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2010
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•cost of business land
•
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Unit 4 • Places to live
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Exam tip
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graph or chart refers
to something that
began in the past but
is still happening now,
we use the present
perfect.
see
GRAMMAR
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in Exercise 3. Study the example answer carefully before doing 2-6.
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5
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6
cheapest land = park land / 1980-201 0
Practice for the test
Task 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The pie charts and the table show the types of living accommodation occupied
by 25-year-olds in London during the 1990s and the 2010s, and the availability of
different types of accommodation in London during the same two periods.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and
make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
Survey of 25-year
:-
olds'
Survey of 25-year-olds'
accommodation in London -1990s accommodation in London - 2010s
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� House (shared)
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Available housing in London: 1990s- 2010s: 1990s and 2010 onwards
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1990s
34,000
201 0 onwards
32,000
10,000
47,000
48,500
39,000
32,000
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Unit
4 •
Places to live
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