雅思小作文–用词总结.pptVIP

Go up Go down increase rise climb grow escalate surge soar rocket explode fall decrease drop decline dwindle diminish plunge plummet reduce Which verbs are irregular? Irregular Verbs rise, rose, risen grow, grew, grown fall, fell, fallen ‘drop’ takes double ‘p’ when forming the past simple and past participle like ‘stopped’ Many increase and decrease verbs can also be used as nouns. Which adjectives do you know to describe the level of increase and decrease? an increase a rise growth (usually uncountable) a surge an explosion a fall a drop a decrease a decline Adjective + Noun Collocations sharp/steep steady gradual/marginal/slight increase rise fall decrease decline drop Other useful adjectives include: rapid dramatic considerable significant noticeable upward/downward (+ trend) Statistical Language: Expressing Increase and Decrease as Nouns There was a + adjective + noun + in + something There was a There was a There was an sharp/steep steady gradual/slight/ marginal downward upward rise increase fall decrease drop decline trend trend in unemployment rates. car sales. the number of Japanese tourists. house prices. smoking. the level of crime. sugar consumption. rates of pay. electricity usage. attendance figures. Other adjectives rapid significant dramatic noticeable considerable Going back to verbs, you can also use the structure: subject + verb + adverb1. Can you remember the most common verbs for expressing increase and decrease?2. How would you form adverbs from the adjectives sharp, steep, steady, gradual, slight? Are there any spelling changes? Subject + verb + adverb + time Car sales House prices Unemployment rates The number of Japanese tourists The level of crime Sugar consumption Rates of pay Electricity usage Attendance figures last year last month in 1998 etc Statistical Language: Expressing Increase and Decrease as Verbs increased rose climbed fell decreased dropped declined sharply/steeply steadily gradually/ s