1 There was a steady decline to £ 8 0 ,0 0 0 , and then income recovered to £ 9 0 ,0 0 0 in 2 0 0 4 . (D espite...) 2 Earnings dropped sharply to just over £ 6 0 ,0 0 0 , but then rose slightly. (Having ...) 6 Use the linking phrases from Exercise 1 and d e s p ite /h a v in g to join these ideas to form a good paragraph. Check your answ er on page 123. Income of Lovely Loaves began at just over £ 8 0 ,0 0 0 in 2 0 0 0 . There was a slight rise to around £ 9 5 ,0 0 0 in 2 0 0 1 . The figure went down steadily to £ 8 0 ,0 0 0 in 2 0 0 3 . There was a slight increase to around £ 9 0 .0 0 0 in 2 0 0 4 . There was a sharp fall to just over £ 6 0 ,0 0 0 in 2 0 0 5 . Income dipped in 2 0 0 6 . There was a negligible increase to just under £ 6 0 .0 0 0 in 2 0 0 7 . Income fell considerably to £ 4 0 ,0 0 0 in 2 0 0 8 . The figure levelled off in the last two years. 7 Graphs w ith a trend
Exam skills 2: Prepositions and articles In Task 1, examiners are looking to see how accurate your writing is. Using the correct prepositions is a way to make it more precise. 1 Read this paragraph and choose the correct prepositions. As regards Robbie’s Bakery, income started 1 io / at £ 5 5 ,0 0 0 in 2 0 0 0 and remained stable 2 at I to this figure 3 during / until 2 0 0 5 . At this point, there was a sharp rise 4 to / at £ 7 0 ,0 0 0 . Between 2 0 0 7 and 2 0 0 8 , the figure went up 5 to / by around £ 3 0 ,0 0 0 , 6
t o / from £ 7 0 ,0 0 0 7 at / to nearly £ 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 . Finally, income grew
