WRITING TASK 1 - LINE GRAPH LANGUAGE | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 12 Public

LANGUAGE TO DESCRIBE TRENDS

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Paraphrase this TWO ways: "The banana price in Japan was the highest for most of the period."

Paraphrase this TWO ways: "The banana price in Japan was just under $2 in 1994."

Try to use "priced at; worth; sold at"

What is included in an overview?

1. Largest category 2. Overall trends of all categories

Give THREE ways to express "significant"

noticeable - exponential - major

Fill in the blank: "The percentage of Australian workforce in the service industry reached a ___________ 78% in 2012."

whopping

Fill in the blank: "The figure ______ Ireland rose throughout the period."

for

What does "negligible" mean?

insignificant

What does "precipitous" mean?

very quick / very significant

Give THREE ways to express "decrease"

decline - dip - witness a downward trend

Paraphrase this THREE ways: "rise very quickly"

surge/skyrocket/witness a significant growth/...

Fill in the blanks: "Ireland ____________ a(n) ___________ trend from 1980 to 2000."

witnessed/experienced/saw - upward

Paraphrase this sentence TWO ways: "The line graph gives information about the waste production in 5 countries from 1980 to 2000."

delineate - show - illustrate - detail - display