Unit 4 B STUDY SKILLS: READING AND DESCRIBING GRAPHS
1 Match the type of charts and graphs with the figures below. b bar chart
c pie chart 80
Urban Rural
60 40 20 0
Figure 1: Population of Turkey
Using graphs and charts is a way of communicating key facts quickly. It is usually easier to understand a graph than to read information in a block of long text. a line graph
C21 skills
1990
Turkey Istanbul
2000
2010
Figure 2: Turkey and Istanbul population changes
Agriculture
Trade and Tourism Manufacturing
Construction Services/
Administration 0 2 4 6 8 10 Figure 3: Employment in Turkey (millions of jobs) 2 Look at the graphs again. Which are the best to show the following information?
a sets of different figures b trends over time c the share of a total
3 Draw a graph to show one of these ideas, or choose your own subject. •• The age of students in your class
The favourite foods, phone apps or sports of your classmates •• How you spend your free time
Ways in which your country has changed English for the 21st Century • Unit 4 69