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Speaking 4 French: the fall to 2005 I the rise to 2006 and the stable
pattern to now
0 where you were: 1, 5
Mandarin: the rise to 2005 I the dip in 2006 and the
what happened: 4, 8
fluctuation to now "
how well you communicated in the language: 6, 7
5 Paragraph 1: in troduction and summary of main trends
why you remember this situation or experience: 2, 3
Paragraph 2: summary of trends and differences/
6 Suggested answers similarities
1 on holiday I summer break I visiting aunt I Windsor
Paragraph 3: overview of graph
2 took a trip 1 flat tyre I recovery van fixed it
6 e, h, f, c, g, b, j, d, i, a
3 on the phone I spoke fairly good English 1 didn't know e 1 fell; dipped
the word for tyre
2 reached a peak
4 difficult situation I learned what flat means
3 has remained fairly stable
4 rose d ramatically
mtroducmg a stage 1n the g1vmg reasons I 5 fluctuated
story explanations
()The table provides some background information on the
A couple of years ago This was because staff working in a global hotel chain. The information
Eventually The reason why goes back to 1975 and covers languages spoken and
So the next thing we did qualifications, as well as previous work experience.
Before we went 1 the percentage of staff who speak two or more languages
At the time
2 the percentage of staff with previous work experience
As soon as
3 the percentage of staff who have a language qualification
However, one morning
0 1 5 percent 2 22 percent 3 2 percent
4 Ten percent 5 23 percent 6 79 percent
Pronunciation 7 78 percent 8 55 percent
6 2 reason 3 lives 4 just 5 waiting 6 she G} a significant rise; a slight fall; rose; rocketed; fluctuated; a
peak; a sudden fall; went up and down
Vocabulary f) Suggested answer
0 2 found out 3 learn 4 Learning 5 know Languages have become more important than experience
in the hotel industry since 1975, but far more staff can
e 2 Jearn 3 teach 4 find out 5 study
speak other languages than have qualifications.
Key grammar Q 2 between 3 by 4 of 5 in 6 to 7 at
0 Suggested answers 0 2 increased \7\fef from
3 a rise cl in
1 b 2 a 3 c
4 peaked w at
6 a2 b 3 c 1
5 fell mt by
e 4 went; hired; picked up; reached (past simple)
6 decreased t:tfttH to
5 didn't know (past simple)
6 arrived (past simple) 7 Duriftg the period ef Between 1986 and 1999
8 an increase by of
7 have I learned (present perfect)
® sample answer
() 1 d 2 a 3b 4c Sa 6 a 7b
0 2 visited 3 have been 4 has become 5 ate 6 was The line graph shows the percentage of new graduates who
found jobs as teachers of English and French in Ontario
Writing each year from 2001 to 2007.
At the beginning of the period, teachers of both languages
0 Suggested answers
had approximately a 70 % success rate in finding jobs,
1 It shows how many 13-year-old students took French although French teachers were slightly less successful than
and Mandarin in a school in England between 2000 English teachers. The fol lowing year, recruitment for both
and the present. categories fell by approximately 15% to 55%.
2 They are opposites. Figures for French have gradually However, in 2003, teachers of French began to be more
fallen. Figures for Mandarin have risen. successful at finding employment than their English-
3 Significant similarities: the 2010 figure teaching colleagues. Their recruitment rate rose to nearly
Significant differences: 2000 and the trend to 2005 70%, where it stabilised, with minor variations, until2007
when it rose again to just under 75%.

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