Prime Time 5/6, Writing, Arbeitsheft

4 74 Assessment Finding synonyms Match the words and phrases which mean the same. 1. fast tiny, small-scale 2. very big at first, originally 3. very small moreover 4. problem normally, generally 5. recently quick, swift 6. usually issue, difficult situation 7. very interesting lately, not long ago 8. at the beginning finally 9. in addition fascinating, attractive 10. in the end huge, enormous, vast Expressing statistical data Study the list below and read the sentences out loud twice to memorise how to describe statistical data. Do this with all the options given. Useful language: How to write about statistics The chart depicts/shows the number of people taking part in music lessons this year. The table gives an overview of the average pocket money pupils get. This makes up for 75% of all cases. This accounts for only 10% of school leavers. 78 cars per one hundred people is more than one would expect. Just over a million people travelled to the island in 2015. They made up a little more than the people on the island. There were approximately/around fifty people in the room. About half the people fell ill. Nearly/Almost every second pupil passed. The number of very hot days went down/dropped/fell/sank/decreased slightly/a little. The figures showed a clear downward trend. The amount of food waste grew/rose/increased sharply/a lot/strongly. An upward trend could be noticed. The number went up by/rose by two thousand in 2017. The 2014 figure doubled/trebled in 2015. The 2016 figure was twice/three times the figure of 2014. Three times as many people attended the concert festival this year. Twice as much money was spent on drinks. The figures reached a peak/their highest level in 2016. The biggest change was in the number of visitors. Significantly fewer/more participants took part in the competition last year. The new measures led to considerably less/more traffic. The report showed exactly/precisely the same percentage of high achievers as last year. This exceeds by far the number of pupils taking part. Figures remained unchanged/did not change. Roughly/Approximately the same amount of people would be affected. It is a disgrace that by and large women earn less than men when doing the same job. 64  1 65  Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv