Prime Time 5/6, Writing, Arbeitsheft

3 52 Text types Useful language: Dealing with statistics Amount (= quantity) a large number of people a very small number just over three quarters nearly a half a large majority a significant number of people approximately three quarters almost a third a small minority less than a fifth just under 50 per cent Increase (= more) to go up to soar to leap to rise to rocket to shoot up to climb to jump to increase Decrease (= less) to fall to decrease to drop to go down to decline to collapse to plummet to deteriorate to slump Steadiness (= the same) to remain unchanged to level out to remain constant to remain the same to remain steady to stay the same Working with words: Describing a diagram a) The pie chart below shows the current situation of pets in the United States. Complete the description of the graph with suitable words from the box below. 40  US pet ownership 2017/18 in millions Dogs Cats Freshwater fishes Birds 60.2 47.1 7.9 6.7 4.7 2.6 2.5 12.5 Small animals Reptiles Horses Saltwater fishes around  •  majority  •  nearly  •  obvious  • pie chart   •  small  •  thirds  •  three times The 1   presented on the right provides information on the most popular types of pets in the United States in 2017/18. The chart clearly shows that the 2   of pet owners, namely just under two 3  , keep a dog, closely followed by 4   half of all pet owners who keep a cat. It is 5   that freshwater fishes are more popular than saltwater fishes, which are kept by only a very 6   number of people. 7   eight per cent own birds, which is more than 8   the number of people who keep horses. b) Then, add a few more sentences of your own. Use the words and phrases from the table at the top of the page. c) The line chart on the next page shows the development of pet ownership in the United States. Complete the description of the graph with suitable words from the box below. There are two words you shouldn’t use. develop  •  eighteen  •  however  •  line graph  •  many  • plummet  •  rocketed  •  steady Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv