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The graph provides information about unemployment rates among college graduates and high school leavers from 2000 to the present day. Overall, unemployment rates increased for young people during this period. However, the difference in unemployment rates between school leavers and graduates grew substantially in recent years. In 2000, 1.5% of graduates and 3% of school leavers were unemployed. Between 2000 and 2003, these rates rose to 3% and 5.5%, respectively. After 2006, the rates remained stable until 2007, when unemployment dramatically increased for high school leavers, reaching 10%. Unemployment for graduates also rose to 4%.

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Writing HW

The graph provides information about unemployment rates among college graduates and high school leavers from 2000 to the present day. Overall, unemployment rates increased for young people during this period. However, the difference in unemployment rates between school leavers and graduates grew substantially in recent years. In 2000, 1.5% of graduates and 3% of school leavers were unemployed. Between 2000 and 2003, these rates rose to 3% and 5.5%, respectively. After 2006, the rates remained stable until 2007, when unemployment dramatically increased for high school leavers, reaching 10%. Unemployment for graduates also rose to 4%.

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Exercise 5:

Complete the summary by putting the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

The graph (1) ____gives______ (give) information about unemployment among college
graduates and high-school leavers between 2000 and the present day.
Overall, there (2) _____was_____ (be) an upward trend in unemployment rates for
young students. However, the difference between school leavers and graduates (3)
_became_________ (become) much greater in recent years.
In 2000, 1.5 percent of graduates and 3 percent of school leavers (4) __had
not________ (not have) a job. Between 2000 and 2003, these percentages (5)
_____rose_____ (rise) to 3 and 5.5 respectively. After that, there was a gradual fall in
numbers until 2006, when figures (6) _____remained_____ (remain) stable for a
year.
Since 2007, the percentage of unemployed high-school leavers (7) ___rose_______
(rise) dramatically and reached 10 percent. Although the figure for graduates is lower, it
(8) _____also increased_____ (also increase) to 4 percent.

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III. PRACTICE

Practice 1:
Complete these sentences using from, to, of or at.
1. Between January and March, student numbers increased slightly _from____ 90 ___to__
100.
2. Between January and March, there was a slight increase __at___ ten students.
3. In June, numbers peaked __at___ 225 students.
4. From June to August, numbers fell __at___ 120 students.
5. Numbers fell __from___ 120 in August _to____ 90 in December.

Practice 2:
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant. You should write at least 150 words.
The graph below shows the number of library books
read by boys and girls at a school from 2009 to 2012.

The line chart illustrates how many library books that boys and girls in Starmouth School
read between 2009 and 2012.

Overall, there was an increase in the the number of library books read over the period
examined. In addition, the beginning boys read more than girls but the late the number of books
girls read more than boys.

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From 2009 to 2011, the number of books read of boys were always higher than girls. The
number of library books read by boys started at about 50000 books, after which it saw a slight
increase to 80000 books in the next year, before ending the period at 100000 books. Similiar
changes can be seen in the figure for girls to 2011, which rose dramatically from above 25000 books
and reached equal to the boys 100000 books.

During the time 2011-2012, there was a big change in the number of library books read. The
figure for girls increased sharply and reached a peak of 140000 books. Adversely, the number of
library books read by boys dropped from 100 000 books to 80 000 books in this period shown.

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