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126 Now and then 10 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE LOOK AGAIN EXTRAS Complete the description of the diagram from exercise 8 using the expressions in the box. Do a quick survey of gadget ownership in your class and discuss the findings. Study the diagram below and write a short text describing it. You should: Write 100–120 words. The expressions from 9 and the following phrases might be useful: identify the type of diagram. say what it shows and where the figures come from. discuss the figures. draw a conclusion. VoCabULaRY 9 Describing a diagram was conducted by relatively few Summing up The bar chart shows one in three the vast majority of The period under review Nearly (1) the percentage of American teenagers aged 13 to 19 years who own an electronic gadget. The study (2) PHD Statistics. (3) is the year 2012. The chart shows that (4) American teenagers have a cell phone – as many as 95%. (5) 80% own a music player. Computers and game consoles are owned by approximately 70%. About (6) US teens possesses a tablet. (7) , it can be said that nearly every US teenager has one or more electronic devices. It is not surprising that almost every teenager has a cell phone, but (8) own tablets. This might be due to the fact that tablets are quite expensive by comparison. Gadget ownership WRITING 11 10 More than / Fewer than … The same number of … Twice as many girls … A total of … percent … Over /Under … percent … Nearly / Almost / Approximately … percent … Boys on the one hand … , girls on the other hand … While /Whereas … All in all / Summing up, it can be said that … The reason for this might be that … game console cell phone tablet send text messages take pictures play music play games go online 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% computer music player Source: PHD Statistics, 2012 Percentage of US teenagers (13–19) who own the gadgets below 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% make calls Source: United Stats, 2012  male  female Use of cell phones by US teenagers aged 13–19 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% % of those who have read both e-books and printed books in the last 12 months Which is b tter for these purposes, a printed book or an e-book? Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv