economic downturn
A period of reduced economic activity, often marked by falling GDP and rising unemployment.
speakingWork and economy
IELTS-Verwendung
Frequently used to describe negative economic trends and their effects during the IELTS speaking test.
Beispiele
- During an economic downturn, many businesses are forced to cut costs.
- The government implemented stimulus packages to soften the impact of the economic downturn.
- An economic downturn can lead to a significant increase in the unemployment rate.
Kollokationen
- severe economic downturn
- The country experienced a severe economic downturn following the financial crisis.
- economic downturn leads to
- An economic downturn often leads to reduced consumer spending.
- survive an economic downturn
- Small businesses struggle to survive an economic downturn.
- economic downturn recovery
- The pace of economic downturn recovery depends on government policies.
Wortfamilie
- Nomen
- downturn
- Adjektiv
- downturn-related
Paraphrasen
- economic recession: More technical, often refers to at least two consecutive quarters of negative growth.
- economic slump: Informal but common in IELTS speaking to describe a prolonged downturn.
- period of economic hardship: More descriptive, focusing on the impact on people's lives.
Häufige Fehler
- The economic downturn effected many people. to The economic downturn affected many people.. 'Affect' is the verb; 'effect' is usually a noun.
- During downturn, people lose jobs. to During an economic downturn, people lose their jobs.. Articles ('an') and possessive pronouns ('their') are needed for grammatical correctness.
- The economy went to a downturn. to The economy entered a downturn.. 'Enter a downturn' is the correct collocation, not 'go to a downturn'.