On to at out about

I'd like	us to look		this part of the graph in more detail.
	us to focus our attention		one particularly important feature.
	you to think		the significance of this figure here.
	to point		one or two interesting details.
	to draw your attention		the upper half of the chart.

Exercise 6. Complete the gaps using the following words to comment on important information in a visual:

If As Whatever Whichever However

……..you can see, there are several surprising developments.

……..you look at it more closely, you'll notice a couple of apparent anomalies.

……..you try to explain it, this is very bad news.

……..the reasons for this, the underlying trend is obvious.

…….way you look at it, these are some of our best results ever.

Exercise 7. Using these words we can interpret some information in a visual. Complete the table using the following words:

Lesson message significance conclusions implications

I'm sure the		to be drawn from this are	clear to all of us
		to be learned from this is
		of this are
		of this is
		here is

Exercise 8. a) Put these adjectives in the correct space in the table according to what kind of change they describe:

substantial	rapid	encouraging	slight	spectacular
disastrous	moderate	disappointing	steady	enormous

Big	Fast	Good
Small	Slow	Bad

b) Cross out the word which does not fit in the following sentences:

1) Passenger capacity increased disappointingly / steadily / tremendously / slightly.

2) Expenses on maintenance rose marginally / considerably / keenly / sharply.

3) The number of road accidents slumped rapidly / disastrously / suddenly / moderately.

4) The cost of domestic locomotives has fluctuated dramatically / wildly / gradually / enormously this year.

Exercise 9. Study the following words and word combinations, then read the presentation and say what vocabulary to describe a circular flow (figure 1) is used. Translate the text with the dictionary.

block – блок, часть

on the left – слева

on the right – справа

on the top – наверху

at the bottom – внизу

to label – обозначать

the inner loop – внутренний круг (кольцо)

the outer loop – внешний круг (кольцо)

arrow – стрелка

Start with two blocks. The one on the left should be labeled “households”, and the one on the right “firms”. On the top of the inner loop, circle, put “goods and services”, with an arrow running from the firms block to the households block. At the bottom of the inner loop put “services of productive factors”, with an arrow running from households to firms On the outer loop at the top, put “spending on goods and services”, with an arrow running from households to firms. And finally, at the bottom of the outer loop, put “factor incomes”, with an arrow running from firms to households.

Fig. 1

Exercise 10. Read the following texts without the dictionary. Notice the use of pie charts and graphs. Check the time of reading.