Home task Activity 2 Look at the graph, and complete the sentences with the correct form of the words and phrases in the box. In most cases, more than one option is possible Activity 3

home task

Activity 2

Look at the graph, and complete the sentences with the correct form of the words and phrases in the box. In most cases, more than one option is possible

Activity 3

1 Look at the task in the box, then complete the sample answer with words and phrases from Exercises 1 and 2. In some cases, more than one answer may be possible.

Activity 4

Look at sentences 1 – 16, and replace the words and phrases in bold with a word or phrase in the box which has an opposite meaning.

ANSWERS

Activity 2

1. increased / rose / went up (in any order)

2. fell / dropped / went down / declined (in any order),

3. remained steady / remained constant (in either order),

4. fluctuated / peaked at / reached a peak

of (in either order)

Activity 3

The number of visitors to Seahaven (1) increased / rose / went up (2) gradually / steadily between

April and June, then (3) increased / rose / went up (4) dramatically / sharply in July, and continued to

(5) go up / increase / rise in August. For the first four months, visitor numbers to Bridgeport

(6) fluctuated, but then (7) dropped / fell / declined / decreased / went down (8) dramatically / sha

Activity 4

1. demand for

2. loss

3. net

4. lending

5. credit

6. retail

7. private

8. State-owned industries

9. Unskilled labourers

10. take on (we can also use the word employ)

11. White-collar

12. exports

13. bust / recession

14. employees / workers / staff

15. expenditure

16. shop floor