译林牛津模块四Unit1Task.ppt

* Task Writing an advertisement listening for statistics and descriptions When listening for statistics, you may hear: fractions e.g. ?( a/one half), ?( three quarters) decimals e.g. 0.3(zero/nought point three) percentages e.g. 63%(sixty-three per cent) Words and phrases that describe the following: an increase: e.g. There was an increase of 40 per cent. The price has risen to 25 yuan a kilo. The price has gone up by 9 dollars a pound. Four times as many people used our product last year. a decrease: e.g. There was a decrease of 42 per cent/ 30 pounds. The figure/amount decreased/fell by 16.5 per sent. no change: e.g. There was no change. The figure/ percentage remained/stayed the same. a range e.g. The sales figures range between 40 and 50 per cent/from 50 to 60. an average e.g. The average price was ￥50. a limit e.g. The maximum speed is 80 kilometres per hour on this road. The price reached a record high of 150 dollars per kilo. The sales figures have dropped to their lowest level/point. Listen and write down the statistics. Note that you may need to do some simple calculations after listening to the descriptions. 1. Number of members two year ago: ______; last year: _____ 2. Market share last year: _____; this year: _____ 1,200 1,400 85% 65% 3. Percentage of students eating lunch in the dining hall last year: _________; in three years: _____ 4. Percentage of students from our school continuing their education last year at local universities: _______studying abroad: _______ 50%-60% 75.5% 23.4% 11.5% this year at local universities: _____ studying abroad: _______ 5. Last year: 5,000 museum visitors; out of them: 1,000 young people This year: _____ museum visitors out of them: ______ young people 24.5% 13.6% 9,000 3,000 Listen and complete the bar chart. Some of the information can be found in the table. 1