

Verbs Example
Sink The cost of housing sunk after 2008
Slip back Use of electricity slipped back to 50 in May
Dip Divorce rate dipped in the 60s
Drop The crime rate dropped last year
Plummet The number of tourists in the city plummets after September
“Plummet” is the strongest word here. It means to fall very quickly and a long way.

 “Drop” is normally used for fairly small decreases

 “Slip back” is used for falls that come after rises
 “Drop” and “Dip” are also frequently used as nouns: “a slight dip” “a sudden drop”

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Increasing Categories

 The number of people watching TV and movies increased from 1980 to 2020.
 The number of people watching TV and movies grew from 1980 to 2020.
 The number of people watching TV and movies rose from 1980 to 2020.
 From 1980 to 2020, there was an increase in the number of people watching TV
and movies.
 From 1980 to 2020, there was a growth in the number of people watching TV and
movies.
 From 1980 to 2020, there was a rise in the number of people watching TV and
movies.

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Decreasing Categories

 The number of people playing video games decreased from 1980 to 2020.
 The number of people playing video games declined from 1980 to 2020.
 The number of people playing video games dropped from 1980 to 2020.
 The number of people playing video games fell from 1980 to 2020.
 From 1980 to 2020, there was a decrease in the number of people playing video
games.
 From 1980 to 2020, there was a decline in the number of people playing video
games.
 From 1980 to 2020, there was a drop in the number of people playing video games.
 From 1980 to 2020, there was a fall in the number of people playing video games.

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Collapse/bankruptcy
Plum – plum brandy
A fall
To decrease
To level off
To increase
A rise
To plummet = to fall very quickly and suddenly ( a se prabusi, a cadea brusc)
To plunge = to become lower in value or level very suddenly and quickly = a plonja
To deteriorate
To recover = a-si reveni
To improve
Extra words:
To peak at/ reach a high of – the highest point on a graph
Hit a low of – the lowest point on the graph
Remained constant/unchanged/stable at/levelled off – a ‘flat’ part of the graph where
there is no change
Fluctuated = increases and decreases randomly, irregularly or unpredictably
Rose/increased dramatically/rocketed = increased very quickly and drastically
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Dipped – fell slightly but recovered quickly
A-B – fell and then quickly recovered/dipped
 Rose/increased dramatically/rocketed
B-C -
- DF
B-D  Hit a peak/reached a high of/peaked at
F
D-F
 Plummeted to/dropped/plunged to B-C
F
 Fluctuated FH
F-H Dropped and then levelled off B-D
 Hit a low of G
G
 Rose/increased steadily IJ
I-J  Remained
J-K flat/constant/unchanged/stable at JK
 Fell gradually/steadily LM
L-M

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 Which trend is in the past/present/future?

Past Present Future

The graph compared the Men aged 25 to 44 spend The table will present the
number of male and female only slightly more time overall literacy rate in these
graduates in three working outside home than countries.
developing countries. men aged 45 to 65.

The number of people The diagram shows The graph will enumerate
watching TV and employment rates among the money spent on
movies increased from adults in four European different research projects
1980 to 2020. countries from 1925 to
1985.

The graph described the The column demonstrates

water consumption in the fund sources over a
different sectors in five decade, starting from 1981.
regions.

The number of people

watching TV and
movies rose from 1980 to
2020.

The number of people

playing video
games fell from 1980 to
2020.

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