NDRC: describing decreases and increases

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Describing increases and decreases

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• NOT OK

Lisez les phrases suivantes puis dites si le verbe ou mot souligné indique une augmentation ou une diminution:

"in January sales revenue was €300,000. In Febuary it fell by €100,000 to €200,000.."

• diminution

• augmentation

By March there was another decline of €100,000, which is normal for that time of year.

• diminution

• augmentation

things started to improve and by April it edged up by €10,000.

• diminution

• augmentation

in May there was a jump of €300,000 to €410,000

• diminution

• augmentation

By June, it went up to €560,000

• diminution

• augmentation

So, in July there was a drop of €60,000

• diminution

• augmentation

in August it plummeted by €420,000 to €80,000.

• diminution

• augmentation

Answer explanation

to plummet = s'effondrer

By September there was an improvement, with a climb of €200,000.

• diminution

• augmentation

Answer explanation

note "improvement" = amélioration

there was a rise to €350,000 in November

• diminution

• augmentation