Level B2 (approx. band 5.5-6.5) · Academic only A line graph shows change over time. Many learners describe it with the same two words, went up and went down, again and again. Others use good words with the wrong grammar: the price was rised, or there was a sharp increase of sales. In this episode: • Verbs of change • Noun patterns • How big? adjectives and adverbs of degree • Tense and time phrases • Model • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key points: • Rise and fall happen by themselves, so they are never passive. • A rise in the thing, a rise of the amount. • Adjective plus noun, verb plus adverb, and match the word to the real size. • Past dates take the past simple; future dates take expected or predicted. IELTS Complete Course: a self-study podcast from A1 to C2 for Academic and General Training. Listen, pause and answer, then take the 52-question quiz. Audio voiced with AI from an original script by Dr. Rashmi R Nair. Independent course, not affiliated with the IELTS test owners.