Adjective or Adverb?

Adjective or Adverb?

Complete the answer by filling the gaps with an adverb or adjective from the box below.

dramatic	dramatically	impressive	impressively
slight	slightly	steady	steadily
sharp	sharply	steep	steeply

The world population grew .................... between 1960 and 2000.

The world population experienced a .................... growth between 1960 and 2000.

European City Tourism showed an .................... growth of 50% for three consecutive years from 2006 to 2008.

European City Tourism grew .................... by 50% for three consecutive years from 2006 to 2008.

Diesel consumption showed a .................... increase between 2010 and 2011.

Diesel consumption increased .................... between 2010 and 2011.

Consumption of chocolate fell .................... between 1970 and 2010.

There was a .................... fall in consumption of chocolate between 1970 and 2010.

Worldwide sales of CD-ROM drives climbed .................... during the first half of the year before falling .................... in August.

There was a .................... climb in worldwide sales of CD-ROM drives during the first half of the year before a .................... fall in August. 

Graph 11

The chart below shows the GDP growth per year for three countries between 2007 and 2010.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.

Model answer

The chart shows the annual GDP growth for three countries from 2007 to 2010.

By the year 2007 the figure for Tunisia was by far the highest at close to 6.3% per annum. This figure is double that of Ecuador and three times that of Japan on a global level.

However by 2008 this trend has changed considerably; the Japanese doubled their annual GDP over this period and there was also an increase in the GDP of Ecuador, while Tunisia fell to 4.5% per year. In 2009 and 2010, the downward trend for Tunisia continued falling to a low of 3% at the end of this period.

For Ecuador, the GDP fell sharply to just under 1.5% in the year 2009 and rose only slightly in 2010 to 2.3%. On the other hand, for Japan, the GDP figure rose significantly throughout this time and by the year 2010 had more than matched the GDP figures for Tunisia of the year 2007.