Use appropriate vocabulary from the Useful language box in the opposite page to complete the following sentences: Noun+adjective
EXAMPLE:There was SHARP RISE in the amount spent on books in 1993,compared with the previous years
1 There was a in the amount spent on computers between 1992 and 1994.
2 There was a in spending on computers from 1998.
3 There was a in spending on computers in 1992 and then agaim in 1998.
4 There was a in spending on books from 1997.
Verb + adverb/adjective/noun
EXAMPLE: Spending on computers FLUCTUATED SLIGHTLY between 1992 and 1994
5 Spending on books 1992 to 1993.
6 Spending on books in 1993. from
7 Spending on books from 1994 to 1996.
8 Spending on computers in 1996.
9 Spending on computers in 1998.
10 Spending on computers in 1999 and 2000.
Useful language:
Expressing changes
to rise /a rise
to increase / an increase
slight / slightly
gradual /gradually
steady / steadily
to go up
to double
to reach a peak
to hold/remain steady
to be stable
to be constant
to level off
to fluctuate
a fluctuation
to decrease/an decrease
to decline/a decline
to fall/a fall
slight/slightly
gradual/ gradually
steady/steadily
dramatic / dramatically
steep / steeply
sharp / sharply
Time expressions
for the period
since 1999
for five years
between 199o and 2001
in 1987
1. Do we need to take work today? - No no need. You can take it tomorrow.
2. I need a haircut and buy something for dinner.
3. "Do not go. I must buy you an apple pie, "- said Mrs. Smith.
4. He must not hear the doorbell rang.
5. You're probably asleep when it happened.
6. It must have dozed off and did not see how he entered the house.
7. Obviously, Henry is preparing for university entrance exams.
8. The boys must have played football in the morning.
9. Possibly, he was surprised to see her at the Parkers.
10. Today, I have to go to the dentist: I need to stop a tooth.
11. Obviously, they are waiting for you at the entrance.
12. Perhaps the play will be canceled, as the actress playing the lead role, was ill.
13. She probably did not see him in the crowd, and therefore did not respond to his greeting.
14. It must be dissatisfied with the results of the experiment.
15. We need to set a date and time for the meeting.
16. Obviously, the issue will be resolved tomorrow.
17. He must be sick: look how pale he was.
18. The accident probably occurred around 9 pm.
19. Perhaps you misunderstood.
20. This expression should be, she was not familiar. Give her a dictionary.
21. You have to pull yourself together and answer the question.
22. It must be that they did not get a plane ticket and go by train.
23. He probably did not agree with George, and so they had a falling out.