Lesson 1 - Homework
Lesson 1 - Homework
Học viên phân tích 3 bài viết sau theo thứ tự:
1. Task response:
3. Lexical Resource:
Bài 1:The line graph shows the percentage of Internet users in Canada, Mexico and the
USA from 1999 to 2009.
The line graph compares the percentage of people in three countries who used the Internet
between 1999 and 2009.
It is clear that the proportion of the population who used the Internet increased in each
country over the period shown. Overall, a much larger percentage of Canadians and
Americans had access to the Internet in comparison with Mexicans, and Canada experienced
the fastest growth in Internet usage.
In 1999, the proportion of people using the Internet in the USA was about 20%. The figures
for Canada and Mexico were lower, at about 10% and 5% respectively. In 2005, Internet
usage in both the USA and Canada rose to around 70% of the population, while the figure for
Mexico reached just over 25%.
By 2009, the percentage of Internet users was highest in Canada. Almost 100% of Canadians
used the Internet, compared to about 80% of Americans and only 40% of Mexicans.
Bài 2:
The line graph compares four sectors in terms of the amount of acid rain emissions that they
produced over a period of 17 years in the UK.
It is clear that the total amount of acid rain emissions in the UK fell considerably between
1990 and 2007. The most dramatic decrease was seen in the electricity, gas and water supply
sector.
In 1990, around 3.3 million tones of acid rain emissions came from the electricity, gas and
water sector. The transport and communication sector was responsible for about 0.7 million
tones of emissions, while the domestic sector produced around 0.6 million tones. Just over 2
million tones of acid rain gases came from other industries.
Emissions from electricity, gas and water supply fell dramatically to only 0.5 million tones in
2007, a drop of almost 3 million tones. While acid rain gases from the domestic sector and
other industries fell gradually, the transport sector saw a small increase in emissions, reaching
a peak of 1 million tones in 2005.
Bài 3:
The graph shows changes in the number of cars per household in Great Britain over a period
of 36 years.
Overall, car ownership in Britain increased between 1971 and 2007. In particular, the number
of households with two cars rose, while the number of households without a car fell.
In 1971, almost half of all British households did not have regular use of a car. Around 44%
of households had one car, but only about 7% had two cars. It was uncommon for families to
own three or more cars, with around 2% of households falling into this category.
The one-car household was the most common type from the late 1970’s onwards, although
there was little change in the figures for this category. The biggest change was seen in the
proportion of households without a car, which fell steadily over the 36-year period to around
25% in 2007. In contrast, the proportion of two-car families rose steadily, reaching about
26% in 2007, and the proportion of households with more than two cars rose by around 5%.