Explore speaking: Interpreting a line graph Business training. In pairs, discuss the past and future of printed books, e-books, and audiobooks, taking into account the line graph on the right. You should: ■■ analyse the recent developments in sales for each type of book ■■ discuss whether the findings are what you expected ■■ state what you think will happen in the future and give reasons Talk for about 4 minutes. 79% 74 76 72 73 74 69 63 65 67 28 27 28 26 14 12 14 18 65 23 13 71% 17% 11% 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 PEW RESEARCH CENTER Source: Survey conducted Jan. 3–10, 2018 Print books continue to be more popular than e-books or audiobooks % of U. S. adults who say they have ___ in the previous 12 months read a book in any format read a print book read an e-book listened to an audiobook 35 Explore listening: Transport Look at the pictures and talk about these questions. 1 How did people travel in the 19th century? 2 What about nowadays? Which means of transport do you use to go to school / shopping / on holiday? 3 How many cars do you suppose the average family owns? What about yours? 4 Would you like to own a car in the future? Why? / Why not? 5 What do you think are the negative effects of increasing traffic? 36 130 Language skills Extras Explore 10 Now and then Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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