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UNIT 2

4 Researching a topic

A Information gathering

1 Form small groups and interview each other. Ask about the number of brothers
and sisters your partner and your partner’s parents have. Write in the chart below.

Mother Father
Name Brothers Sisters
Brothers Sisters Brothers Sisters

Total
Average
Average per generation

2 Work out the averages for each column and for each generation.
3 Collect the results on the board in the front of the class.

B Interpreting and reporting results

Form new groups. Discuss the questions below.

1 Look back at the charts in the fi rst text. Which population pyramid best fi ts your class?
2 Look at the fi gures below. What are the reasons for the differences among countries?

Average number of people living in a family in . . .
It’s quite/fairly obvious that . . .
India 4.80
Turkey 4.11
Korea 2.97 The reason could be that . . .
Japan 2.71
United States 2.57
United Kingdom 2.12 When you compare . . .
with . . . , it’s clear that . . .
Number of children a woman in . . . has
India 2.55
Turkey 2.10
Korea 1.24 It’s surprising that . . .
Japan 1.39
United States 2.06
United Kingdom 1.90
From the data we have,
Data: 2013 estimates it’s striking that . . .

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