1、1Look at the typescript. Find verbs to describe the pictures below. Then write the noun form for each verb.to rise/ a rise to fall/ a fall to collapse / a collapse to peak/ a peak to recover/ improve a recovery/improvement to shoot upDescribing trends:nouns and verbs used to describe changes in pric

2、e, quantity and amountNounVerban increaseto increasea riseto risea decreaseto decreasea dropto dropa fall to falla decline to declineUsing adjectives or adverbs to describe a change more preciselyAdjectiveAdverbA small changeslightslightlyA regular movementgradualsteadygraduallysteadilyConsiderable,

3、 striking or unexpected changesharpdramaticsuddensharplydramaticallysuddenlyUsing propositions to describe trends up, down, by , at, to, fromto verb+ prep.- to be up/from/on, to peak at, to go down toIdentify different types of diagrams圖表圖表 bar chart 柱狀圖柱狀圖 flow chart 流程圖流程圖 pie chart 餅圖餅圖 (line) gr

4、aph 曲線圖曲線圖 1. Prices rose _ from February to October, before falling _ in November.steadily sharply suddenlydramatically 2. Inflation rose _ in March, before beginning its _ descent to todays figure of 6.5%.slightlygradual 3. 1998 saw a _ drop in production, followed by a _ recovery in 1999.sudden /

5、sharp /dramaticslightto fluctuate：to rise and fall irregularly 波動波動to level off: to reach stability after a period of movement （經過急劇漲落（經過急劇漲落之后）保持穩定狀態之后）保持穩定狀態to remain stable: to show no changeto reach a peak / to peak at: to reach the highest pointto stand at: to be at a certain point at a given t

6、ime達特定水平達特定水平 In 1987 the export figures 1_ 400 m Finnish markkaa. There was a 2_ between 1987 and 1989 when figures 3_ over 800 m. This was followed by a 4_ between 1989 and 1990 when Finnish paper exports to Japan 5_ to 400 m. There was a 6_ between 1990 and1991 when exports hit the 450 m mark but

7、 they 7_ again to 400 m in 1992. Between 1992 and 1995, before 8_ again to under 1,000 m in 1997. stood atsharp increasereachedsharp decreasedroppedslight risefellfallingListening: Listen to a description of the graph above and complete the text Writing assignment: (prior to Dec28) Suppose you are the sales manager of a wine breweries co., write a sales report about the sales of wine in 2013. It includes