:COMMON LEXICAL ITEMS USED DUE5012 COMMUNICATIVE ENGLISH 3
WORDS DEPICTING TRENDS + MOVEMENTS OF DATA Rise Go up Climb Increase Grow Peak Soar Rocket
Fall
Decline
Decrease Dip
Drop
Go down Reduce
Level out No change Remain steady Remain stable Maintain Stay Constant Plateau
Fluctuate Unstable Erratic
WORDS DEPICTING TRENDS + MOVEMENTS OF DATA (ADJECTIVES - SIZE OF CHANGE) Dramatic
Sharp
Huge
Enormous
Significant
Considerable
Substantial
Steep
Moderate
Slight
Small
Minimal
WORDS DEPICTING TRENDS + MOVEMENTS OF DATA (SPEED OF CHANGE)
Rapid
Quick
Swift
Gradual
Steady
Sudden
Slow
DESCRIBING DATA TRENDS & MOVEMENTS (+ DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS) : GIVING OUT REASONS FOR DATA CHANGE
Due to…
There are more people visiting the shopping mall recently due to the annual sales.
Because of…
The quality of the product has decreased because of the use of low-grade materials in manufacturing.