4.2 Describing data with prepositions SSTSSS EY According to the article in Exercise 3, are the following statements true or false? a The majority of people consider ‘culture’ to be represented by books, paintings, rituals and ceremonies. b Our understanding of what constitutes culture is unaffected by the Internet. Through the Internet, every written word can be accessed. The Internet provides a stage for all forms of art. An insignificant number remain unaffected by the international nature of the Internet. ‘Only a few people believe that ‘cyberpoets’ are becoming part of our popular culture. JESUS) Headings Unie 4.7 The article in Exercise 3 has six paragraphs (AF). Write a possible heading for each paragraph. JESU. text completion (Unit 2.7) Write a short summary of the text. Leave gaps for other students to complete the missing information. moan JEISISUM short-answer questions (Unit 3.7) 4 ‘Write some shortanswer questions for other students to answer. Describing data with prepositions Look at the graph on the right and complete the eight sentences on the left with the correct number. 40 a Itstarted at 8 b_ There was an increase of © Itincreased by 6 d It peaked at © Itdecreased from to 4 f There was a drop of g It fluctuated at around 2 hi Itfinished at ° ©5555 B] Now look at the graph at the top of page 78 and read the report that follows. Fill in the gaps with a suitable preposition.4 Cultural concerns Albums produced by a small record label from 1982 to 1995 410.000: ‘2000: 8000: 7000: 6000: 15000: Number of albums 4000: 3000: 2000: +1000: LEP LEEPEPSPESE The first three years saw album production increase (a)_ about four thousand albums per year (b)__ approximately six thousand, an increase (c). about two thousand albums. There was a slight decline from mid-1984, and from 1986 to mid-1992 this figure fluctuated (d)_ around five-and-a-half thousand albums per year. In mid-1992 there was a dramatic recovery, and in 1994 production rose (e), a peak of nearly seven thousand albums before decreasing rapidly (f) about four thousand albums (g)___ just under three thousand albums per year in 1995. ESSAY TASK The tables below show which section of a library males and females used most in a year. Mal Females nes Sa es Sans Fietion | Non- | Reference | Internet Fiction | Non-| Reference| Intemet fiction fiction] 5-15 | 71% | 8% | 4% | 17% 5-15 | 80% | 10%) 7% | 3% 16-25 | 22% | 9% | 15% | 53% 16-25 | 30% | 11%| 15% | 44% 26-65 | 15% | 35% | 15% | 35% 26-65 | 23% | 29%| 20% | 38% 66+ | 40% | 34% | 20% | 6% 66+ | 42% | 37%! 17% | 4%SAIS = EJ Use the table on the previous page, to work out what the phrases refer to. The first cone has been done for you. at 3% ~ refers to 5-165 year-old females using the Internet ranged between 23% and 80% from 71% to 22% from 9% at within a 2% range between the ages of 26 and 65 meno oe POINT OF IMPACT Prepositions are important in most Task 1 questions. Some are used to describe changes in data over time and some describe static data, SSTeSS EY Complete the sentences below using the phrases from Exercise 3. 1 The biggest difference in results came from females visiting the fiction section, where the percentage the lowest result for any category was in the females aged 5 to 15 using the internet. Between the ages of 5 to 15 and 16 to 25, use of the fiction section fell for males. ‘There was a considerable increase in the number of males using the non-fiction section, 16-25 to 35% for the next age range. 5 The results for males and females aged 66 and above were of each other with regards to visiting the fiction section. only one fifth of females used the reference section. ne Student A: Draw a line graph and prepare to explain it to your partner. Use prepositions to support your data. Base your graph on a cultural issue, eg, international migration. There should be two clear axes. Student B: Listen to your partner and draw the graph he or she describes. ng your partner’s graph. [EEE so wie pgp ae Festivals ‘What special events are the three passages below describing? A special occasion that’s important for me is People decorate their homes and often have a tree with lights; I used to love all the colours when I was a child. It’s a time when families get together and everyone exchanges gifts. Once, there were 18 of us all sitting around a ‘small table at home. There wasn’t much room but everyone had a good time. Llove it because you get cards from a lot of old friends, and everyone is very friendly and cheerful. ‘A special day in my countey is ‘Most people have a bonfire in their garden, and there are always lots of firework displays. People sometimes bring potatoes and cook them in the fire, but they don’t cook very well.