WRITING UNIT 1

1. an equalamount of money on entertainment and clothes .

2. but she only spends 25 % of her money on study materials

3. less on clothes than she spends

4. almost as much

5. Jus t under half of

6. used to smoke

7. small percentage

8. heavier smokers

9. The percentage

10. are similar

WRITING UNIT 2

1 The growth in the number of overseas students at a university over a twenty-yea r period .

2. The number of overseas students studying at the university has rise n considerably . The graph
shows a considerable increas e in

It gives a more accurate description .

3. b) a gradual increase

c) a stable

d) a pea k

e) a dramatic increase

f) a gradua l decrease

4. b)rises steadily с)remains constant d)reaches a peak e)increases dramatically f)decreases gradually

5. People

6. Years

7. Car owners in millions .

8. Car ownership in Britain has risen dramatically .

9. a )ha s rise n b) rose

10. a) Since 1960 , the number of car owners in Britain has risen dramatically from below 2
million to 25 million .

b) The number of car owners in Britain rose dramatically from under 2 million in 1960 to 25
million in 2000 .

11. Between 1980 and 1998 , the number of students at the University rose considerably from just
over 200 to 800

12. a) The first graph shows the number of grocery stores that closed in Britain (in thousands)
between 1961 and 1995. Between 1961 and 1971 there was a steep fall in the number of grocery
stores closing in Britain and then a gradual fall until 1980. Very few stores closed between then and
1995.

b) The second graph shows the increase in the types of products sold at supermarkets
between 1950 and 1995. The types of products stocked increased significantly from 550 to 19000
between 1950 and 1995.

c) The third graph shows the growth of supermarkets in Britain between 1985 and 1996.
During this time there was a steady growth in the number of supermarkets from 400 to 1000.

13. The number of hamburgers sold at Harry's over a one-year period.

14. The pattern is variable.

15. To get a clear picture of the trend in sales over the year.

16. The simple past tense.

17. a) The sale of hamburgers was stable throughout January, February and most of March,

b) Fewer hamburgers were sold in April than in March according to this graph.

c) There was a dramatic rise in the sale of hamburgers between June and August when
numbers increased from 1900 to 3000.

d) Hamburger sales peaked in August when 3000 were sold.

e) The lowest sales of hamburgers were in October when they dropped to 1250 for the
month,

f) Hamburgers were more popular in summer than in winter according to this graph.

The graph shows the fluctuation in the number of people at a London underground station
over the course of a day. According to the graph there is a sharp increase between 6.00 and 8.00 in
me morning, with 400 people using the station at 8 o'clock. After this, the numbers fall dramatically
to less than 200 at 10 o'clock. Between 11.00 and 3.00 the number of people rises and falls evenly
with a plateau around lunchtime of just under 300 people using the station. Numbers then decline,
with the lowest number being recorded at 4,00 in the afternoon. There is then a rapid rise between
4.00 and 6pm during the evening rush hour with a peak of 380 people at 6 pm. After 7 pm numbers
fall significantly, with only a slight increase again just after 8 pm, tailing off after 9 pm. The graph
shows that the station is most crowded in the early morning and early evening rushhour periods.