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@ Work alone. Look at this bar chart and complete
      the summary below by writing your own words
      in the gaps. When you finish, compare your ideas
      with your partner's.

             International visitors to New Zealand:
                        reason for visit
    100%
     90%
     80%·
     70%
     60%
     50%
     40%
     30%
     20%
     10%
      0%
                                                          0 Now work alone and write a summary of the
                                                             information in the chart in Exercise 8.
      The chart shows I                                      When you write:
      The most popular activity is walking, which            • include all the information you used to answer
      2      ... of people on holiday do. Seventy-five          the questions in Exercise 8;
      percent of visitors 3 ................. and 4 ..   . ...... go   • use language from the summaries in Exercises
      to see volcanoes. Another popular activity is             2, 4 and 7 to help you.
      boating, which S ................. of holidaymakers do.
      Just over 6     .... of visitors also like 7            Exam advice        Chart summary
      Overall, 8 .   . ..... enjoy doing outdoor activities   •  Study the chart(s) carefully and look for the
      more than indoor activities.                               most important features.
                                                              •  Write an introductory sentence which says what
   0 Work in pairs. Look at this chart and discuss the           the chart(s) show(s).
      questions below.                                        •  Make sure the facts you write are correct.

             International visitors to New Zealand:
                  transport used during visit
    80%-                                                  Spelling
    70%                                                   Making nouns plural
    60%
    50%                                                   0 IELTS candidates often make spelling mistakes
    40%                                                      when writing nouns in the plural. Write the
    30%
    20%                                                      plural form of these words. Then check your
                                                             answers by reading the Language reference
     0%                                                      (page 120).
                                                             1  visitor  visitors   S  man
      1  What does the chart provide information about?      2  boss                6  match
      2  What is the commonest means of transport? What      3  boy                 7  party
         percentage of visitors use it?                      4  foot                8  wife
      3  Which two means of transport are use-d almost
         the same amount? What percentage of visitors     0  page 120 Spelling changes when we make nouns plural
         use them?
      4  What is the fourth most popular means of         f) Write the plural form of each of these words.
        • transport? What percentage of visitors use it?     1  person   p p        6  family
                                                                          e.o fe.
      5  Which means of transport is used least? What        2  child                7  watch
         percentage of visitors use it?                      3  country              8  potato
      6  Overall, which is more popular: private             4  city                9  activity
         transport or public transport?                      5  life                10 crash



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