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Describing Trends

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  • Since 2010, online sales of music ______________ (increase) considerably.
    Have increased/ Have been increasing
  • Since 2009, the number of app features _____________________ (rise) slightly..
    Has risen
  • The popularity of jazz _____________ (drop) rapidly in the 1960s.
    Dropped
  • Since 2018, the number of people using Que? __________________(increase) dramatically.
    Has increased
  • Which shows upward trends? 1/ Fall steadily 2/ Drop significantly 3/ Sharply rise
    3/ Sharply rise
  • Which is the odd one? 1/ Rise 2/ Increase 3/ Decrease 4/ Grow 5/ Jump
    3/ Decrease
  • Which shows big change? 1/ Dramatically 2/ Slightly 3/ Rapidly 4/ Slowly
    1/ Dramatically
  • Now the number of languages available on Que? _________________( grow) gradually.
    Is growing
  • These days, interest in world music continues _____________ (grow) steadily.
    To grow
  • Which shows fast change? 1/ Rapidly / Slightly 3/ Sharply 4/ Steadily
    1/ Rapidly
  • Which is the odd one? 1/ Rise 2/ Fall 3/ Decrease 4/ Drop 5/ Shrink
    1/ Rise
  • The percentage of people using Que? on a desktop computer _____________ (shrink) considerably between 2018 and 2020.
    Shrank
  • Which shows slow change? 1/ Dramatically 2/ Slightly 3/ Rapidly 4/ Slowly
    4/ Slowly
  • Sales of the rock band’s records _____________ (shrink) dramatically after the lead singer’s arrest last summer.
    Shrank
  • The number of languages used in the chatroom _____________________ (jump) considerably since 2008
    Has jumped
  • Right now, attendances at soccer matches____________ (rise) sharply.
    Are rising
  • Which shows downward trends? 1/ Climb steadily 2/ Drop significantly 3/ Sharply rise
    2/ Drop significantly
  • Which shows small change? 1/ Significantly 2/ Slightly 3/ Quickly 4/ Gradually
    2/ Slightly
  • The time people spend using Lingofriend Chatroom every week steadily_____________(decrease) between 2009 and 2019.
    Decreased
  • Between 2018 and 2020, the percentage of people using Que? on their phone ___________________(drop) slightly.
    Dropped