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Worl< in pairs. Match the charts (1-4) with their names and
[& :.0+ Listen again. Tick the expression (a or b) that the
their descriptions (a-d) below. speal<ers use. (Both are valid expressions.)
i:ar rfumi't grat:h prm cirert t*hl* 1 a For me, the most interesting aspect is ...
1 ideat for I 3 ideat for E b What strikes me as most interesting is ...
2-ideatforE 4 ideatforE 2 a ... a sharp rise in the total number of ...
b ... a significant increase in the totaI number of ...
a disptaying statistics which total 100% a ... a very [arge proportion of peopte ...
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b showing how a situation has changed over time b ... the vast majority of people ...
c visua[[y comparing two retated sets of statistics a The chart tells us that ...
d presenting a variety of statistical information in a clear b According to the chart, ...
but non-diagrammatic form a ... more or less the same number of people ...
b ... roughly equaI numbers of people ...
1i Estimated sales of Fairtrade products ReguLar vs occasional buyers of Fairtrade products a ... seeing it in this form reatty brings home to you...
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5o b ... the way it is presented helps to emphasise...
16o o a There's a strong tendency to relect ... /embrace ...
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b There's a definite trend away from ... /towards ...
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a ... the rate has remained quite stabte ...
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b ... the rate has not fluctuated very much ...
400 10 I Regular a There has been a stight increase/decrease in ...
o o ! OccasionaL b ... has increased/decreased marginatty.
2A07 2 011 10 a The significance of this is that...
b This is significant because ...
T ln an average weel<, how often
do you eat at a fast-food outlet? ds Exptain the fottowing expressions. Use language from
exercise 3 where appropriate.
Rates of obesity have:
1 rocketed 5 ptateaued
every day 7"/"
2 crept up 5 slumped
3 plummeted 7 taited off
3 times or more 87o
4 muttiptied 8 stabilised
Sales of organic food Complete the sentence below using expressions below in
position a or b. Which expression could go in either position?
What other words could you use to mean the same?
Fast food consumption has risen (a) 10
per cent (b) _ .
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meal"* *r {**x *r {l'!*rn#h*rii.ii t{i.1fii#1"hltt iiia.*
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Heatthy eating When you are tatking about charts and statistics, do
not simply report the information they contain. Give a
personal reaction too. What is surprising or important
about the information?

Read the Speaking fip. Which expressions from exercise 3 can
be used to give a personal reaction?
Q :.0+ Listen to four people talking about different charts. ffi Talk about the information contained in the charts
For each speaker, identify what the general topic ofthe chart
in exercise 1. Use expressions from exercises 3, 4 and 5
they are speaking about is. where possible.
Speaker 1 Speaker 3
Speaker2- Speal<er4 ffi Turn to page 152 and do the exam task.

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