Look at the diagram below and write your own sentences using each tense from 14b at least once. Compare and correct your sentences in class. 15 Forging ahead at the digital frontiers The great divides between countries During the industrial revolution most people were equally poor and the gaps in per capita income between countries were much smaller. Then with waves of technological change, Western Europe, the United States and few other countries pulled ahead. Most other countries remained on the periphery. Every wave of progress was associated with sharper inequality between countries. 2018 2025 3D Printing 10 Gene editing 3.7 Nanotechnology 1 Blockchain 0.7 5G 0.6 Big data 32 Robotics 32 AI 16 IoT 130 Drones 69 Solar PV 54 $350 billion 3D Printing 44 Gene editing 9.7 Nanotechnology 2.2 Blockchain 61 $3.2 trillion IoT 1 500 Drones 141 Solar PV 344 Big data 157 Robotics 499 AI 191 5G 277 Catching technological waves Technological change widens inequality through the ages 10,000 20,000 30,000 50,000 60,000 Real GDP per capita in 2011 (US$) Core countries Periphery Industry 4.0 Industrial Revolution Age of steam and railways Age of steel electricity and heavy engineering Age of oil, the automobile and mass production Age of ICT 1700 1720 1740 1760 1780 1800 1820 1840 1860 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 There is more than rise, fall, stay the same, point out the status quo when describing graphs and trends. Match these expressions with the categories 1–4. 1 rise 2 fall 3 stay the same 4 point out the status quo remain stable recover level off stand at dive grow higher shoot up peak drop jump decline reach reach an all-time low depict edge up increase rocket remain more or less constant pick up plummet improve soar show differ from decrease Can any of the verbs be used as nouns? Example: We can see a growth in … Adjectives and adverbs can greatly improve your graph description. Complete the table. Adjectives and nouns Verbs and adverbs a steady increase improve gradually recover slightly a slow decline fall steadily rise quickly a dramatic jump Language focus Describing graphs 16 a b c 124 Language skills Extras Explore 9 Technology and science Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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