F2F Class Notes April 15th (Ben)

Vocabulary

drink / drank / drunk

sit / sat / sit

sleep / slept / slept


Trends

a bar chart, a pie chart, a line graph

bar chartpie chartline-graph

This bar chart shows the evolution of exports in China from 2000 to 2015, breaking it down by region, city and industry.


  1. Upward trends : an increase, a rise, a growth, a surge (very fast)
  2. Downward trends: a decrease, a reduction, a drop, a fall
  3. A stabilization, a stable period, fluctuations

Reach a high / a low

teofl graph 的图像结果

Even = equal

distribute 

In London, different commute times are evenly distributed in the population, whereas in the rest of the UK, the percentage of workers decreases with commute time.

(the longer the commute time, the less workers are concerned)


teofl graph 的图像结果

The number of cases grew from 100 in 1960 to a high of 500 in 1975 before dropping to 0 in 1990.


Adjectives

slight =/= sharp

slowly, gradually, suddenly

Nouns

a peak, a top, a high, a plateau (_______)

a low-point, a low, a bottom


Grammar

before / while / after doing

I drank coffee before going to work. = before I went to work.

I often watch TV while cooking. = while I cook

I like to go running after eating. = after I eat