Practice talking about trends
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| Do you know how to talk about trends in English? |
| Welcome to Three Step English Practice by EnglishClass101.com. In this lesson, you will practice how to talk about trends. |
| Let’s look at the main dialogue. |
| A person is giving a lecture. |
| You may be wondering why you should invest in our program. Recent data shows that people are considerably more interested in science now than they used to be. Last year, public interest in scientific research grew rapidly. |
| In her speech, we hear useful expressions to describe trends, such as 'considerably more' or 'grew rapidly'. |
| We use these expressions to describe how things change over time. |
| Let’s practice with more vocabulary in this lesson. |
| Here is a list of words and phrases you can use when talking about trends. |
| First is, |
| considerably more. considerably more (enunciated). considerably more. |
| grew rapidly. grew rapidly (enunciated). grew rapidly. |
| gradually begun to. gradually begun to (enunciated). gradually begun to. |
| steadily. steadily (enunciated). steadily. |
| expanding our presence. expanding our presence (enunciated). expanding our presence. |
| Do you know what "considerably more" means? |
| increased by a large amount. |
| How about "grew rapidly"? |
| increased or developed very quickly. |
| And "gradually begun to"? |
| slow, steady change over time. |
| And what about "steadily"? |
| consistent progress. |
| And "expanding our presence"? |
| increasing visibility or influence in more areas. |
| Let's do some multiple choice. |
| Circle the correct answer. |
| Our shares have increased considerably more than expected. |
| What does the underlined section of the sentence mean? |
| "increased by a large amount." |
| Circle the correct answer. |
| The share value has gradually begun to decline. |
| What does the underlined section of the sentence mean? |
| slow, steady change over time. |
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