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Down (verbs)
- to fall
- to decrease
- to decline
- to go down
- to drop
irregular verb: to fall
fall - fell - fallen
Down (nouns)
- a fall (in)
- a decrease (in)
- a decline (in)
- a drop
Up (verbs)
- to rise
- to increase
- to go up
- to grow
irregular verb: to rise
rise - rose - risen
Up (noun)
- a rise (in)
- an increase (in)
- a growth
No movement
- to remain stable (= no sudden changes)
- to remain steady
- to remain constant
- to remain at the same level
- stagnated (= more negative; no development upwards)
Extremes
- to fluctuate / a fluctuation
- to reach a peak / to peak
- to rocket
- to plummet
- to slump (= dramatisch fallen)
- to plunge (= stürzen)
- to shoot
- to soar (= in die Höhe schnellen)
- to jump
Big changes
- significant(ly)
- substantial(ly)
- dramatic(ally)
Small changes
- slight(ly)
- minor
Fast changes
- sudden(ly)
- sharp(ly)
Slow Changes
- slow(ly)
- gradual(ly)
Forecast (Vorhersage, Prognose)
- we expect
- we can expect
Other expressions
- to recover (= sich erholen)
- to level off (= sich einpendeln, stabilisieren)
- to fall to a trough (= zum Tiefpunkt absinken)
irregular verb: to shoot
- shoot - shot - shot
Prüfer beeindrucken
approximately
to slash prices
Preise senken
to boost sales
die Umsätze erhöhen
Causes and effects
- as a result of
- to result in
- due to
- because
- because of
- to lead to
irregular verb: to lead
lead - led - led
irregular verb: to grow
grow - grew - grown
Magic words
- registered (= verzeichnete)
- showed (= zeigte auf)
- saw the price decrease
- reached
- reported
- continued to increase
- however in the following month
- over the course of the following months (= im Laufe)
- throughout (= durchweg)
approximation
- almost
- roughly
- just under
- just above
- nearly
prepositions
- in
- by
- between
- stood at
consolidate
- in the first quarter
- next month
- in June
amount
- tripled
- doubled
- have halved
- 50%
peak
- highest peak
- highest point
- lowest point
which tense in the introductory sentence?
simple present
which tense in overall trend?
simple past / present perfect
which tense in body?
simple past / [present perfect]
which tense and which verbs in conclusion / forecast
will-future; modal verbs (should, could, need to)
