商务英语,如何描述曲线走势.pptVIP

* * ⑤Look 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 up Measuring performance Vocabulary Describing trends:nouns and verbs used to describe changes in price, quantity and amount Noun Verb an increase to increase a rise to rise a decrease to decrease a drop to drop a fall to fall a decline to decline Using adjectives or adverbs to describe a change more precisely Adjective Adverb A small change slight slightly A regular movement gradual steady gradually steadily Considerable, striking or unexpected change sharp dramatic sudden sharply dramatically suddenly Using propositions to describe trends up, down, by , at, to, from…to… verb+ prep.- to be up/from/on…, to peak at…, to go down to… Identify different types of diagrams图表 bar chart 柱状图 flow chart 流程图 pie chart 饼图 (line) graph 曲线图 1. Prices rose ___________ from February to October, before falling __________________ in November. steadily sharply suddenly dramatically 2. Inflation rose ________ in March, before beginning its _________ descent to today’s figure of 6.5%. slightly gradual 3. 1998 saw a _______________________ drop in production, followed by a ______ recovery in 1999. sudden /sharp /dramatic slight to fluctuate：to rise and fall irregularly 波动 to level off: to reach stability after a period of movement （经过急剧涨落之后）保持稳定状态 to remain stable: to show no change to reach a peak / to peak at: to reach the highest point to stand at: to be at a certain point at a given time达特定水平 *