F2F Class Notes (Tibo)

Today we focused on:

Description of graphs

Homework

review the pdf + write a description for this graph

Speaking exercise

a dramatically goes down -> a dramatic drop  / it dramatically went down / it plummeted

when describing talk about trend + speed

the stock price increased quickly

the vertical axis shows / represents the sales in millions

Vocabulary

to meet / to cross  (v): when two lines get together
The sales of smartphones and features phones crossed for the first in 2013

to plummet (v) fall quickly / drop at high speed
JD’s price plummeted after the news of the arrest of the CEO

to level out (v) to become somehow stable after fluctuations
After the listing the stock quickly increased and then plummeted before leveling out around USD 20.

to oscillate (v) swing back and forth
The price oscillated from usd 20 to usd 25

plateau (v/n) flat land
We decided to build a house on a plateau
The price plateaued at USD 20

to outsell (v) : sell more than
smartphones outsold features phones for the first time in 2013

pattern (n) : something that repeats itself
We notice a pattern as sales always rise quickly during Q3

duopoly : when 2 companies control the market
the PC CPU market is a duopoly between Intel and AMD

monopoly (n) : when 1 company controls the market
Microsoft almost has a monopoly on computer system.

Grammar

while when comparing
while smartphones sales gradually go up, the sales of feature phones wave from 201o to 2011 before gradually going down from 2012

when talking about a difference use by
the price increased by 20% / or by 5 dollars

when talking about a result use to
The price rose to usd 25

The price increased by 20% to 25 dollars

Pronunciation

demand

trend

trade (v)

consumers

axis

axe