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WRITING TASK 1

WRITING TASK 1. DECEMBER 18 th 2012. LINE GRAPHS. L ine graphs → show a trend over a certain period. . Source: http ://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/maths/handling_data/representing_data/revise3.shtml. Line graphs: Key information What is the highest level / point?

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WRITING TASK 1

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  1. WRITING TASK 1 DECEMBER 18th2012

  2. LINE GRAPHS

  3. Line graphs → showa trend over a certain period. Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/maths/handling_data/representing_data/revise3.shtml

  4. Line graphs: Key information • What is the highest level / point? • What is the lowest level / point? • Is there a point till when the trend was increasing or decreasing? • When did the trend change?

  5. TRENDS

  6. What is a trend? A trend is a general development or change in a situation or in the way people are behaving.

  7. Use specific vocabulary to describe the trends. ►The degree of change ► The speed of change

  8. Activity 1 Describing trends: Exercise 1 (onestopenglish.com) http://www.linguarama.com/ps/ sales-themed-english/the-language-of-trends.htm

  9. Language input 1 NOUNS VERBS ADVERBS ADJECTIVES

  10. VERBS to increase • to go down • to decrease to go up • to decline to plateau to be steady to climb to rise • to drop

  11. NOUNS • increase • rise • growth • decrease • fall • decline • drop • fluctuation

  12. slight • significant steady • sharp • dramatic • gradual • dramatically sudden • sharply • significantly • steep

  13. Activity 2 Complete the answer by filling the gaps with an adverb or adjective from the box below.

  14. The world population grew dramatically between 1960 and 2000.The world population experienced a dramatic growth between 1960 and 2000. European City Tourism showed an impressive growth of 50% for three consecutive years from 2006 to 2008.European City Tourism grew impressively by 50% for three consecutive years from 2006 to 2008. Diesel consumption showed a slight increase between 2010 and 2011.Diesel consumption increased slightly between 2010 and 2011. Consumption of chocolate fell steadily between 1970 and 2010.There was a steady fall in consumption of chocolate between 1970 and 2010. Worldwide sales of CD-ROM drives climbed steeply during the first half of the year before falling sharply in August.There was a steep climb in worldwide sales of CD-ROM drives during the first half of the year before a sharp fall in August.

  15. THANK YOU

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