2.

Decline and increase - task 1

Decline:
+ The price went down - fell - dropped - declined - decreased steeply
+ The price collapsed = suddenly decrease
+ The price plummeted/ plunged...=suddenly and quickly decrease.
+ The price tumbled = to decrease quickly and by a significant amount = to fall
greatly in value in a short time without control.
+ The price suffered/ experienced/ saw a steep/ sharp decline/ decrease/ fall.
+ There was a plunge/ steep fall/ drop/ decline/ decrease in the price.
+ The price sank to a new low/ go into free fall/ sank to a low point.

Increase:
+ The price increased/ grew/ went up/ rose rapidly.
+ The price shot up.
+ The price soared/ leaped/ climbed to a new peak/ hit a peak/ reach a peak/
reach a high.
+ The price soared spectacularly more than nine times its value in the previous
year.
+ The price had soared a further twenty percent.
+ The price enjoyed/ saw a leap/ a steady rise/ a sharp increase.

Fluctuate:
+ The price is erratic.
+ The price fluctuated/ moved up and down.
+ The price fluctuated sharply/ wildly/ slightly.
+ The price rose and fell over the period.
+ The price went through/ experienced a period of erratic behaviors/ erratic
period/ a period of volatility/ a volatile/ wild fluctuation.

Recover:
+ The price then recovered, regaining its previous level.
+ The price regained its previous level.
+ The price dropped/ fell back to the January level.
+ The price shot up again to 200.
+ The price bounced back to 200.
+ The price bounced back after a steep plunge earlier this week.
+ The price made a steady recovery.

Stable:
+ The price was steady.
+ The price remain stable/ constant.
+ The price leveled off.
+ The price did not change over the period.
+ The price ... before stabilizing at.../ settling down to a more stable period.

Trend:
+ The trend was definitely/ obviously upward/ downward.

For example:




Nouns
a rise
an increase
a surge
a growth
a peak

a fluctuation
a variation

a period of stability
a plateau

a fall
a decrease
a decline
a dip
Verbs
to rise
to increase
to surge
to grow
to peak
to skyrocket

to fluctuate
to vary

to fall
to decrease
to decline
to dip
to dive
to plunge
Phrases
to show an upward trend
to show a downward
trend
to hit the highest point
to hit the lowest point
to reach a peak
to show some fluctuation
to fluctuate wildly
to remain stable
to remain static
to remain unchanged
to stay constant
to reach a plateau
to level off
to flatten out
the highest
the lowest
the second highest
the third highest

compared to
compared with
relative to
Adverbs
sharply
suddenly
rapidly
abruptly
dramatically
significantly
steadily
considerably
markedly
slightly
gently
gradually
wildly
Adjective
s
sharp
sudden
rapid
abrupt
dramatic
steep
significant
steady
considerable
marked
slight
gentle
gradual