Section Two - Describing and Comparing Data
Section 2 / Lesson 3 - Tense Choice
Below you will see the bar chart from the previous class, but now showing that this data was from 2015. Answer the questions below to practice using the language in the past tense.
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The graph below shows eight select country’s spending on military and healthcare in 2015.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
1. Paraphrase the question
2. Write a summary of the data
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3. Write the percentage (using all four parts) for:
a. US healthcare spending
b. UK healthcare spending
c. Russian military spending
d. Russian healthcare spending
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4. Compare the data using at least 4 different structures (without giving percentages)
a. US to UK healthcare spending
b. US military to healthcare spending.
c. Russia military to healthcare spending.
d. Canada and Denmark
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5. Add a percentage to one of your comparisons using 'with'
6. Add a percentage to one of your comparisons using 'at'
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