TRENDS (Advanced) (EXERCISE A60E231)

Which graph illustrates the movement described in the sentences?

1.       ...... The market is showing some signs of growth.

2.       …… The market is extremely volatile.

3.       …… The pound slipped back against the dollar.

4.       …… The Euro is staging a recovery.

5.       …… The Brazilian Real has lost ground slightly.

6.       …… There has been a dramatic downturn in the market.

7.       ….. There has been an upsurge of interest in gold.

8.       …… The share price bottomed out a $15.

9.       …… Sugar peaked at $500 a tonne.

10.   …… Profits will level off at around $1.7 billion.

11.   …… Sales hit an all-time low.

12.   …… There has not been much movement in the price of corn.

The financial press is full of expressions of change and development. Enter the verbs in the box into the chart below according to the type of change they describe:

slump    rise    recover    plunge    pick up    plummet     drop    soar    bounce back    take off climb     rally   fluctuate    fall   stabilize    slide    flatten out   crash   hold steady        escalate   rocket   dip

 

                                                                                                                              

ANSWERS

TRENDS

Which graph illustrates the movement described in the sentences?

1.       (c) The market is showing some signs of growth.

2.       (f)  The market is extremely volatile.

3.       (l)  The pound slipped back against the dollar.

4.       (i) The Euro is staging a recovery.

5.       (a) The Brazilian Real has lost ground slightly.

6.       (d) There has been a dramatic downturn in the market.

7.       (b) There has been an upsurge of interest in gold.

8.       (e) The share price bottomed out a $15.

9.       (j)  Sugar peaked at $500 a tonne.

10.   (g) Profits will level off at around $1.7 billion.

11.   (k)  Sales hit an all-time low.

12.   (h)  There has not been much movement in the price of corn.

The financial press is full of expressions of change and development. Enter the verbs in the box into the chart below according to the type of change they describe:

slump    rise    recover    plunge    pick up    plummet     drop    soar    bounce back    take off climb     rally   fluctuate    fall   stabilize    slide    flatten out   crash   hold steady        escalate   rocket   dip

(1) soar take off escalate rocket

(2) rise climb

(3) stabilize flatten out hold steady

(4) drop slide dip

(5) slump plunge plummet fall crash

(6) recover pick up bounce back rally

(7) fluctuate

                                                                                                                                

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