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    5 WRITING EXTRA

    UPPER INTERMEDIATE UNIT 5 4 Read the report again and find:


    a report 1 Two phrases which say that two things
    are nearly the same.
    WRITING TIP 2 Four phrases that talk about differences.
    When you write a report, it is very important to present the
    information clearly. Before you write the report, you need to think                       
    about how you are going to structure the different points and use a 3 Four linking phrases.
    different paragraph for each. You should include a general overview,
    detail information relating to the different points you make and an                      
    overall conclusion.
    5 Look at the phrases in the box which have
    the same or a similar meaning.
    1 Which of the following products do you use? Which do you
    think are the most useful? Why? almost no difference equal
    a smartphone a mobile phone a tablet computer significant difference
    a personal computer only a slight variation no difference
    no variation of greater importance
    2 The table below shows worldwide sales for smartphones, far more important more or less equal
    mobile phones, tablet computers and personal computers in
    2010 and 2011. Look at the table and answer the questions.
    6 Use the words in the box to complete
    1 Which product has increased its sales the most? the sentences.
    2 Which product sells the most?
    3 Which product has decreased in sales? however nevertheless despite
    even though
    20w0 sales 2011 sales Increase 1 Some people don’t like smartphones
    (million units) (million units) they have many
    smartphones 297 480 61% advantages.
    2 Smartphones are very useful.
    mobile phones 1143 1120 –2% , they are expensive.
    tablet computers 19 35 84% 3 the fact that everyone
    seems to have a smartphone, mobile
    personal computers 346 355 2%
    phones sales are still twice that of
    smartphones.
    3 Read the report on the information in the table. 4 Smartphones can run down the battery
    very quickly. battery life
    is improving every year.
    The table shows smartphone, mobile phone, tablet computer
    and personal computer sales in millions of units for the years 7 Complete the report by comparing
    2010 and 2011. computer sales figures in the table and
    First of all, when looking at phone sales, it can be seen that then providing an overall conclusion
    overall sales have increased significantly. However, comparing (100–150 words). Use at least six of the
    the sales of smartphones with mobile phones it becomes obvious expressions in exercise 4.
    that the overall increase is due entirely to smartphone sales as
    there is almost no difference in sales of ordinary phones. Plan your writing
    Figures show only a slight variation between 2010 and 2011. On • Think about the content of your report.
    the other hand, there are significant differences in smartphone Provide a general description of computer
    sales over the same period with an increase of a staggering 61% sales, contrast sales of tablet and personal
    in only a year. This trend is likely to continue as more and more computers and mention sales of different
    people who need to buy a new phone decide to change over from types of phones and computers in your
    the ordinary type to the smart type. The results for smartphones conclusion.
    showed an interesting contrast to those for mobile phones with
    smartphone sales rising significantly even though mobile phone Check your writing
    sales continue to be far more important than smartphone sales. • Have you used at least six of the expressions
    The figures for computer sales are equally interesting. To begin in exercises 4 and 5?
    with … • Have you checked your grammar and spelling?
    • Did you find any mistakes?

    © Pearson Education Limited 2016

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