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USEFUL STRUCTURES
E.g. There was a steep increase in the sales of convenience food in the first quarter of the year.
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The graph shows changes in the number of cars ______per household in Great Britain ______
over a
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period of 36 years.
between
Overall, car ownership in Britain increased ______ 1971 and 2007. In particular, the percentage
of households with two cars rose, while the figure for households without
______ a car fell.
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almost half of all British households did not have regular use of a car. Around 44% of
In 1971, ______
households had one car, but only about 7% had two cars. It was uncommon for families to own
with around 2% of households falling into this category.
three or more cars, ______
The one-car household was the most common type from the late 1970’sonwards ______, although there
figures
was little change in the ______ for this category. The biggest change was seen in the proportion
of households without a car, which fell steadily over the 36-year period ______
to around 25% in
2007. In contrast, the proportion of two-car families rose steadily, reaching about 26% in 2007,
and the proportion of households with more than two cars rose ______ by around 5%.
Practice 2: The graph below gives information about international tourist arrivals in five different
parts of the world.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons
where relevant.
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Practice 3: The Graph below shows average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per person in the United
Kingdom, Sweden, Italy and Portugal between 1967 and 2007.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons
where relevant.
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