DSE Paper 3 不時都會遇到圖表嘅題目，要講到下降／減少，content point 就多數都拎到，但你又有冇諗過可以令 language 分都更加高？噉就要嚟學下點樣避免用好多考生都識嘅 ’decrease ‘，而用其他可以代替嘅字啦！
Decline 漸漸減少
It is obvious that the interest for tourists to visit Hong Kong is declining due to insufficient recognition of landmarks.
顯然地，遊客對來港的興趣漸漸減少，是地標的認受性不足所致。
Reduce 降低
According to the graph, the number of audiences have been reduced by 15 percent.
根據圖表，觀眾的數目下降了15個百分點。
Diminish 減少
The popularity of rickshaws diminished by time as shown from the table.
人力車的流行程度隨時間而減少，正如表格所示。
Drop 下降
It is apparent that the number of rickshaws licenses dropped significantly from 3,243 in 1928 to 2 in 2013.
明顯地，人力車牌照的數目由1928年的3,243個大幅下降至2013年的2個。
Shrink 縮小
The number of tourists visiting Hong Kong has shrunk by 25 percent according to the statistic.
按圖表，訪港旅客下降了25個百分點。
平日都要記得多啲轉吓用字，先可以令改卷員耳目一新，自然會比高啲 language分你啦！
