Writing skills (page 111) - KEY

Writing skills (page 111) 

6a Complete the table

increase (verb / noun) go up (verb) rise (verb / noun) grow (verb)	drop (verb / noun) decline (verb / noun) fall (verb / noun) decrease (verb / noun)	level off (verb) stabilise (verb)	remain stable

6b Describe each of the graphs below.

1. a slow / steady / gradual / significant fall / drop / decline / decrease
2. a sharp / significant  increase / rise
3. a slight increase / rise
4. a sharp / sudden / dramatic drop / decline / decrease
5. a steady drop / decline / fall / decrease

7a Match each paragraph with it's purpose
     a) 2
     b) 4
     c) 3
     d) 1

7b Avoiding repetition

• results --> findings
• carried out  --> commisioned by
• study --> survey
• shows --> finds
• double --> twice as much
• greatest increase --> largest rise
• slight --> small
• sharp rise --> sudden increase
• significant decrease --> marked fall
• fairly constant --> relatively stable