UNIT 4. DESCRIBING PERFORMANCE I.

Complete the following table supplying the appropriate vocabulary: Graphic How representation much change Verb To rise To increase To go up to To grow To climb To improve To boom To peak/ to reach a peak To surge To jump To soar To rocket To fall To decrease To decline To dip To drop To weaken To go down To reduce To slide To crash To slump To plummet To collapse To plunge To bottom out To recover To bounce back To rally To level off To remain at To flatten out To remain at To maintain the same level To stagnate To stabilize To fluctuate Noun

ADJECTIVE slight gradual slow moderate sharp dramatic sudden rapid quick swift abrupt steady constant II. 1.

ADVERB

A. Use an appropriate adjective or adverb to complete the descriptions of the following graphs:

2000 saw a __________ drop in production, followed by a __________ recovery in 2001. 2.

The customer satisfaction rate has been rising __________ between January and May, before beginning its __________ descent to today's figure of 26%. 3.

Things were going pretty fine until 1980, when we saw a ___________drop in exports. We managed to recover soon, however and sales began to increase. They went up ___________for another 5 years. Then, we experienced a ________fall, but our export levels were still rising. In the

past few years, however, weve experienced a ________drop in sales. But, according to our estimates, exports will still be outnumbering the imports in the future. 4.

Since 2003, we have had a great success with our products, as sales have gone up .. B. Use an appropriate verb or noun to complete the descriptions of the following graphs: 1.

In our company, car production shows a slight . 2.

Production reached a .and then ..rapidly. 3.

Costs of production ..steady and then substantially. 4.

Coffee sales have ..over the recent period. III. Choose the correct option:

1. The Euro ..at a rate of about 1.6 Euros to the pound with only minor fluctuations. a. stabled; b. has stabilization; c. stabilized; c. stable. 2. Sales of sun cream produced by the Lobster Red Corporation by 200,000 in July 2001 compared to the same period in the previous year. a. fell; b. falled; c. a fall; d. fell down. 3. The number of people watching television rose steadily throughout the day. There was .at 7:30 p.m. when twelve million people were estimated to be watching. a. a rocket; b. rocketed; c. a peak; d. peaked. 4. After a poor summer, the usage of the sports centre.when the students returned from their summer holiday. a. rallyed; b. rally; c. rallied; d. a recovery. 5. The number of babies called David born in Manchaster Hospital.by 56% after David Beckam scored the winning goal in the World Cup match against Germany. a. a rise; b. raised; c. rose; d. rise. 6. The price of gold ..since 1999. a. declining; b. has declined; c. declined; d. a decline. IV. Choose the appropriate option taking into account the input information given: both/ drop/ each/ increased/ less/ returned/ rising/ rise/ rose/ was/ was financed/ was spent. Expenditure on Education in Hong Kong 1995 to 1998
Breakdown of spending Total expenditure ($ million) As % of government budget % spent on primary education secondary education tertiary education 22.2% 33.7% 35.9% . 21.5% 33.2% 36.7% . 21.6% 33.5% 35.9% . 1995-6 1996-7 1997-8 33,611 39,165 45,315 17.6% 18% 18.2%

Total public expenditure on education in Hong Kong 1. ..continuously from 1995 to 1998. In academic year 1995-1996 it 2.HK$33,611 million, 3..to $39,165 million in 1996-7 and $45,315 million in 1997-8. As a percentage of the governments budget, spending on education also increased 4.year . However, the percentage of expenditure spent on primary, secondary and tertiary education did not show the same consistent 5. .In 1995-6 expenditure on primary education was 22.2% of the education budget, 33.7% 6.on secondary, and 35.9% on tertiary. In 1996-7 an increase of 0.8% in spending on tertiary education 7.by a 8..in spending of 0.7% in primary and 0.5% in secondary schooling. In 1997-8 tertiary spending as a percent of the education budget 9..to its 1995-6 level. The percentage spent on primary education 10..to 21.6% and that on secondary to 33.5%, 11figures being 12.than 1995-6 levels.

V.

Listen to the commentaries. For each bar chart 1-6, decide which statement a, b or c is correct: