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72 Money matters 05 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE LOOK AGAIN EXTRAS Read a description of the graph. Is it similar to yours? b e line graph (1) shows the (2) development of house prices in the UK between 1952 and 2012. Figures are based on a survey (3) published by Nationwide.e years are arranged along the (4) x-axis , while on the (5) y-axis you can see the house prices in pounds sterling. In the early ies house prices (6) amounted to a few thousand pounds. Between 1952 and 1964 they remained (7) relatively stable . Aer that they (8) gradually grew higher until they (9) reached 60,000 pounds. is (10) rise was followed by a (11) slight decline before they (12) shot up by about 120,000 and reached (13) a peak at 180,000 pounds around 2006/7. In 2008 they (14) dropped by roughly 30,000 pounds and (15) recovered slightly in the following years. Summing up, one can say that the price of property in the UK (16) increased steadily in the period under consideration with the exception of a (17) sharp decline around 2008. Match the highlighted expressions 1–17 with expressions a–q. 43 a Talk about the findings of the survey in class. What could have caused a rise or drop in prices? Example: Maybe more people wanted to buy houses than there were houses on the market, so prices went up. Write a description of the diagram below. Organise the information into three to four paragraphs. There is no need to mention every single piece of information, concentrate instead on significant developments or figures. b 44 a an all-time high b change in c decreased by approximately d depicts e dramatic drop f horizontal axis g increase h more or less constant i peaked at j picked up marginally k provided by l slowly rose m small decrease n soared o stood at p went up continuously q vertical axis In the first part of your description, you should: say what type of diagram it is. mention the diagram’s title, source and date of publication. use the correct units of measurement as provided in the diagram. In the main part of your description, you should: describe the diagram in detail e.g. if there is a process of development over time. compare individual figures and point out parallels and differences. describe the distribution of sectors or bars indicating high points and low points. In the final part of your description, you should: interpret the diagram and draw conclusions from your findings. Write 150–180 words. -6 -4 -2 2 4 6 0 2003 2004 2005 2006 GDP (gross domestic product) in real terms World GDP in real terms Austria 2007 2009 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Economic growth in real terms (%) Economic growth in Austria in real terms Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des V rlags öbv