We use adjectives and adverbs to describe the type and speed of change.

e.g. There has been a steady increase in unemployment.

The amount of paper consumed in offices is going up quite steadily.

BAR CHART

ASSIGNMENT 5

· Complete the table, as in the example, and fill in the gaps in the description of the chart with the correct adjectives and adverbs. There are several words for each gap. Consult the dictionary.

steady - steadily drastic - drastically slight - rapid - sharp - tremendous - considerable - significant - temporary - permanent - dramatic - moderate - constant - slow - seeming - virtual - gradual - annual - apparent - approximate - relative - scarce - obvious - evident - regular - sudden - final - stubborn - prompt - marvellous -

Sales started high in January, and

rose____throughout the first

quarter of the year. Then there was

a____drop in April when our

Los Angeles distributors went out

of business. Sales rose____

throughout May and June, as the

US market began to recover, but

fell again____in July when there

was a fire in our warehouse in

Mexico City. From this low point, sales rose fairly____until the end of the year, with a____

increase in December corresponding with the Christmas promotion period.

Additional words you may need.

• Translate into Russian: overall, average, striking, cumulative, combined, dominant, negligible, surprising, amazing, steep, downward, upward, exact, identical, marginal, adverse, negative, clear, general, quarterly.

PREFIXES

with the meaning «NOT»

RULES:

un- is used with many different words, e.g. un deniable, un usual, un beaten

im- is used before words beginning with m or p, e.g. im possible, im modest

il- is used before words beginning with l, e.g. il legal, il logical

ir- is only used before words beginning with r, e.g. ir regular, ir responsible

dis- is used before a limited number of words, e.g. dis similar, dis proportionate

in- is used before a limited number of words, e.g in correct, in significant

N.B. The prefix in- does not always have a negative meaning – often it gives the idea of inside or

into, e.g. in ternal im port, in sert, in come

ASSIGNMENT 6

· Make the following adjectives opposite using negative prefixes. Consult the dictionary.

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