Task  Writing an Advertisement

²       a decrease: a decrease of, decrease/fall by, etc
²       no change: no change, remain/stay the same, etc
²       trends: a steady increase/decrease, rise/fall slowly, etc
²       a range: between … and …, from … to …, etc
²       average: average, etc
²       a limit: lowest, peak at, etc
        (let them go over the above again and pay attention to the pronunciation of numbers. they can ask t for help if they have any questions. )
     t: ok. now i think you have made it clear how to listen for statistics, and next you listen five short descriptions. write down the statistics in the blanks. remember you may need some simple calculations after listening.
       (make sure they know what to do. play the tape twice for them to complete the exercise. if possible, t can play a third time for the students to get a better understanding.)
     suggested answers:
        1).1200, 1300    2).85%, 65%     3).50%~60%, 75.5% 
4).23.4%, 11.5%, 24.5%, 13.5%     5).9000, 3000
     t: great! it’s a piece of cake for you. next let’s go on to listen to an announcement. write down the statistics to complete a chart. yet some of the information is given to help you.
 
year market share (%) year market share (%)
1950 10.5 1990 12
1960    5.5  15
1970    7       19.5
1980    12 2020 24
t:  so please use these statistics to complete part of the bar chart. the first has been given to help you.
  (give them several minutes to finish. be sure that they understand the instructions and know what to do.)
    t: (after a while) now you can see some information in the table are missing. next please listen to the announcement and write down the numbers. later we can complete the whole bar chart. understand?
    ss: yes.
       (play the tape at least twice for them to fill in the table. if necessary, play it a third time for them to make sure of their answers. collect the numbers in the table on the screen.)