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Unit 10
Trends
REPORTS STUDY AND – 10.5
WRITING SKILLS
 Objectives

By the end of the lesson, you will be able to:

• review some vocabulary to describe changes and trends.

• extract specific information from a reading text.
• write a report on trends.

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You need to prepare:

• Your course book (New Language Leader 3)

• Your notebook
• Your stationary like a pen and a pencil
• Your dictionary
 Match the verbs in the first box with the nouns in the second
box and then put them under the most appropriate heading in
. the table
conduct Build do follow launch go out value go solve start

Into partnership of fashion staff a prototype a product a problem fashion a tend safety test a meeting

Business Engineering Trends

build a prototype

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Now check your answers

• Business: launch a product, go into partnership, value staff , conduct a

meeting.

• Engineering: solve a problem, do safety tests, build a prototype.

• Trends go out of fashion, follow fashion, start a trend.

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Describing a Trend
Complete the table with the words and phrases in the box. The first one is
already done for you.

Increase - drop - decline - level off - rise - peak - grow

go up - decrease - stabilize - remain stable

increase,
rise, grow,
go up

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Now check your answers please;

Increase - drop - decline - level off - rise - peak - grow

go up - decrease - stabilize - remain stable

peak level off, decline, drop increase,

stabilize, fall, rise, grow,
remain decrease go up
stable

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Types of Charts: Match the chart types with the pictures
below,
an additional chart is added for you : Can you guess
Line (graph)- table -bar chart -flow chart - pie chart
what is it? Unit 10 Unit 10
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Now check your answers please;
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Area chart Line chart Flow chart 9

Describe each of the graphs below, using an adjective from the box and a noun
from

Dramatic – significant- steady- sharp – slow- gradual – slight – sudden

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Describe each of the graphs below, using an adjective from the box and a noun from Exercise 7a, page
105 . Use a dictionary to check whether each word or phrase is a noun, a verb, or both.
slow/steady/gradual dramatic/sharp/sudden dramatic/significant/
fall/decline drop sharp/sudden
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significant steady/slow/gradual/slight a slow/steady/gradual

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READING

Read the extract from a report on the change in spending on music CDs
between 2011 and 2015 from the previous slide (What does the Future hold
for Music CDs?) and match each paragraph with its purpose.

Sales of Music in Austrailia

A.Gives the main trend. 9

B.Gives the conclusion. 8

C.Gives more detail and any 6

surprising or opposite trends. 5

D.Gives the source of the

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information and what it shows. 2

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2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Music CD Digital downloads Large chains small music shops 12

Look at the chart below: Model answer:
1. A bar chart
1. What type of chart is it? 2. “The Students’ daily routine between February
2. What is the title? and June”.
3. What other information can you see? 3. X-axis / Y-axis.

Sales of Music in Austrailia

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2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Music CD Digital downloads Large chains small music shops

 What does the future hold for Music CDs?

1.This chart shows the results of a study carried out for a music
industry association into spending in music CDs in Australia. The
study compares spending from 2011 to 2015 across different
outlets for music CDs: digital downloads, small independent music
shops and large chains.
2.In general, the survey shows that after reaching a peak in 2013,
spending on CDs specially in large chains has been falling.
Spending on music CDs specially the top ten list in large chains in
2013, was nearly double the amount in 2014, which represents a
sharp drop in revenue for the big stores.

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3. Between 2012 and 2014 there was a slight increase in the sale of music
CDs through small independent music shops. However, from 2014 to 2015
there was a fairly constant rise in the sale of digital downloads, which is
expected to continue due to the increasing number of people using smart
devices. That would make digital downloads sector grow rapidly and
become the largest sector in this market. Interestingly, prices of music CDs
from different outlets and sellers remained stable without noticeable
changes despite the cheaper digital downloads. Some large chains had
heavy discounts during special occasions and holidays that would match up
the digital downloads.
4. In summary, spending on music in Australia has not shown any
significant decline since 2011, but there has been a significant shift from
customers buying music CDs to buying digital downloads. This could be
seen as the greatest fall in spending on music CDs since the beginning of
recorded music industry. 15
1. This chart shows the results of a study carried out for a music industry Model answer
association into spending in music CDs in Australia. The study compares
spending from 2011 to 2015 across different outlets for music CDs: digital Gives the source of the
downloads, small independent music shops and large chains. information and what
it shows.
2. In general, the survey shows that after reaching a peak in 2013, spending on CDs
specially in large chains has been falling. Spending on music CDs specially the
top ten list in large chains in 2013, was nearly double the amount in 2014, which Gives the main trend.
represents a sharp drop in revenue for the big stores.
3. Between 2012 and 2014 there was a slight increase in the sale of music CDs
through small independent music shops. However, from 2014 to 2015 there was
a fairly constant rise in the sale of digital downloads, which is expected to Gives more detail and
continue due to the increasing number of people using smart devices. That any surprising or
would make digital downloads sector grow rapidly and become the largest opposite trends.
sector in this market. Interestingly, prices of music CDs from different outlets
and sellers remained stable without noticeable changes despite the cheaper
digital downloads. Some large chains had heavy discounts during special
occasions and holidays that would match up the digital downloads.
4. In summary, spending on music in Australia has not shown any significant
decline since 2011, but there has been a significant shift from customers Gives the conclusion.
buying music CDs to buying digital downloads. This could be seen as the greatest
fall in spending on music CDs since the beginning of recorded music industry.
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 WRITING Writing a report describing a chart
Look at the chart showing trends in cars among university male students. Write a description of the changes
the chart shows.

Trends in cars among university male students

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2013 2014 2015 2016

Medium size pickup trucks converable 17

WRITING Writing a report describing a chart

Tips for writing your report:

1. The first paragraph is short. It should simply say what the chart shows and where and when it
describes.

2. Avoid repeating words in the question. Instead, use other words with the same or similar meanings.

3. Describe the trends you can see. Use numbers from the chart.

4. To sum up, highlight the most important things the information shows. You can also say what is
likely to happen in the future.

5. Don’t try to explain the chart. you can just have to describe what happened, not say why it
happened.
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This bar chart/ line graph illustrates/is about/deals with/ shows/ Introduction:
demonstrates ------------------------------ (Title) during the years/time Focus on the topic of the
------------------------------------------------. (information from the graph/ chart.
chart)
The x-axis of the graph shows ------------------------------ , while the Y-
axis focuses on ----------------------------- .

According to the chart,/ It is clear that, etc. Body:

Describe the trends
Explain what’s increasing/decreasing/ is constant. generally.
Use numbers/ percentages from the chart. Gives more detail and any
.surprising or opposite trends

In conclusion,/ Overall,/ In general, etc. Conclusion:

  Summarise the main
Use words like maximum/ minimum, largest/smallest, trends
highest/lowest etc. but don’t use numbers or
percentages.
 Thank you for your
perseverance and hard work

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