A. Match pictures 1-4 to a)-d)
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| a) pie chart | b) bar chart | c) graph | d) table |
B. Graphs, charts and d 
iagrams give a clear picture of trading performance and other statistical information. Study the statistics vocabulary.
to stand at Sales stand at 5 units.
to remain constant Sales remained constant.
to reach a peak of Sales reached a pick of 5 units. |  
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 2
 to increase an increase of
to rise by/to a rise of
to go up
to grow
Chocolate price increased by £3.
Chocolate price increased to £5.
There was a price rise of £2.
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 to decrease a decrease of
to fall a fall of
to drop by/to a drop of
to decline a decline of
to go down
Sales decreased to2 units last year.
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to level off at
Sales levelled off at 3 units.
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to fluctuate
Sales fluctuated for one year.
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| You may use the following adverbs and adjectives with the above verbs and nouns | ||||||||||
| sharply/dramatically – резко rapidly – быстро slightly – слегка, немного gradually – постепенно steadily – стабильно Prices increased sharply last year. Sales declined rapidly during May. | sharp/dramatic rapid steady There was a sharp increase in sales. There was a rapid decline in May. | |||||||||
C. Choose the correct words.
1) There was a slight/slightly rise in profits last month.
2) There was a sharp fall in/ofour sales last month.
3) Our sales fell by/of 6% last quarter.
4) Inflation is increasing slow/slowlyat the moment, in/by about 1% a year.
5) There is a slow/slowly increase in the rate of inflation, of/by about 1% a year.
D. Complete the chart below with the past form of the verbs from the box.
| fluctuate level go down reach decline drop fall decrease grow go up rise increase remain stand |
| verb+-d/-ed | irregular verbs | double letter |
| fluctuated |
E. Look at the words in Column A and their meanings. These words can define numbers more exactly. Match phrases in column A with their translation in column B.
| A | B | |
| by 50 % |    150 200%
| около 50% ровно 50% на 50% вырос до 50% примерно 50% более 50% почти 50% менее 50% |
| almost 50% | 48% | |
| nearly/about/around 50% | 48-52% | |
| approximately/roughly 50% |  45-55%
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| more than/over/above 50 % | 57% | |
| less than/ under 50 % | 43% | |
| exactly 50 % | 50% | |
| up to 50 % |  30 50%
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F. Look at the graph below and complete the sentences with to, at, of, by.
1) At the beginning of 2002 sales stood … 300 units.
2) Over the next 12 months sales dropped … 200 units.
3) Sales levelled off … 200 units for 12 months.
4) Sales rose … 200 units during 2004.
5) At the beginning of 2005 they reached a peak … 400 units.
6) During 2005 they decreased … 300 units.
7) Then there was a rise … 50 units in 2006.
8) During 2007 sales levelled off … 350 units.