Use appropriate vocabulary from the Useful language box in the opposite page to complete the following sentences: Noun+adjective
EXAMPLE:There was SHARP RISE in the amount spent on books in 1993,compared with the previous years

1 There was a in the amount spent on computers between 1992 and 1994.
2 There was a in spending on computers from 1998.
3 There was a in spending on computers in 1992 and then agaim in 1998.
4 There was a in spending on books from 1997.

Verb + adverb/adjective/noun
EXAMPLE: Spending on computers FLUCTUATED SLIGHTLY between 1992 and 1994

5 Spending on books 1992 to 1993.
6 Spending on books in 1993. from
7 Spending on books from 1994 to 1996.
8 Spending on computers in 1996.
9 Spending on computers in 1998.
10 Spending on computers in 1999 and 2000.

Useful language:
Expressing changes
to rise /a rise
to increase / an increase
slight / slightly
gradual /gradually
steady / steadily
to go up
to double
to reach a peak
to hold/remain steady
to be stable
to be constant
to level off
to fluctuate
a fluctuation
to decrease/an decrease
to decline/a decline
to fall/a fall
slight/slightly
gradual/ gradually
steady/steadily
dramatic / dramatically
steep / steeply
sharp / sharply

Time expressions
for the period
since 1999
for five years
between 199o and 2001
in 1987

1.what do you like doing in your free time? why? when i have free time, i usually go for a walk with my friends or i visit different museums because it`s very interesting for me. 2.do you stay at home, or do you go out? usually if the weather is not very bad i go out. 3.do you prefer to spend your free time with your family or with your friends? sometimes i prefer to spend my free time with my family  but sometimes with my friends.   4.where do you prefer to hang out with your friends? we play football on a sport ground, or ride our bikes, or sometimes we watch a new film in the cinema. well, sometimes we go to the park to ride on different attractions. 5.do you try out local activities,or do you travel to other places? why? we try out local activities. they are not very far from the place where we live. 1.что ты любишь делать в свободное время? почему?   когда у меня есть свободное время, я обычно хожу на прогулку с моими друзьями, или я посещаю различные музеи, потому что это для меня интересно.2.вы остаётесь дома, или вы ходите гулять на улицу? обычно, если погода не плохая, то я иду гулять.3.вы предпочитаете проводить свое свободное время со своей семьёй или с друзьями? иногда я предпочитаю проводить свое свободное время со своей семьей, но иногда с моими друзьями.4.где вы предпочитаете проводить время с друзьями?   мы играем в футбол на спортивной площадке, или катаемся на велосипедах, а иногда мы смотрим новый фильм в кинотеатре. ну, иногда мы ходим в парк кататься на различных аттракционах.5.вы посещаете местные мероприятия, или же вы отправляетесь в другие места? почему? мы посещаем местные мероприятия. они расположены не далеко от нашего дома.