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Extension idea Ask students to write four or five
Sample answer
sentences like those in the exercise to describe higher 4HE CHART COMPARES THE CHANGES THAT TOOK PLACE
education in their country.
BETWEEN AND IN RELATION TO THE PERCENTAGE
s 7HEN THEY HAVE FINISHED ASK THEM TO WORK IN SMALL
OF OVERSEAS STUDENTS WHO GRADUATED FROM
groups and compare their sentences. If they are
UNIVERSITIES IN #ANADA
all from the same country, do they agree that the
)N THE PROPORTION OF STUDENTS FROM OTHER
sentences are true? If they come from different COUNTRIES WHO GRADUATED IN #ANADA RANGED FROM
countries, they can discuss how higher education is
THREE PERCENT IN /NTARIO TO SEVEN PERCENT IN .EW
different in each country. "RUNSWICK .OVA 3COTIA HAD THE SECOND HIGHEST
Note: NOW WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO DO THE +EY
PERCENTAGE AT &IVE YEARS LATER THE FIGURES FOR
GRAMMAR ON PAGE WHICH IS ON THE PAST SIMPLE MOST PROVINCES HAD RISEN BY TWO TO THREE PERCENT
PRESENT PERFECT SIMPLE AND PAST PERFECT SIMPLE
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF !LBERTA 4HERE FIGURES FELL BY
8 !LTHOUGH YOUR STUDENTS HAVE QUITE AN ADVANCED ONE PERCENT TO JUST OVER FOUR PERCENT

LEVEL OF %NGLISH THEY MAY NOT BE ADEPT AT ANALYSING ! CLOSER LOOK AT THE CHART REVEALS THAT SIGNIFICANT
STATISTICAL DATA SO IT IS WORTH ROUNDING UP WITH THE GROWTH OCCURRED IN .EW "RUNSWICK WHERE THE
WHOLE CLASS AFTER THEY HAVE WORKED IN PAIRS FIGURES ROSE FROM SEVEN TO JUST UNDER PERCENT
s %LICIT THAT THEY SHOULD INTRODUCE THE TASK BY (OWEVER THE BIGGEST INCREASE TOOK PLACE IN "RITISH
EXPRESSING THE INFORMATION GIVEN THEM IN THEIR #OLUMBIA WHERE THE PERCENTAGE OF GRADUATES MORE
OWN WORDS 9OU CAN ELICIT SUGGESTIONS FOR THIS E G THAN DOUBLED ALMOST REACHING ALMOST PERCENT IN
international students – overseas students/students
from other countries/from abroad; graduating – /VER THIS FIVE YEAR PERIOD SOME PARTS OF #ANADA
obtaining degrees ETC EXPERIENCED A CONSIDERABLE INCREASE IN THEIR
PROPORTION OF OVERSEAS GRADUATES ALTHOUGH .EW
9 9OU CAN ASK STUDENTS TO DO THE 7RITING TASK FOR "RUNSWICK REMAINED THE PROVINCE WITH THE HIGHEST

HOMEWORK 4ELL THEM THEY SHOULD SPEND ABOUT PERCENTAGE OVERALL
MINUTES WRITING AND THAT THEY SHOULD SET ASIDE A
COUPLE OF MINUTES AT THE END TO CHECK THEIR ANSWER
Key grammar Past simple, present perfect
Extension idea When students have done the Writing
task, but before they hand it in, photocopy the sample simple and past perfect simple
answer printed below and the questions which follow 1 4ELL STUDENTS THAT )%,43 CANDIDATES OFTEN MAKE

and give a copy to each student. MISTAKES WITH THE FORM OR SPELLING OF THESE PARTICULAR
s !SK STUDENTS TO VERBS 7HEN THEY HAVE FINISHED GO THROUGH THE
– work in pairs and answer the questions ,ANGUAGE REFERENCE ON PAGE WITH THEM
– compare their answers with the sample answer and
make any changes they want to their answers Answers
– exchange answers with a partner and comment 3 FELL BACK 4 FALLEN BACK 5 ROSE 6 RISEN
or make suggestions for improvements to their 7 WIDENED 8 WIDENED 9 TOOK PLACE
partner’s answer. 10 TAKEN PLACE 11 EXPERIENCED 12 EXPERIENCED
s 7HEN THEY ARE READY THEY CAN HAND THEIR ANSWER IN
2 %NCOURAGE STUDENTS TO USE THE ,ANGUAGE REFERENCE
to you for correction.
WHEN NECESSARY TO HELP THEM ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS
Answers to the questions below the sample
Answers
answer
1 0ARAGRAPH IS AN INTRODUCTION 0ARAGRAPH 1 GRADUALLY FELL 2 HAD DECREASED 3 HAVE REMAINED
LOOKS AT THE FIGURES FOR ACROSS THE 4 HAS BEEN 5 TOOK PLACE 6 HAVE EXPERIENCED
7 REMAINED 8 HAD FLUCTUATED
PROVINCES WHILE 0ARAGRAPH LOOKS AT THE
CHANGES FROM TO 0ARAGRAPH
SUPPLIES AN OVERVIEW 3 Answers
2 BETWEEN 2 HAS NOT ALWAYS BEEN 3 EXPERIENCED 4 DROPPED
3 EXPERIENCED 5 REMAINED 6 SAW 7 HAD REACHED 8 FELL BACK
4 OCCURRED
5 PATTERN

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