Стр.63 Unit 6 ГДЗ Вербицкая Forward 11 класс
- Look at the bar chart and the graph and answer the questions.
1. What information is given in each of them?
2. Which durable does not show a rising trend? Why, do you think?
3. Which of the durables do you think will be used less in the future? Why?
4. How many people have access to the Internet in Russia? Is the trend similar?
5. Did any of the trends in the chart and graph surprise you? Why?1. Percentage of households with selected consumer durables, UK
2. Percentage of adults who access the Internet, UK
- T040 Listen to Maria talking about the bar chart and the graph. Note the four mistakes she makes.
- T041 Correct Maria’s mistakes with the phrases from the box. Then listen and check.
less than half; increased gradually; tripled; about twice as many had
1. The number of households with a telephone fell slightly between 1999 and 2005, whereas the number of mobile phones nearly doubled.
2. Five times more households had an Internet connection in 2005 than in 1999, and there was a similar increase in the number of home computers.
3. Between 2000 and 2002 there was a significant rise in the percentage of people who used the Internet, while between 2002 and 2005 the number stayed the same.
4. More than half of the adult population used the Internet in 2005, compared with a small minority in 2000.
- Use Speak Out to complete the gaps in sentences 1–5 about the chart and graph.
SPEAK OUT
Visual material: graphs/charts
Describing trends
to rise/increase slightly/gradually; to fall/decrease significantly/sharply
a slight/gradual/significant/sharp rise/increase; fall/decrease in …
(nearly/more than) halve/double/triple
stay the same
change very little
twice as many … as …
(X) times more/fewer … than …
Describing proportions
(X) percent of (households) …
one in (five/ten/…)
more/less than (a quarter/a third/half) of …
the (vast) majority/a (small) minority of …
- Work in pairs. Use the language from Speak Out to talk about the bar chart on page 135.
1. The bar chart gives information about the percentage of households in the UK with selected consumer durables in 1999 and 2005. The graph shows the percentage of adults in the UK who accessed the Internet.
2. The telephone does not show a rising trend, because the number of households with a telephone fell slightly.
3. I think the telephone may be used less in the future, because mobile phones and the Internet are becoming more popular.
4. In Russia, more than half of adults have access to the Internet. Yes, the trend is similar: the number is rising.
5. Possible answer: Yes, I was surprised that the number of households with home computers increased so much, because it shows how quickly technology developed.
1. The number of households with a telephone fell slightly between 1999 and 2005, whereas the number of mobile phones tripled.
2. Five times more households had an Internet connection in 2005 than in 1999, and there was a similar increase in the number of home computers: about twice as many had home computers.
3. Between 2000 and 2002 there was a significant rise in the percentage of people who used the Internet, while between 2002 and 2005 the number increased gradually.
4. Less than half of the adult population used the Internet in 2005, compared with a small minority in 2000.
5. Ten percent of households had an Internet connection in 1999.
6. Four times more households had a telephone than a mobile phone in 1999.
7. In 2010 the number of households having a CD player changed very little.
8. Between 2001 and 2002 the number of people who used the Internet rose significantly.
9. Between 2010 and 2013 there was a gradual increase in the number of people who used the Internet.
