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3 Shares in the company have since the 8 Negation using prefixes

takeover was announced.
a) almost doubled
b) levelledoff . We can make nouns, verbs and adjectives
c) gone up almost threefold negative with a negative prefix.

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o deregulate, devalue
This quarter Next quarter dis- discontinue, disagree, disinvest
mis- misinterpret, mismanage,
misrepresent, misunderstand,
4 Passengernumbers are in the next quarter. misuse
a) up this quarter at 3.5m, but expected to un- unbundled, unbalance, uncover,
return to 2.6m unload
b) expected to grow by o.9m
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c) projected to leap by 2.6m to 3.5m Adjectives dishonest, dissatisfied,
disqualified
iI- illegal, illegible, illicit
Look at the graph and complete the sentences im- impossible, imperfect
with one of the words or expressions in the box. in- incompetent, inactive,
incompatible
falling from gradually declined rapid upturn ir- irrelevant, irresponsible,
recovered slight drop soar to stabilised at irrecoverable
mis- misleading, misused
un- uneconomic, unreliable,
unscrupulous, unemployed
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J F M A M J A S 0 N D

Sales ' between January and March last

year, 2 5.tl-mto 4.2sm. In March to April,

there was a 3 in sales from 4.75 m to s.sm.

July saw sales 4 8.5m thanks to the launch

of our new range. Then there was a 5 from

7m in August to 6.5m in September and sales

6 around 6m in October and November.
Sales 7 well at 8.2m in December,thanks

to the Christmas spending spree.