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2. At the end of the year, sales were ____________ £6m.

3. Sales remained steady at ____________ £5m for June, July and August.

4. Sales increased by ____________ 20% between April and June.

5. In November sales hit a peak ____________ £6.3m.

6. Between December and March sales decreased dramatically ____________ £6m ____________ £4m.Give each group of phrases a title from the box below:<br />Highlighting important information Introducing bad news Introducing a contrast Introducing the graphShowing results Showing a sequence<br />The above graph shows…The graph on page 4 of the report shows…This is in contrast to…On the other hand…However…Unfortunately…This was followed by…This was preceded by…This led to…This led on from…As a result…As a consequence…Consequently…This has resulted in…Most importantly…<br />Complete the paragraph with appropriate phrases. Use the graph on the previous page to help you.<br />The ________________1 previous page shows sales of Luxurious chocolate in 2007. We were in a strong position at the end of 2006, with sales standing at £6m. ________________2, this didn’t last. ________________3 of the poor economic situation at the beginning of the year, people were reluctant to buy expensive chocolate. ________________4 , our sales fell dramatically until March. ________________5 a levelling off in March and April. Our national publicity campaign started in the middle of April, which ________________6 a steady increase in sales until June. The rise in sales in September ________________7 a sighting of Kate Winslet eating a Luxurious bar at a film première in late August. ________________8 sales fell again in October, when the public found out she didn’t really like our chocolate. During the Christmas period, sales thankfully rose again, ________________9 the relatively bad performance of the rest of the year.<br />