2. Choose the best opening statement.

The bar chart shows the popularity of different home activities among teenagers.

Nowadays the rising generation chooses variable activities to spend their free time.The range of these interests depends on personal preferences, modern technologies and popularity.

Teenagers choose different home activities when they are at home. There are many home activities that are popular among teenagers, which are shown on the chart.

2. The bar chart shows what people use their smartphones for.

Smartphones are taking up too much of our time these days, but if people want to reduce their screen time, they have to understand the reason they need them so much.

Making phone calls is more important for people than playing games on smartphones, which is interesting, because real calls are becoming less and less popular.

3. The table reveals some information about what book genres are popular among teenagers.

Books can be helpful for your study and you can use them to read in your free time, but isn't it interesting to know, what types of books are more popular?

Reading is one of the most popular hobbies among different people. Surprisingly, teenagers living in a century of modern technologies are still interested in reading today. There are some interesting statistics on genres young people prefer to read.

Comparing information

General trends

Comparison

… by far the most popular item / product / language …

… much more popular than…

… the least popular product was …

… not as popular as …

…the highest percentage of….

… as popular as ...

…the lowest proportion of…

In contrast,…

By comparison,…

Extra vocabulary:

2% = a very small proportion of

20% = a fifth

24% = almost a quarter

25% = a quarter

32% = nearly one-third

35% = more than a third

49% = just under a half

50% = a half

51% = just over a half

55% = more than half

70% = a large proportion of

72% = a significant majority of

…approximately…

…nearly…

…roughly…

…almost…

…just over…

…just under…

…just around…

…just about…

…just below…

…a little more than…

…a little less than…

Examples:

For example, …

For instance, …

A very good example is …

Conclusion

Conclusion