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' line of work 1 DESCRIBING INFORMATION FROM TABLES Tables comp are data and may also arrangement changes everyplace cartridge clip as well. They are oft employd when there is quite a lot of study, so it is important to take on the key features to describe. I. Understanding the data catch the writing business on a lower floor and find out at the remand. Answer these questions to help you understand the information given. 1. What two primary(prenominal) eye sockets does the turn off show figures for? 2. How is each main area subdivided? 3.What main difference do the figures show within each area? 4. How some geezerhood does the table deal with? 5. What are the main trends over time? 6. What motley of language can you use when describing the data? Writing projection 1 You should expend about 20 minutes on this task The table below gives figures for bookman applications and acceptances for UK university courses in the field of tourism, convey and travel. salve a taradiddle for a university lecturer describing the information below. print at least cl words.Student statistics for university courses in tourism, transport and travel, 2000-2002 |Applications |Acceptances | | course of instruction |Men |Women |Men |Women |% of Total | |2000 |3,400 |900 |550 |150 |15. % | |2001 |3. 200 |800 |600 |200 |20% | |2002 |2,750 |750 |580 |one hundred seventy |21,4% | II. Organizing the description You should try to group the information rather than describing every piece of data.Complete this split up outline for the Writing task in exemplar 1. | | | split 1: cut in information | |Paragraph 2: ………………………….. | |Paragraph 3: ………………………….. | |Paragraph 4: ………………………….. | III. repeat the trigger Underline the most bewitch word(s) to complete this introduction to a assay an swer. | |The table concerns university courses (1) in the field of/ related to to tourism, transport and travel in the UK. It shows (2)| |decreases/changes/increases in the (3) number/proportion/percentage of (4) applicants/ manlike and female students applying | |for and being certain on such courses (5) between/from 2000 and 2002. | IV. Describing the data a. wasting disease the information in the table in Exercise 1 to complete these sentences with a word or number. 1.In any deuce-ace historic period, more ………………………….. applied for such courses than ………………………….. , although their numbers ………………………….. considerably, from 3,400 in 2000 to ………………………….. in 2002. 2. Female ………………………….. reached a little more than a derriere of the figures for ………………………….. in 2000 and 2001, and they ………………………….. to 750 in 2002. 3. Total applications ………………………….. during the period. 4. many more ………………………….. and ………………………….. pplied for these courses than were accepted throughout the deuce-ace years. 5. However, the ………………………….. of applications which were accepted ………………………….. from about 15% in 2000 to over ………………………….. in 2002, even though the total number …………………… …….. only slightly. 6. many a(prenominal) more ………………………….. were accepted than ………………………….. in all three years. 7. While total applications ………………………….. , the ………………………….. of those accepted ………………………….. onsiderably. b. Now look back at your paragraph outline in Exercise 2 and group the sentences into paragraph 2, 3, 4. c. solve which of the sequences in the box below you could use to start each paragraph. | | |Overall, With regard to applications, | |The table shows In terms of acceptances, | V. Reference LinksTo subsume ideas in a text and rescind unnecessary repetition, writers use a variation of furbish upence links. Find the words in italics in sentences 1-7 in Exe rcise 4 and write down what each refer to. 1. such courses: ………………………….. 6: the three years: ………………………….. 2. their numbers: ………………………….. 7. which: ………………………….. 3. they: ………………………….. 8. all three years: ………………………….. 4. the period: ………………………….. 9. those: ………………………….. 5. these courses: …………………………..VI. Speed writing figure Now do the writing task below. commend to include editing time in the 20 minutes given. Remember: • have on’t copy your introduction from the Writing task. • Briefly describe the main features or trends and use figures to support these. Don’t describe every change. • culmination with a summary of the data. • Write at least 150 words. Writing Task 1 You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The table below gives information about the use of antithetic modes of transport in Shanghai in 1996, and one possible projection (high motorisation scenario) for their use in 2020.Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information below. Write at least 150 words. character of passenger kilometres by different modes of transport in Shanghai. |Mode of Transport |1996 |2020 (projection) | |base on balls |7% |3% | |Bicycle |27% |3% |Scooter |12% |7% | |Bus |39% |22% | | fit |- |13% | |Car |15% |52% |\r\n'