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    I.

    FILL IN THE GAPS


    Over the past year, sales of the company have been (1) fluctuating and unstable .
    At the start of the year, sales began to (2) grow, reaching a high of $100,000 in April.
    However, sales began to (3) decline significantly after that, and by August, sales
    had (4) dropped to $60,000. Sales continued to (5) decrease throughout the rest of
    the year before (6) peaking at $100,000 again in December. The figures (7)
    remained stable for the rest of the period.

    II. USE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE WORDS IN BRACKETS

    1. The stock market has fluctuated over the past few months. (fluctuate)

    2. The temperature is expected to rise significantly as we move into summer. (rise


    - significant)

    3. The number of applicants for the job has dropped slightly in the last week.
    (drop-slight)

    4. Sales have dropped steeply by 10% since last year. (drop-steep)

    5. Housing prices have increased considerablely in recent years. (increase-


    considerable)

    6. The population of the city has fluctuated slightly over the last decade. (fluctuate
    - slight)

    7. The value of the company's stock increase rapidly after the announcement of the
    new product. (increase-rapid)

    8. The price of the item peaked at 5300 yesterday. (peak)

    9. There was a significant fluctuation in the price of oil last year. (fluctuate)

    10. The temperature drop slowly during the night. (drop-slow)


    III: Rewrite the following sentences

    Example:
    There has been a substantial decrease in the amount of money spent on dolls.

    → The amount of money spent on dolls has declined substantially.

    → The amount of money spent on dolls has shown a substantial decline.

    1. Rice exports from Asia fluctuated significantly over the period.

    → There was a significant fluctuation in rice exports from Asia over the period.

    2. The number of COVID cases has risen considerably.

    → There has been a considerable rise in the number of COVID cases

    3. There has been a slight decline in the amount of money spent on research
    development.
    → The amount of money spent on research development has declined slightly

    4. Online tickets dropped rapidly last month.


    → There was a rapid drop in online tickets last month

    5. There was a small increase in the sales of oranges from 2012 to 2013.
    → The sales of oranges increased slightly from 2012 to 2013

    6. The number of train passengers remained unchanged during the period.


    → There was a stability in the number of train passengers during the period.

    IV. WRITE SENTENCES DESCRIBING THE CHART BELOW


    1. Describe the figures for Dolphin from 2017 to 2018:
    → Method 1: The number of dolphin in the wild declined rapidly from 150
    million to 70 million between 2017 and 2018
    → Method 2: There was a rapid deline in the number of dolphin in the
    wild from 150 million to 70 million between 2017 and 2018

    2. Describe the figures for Whales from 2019 to 2022:


    → Method 1: The number of whale fluctuated and unstable between 80
    million and 100 million from 2019 to 2022
    →Method 2: There was a fluctuation between around 80 milliion from
    2019 and 2022

    3. Describe the figures for Dolphins from 2021 to 2022:


    → Method 1: The number of dolphin decreased slightly from 10 million to
    0 million between 2021 and 2022
    → Method 2: There was a slight decrease in the number of dolphin in the
    wild from 10 million to 0 million between 2021 and 2022

    1. Compare the figures for Technology in Spain and the US


    Method 1: The amount of expenditure on technology in US was 300 000
    dollars compared to 350 000 dollar in the Spain
    Method 2: 350 000 dollar was spent on technology in Spain, while the figures
    for US

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