GRAMMAR GUIDE 2
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 492.
The language of statistics is essential for any economist. Look through the typical word-combinations to describe economic GROWTH or SLUMP. Make up your own sentences in English describing the economic situation in the area where you live.
Exercise 10
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a sharp rise in prices/ in unemployment/ in sales
a gradual rise in economy
a slight rise in interest rates
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a slight fall in price
a gradual fall in unemployment
a sharp fall (slump) in sales
1 The sales of alcohol
2 Prices of agricultural products
3 The price of oil | increased went up rose grew went down fell dropped decreased | by 30% sharply twofold 2.5 times | last year |
| The Company | increased raised lowered decreased | spending the price of petrol | by 30% from $15 to $12 a barrel twofold |
Note: a salary/ pay raise (AmE), a salary/ pay rise (BrE)
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| Decide which of these time prepositions completes each sentence: at - for- on - in - by - during - until - to - past - before - after - (nothing). | | | Exercise 11 |