Complete the description of the diagram from 15b using the expressions in the boxes. Look at the charts about smartphone, tablet and social media use below. Write a report about them for the English section of your school magazine. The expressions from 15c and on the right might be useful. You should: ■■ state what the charts are about ■■ compare and contrast them ■■ give reasons for the differences Write around 200 words. c was conducted by relatively few To conclude The bar chart shows one in three the majority of The periods under review nearly Communicating teenagers (1) American teenagers’ favourite communication methods as a percentage. The study (2) Statista. (3) were 2012 and 2018. The chart shows that in 2018 (4) American teenagers preferred electronic communication over talking face to face (68%) . In contrast, in 2012 (5) 50% preferred in-person communication. Approximately 5% of US teens preferred to talk on the phone and about (6) preferred texting in both years. (7) , it can be said that every method is becoming more popular apart from speaking in person. It is not surprising that almost every teenager is using their smartphone more often, but (8) actually prefer to use them as telephones. Nearly/Almost/Approximately … percent Over / Under … percent The same number of Twice as many millennials A total of … percent More than / Fewer than Baby boomers, on the one hand Gen Xers, on the other hand This figure shows The reason for this might be that All in all / Summing up, it can be said that 16 Writing Language skills Extras Explore 10 Now and then 123 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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