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아카데믹 라이팅 테스크 1에서 유용한 표현

• showed an upward trend / showed a downward trend
• hit the highest point / hit the lowest point
• reached a peak / showed some fluctuation / fluctuated wildly
• remained stable / remained static / remained unchanged /stayed constant
• reached a plateau / levelled off / flattened out
• the highest / the lowest / the second highest / the third highest
• compared to / compared with / relative to

예시 문장

• Sales of ice cream flattened out toward the end of the period.
• Sales of ice cream showed some fluctuation between 2000 and 2008.
• Car export figures hit the lowest point in 2014.
• The figure for CO2 emissions was the third highest among the four countries.
• Coal exports showed a downward trend throughout the 10 year period.
• The number of cars sold levelled off in the last part of the 20 year period.

형용사 + 명사 / 부사 + 동사

• There was a substantial increase in the value of stocks on March 15th.
• House prices rose dramatically in July.
• The number of tourists visiting New York fell sharply in October.
• The number of students studying Economics rose gradually from 2001 to 2010.
• There was a sharp increase in employee turnover after the strike.
• Interest in environmental issues has risen steadily over the last 10 years.
• The proportion of biofuels used in Germany in 2009 rose marginally from 30% to 32%.

전치사

날짜

• In December,
• In 2005,
• From 2001 to 2010,
• By 1998,
• Between 1965 and 1969
• Over a ten year period

숫자

• An Increase of 25%.
• Decreased by 10%.
• Fell from 200 in July to 150 in August.
• Dropped from 200 units to 120 units in a period of 6 months.
• Rose sharply over a period of 5 years.
• Started at one third and peaked at three thirds
• Fell from 30% to just over 20%