Introductions – Task 1 academic – Lesson 25 – Answers

 

Look at this information on population statistics from 2014 and write 3 introductory sentences.

 

1. The table shows the most populated countries in the world in 2014 and also the projected population figures for 2050.
2. The table illustrates the countries with the highest and lowest fertility rates across the world in 2013 and compares these with the rates for the same countries in 1970.
3. The chart shows the population clock for 2014 highlighting the figures for more and less developed countries in terms of selected population indicators. These are measured in years, days and minutes.

 

Now look at the following data and write an introduction for each of them:

 

sales of cut flowers   The bar chart shows sales of cut flowers over the period of one year.

airline travel   The pie chart shows which airlines were the most popular from a survey of travellers.

Sales of motorbikes   The bar chart illustrates the sales of motorbikes in four countries between 2002 and 2004.

number of tennis clubs   The data shows the number of tennis clubs in a variety of capital cities in Europe.

 

General Training Letter Introductions – Answers

Dear Jenny,

I am so thrilled to hear that you are able to come and visit me next month. I am really looking forward to seeing you and have lots of ideas about what we can do while you are here.

Dear Mr MacDonald,

My name is Jenny Bond, I was a pupil in your English class in 2007, I do hope you remember me. The reason I am writing is because I have been asked to provide an academic reference from a former teacher and I was hoping that you would be able to do this for me.

Dear Sir,

I am writing to make a complaint about my stay at the hotel last week. You may remember that it was unusually cold for the time of year and the heating was inadequate making my stay quite frankly miserable.

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