Sunday, 29 January 2012

Describing Graphs

Task 1.   a) Listen to the information you like best from "6 minute English" (BBC Learning English). 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/
  
               b) Do the tasks offered.

               c) Work with a partner and tell them what you have learnt.

               d) In group decide which information was the most interesting.

Task 2.  Watch the video "Describing graphs" and practise the active vocabulary.

http://www.ask.com/videos?o=10181&l=dir&qsrc=272&q=describing+graphs

Task 3. a) Watch the episode 8 "Graphs and Trends" and give your feedback.

http://australianetwork.com/businessenglish/stories/ep08.htm

             b) Practise active vocabulary.

Task 4. Do exercises, describe graphs and trends using active vocabulary.

http://www.vub.ac.be/khnb/itv/oktober/jan/gb97-2.htm

Home task. a) Go to: http://esl.about.com/library/lessons/bltrends.htm.
                   
                     b) Choose one graph and describe it in your post.