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71 Money matters 05 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE LOOK AGAIN EXTRAS Which highlighted expressions in the description are used to: 40 a Can you think of more expressions to add to the lists? Imagine what the chart would look like for Austria. Which figures might be higher / lower? In pairs, try to describe the graph and the changes you think likely. Use expressions from 40a. Work in pairs. Look at the graph showing the development of house prices in the UK. How would you describe it? b 41 42 a 20,000 04 1952 Nominal house Price £ Q4 1954 Q4 1956 Q4 1958 Q4 1960 Q4 1962 Q4 1964 Q4 1966 Q4 1968 Q4 1970 Q4 1972 Q4 1974 Q4 1976 Q4 1978 Q4 1980 Q4 1982 Q4 1984 Q4 1986 Q4 1988 Q4 1990 Q4 1992 Q4 1994 Q4 1996 Q4 1998 Q4 2000 Q4 2002 Q4 2004 Q4 2006 Q4 2008 Q4 2010 Q4 2012 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000 160,000 180,000 200,000 140,000 0 House prices in the UK 1952 to 2012 TIP: When describing diagrams and statistics you normally use the past simple or the present simple. For periods leading up to the present use the present perfect. For outlooks and forecasts use the future. refer to the chart or to topics approximate figures compare and contrast the bar chart shows just under twice as much … as Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv