Studying overseas Reading 1

1  Which tense is used in the fi rst sentence?

2  Is the information and words used in the fi rst sentence the same as in the exam 

instruction?

3  Which tense is used in the second sentence? Why?

4  Does the second sentence contain general information about the graph or 

specifi c details?

5  What kind of information will the next paragraph contain?

Practice

8

  Write a similar opening paragraph for one of the other diagrams in exercise 3. 

When you have fi nished, look at the model answers on page 160. 

TIP

The opening paragraph 

should contain general 

information, but don’t copy 

the words in the diagram. 

Try to describe what the 

diagram shows in your 

own words

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