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Useful Language 1 - Describing Trends

This document provides useful language for describing trends, including verbs, nouns, adjectives and adverbs to describe changes that go up or down as well as remaining the same. It also includes phrases for describing the position and fluctuations of trends over specific periods of time.

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Useful Language 1 - Describing Trends

This document provides useful language for describing trends, including verbs, nouns, adjectives and adverbs to describe changes that go up or down as well as remaining the same. It also includes phrases for describing the position and fluctuations of trends over specific periods of time.

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USEFUL LANGUAGE

Describing Trends

Meaning Verb Noun

Meaning Adj/ Adv
go down


decrease
fall
drop
decline
plunge (big change)
plummet (big change)
same
same
same
same
/
/
small change steady(ily)
slight(ly)
gradual(ly)
go up increase
rise
grow
double
treble
rocket (big change)
same
same
growth
doubling in + N
trebling in + N
/
large change considerable(ly)
sharp(ly)
dramatic(ally)
significant(ly)
substantial(ly)
no change level off
remain the same
remain stable
stabilize
a leveling off at
/
/
/

constant
change



fluctuate fluctuation in +
N

position


reach a high/ peak at

reach a low of
stood at
a high of

a low of
/


Adj & Adv Patterns Time Phrase
S + V + Adj + N
There was a substantial increase in students in 2006.
from 2000 to 2005
from 150 to 200 units
in 2006
for 5 years
between 2000 and 2005
during/ throughout the period from
2000 to 2005
S + V + Adv
The number of students increased substantially
throughout the period from 2002 to 2006.

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