Tell and Draw!
Decide whether the statements which follow are true or false
or if it is impossible to tell from the data. Choose T / F / Im
All the phrases below can be used to describe figures.
Group them into phrases which mean the same.
A fifth = one in five = twenty per cent (20%)
A quarter = one in four = twenty five per cent (25%)
A tenth = one in tenth = ten per cent (10%)
A third = one in three = Just over thirty per cent (+/-30%)
Two thirds = two out of three = just over sixty per cent (+/-60%)
Three quarter = three out of four = seventy five per cent (+/-75%)
Practice
Put the words and expressions below into the correct group.
Used with countable
nouns
Used with uncountable
nouns
Used with both
much more a large amount most several less and less no
None of many a lot of fewer and fewer
a little fewer the majority of
a small number
few less a small amount
Used with countable
nouns
Used with uncountable
nouns
Used with both
several
a small amount
no
a small number
a large amount
None of
fewer and fewer
much
more
few
a little
a lot of
many
less and less
most
fewer
less
the majority of
Look at the table and complete the description by choosing
the best word or phrase for each gap.
Practice
Line Graph
Bar Graph
Pie Chart
Spider Chart
Flow Chart
Timeline
Venn Diagram
d
a
b
e
c
f
rose
fall
went up
went down
increased
decreased
stayed
1998
1998
went up sharply
decreased sharply
rose sharply
stayed the same / decreased slightly
A quarter
Most
Over half
10 percent
Practice
Match the letters
in the diagram
with the
components
listed below.
A
G
C
B
I
E
H
D
Complete the text with the words from the previous activity.
lift
carriage
pump
piston
hydraulic
fluid
control
button
piston
housing
valve
tank
Passive Voice
Using the passive voice can add a more formal tone to your descriptions.
Often, it is not even necessary to say who or what is responsible for certain
actions in the process.
… an electric signal is sent to a pump
to be + V3 (Past Participle)
Example:
(Active): A worker collects the materials from the recycling bins
(Passive): The materials are collected from the recycling bins
Practice!
1. Miners extract bauxite from the ground.
Bauxite is extracted from the ground
2. Occasionally someone adds zinc to the mixture.
Zinc is occasionally added to the mixture.
3. Mechanics regularly test the engine’s performance.
The engine’s performance is regularly tested.
4. Once the production team has completed the production process,
dispatch workers send the product out to stores.
Once the production process has been completed, the product is
sent out to stores
5. As soon as the control has received the call, they send out a car to
the customer.
As soon as the class is received, a car is sent out to the customer.
Draw and label a rough flowchart/diagram of your
production process.
Example: