Share DESCRIBING TRENDS CAE UNIT 9
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to become popular or
fashionable
TO CATCH ON
Sports drinks have caught
on as consumers have
become more health
conscious
to improve in order to reach
the same standard or rate as
someone or something
TO CATCH UP WITH SB/ STH
He’s going to find it hard to
catch up with the work he
missed.
to stop becoming more or less,
and remain the same
TO LEVEL OFF
Oil prices should level off
now that the crisis is over
to improve
PICK UP
Sales really need to pick up
soon or we'll go out of
business.
to stay more or less the same
REMAIN STABLE
The population of the city
remained stable between
2008 and 2009.
to increase quickly by a
large amount
SHOOT UP
Petrol prices have shot up in
the last six months.
