TASK 1 Graphs

DESCRIBING GRAPHS

Multiple Choice

Which word should we use to describe this line?

• to go down

• to rise

• to increase

• to vary

Draw

Draw a line to illustrate this sentence: The number of tourists grew dramatically.

Draw

Draw a line to illustrate this sentence: There was a gradual fall in the number of tourists.

Open Ended

The number of travellers on long-haul flights ................................... between 2006 and 2012.

Dropdown

There was a slight increase in holidays to France between 2006 ​

Select answer

2007.

Multiple Choice

• Graph with trend

• Comparative graph

Multiple Choice

The graph shows the popularity of three different types of holiday from 1990 to 2020 in millions of travellers.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

There was a slight increase in skiing holidays after 1990, then they remained stable for about 5 years.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Open Ended

Paraphrase the word in bracket:

The line graph (show) the cost of holidays for tourists from 1990 to 2020.

Open Ended

Paraphrase the word in bracket:

It is predicted that the cost of accommodation (stay the same) from 2010 to 2020.

Multiple Choice

There was a sharp rise ... 70% in 2009.

• at

• to

• by

Multiple Choice

• Graph with trend

• Comparative graph

Match

Match the following

• 90%

• 25%

• 75%

• 30%

• 66%

almost all

a quarter

three quarters

about a third

two thirds

• almost all

• a quarter

• three quarters

• about a third

• two thirds

Reorder

Reorder the following

• a third

• of adults

• do not

• watch

• science fiction

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Multiple Choice

About two-thirds of families had two or three children.

• TRUE

• FALSE