Describing trends

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RiseRaiseArise

Rise, rose, risen – irreg.v. (intr.: rise + Ø)

The price has already risen. Prices rose yesterday.Prices are rising.

Raise, raised, raised - reg.v.(trans.:raise+object)

They raised the prices. He has raised his voice. Raise your hand! He raised the question of salaries yesterday.

Arise, arose, arisenMany problems have arisen. A crisis is arising.

Rise, rose , risen (irr. v.)Raise, raised, raised (reg. v.)Arise, arose, arisen (irr. (v.)

Inflation is … all over Europe. We need to … their salaries. This has …. a lot of problems. A problem has …. The government needs to … funds for these

construction works. Our salaries have … by 13% since January. This … the question of illiquidity. Our profits .... 11% last year.

Rise, rose , risen (irr. v.)Raise, raised, raised (reg. v.)Arise, arose, arisen (irr. (v.)

Inflation is RISING all over Europe. We need to RAISE their salaries. This has RAISED a lot of problems. A problem has ARISEN. The government needs to RAISE funds for these

construction works. Our salaries have RISEN by 13% since January. This RAISES the question of illiquidity. Our profits ROSE 11% last year.

Sentence structure Rephrase the following sentences:

e.g. Retail sales fell in the second quarter. (v.→ n.)There was a fall in the second quarter retail sales.

Britain’s economy grew slowly in the second quarter.There was a slow growth in Britain’s economy in the second quarter. A slow growth was recorded in Britain’s economy in the second quarter.

Shoe imports from China to the EU rose by 300% in the nine months ending in October 2005 compared with the same period 2004. There was a rise of 300% in shoe imports from China...A rise of 300% was recorded in shoe imports from China...

Cadburry Schweppes reported a 46% rise in net profit in 2005 (n.→v.)Cadburry Schweppes’s net profit rose by 46% in 2005.

Turn the sentences below into similar sentences (adj + noun)

e.g. Sales increased sharply between 2002 and 2005.

There was a sharp increase in sales …A sharp increase in sales was recorded …

Profits rose dramatically … Salaries declined gradually … The employment rate grew steadily… The GDP fell rapidly …

Turn the sentences below into similar sentences (verb +adv)

e.g. There was a sharp increase in sales between 2002 and 2005.

Sales increased sharply between 2002 and 2005.

There was a dramatic rise in profits … A gradual decrease in salaries was observed

… A steady growth in the employment rate was

recorded … There was a rapid fall in the GDP ….

Fill in the blanks (prepositions): Last year sales rose …€7m … €7.5m. So

that’s an increase … €0.5m. Last year there was an increase … sales …

8%.In other words, sales went up … 2,500 reaching 10,000.

Our market share now stands … 28%. Unemployment figures have been relatively

stable for some time, fluctuating …. 4.3% and 4.6%.

Fill in the blanks (prepositions): Last year sales rose FROM €7m TO €7.5m.

So that’s an increase OF €0.5m. Last year there was an increase IN sales OF

8%.In other words, sales went up BY 2,500 reaching 10,000.

Our market share now stands AT 28%. Unemployment figures have been relatively

stable for some time, fluctuating BETWEEN 4.3% and 4.6%.

Fill in the blanks: There was an increase …. 50,000 …. 2000 …. 2002. Overall sales peaked … nearly 60,000 … 2002, but

then plummeted … 10,000 over the next two years. After some fluctuations, in 2000 sales reached their

peak … 15,000, which is a rise … 5,000 since the beginning of the year.

Sales increased … over 11,000 reaching around 26,000 between 2004 and 2007, but then again dropped … more than 10,000 between 2007 and 2010 falling …. 15,000.