2 The language of change
Others possible:
(a) rose/increased
(b) levelled off
(c) steadily
(d) rose/increased
(e) slightly
(f) climbed/rose
(g) peak
(h) dropped/fell
(i) sharply/steeply
3 Describing visuals
(a) (i) is better. It comments on the main features of the chart but does not repeat the
statistics.
(b)Model answers:
(a) density
(b) demonstrates/illustrates
(c) between
(d) less-crowded/less densely populated
(e) role/part
(f) since/as/because
(g) tend
5 Practice A
Model answers:
(a) shows
(b) French
(c) figure
(d) countries/states
(e) than
(f) higher
6 Practice B
Model paragraph:
Table 2 shows the world’s ten largest companies by revenue in 2013. It is noticeable that
seven of the ten, including the second and third largest are oil companies. The largest
company, Wal-Mart, is a multinational retailer, and the eighth, Vitol, is a commodity trader.