LESSON 3.

TALKING ABOUT INCREASES AND DECREASES. 

There are a number of verbs to describe increases.

For example:.

Bad news. Taxes are going up again. 

My reut has increased twice in three years.

 Oil prices have risen again. 

My savings have grours a lot these last few years. 

These are also a number of verbs to describe decrease for example: 

The cost of Transportation has gone down recently.

My savings are decreasing every month. I have to get a better job.

The price of gasoline has fallen again. Deductions for my retirement plan reduce my salary every month.

Here are ways to describe a situation where there has been no change: 

Oil prices remained stable. There has been no chany in the cost of utilities.

We can be more specific describing the changes by modifying the verbs with an adverb. Notice how the adverb can come either before or after the verb. 

Prices are continually going up.

The cost of living is rapidly increasing.

The cost of technology has gradually decreased.

My taxes have gone up dramatically. - my salary has increased slightly.

Deductions for retirement reduce my salary significantly.

DESCRIBING REGULAR EXPENSES 

The words daily, weekly, monthly and yearly describe things that happen on a regular schedule. 

A monthly budget can help you manage your finances.

We have a weekly meeting in our office.

We pay our next monthly. 

How much do you earn yearly?

Use per or a + time to talk about ongoing income and expenses. 

My reut sets me back $1,400 a month.

Her salary is $ 4,000 per-month.

That's $48,000 a year. 

I pay taxes on my house twice a year.

We get paid two lives per month.

You cay also use the words each and every to describe regular expenses.

I pay every month in insurance.

Food costs me around $200 each week.