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B2Tendencias15 min

Describir tendencias y cambios

Describing trends and change

Aprende verbos, adverbios y adjetivos para describir cómo cambian las cifras con el tiempo, como en informes y descripciones de gráficos.

En informes, presentaciones y tareas de examen se suele pedir que describas cómo ha cambiado algo con el tiempo. En lugar de repetir went up y went down, puedes usar verbos precisos junto con adverbios o adjetivos que indiquen lo grande o lo rápido que fue el cambio.

riseverbo
subir; hacerse más alto o mayorThe number of cyclists in the city rose by 15% last year.
declineverbo
hacerse más pequeño, más débil o menorSales of printed maps have declined steadily for a decade.
fluctuateverbo
subir y bajar muchas vecesThe price of fresh vegetables fluctuates with the seasons.
peakverbo
llegar al punto o nivel más altoWater use peaks in the early evening, when people cook and wash.
level offverbo compuesto (phrasal verb)
dejar de subir o bajar y mantenerse más o menos en el mismo nivelAfter years of growth, membership has levelled off.
doubleverbo
hacerse el doble de grandeThe number of online students has doubled since the new course began.
steadilyadverbio
a un ritmo regular y uniformeThe town's population has grown steadily for thirty years.
sharplyadverbio
de repente y en gran cantidadVisitor numbers fell sharply after the bridge closed.
graduallyadverbio
lentamente, durante un periodo largoTemperatures gradually returned to normal.
significantadjetivo
lo bastante grande o importante como para notarseThere was a significant drop in complaints after the change.
slightadjetivo
pequeño; poco importanteThere was a slight increase in prices in March.
trendsustantivo
la dirección general en la que algo está cambiandoThere is a growing trend towards working from home.
  • Prices rose sharply in May. = There was a sharp rise in prices in May.
  • Attendance fell by 200 people. (by shows the amount of change)
  • Attendance fell to 1,800. (to shows the final level)
  • The number of members rose from 200 to 350.

Ejercicio 1 de 2

Elige la palabra de tendencia

Elige la mejor respuesta.

  1. The price of tomatoes went up and down all year. It _____.

  2. Sales rose from 40,000 to 80,000. They _____.

  3. Visitor numbers fell _____ 300, from 1,500 to 1,200.

  4. Which word means suddenly and by a large amount?

  5. After rising for five years, house prices have _____ and are now stable.

  6. The company _____ its prices last month.

  7. Electricity use is highest at around 7 p.m. That is when it _____.

  8. Prices went up by just 0.5%. It was a _____ increase.

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Ejercicio 2 de 2

Completa el informe

Escribe una palabra en cada hueco. Usa cada palabra una vez y cambia la forma si hace falta. Usa: decline, double, fluctuate, gradually, peak, significant, trend.

  1. Sales of paper maps continue to as more people use their phones to find their way.

  2. Ice cream sales in August, when they reach their highest level of the year.

  3. In the desert, the temperature can by more than 30 degrees between day and night.

  4. The village's population has since 2010, from 1,500 to 3,000.

  5. The improvement wasn't sudden; it happened over several years.

  6. There has been a rise in the number of people cycling to work. It is too large to ignore.

  7. One clear in recent years is that more young people share cars instead of buying them.

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Fuente

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