5.5 WRITING - REVIEW 1

5.5 WRITING - REVIEW 1

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How are you feeling?

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What would you like to do after social distancing ends?

Today’s Goals:

• Writing: A review of:

  ◦Introduction & Overview of Task 1

• Extra Tip: How to Present Percentages in a fabulous way

• Task 2 Agree & Disagree

WRITING TASK 1 REVIEW

Multiple Select

What should you do to increase from 5.0 to 6.0 in Writing Task 1? (Tick the correct answers)

• Write the overview with lots of data

• The more words the better

• Have proper paragraphs

• Write a conclusion

• Compare figures

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How would you describe the trend and data of the info below? (Don't need to write a full sentence, just some words would be enough)

% of male students: 30% => 60%

How to make percentages fabulous. (Let’s do some math!)

• Remember: It’s totally fine to use numbers!

• However, using these words can help you 1) avoid repetition and 2) compare figures

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For example, 50% = half. How would you describe 25%, 75%, and 33% in another way?

How to make percentages fabulous. (Let’s do some math!)

• 50%: half of _______.

• 25%: a quarter / one fourth  (1/4) => 75%: three quarterS / three fourthS (3/4)

• 33%: a third / one third => 66%: two thirdS

• 10%: one in ten people

• 20%: two in ten people/ about a quarter of ______

• These are what I refer to as "landmark" percentages. This will be important later.

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Describe these figures in another way: 47% and 28%

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How about 89%?

For random percentages, round it up to the nearest "landmark" percentages.

• 47%: just under a half / approximately one half

• 28%: just over a quarter

• 89%: nearly nine in ten ____

Let's talk about changes.

• ↑↓5%: a minuscule amount / a negligible amount / an insignificant amount = a small amount

• ↑↓ 20%: a significant amount / a remarkable amount = a big amount

• 10% -> 20%: double (v) / a twofold (adj) increase (n). Example: The percentage of male students doubled to 20% in 1999. / The percentage of male students saw a twofold increase to 20% in 1999.

• 10% -> 30%: triple (v) / a threefold (adj) increase (n).

• 10% -> 40%: increase (v) fourfold (adv) / a fourfold (adj) increase (n)

• Basically: __(number)__fold (adj + adv). Example: fivefold, sixfold, etc.

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Describe this change: 10% => 47%.

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Describe this change: 1000 => 6500 chairs.

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Describe this change IN FULL SENTENCE: household expense: 500$ in 2011 => 1200$ in 2023. Be careful with the time period.