Lesson Transcript

Choose the best answer to complete the sentence.
Ready? What are they saying?
Our efforts in the market are (pause with a tap of the finger) gathering steam.
Our efforts in the market are (pause with a tap of the finger) gathering steam.
steadily
steadily
Our efforts in the market are steadily gathering steam.
Our efforts in the market are steadily gathering steam.
Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? What are they saying?
This conference will help (pause with a tap of the finger) in the region.
This conference will help (pause with a tap of the finger) in the region.
expand our presence
expand our presence
This conference will help expand our presence in the region.
This conference will help expand our presence in the region.
Let's do some true or false questions now.
True or false —
By investing in the future, we are…getting consistent progress
False
By investing in the future, we are…putting resources into a thing now to get benefits later.
By investing in the future, we are putting resources into a thing now to get benefits later.
One more.
True or false —
The stock doubled overnight, it really……grew rapidly.
True
The stock doubled overnight, it really grew rapidly.
Listen as I speak. What is the trend-related vocabulary in the sentence?
The stock doubled overnight, it really grew rapidly.
Let’s listen one more time.
The stock doubled overnight, it really grew rapidly.
Did you hear, grew rapidly? grew rapidly means increased or developed very quickly.
How about...?
Our shares have increased considerably more than expected.
Let’s listen one more time.
Our shares have increased considerably more than expected.
Did you hear, considerably more? considerably more means increased by a large amount.
Next...
The share value has gradually begun to decline.
One more time.
The share value has gradually begun to decline.
Did you hear, gradually begun? gradually begun means slow, steady change over time.
Next...
Our efforts in the market are steadily gathering steam.
One more time.
Our efforts in the market are steadily gathering steam.
Did you hear, steadily? steadily means consistent progress.
And...
This conference will help expand our presence in the region.
One more time.
This conference will help expand our presence in the region.
Did you hear, expand our presence? expand our presence means increasing visibility or influence in more areas.
Now you know how to talk about trends in English.
...and now you can move on to the next lesson in the pathway on EnglishClass101.com.

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