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
This bar chart shows the evolution of exports in China from 2000 to 2015, breaking it down by region, city and industry.
- Upward trends : an increase, a rise, a growth, a surge (very fast)
- Downward trends: a decrease, a reduction, a drop, a fall
- A stabilization, a stable period, fluctuations
Reach a high / a low
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)
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
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