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LET'S LEARN! 📚
LINE GRAPHS
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▪️ Line graphs are used to track changes over different periods of time. Line graphs can also be used as a tool of comparison; to compare changes over the same period of time for more than one group.
▪️ To describe the movement of the line, you should use appropriate verbs, adjectives, and adverbs depending on the kind of action you need to show. For this, you should use the following vocabulary.
| VERBS | ADJECTIVES | ADVERBS |
|---|---|---|
rise, increase, grow, go up to, climb, boom, peak, fall, decline, decrease, drop, dip, go down, reduce, level up, remain stable, no change, remain steady, stay constant, stay, maintain the same level, crash, collapse, plunge, plummet | sharp, rapid, huge, dramatic, substantial, considerable, significant, slight, small, minimal, massive | dramatically, rapidly, hugely, massive, sharply, steeply, considerably, substantially, significantly, slightly, minimally, markedly, quickly, swiftly, suddenly, steadily, gradually, slowly |
LET'S READ! 📖
LINE GRAPHS
Direction: Place the words in the right column, then add a few more words of your own.
| rise (to) | decline (to) | level out | a growth | balance | a decrease | drop (to) | increase (to) |
| dip (to) | stay (at) | peak | consistency | stability | a climb | climb (to) | maintain the same level |
| remain stable (at) | peak (at) | decrease (to) | a rise | consistency | a fall | a reduction | development |
| go up (to) | reduce (to) | a dip | a leveling out | a drop | remain steady (at) | lack of change | a jump |
VERBS
| ⤴ | ⤵ | ͢ |
|---|---|---|
1. | 1. | 1. |
2. | 2. | 2. |
3. | 3. | 3. |
4. | 4. | 4. |
5. | 5. | 5. |
NOUNS
| ⤴ | ⤵ | ͢ |
|---|---|---|
1. | 1. | 1. |
2. | 2. | 2. |
3. | 3. | 3. |
4. | 4. | 4. |
5. | 5. | 5. |
DIAGRAM
| a low point | from | rising sharply |
| declined | increased slightly | sudden |
| doubled | recovered | to |
| drop | remained | were |
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS:
In January, gold sales about 200 million dirhams per month. In February they to Dhs 220 million, to a peak of 350 million dirhams in March. Over the next four months, sales steadily, reaching of 120 million dirhams in July.
In August, there was a increase. Sales almost , rising DHs 120 million in August. This was followed by a in September to Dhs million.
From September to October, sales from from Dhs 120 million to DHs 180 million. In October and November, sales steady, and there was a small increase in December 190 million.
LET'S PRACTICE! 📝
👂🏻 Listening Exercise
Direction: Listen to the dialogue and answer the question that follows.
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What does the graph show?
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What does the constant increase in sales mean?
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Which months experienced big jumps and what were the reasons behind it?
🗣 Speaking Exercise
Direction: Look at the line graph below and explain the data presented using the words and phrases that you learned.
