IELTS Advantage: Unit 8 (p101)

2 (p95). Read it again and list 3 examples of:

1. comparatives: Savoury foods are less popular.

Answer explanation

1.

Savoury foods are less popular.

Bernie's Buns sells slightly more rolls than crisps …

Salads come next, with just over 60, three times as many as are sold in …

2 (p95). Read it again and list 3 examples of:

2. linking devices:

Answer explanation

2

Overall, On the whole, In terms of

2 (p95). Read it again and list 4 examples of:

3. superlatives:

Answer explanation

3 … the most popular items …

… Bernie's Buns is generally the busiest bakery …

Cookies and cakes are the next best sellers …

The least popular item in Lovely Loaves …

2 (p95). Read it again and list 4 examples of:

4. 4. ways numbers are described:

Answer explanation

an average of around 135, with around 115 and 100 of these

snacks sold respectively, roughly 75. just over 120. around 65, just over 60, loaves are joint fifth, approximately 45

2 (p95). Read it again and list 4 examples of:

4. 5. not as + adjective + as

Answer explanation

5 … salads and rolls are not as popular as sweet items …

Toasted sandwiches and salads are not nearly as popular …

Điền đáp án từ 1-4: Exercise 3 (p96) Read these sentences and complete the gaps with the correct numbers.

1 The temperature in Rawai Island was much lower than in Phuket, at 15 degrees and

25 degrees respectively.

Temperature in Hawaii Island: … (1) degrees

Temperature in Phuket: … (2) degrees

2 The number of visitors to Portugal was twice as high as those who went to Greece, at

500 and 250 respectively.

Visitors to Portugal: … (3)

Visitors to Greece: … (4)

Exercise 4 (p96): You can also use the expression 'in turn' in the same way as 'respectively'. Find an example in the model answer on page 96.

Exercise 5 (p96). Write a sentence using respectively or in turn about each of these pairs of data.

1. house in Notting Hill average £500,000 / house in Sloane Square average

£620,000 (Chi phí trung bình của một ngôi nhà Ở Quảng trường Sloane cao hơn khoảng một phần năm so với một ngôi Nhà trung bình Ở Notting Hill, lần lượt là 620.000 bảng anh và 500.000 bảng anh.)

Answer explanation

The average cost of a house in Sloane Square is around a fifth higher than an average house in Notting Hill, at £620,000 and £500,000 respectively.

Exercise 5 (p96). Write a sentence using respectively or in turn about each of these pairs of data.

2. people aged 20-30 who like jazz 11% / people same age who like hip-hop 35% (Nhạc Hip-hop phổ biến gấp ba lần nhạc jazz ở độ tuổi 20-30, lần lượt là 35% và 11%.)

Answer explanation

Nhạc Hip-hop phổ biến gấp ba lần nhạc jazz ở độ tuổi 20-30, lần lượt là 35% và 11%.

Exercise 5 (p96). Write a sentence using respectively or in turn about each of these pairs of data.

3. JFK Airport (March) 2.9 million users / Newark Airport (March) 1.9 million users

(Sân bay Newark ít bận rộn hơn Nhiều So Với Sân bay JFK ở Tháng ba, với 1,9 triệu và 2,9 triệu người dùng tương ứng.)

Answer explanation

Newark Airport was much less busy than JFK Airport in March, with 1.9 million and 2.9 million users respectively.