ASSIGNMENT 23

· Fill in the gaps with the appropriate CONJUNCTIVE ADVERBS;INTRODUCTION/ CONCLUSION/ TIME/ COMPARISON expressions.

1 The chart____the comparison of scores gained by 2008.

2 ____, Team B always remained an unbeaten leader regardless all the fluctuations.

3 Product Y fluctuated much lower than 5000kg____with the B's rather healthy situation.

4 There was a steady downward trend for the product during the year,____it finished at zero level.

5 The____of the graph is between mid-May 2004 and mid-January 2009.

6 The product X had the largest profit each year____ product Y and Z alternated permanently.

7 Scores of Team C peaked at 82 points____creating a dramatic gap between the cumulative results of the other teams.

8 In the same season Team C experienced a slight decline of only 3 points____to the previous season.

9 In 2005 the scores revived as high as to 55 points. ____, it was not enough to beat the record of 2003.

10 Suddenly purchases of product Y hit their low at around $1000,____they would have exceeded the previous season's results.

11 Purchases of product X rose sharply____the sales of product Z declined significantly.

12 The graph____changes in the overall trend unemployment____the period 2005-2008.

13 ____beginning of 2004 the sales figures stood at about $13.000

14 ____, while Team A and B have a major decrease in scores, Team B has maintained its position as a leader.

15 The figures for Team B were negligible____with quite considerable results of Team A.

16 ____the team gained just as little as 3 more points then, there happened an unexpected recovery next month.

17 ____, the B team has been the leader each year. ____the team A has shown certain potential for winning, as well.

4 GRAPHS AND CHARTS

PRACTICE

1) The following pie-chart shows how typical Americans spend their income

· Draw your own pie-chart to show how you use your income today, and how you

think you might use it in twenty years from now.

· Present your chart using the framework below.

• Introduce your chart (the topic).
• Highlight points of interest.
• Explain anything unusual.
• Interpret what your chart says about you and your lifestyle (conclusion)

2) The following report gives some information on Flaxis Corp's share-price

history.

· Read the report attentively and complete the graph of Fraxis Corp's share-price history.

Fraxis Corp. was floated in1988 at just $15 per share. After a sudden drop of %3 in 1989, the stock rose gradually over the next two years to reach $50 in early 1991, when Fraxis acquired one of their smallest competitors, Nimmco. The market was not enthusiastic about the takeover, and Fraxis fell sharply by over $40. It then recovered slightly and levelled off around the $30 dollar mark for the next three years. In 1995, Fraxis CEO Alex Firman announced an alliance with the European market leader Haffman; the reaction was immediate. The stock price soared to $65 as institutional investors rushed to share in the profits. The alliance has been a great success; with the exception of temporary dips to $50 in 2001 and $59 in 2006, Fraxis has climbed steadily to peak at $95.

Analysts believe that Fraxis are unlikely to accept anything less than $110. So we expect to see the price to jump to $100 plus when trading opens on Monday.

3) The bar chart below shows the percentage of sales made by retailers in

Britain on each day of typical week during the years 2002 – 2007.

· Write a short report (about 100 words) summarizing the changes that took place

between 2002 – 2007.

4) The graph below shows sales for two companies between 2005 – 2009.

· Write a short report (about 100 words) describing and comparing the performance of the two companies during this period.

5) The graph below shows the proportion of the population aged 65 and over between 1940 and 2040 in three different countries.

· Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparison where relevant (about 250 words).

5) NOW

· Return to the SAMPLE GRAPH DESCRIPTION on page 1

· Describe the company's performance in Great Britain (100 words).

· Describe the company's performance in Europe (100 words).

· Describe and compare the company's performance in USA, Great Britain

and Europe(250 words).

NUMBERS

Notice how the following figures are said in English:

• 28% - twenty eight per cent
• 10.3 - ten point three

• 4

9 - four ninths

• 1

2 - a half, one half

• 1

3 - a third, one third

• 2

3 - two thirds

• 1

4 - a quarter

- one quarter

- a fourth

- one fourth

• 9

10 - nine tenths

• 0.2 - o(h) point two

- nought point two

- zero point two

- point two

• 0.75 - nought point seventy five

- point seven five

• 1.1 - one point one
• 1.25 - one point two five
• 63.57 - sixty-three point five seven

- six three point five seven

• 12.707 - twelve point seven nought seven

- one two point seven nought seven

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