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BEC初级精讲班第7讲讲义 Factsandfigures Objectives: To learn to describe trends ????????? 学习描述市场趋势???????? To practise reading for specific information???????? 练习阅读关键信息???????? To review adjectives and adverbs???????? 复习形容词和副词的用法An annual report Reading 1 Vocabulary: extract??? Millennium Software??? trend??? steady growthdomestic?? overtake???? release???? computer game = electronic gamedomination??? amongsteducational products????? range????? interactive multimedia products???? launchtop-selling??? ensure????? adapt?????? challenge????? retail chain?? pan-European? superstore?? competitive price/competitive salary???? narrow product range???? account for Annual reportWho: The annual report is written for shareholdersWhy: to inform shareholders of the financial situation – and hence to reassure / attractWhat type of information it contains: company activities and financial information such as balance sheet and profit and loss account. 请大家先想想以下这三个问题：What type of software does the company manufacture?Was 1998 a good year?Would you invest in the company? Why/why not? Read the text and then find something which is:?satisfactory for the( company (e.g. further steady growth in Britain )?disappointing for the( company (e.g. the effect of the strong pound on growth in Europe)?a( challenge for the company (e.g. changes in distribution). 下面大家再读一遍并回答课本34页的问题。There is no need to try to understand every word.Key: 1 A? 2 B? 3 B? 4 C? 5 A? 6 A? 7 B Describing graphs一、图表阅读题的解题要领------趋势描述（一）描述趋势的句型有以下两种：1.?It increased sharply from January to April.主语 + 表示趋势的动词 + 副词 + 时间状语。?2.?It showed a small increase from January to April.There was a slight increase from January to April.(形式)主语 + 动词 + 形容词 + 表示趋势的名词 + 时间状语。? （二）描述趋势的动词和名词通过上面的总结，我们知道在进行趋势描述时可以采用第一种句型，即用动词的形式来描述，也可以采用第二种句型即名词的形式来描述；而趋势变化又不外乎只有三种情况：上升、下降以及不变。所以下面我们就来分别看看都有哪些动词、动词短语或名词可以表示上升、下降和不变。 （一）表示上升 表示上升的动词Verbs to show increase?to go up(?to rise(?to increase( ?to climb( ?to grow( ?t