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Students were guided on how to write the trend by using the five phrases as shown in Table
5.5 below:

Table 5.5 The Language of Change

Rule Example phrases

1. There + be + a/an/ some/little + There was a gradual rise in the price of oil.
adj. + noun + in + noun phrase There has been a sharp drop in the price of oil.

2. Noun phrase + verb + adverb The price of oil rose gradually.
The price of oil has risen dramatically.
The price of property fell sharply
The percentage of homes dropped dramatically

3. There + be + noun + in + noun There was a fall in literacy levels.
phrase There has been an increase in the cost of
coffee.

4. Using fractions The price of oil has halved in less than a year.
The price of oil has halved since July.
By July, the price of oil

5 Making Comparisons Overall, more people preferred public transport
More/few/less + noun + verb + than taxis
noun + than + object

Reflection:
Students were found to be able to link the types of movements (trend) with the types of
graphs. They were also able to describe the movements in words. Students were observed
to develop confidence in their abilities to describe trends using the phrases provided.

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iv. Step 4: Interpret the Data using ‘AS’ in identifying ‘Analysis’ and ‘Synthesis’
The study continues with the fourth step which introduces students to the acronym ‘AS’
which is analysis and synthesis. The explanation of when and how analysis and synthesis
is done with ‘TIDY’ is shown in Table 5.6.

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