Vocabulary developing

Exercise 8.

Give the opposite for the following from the text:

1. disadvantage, loss

2. to increase

3. to raise

4. to shift into low gear

Exercise 9.

In the following text fill in the gaps with the words from the frame. They may contain more than one word.

both drop each increased less returned rising rise rose was was financed was spent

Public expenditure on education in Hong Kong (1) _____________ continuously from 1995 to 1998. In academic year 1995-6 it (2)_________________ HK$33,611 million, (3)______________ to $39,165 million in 1996-7 and $45,315 million in 1997-8. As a percentage of the government’s budget spending on education also increased (4)______ year, from 17.6% to 18% and then to 18.2%.

However, the percentage of expenditure spent on primary, secondary and tertiary education did not show the same consistent (5)_______. In 1995-6 expenditure on primary education was 22.2% of the education budget, 33.7% (6)_________ on secondary, and 35.9% on tertiary.

In 1996-7 an increase of 0.8% in spending on tertiary education (7)_____________by a (8)_________ in spending of 0.7% in primary and 0.5% in secondary schooling.

In 1997-8 tertiary spending as a percent of the education budget (9)_________to its 1995-6 level. The percentage spent on primary education (10)__________ to 21.6% and that on secondary to 33.5%, (11)________ figures being (12)________ than 1995-6 levels.

Exercise10.

In the following text fill in the gaps with the words from the frame.

decrease drop fall fluctuate go down/up downward trend increase reach rise

This figure (1)______ gradually, reaching 2.3 million in 1964. In the next two years it (2)_________ around 2.27 million, then it (3)_________ greatly and (4)__________ a peak of 2.38 million in 1972. Between 1972 and 1985 the number (5)_________ steadily. It (6)__________to 2.1 million in 1977, then (7)__________ further to 2 million in 1980. The (8)________continued and the number (9)________ to its lowest figure of 1.85 million in 1985. Then the trend changed. In the following year it (10)__________ slightly, then (11)_________ to 1.9 million in 1987.

DISCUSSION

You both work in the buying department of your company. You must agree and try to decide what products to buy and what price, terms and conditions you are prepared to buy them at.

The following points are under your discussion:

1. Products: a) perishable/storable;

b) organic/non-organic

2. Quantities: in bulk/apiece

3. Price: if satisfied/dissatisfied with the sample

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