高等学校研究生英语综合教程上Unit-3.pptVIP

A. Words or phrases describing a trend. Verbal Phrases/ Verbs Nouns fluctuate around …/ fluctuate between … and …; see a fluctuating pattern; peak and troughs; hit a trough at …; rebound to …; reach a peak at …; hit (or reach) a record high at/ hit an all-time high at …; fall to/ hit/ reach/ sink to a record low at …, etc. a considerable fluctuation/ marked fluctuation/ violent fluctuation / cyclical fluctuation/ periodic cyclical fluctuation/ regular fluctuation, etc. Focused Writing — Writing Skill 2. Describing graphs B. Adjectives and adverbs describing degree: dramatic/ dramatically; sharp/ sharply; huge; enormous/ enormously; steep/ steeply; substantial/ substantially; considerable/ considerably; significant/ significantly; marked/ markedly; remarkable/ remarkably; moderate/ moderately; slight/ slightly; marginal/ marginally; minimal/ minimally; rapid/ rapidly; swift/ swiftly; steady/ steadily; gradual/ gradually, great/ greatly, etc. Focused Writing — Writing Skill 2. Describing graphs C. Words or phrases describing proportions or percentages: account for/ take up/ occupy, etc. … per cent; The percentage/ proportion of … stands at … per cent, etc. e.g. Full-time workers with children under two years old, account for 11% of the workforce. Focused Writing — Writing Skill Focused Writing — Writing Sample Describing Mechanism Focused Writing — Writing Sample Describing Graphs Final Project Final Project Plan A Long Weekend Trip Form groups of four as a family, including grandparents, parents, and children. Suppose your family intends to have a a three-day weekend trip somewhere together and you are holding a family meeting to discuss about your plan. Report your plan to the rest of the class, which should include: destination transportation accommodation activities total budget Plan A Long Weekend Trip Words and Expressions you may use: SUV, drive, camping, national park, barbecue, sleeping bags, s