(PRACTICES)

Objectives
Presents an accurate and clear overview of main

trends, differences and patterns

Presents, highlights and illustrates key features
successfully
Analyses and synthesizes information effectively
Use accurate language and meaning
Able to link ideas effectively

MID-SEM TEST :
PART A: READING COMPREHENSION

PART B : WRITING A REPORT BASED ON NON-

LINEAR TEXT

PART B : INFORMATION TRANSFER FROM NONLINEAR TEXT (10 marks)

Practice 1

 150 200 words

Phrases used
Indicating upward movement :
Verbs
Transitive
(to) increase
(to) raise
(to) push/put/step up
(to) extend, (to) expand

Intransitive
(to) increase
(to) rise (rose, risen)
(to) go/be up
(to) grow
(to) extend, (to) expand
(to) progress
(to) boom/soar/climb
(to) jump, (to) skyrocket
(to) reach a peak, (to)
peak
(to) reach an all-time
high

Nouns
(an) increase
(a) raise (US), a rise (UK)
(an) upswing
(a) growth
(an) extension, expansion
(a) progression
(a) boom
(a) jump
(a) peak

 Indicating downward movement:

Verbs
Transitive
(to) decrease
(to) cut, (to) reduce

Nouns

Intransitive
(to) decrease

(a) decrease
(a) cut, (a) reduction
(fall, fell, (a) fall

(to) fall (off)

fallen)
(to) plunge, to plummet
(to) drop (off)
(to) go down
(to) decline
(to) collapse
(to) slump, (to) go bust
(to) bottom out

(a)
(a)
(a)
(a)
(a)
(a)

plunge
drop
downswing
decline
collapse (dramatic fall)
slump

 Indicating no movement :
Verbs
Transitive
(to) keep ... stable
(to) hold ... constant
(to) stabilize

Intransitive
(to) remain stable
(to) stay constant
(to) stabilize

Nouns

stability

Indicating a change of direction : or

Verbs
Transitive
(to) level off

(to) stand at

Nouns

Intransitive
(to) level off/out, to
(a) levelling-off
flatten out
(to) stop falling/rising
(a) change
(to) remain steady
(to) stop falling and start
rising
(to) stop rising and start
falling

How to interpret the data?

Practice 2

Interpret the table. Compare and contrast the price of both imported
and local cars from the year 1980 to 2000. Link the data presented in
Figure 1 and Figure 2.

Exercise

Car Production by Jitsu Manufacturers from 2002 to 2011

The graph shows car production by Jitsu Manufacturers from 2002 to 2011.
The trend indicates the car production (1)__________considerably during
the 2000s.
In 2002, the car production was 25 000 units but (2)________ by 5
000 to 20 000 units in 2003. The production remained (3)_______ during
the period of 2003 to 2006 at 20 000 units. In the late 2000s, car
production (4) ______ significantly. It started in 2007 when the
production reached 30 000 units. It (5) _______ by 10 000 units in 2008
and by further 24 000 units in 2009 to 65 000 units.
In 2010, there was a sharp (6) ______ and car production reached
a record level of 100 000 units. In fact, the production (7) ________ in
2010. However, there was a slight (8) ________ in production to 900 000
units in 2011.
In conclusion, it is estimated that the rising trend of car
production by Jitsu Manufacturers will continue to increase.

REPORT