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an upward trend
(a rising trend)
GO UP -
GROW GROWTH
RISE RISE
INCREASE INCREASE
IMPROVE IMPROVEMENT
- UPTURN
SOAR -
JUMP JUMP
(SKY)ROCKET -
SURGE SURGE
- UPSURGE
TAKE OFF TAKEOFF
SHOOT UP -
LEAP LEAP
PEAK/REACH A PEAK PEAK
TOP OUT -
to soar
to skyrocket
to surge
to peak/reach a peak
a downward trend
(a falling trend)
DECREASE DECREASE
GO DOWN -
DECLINE DECLINE
DROP DROP
FALL (OFF) FALL
SLIP SLIP
- DOWNTURN
SLIDE SLIDE
DIP DIP
PLUNGE PLUNGE
PLUMMET PLUMMET
NOSEDIVE NOSEDIVE
SLUMP SLUMP
CRASH CRASH
SINK -
TUMBLE TUMBLE
to drop
to plummet
to tumble
Trends & movements - verbs
ECONOMICS IS FLYING (AIR)
PLUMMET
COLLISION
TURBULENCE
NOSEDIVE
FREE-FALL
SPIRAL
LANDING
GO THROUGH THE ROOF
When interest rates went through
the roof, so did Mr Macdonald!
ECONOMICS IS DIVING (WATER)
PLUNGE
FLOAT
DIP
DIVE
SINK
ECONOMICS IS MOVING ON THE GROUND
TUMBLE
JUMP
TOPPLE
SLIDE
SLIP
WOBBLE
STAGGER
STUMBLE
Change of direction
to bottom out
to recover
to rebound
to revive
CHANGE OF DIRECTION -
to recover
to rebound
to remain stable
to level off/out
to stay at the same level
to remain constant
to stagnate
to stabilize
NO CHANGE
to remain stable
to remain constant
a dramatic fall
a substantial increase
Peaks and troughs
If a figure rises to a level and then stops
rising, remaining at that level, it levels
off/out and remains steady or stable.
If a figure reaches its highest level a
peak and then goes down, it peaks at
that level.
If it reaches its lowest level a trough
and then bottoms out, it falls to that level
and then starts rising again.
Boom and bust
A boom is when there is rising demand, and other
indicators are strong.
Stagnation is when the economy is growing
slowly, or not at all.
Stagflation is when slow growth is combined with
prices that are increasing fast.
Recession is a period when there is negative
growth, a period when the economy is producing
less. A slump is a very bad recession. A
depression is a very bad slump.
Adjectives can be used to describe the degree or speed of
change. Do you know the corresponding adverbs ?
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Choose the correct verbs and try to connect them with appropriate graphs
according to the type of change they describe: