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HIGHS AND LOWS
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Vocabulary Rise and fall
1 S P E A K Work in pairs. What verbs can you think of that mean rise and fall?

2 In sentences 1–6, choose the words that collocate with the nouns in bold. For each
sentence, one, two or all of the alternatives may be possible.
As oil prices rise, consumers have been hit by spiralling / waning / soaring costs
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in supermarkets and other stores. There are fears that landlords will soon hike up /
mount / dwindle rents as they try to cover the recent spike in mortgage repayments.
Markets have been rocked by the announcement that the region’s largest car
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producer will close several factories. Sales of diesel vehicles have gradually swelled /
waned / dwindled in recent years and the company’s debt has been escalating /
plummeting / mounting.
3 By midday the crowds waiting to see the newly elected president had hiked up /
swelled / spiralled to over fifty thousand.
Initially, enthusiasm for the strike saw a sharp increase among the workforce,
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however it began to wane / hike up / dwindle after months of negotiations took their
toll and no resolution was reached.
5 Following a massive reduction in customer spending, profits at the firm spiralled /
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mounted / plummeted dramatically.
The government’s economic policies proved to be their downfall as spiralling /
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soaring / escalating unemployment caused discontent to soar / hike up / mount
among the younger population.
3 Put the verbs from Exercise 2 into the correct column. Which verb can mean both
rise and fall?
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4 Add the following verbs to the table in Exercise 3.

accelerate diminish plunge recede skyrocket slump surge
5 Decide which word (a, b, c or d) best fits the gap in each pair of sentences. The word
you choose must fit both sentences.
1 a House prices in the area are thanks to the new shopping centre.
unemployment is the most pressing issue facing the government.
b
a swelling b hiking up c accelerating d skyrocketing
2 a Shares in the company following the news that the CEO had quit.
The box fell out of the window and into the sea.
b
a diminished b plummeted c waned d receded
The designer the price of his clothes after he won the reality
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TV show.
b When they the tax rates, I was forced to close down my business.
a spiralled b soared c hiked up d escalated
It’s amazing how the band’s popularity has never , even after all
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these years.
b My interest in the business after I watched the documentary.
a slumped b waned c spiralled d plunged
6 S P E A K Work in pairs. Talk about some of the following topics in relation to your
country/region using the vocabulary in Exercise 2.
The state of the economy (unemployment, inflation, currency)
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• The popularity of a certain TV series, music group or technological product
The cost of living (food, travel, household bills, eating out)
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• The financial performance of a major industry (retail, hospitality, manufacturing, IT)
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