Agreement

Strong Agreement

I completely agree.

I agree entirely with your point of view.

I am of exactly the same opinion.

I am in total agreement.

Neutral Agreement

I agree.

I think we are in agreement on that.

I think you are right.

I think we can accept your position on that.

Partial Agreement

I would tend to agree with you on that.

I agree with you on the whole, but It could be said that …

I agree in principle, but …

By and large I would accept your views, but …

Although I agree with most of what you have said, I find it difficult to agree with your point about …

Softening Strong Disagreement

Frankly …

To be quite frank …

To put it bluntly …

With respect, …

To (Verb + Prepotition) - BE 3

To:

Verb maker

Preposition + noun

To as a preposition:

Look forward to …

Be used to …

Be accustomed to …

Object to …

Contribute to …

To as a verb maker

I want to produce ..

Describe Trend

At the end of December, sales plummeted 1.200.

Sales decreased in February to 1.000.

From March to June, sales fluctuated between x and y.

Sales reached a peak in July of 13.000.

Sales fall 50% in august.

In October, sales recovered slightly.

They stood at constant through November at 9.000.

There was another dramatic have gone down in December.

Over the year, sales remained by about 80%.

Downward movement:

To plummet

To drop

To fall

To decline

Upward movement:

To increase

To rise

To rocket

To jump

There was a sharp drop in profit.

Profit decreased from $7.5m to $4.5m.

Profit decreased by $3m.

Profit now stands at $4.5m.

There was a drop of $3m in profit.

Present Simple

1. To give factual information, for example about company activities.
Unilever makes a wide variety of consumer goods.
Does it market these product globally?
It does not sell in every sector.

2. To talk about routine activities or habits.
I always buy the supermarket's own brand of detergent.
Do you usually pick up groceries on the way home?
He does not choose clothes with designer labels.

3. For actions and situations which are generally true.
Manya customer prefer well-known brands.

4. For time tables and schedule events.
We launch the new range on 15 January