Some people anticipate that private home prices for some time will fluctuate dramatically next year. Some analysts forecast property prices to in the next quarter but go up slightly fall quite next year. However, I expect Hong Kong home prices to significantly pick up progressively this year and in the coming two years due to the huge demand for housing. reach a peak According to the government statistics released in January, property prices have risen for four years and though at a slower pace now. Property prices relentlessly are still rising, by only 4.28% last year, which was in stark contrast to the of 18.92% rose marked increase in the year before last. Categorise the expressions for describing trends and changes. Think of more examples for each category. Trend Upward Downward Steady Others Nouns: Nouns: Verbs: Nouns: Verbs: Nouns: rise rise fall fall level off a fluctuate fluctuation jump dip dip remain levelling grow drop drop the off growth decline decline same go up decrease decrease stablise increase go down plunge double plunge treble plummet skyrocket reach a peak recover improve soar Describing the speed/extent of change e.g. Adverbs describing the speed of change: e.g. Adjectives: slight, sudden, rapid, relentlessly, sharply, quickly, rapidly, dramatic, steep, sharp, great, gradual, slow, steeply, dramatically, considerably, steady, marked, insignificant, noticeable significantly, noticeably, substantially, steadily, gradually, moderately, slightly, slowly Task 2 Exploring the Issues of Country Park Conservation and Residential Development You will read a fact sheet and letters to the editor to identify arguments for and against utilising country park areas in residential development, and present your own views on the issue. Part A: Getting ready for a mini-debate Learning objectives: To enable students to identify the audience of a text, and understand the stylistic variations between text types follow and evaluate the development of a point of view or argument in reading texts
Some people anticipate that private home prices will fluctuate dramatically for some time next year. Some analysts forecast property prices to go up slightly in the next quarter but fall quite significantly next year. However, I expect Hong Kong home prices to pick up progressively this year and reach a peak in the coming two years due to the huge demand for housing. According to the government statistics released in January, property prices have risen relentlessly for four years and are still rising, though at a slower pace now. Property prices rose by only 4.28% last year, which was in stark contrast to the marked increase of 18.92% in the year before last. Categorise the expressions for describing trends and changes. Think of more examples for each category. Upward Downward Trend Steady Others rise jump grow go up increase double treble skyrocket reach a peak recover improve soar Nouns: rise growth fall dip drop decline decrease go down plunge plummet Nouns: fall dip drop decline decrease plunge Verbs: level off remain the same stablise Nouns: a levelling off Verbs: fluctuate Nouns: fluctuation Describing the speed/extent of change e.g. Adverbs describing the speed of change: relentlessly, sharply, quickly, rapidly, steeply, dramatically, considerably, significantly, noticeably, substantially, steadily, gradually, moderately, slightly, slowly e.g. Adjectives: slight, sudden, rapid, dramatic, steep, sharp, great, gradual, slow, steady, marked, insignificant, noticeable Task 2 Exploring the Issues of Country Park Conservation and Residential Development You will read a fact sheet and letters to the editor to identify arguments for and against utilising country park areas in residential development, and present your own views on the issue. Part A: Getting ready for a mini-debate Learning objectives: To enable students to identify the audience of a text, and understand the stylistic variations between text types follow and evaluate the development of a point of view or argument in reading texts
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