Cvičení obchodní angličtiny: slovní zásoba – obchod a trendy (1)

Cvičení obchodní angličtiny, středně pokročilí

V tomto cvičení si procvičíte používání sloves spojených s obchodem a trendy.

rise | raise | lower | fall | grow

Jak na to

1. Nastudujte si příslušná slovíčka, včetně sekce ‘how to use’ a příkladových vět.

2. Vypracujte cvičení a zkontrolujte si své odpovědi.

1. Study the vocabulary, including ‚how to use‘ and the example sentences.
2. Do the exercise below and check your answers.

rise	rise	rise
verb	to go up, to increase
how to use	intransitive verb (the verb never has an object) irregular verb rise, rose, risen something rises; prices rise; inflation rises; rise from $80 to $90 = rise by $10
examples	1. Inflation is rising at the moment. 2. Inflation rose by half a per cent last month. 3. Oil prices have risen again.

raise	raise	raise
verb	to make something go up; to make something higher or bigger
how to use	synonym: increase raise something; raise prices; raise tax; raise standards
examples	1. The company has raised employees‘ salaries by 5%. 2. The Government raised taxes last year. *compare raise* and rise:** the company is raising the price / the price is rising

lower	low.er	lower
verb	to move something down, move something to a low position or amount
how to use	synonyms: decrease, reduce lower something; lower tax; lower interest rates
examples	1. The National Bank has lowered interest rates by 1%. 2. They have lowered the rate of income tax for married couples.

fall	fall	fall
verb	to became less; to become lower in amount or size or strength
how to use	intransitive verb (the verb never has an object) irregular verb fall, fell, fallen something falls; inflation falls; sales fall; turnover falls; demand falls; fall from $90 to $80 = fall by $10
examples	1. Our annual turnover has fallen from $15m to $14m. 2. Unfortunately, demand for our products fell last year.

grow	grow	grow
verb	to increase in number or amount over a period of time
how to use	intransitive verb (the verb never has an object) something grows; demand grows, interest in something grows; profits grow; grow by 20%
examples	1. Last year profits grew by 8%. 2. Interest in e-books has grown a lot in the last few years.