Focus on writing 1 Interpreting information from diagrams Graphs A and B below show trends in two activities in Britain. meat consumption (red meat vs poultry) cigarette smoking (male vs female) SOURCE: National Food Survey, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and...
Language for writing Expressing purpose Choose the correct alternative from the phrases in brackets. a. You move the mouse in order to/so that cursor points to an icon. b. Flaps extend to/for increase the area of the aircraft wing. c. The oil passes though a filter in...
Orientation Answer the questions in this quiz with another student. Plant Quiz a. What is the name of the process by which a plant makes its own food? d. If you were to lay all the bananas grown in a year end to end, how many times would they encircle the...
Describing tables In the table, five of the world’s largest cities are compared according to a number of criteria, including population, air and noise pollution and traffic congestion. According to the figures, which city: 1 is the noisiest? 2 has the worst air...
Using quantifiers In Part 1 of the writing test you may have to describe amounts. You’ll need to be careful using quantifiers words like ‘much’, ‘many’, ‘some’ etc. Put the words and expressions below into the correct group. a large amount a little a lot of a small...
