Describing Trends

Describing trends (Graphs)

By Isis Negrón

Describing trends (Graphs)

By Isis Negrón

Let's practise!

​Some text here about the topic of discussion.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct description for the graph

• In January sales went down

• In January sales plummeted

• In January sales fell dramatically

• In January sales reached a peak

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct description for the graph

• Sales grew steadily this year.

• Sales fluctuated and then went down.

• Sales declined steadily.

• Sales went down slightly at the end.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct description for the graph

• In May sales declined significantly

• In June sales dropped slightly.

• In July a considerable drop can be observed

• In July a sharp growth can

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct description for the graph

• A moderate improvement can be observed in June

• A dramatic decrease can be observed in July

• A rapid jump can be appreciated in July

• Sales went down all year.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct grammatical sentence:

• Sales went in November

• Sales November fell.

• Sales declined in November

• A decline in November the sales.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct grammatical sentece:

• A slightly rose in August

• Sales rose slightly at the end of August

• Sales rise slight at the end of August

• Sales can be observed rise at the end of August.

Open Ended

Which verbs and nouns are used to describe UPWARD trends?

Open Ended

Which verbs and nouns are used to describe the SAME trend?

Open Ended

Which verbs and nouns are used to describe a DOWNWARD trend?

Multiple Choice

The divorce rate in Finland went down significantly.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The consumption of fish and chips witnessed ...

• a significant upward trend

• a dramatic decrease

• a considerable rise

• a slight fall

Categorize

Options (13)

grow

climb

improve

peak

increase

decrease

fall

dip

drop

decline

stabilize

level out

remain the same

Organize these words into the right categories

upward movement

downward movement

no change