Describing trends — How Spotify Sells a Number
Grammar: language of trends and figures
Free ESL grammar exercise on describing trends themed around how spotify sells a number. Printable worksheet from classplan.ai.
What's on this worksheet
A Business English ESL grammar exercise on business, practising language of trends and figures. The worksheet has a short reading excerpt, a grammar reference and graded practice items.
From the reading
In late 2023, Spotify reported roughly 602 million users, up about 23 percent from a year earlier. Sales climbed by 12 percent, and costs dropped from 5 to 4 million.
Grammar
- Rising
- Sales rose by 12 percent. — verb plus by plus amount
- Falling
- Costs dropped from 5 to 4 million. — from and to
Sample items
- Revenue ______ by 8 percent last quarter.
- Costs fell ______ 5.2 to 4.7 million.
- Subscribers ______ 600 million in 2023.
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