VIP Class Notes (Tibo) [S+R]

TiboCarolyn C

Homework


Review the table
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Select a graph and describe it

Today we focused on:


Describing graphs

Vocabulary

vertical / horizontal axis
The vertical axis represent our sales

proportion : part / ratio
A large proportion of our income comes from on-site sales.

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organic … : from the existing effort of one company / from within
Most of our growth this year has been organic

external : from an outside factor.
We decided to acquire another company to grow, that is external growth.

trajectory : predicted course
iPhones are on an upward trajectory
The trajectory of Mars is set to collide with Earth.

on-site transactions / in store sales
online transactions / online sales

Reading

Trends 

Trends

Verb form

Noun form

Increase

rise / increase / go up / uplift / rocketed / climb / upsurge / soar.

a rise / an increase / an upward trend / a growth

Decrease

fall / decrease / decline / plummet / plunge / drop / reduce

a fall / a decrease / a
reduction / a downward trends / a downward tendency / a decline/ a drop

Steadiness

unchanged / level out / remain constant / remain steady / plateau / remain the same / remain stable / remain static

a steadiness/ a plateau / a stability/ a static

Gradual increase

an upward trend / an upward tendency / a ceiling trend

Gradual decrease

a downward trend / a downward tendency / a descending trend

Stability

leveled off / remained
constant / remained unchanged / remained stable / prevailed consistency / plateaued / reached a plateau / stayed uniform /immutable / leveled out

Rapid ups and downs

wave / fluctuate / oscillate / vacillate / palpitate

waves / fluctuations / oscillations / vacillations / palpitations

Speed 

Speed

Verb form

Noun forms

Rapid change

dramatically / rapidly / sharply / quickly / hurriedly / speedily / swiftly

dramatic / rapid / sharp / quick / hurried / speedy / swift

Moderate change

moderately / gradually / progressively / sequentially

moderate / gradual / progressive / sequential

Slight change

slightly / slowly / mildly / tediously

slight / slow / mild / tedious

example :

+50% A major increase in sales
+80% / the speed of the increase goes up even further / it increases even faster
+30% / Dramatically decrease in the speed of the increase / sales growth slows down dramatically
-5% a slight decrease in sales