Note. Reseacrh reports include facts and generalisations.
Facts can be presented in the form of percentages (ten per cent, two in ten, three out often, etc) or proportions (the majority/minority, a significant number, a large/the largest proportion, by far, a small number, etc.)
Generalisations are statements which help clarify the facts. They can either precede or come after facts. Depending on this position, facts and generalisations can be linked by using verbs either in their active or passive form, as shown in the examples: e.g. Only twenty per cent of students take post-graduate courses. This indicates/illustrates/implies/shows that most students prefer to pursue a career rather than to continue their studies, or Most students prefer to pursue a career rather than continue their studies. This is indicated /illustrated/ implied/ shown by the fact that only twenty per cent take postgraduate courses.
Activity 4. Read the extracts and decide which sentences present facts and which present generalisations. Then link them using one of the ways mentioned above.
1. Fifty-eight per cent of those who go on tropical holidays are high-earning professionals. They are able to spend more on their holidays than the average person.
2. Young people enjoy holidays which involve outdoor activities. A significant number of students spend their money on adventure holidays.
3. Two in three families with young children take package holidays. Parents like to take advantage of the fact that they do not have to organise their holidays themselves.
4. Older people like to go on holidays that are quiet and relaxing. Sixty-three per cent of holiday-makers who go on cruises are over the age of fifty.
5. A small proportion of people prefer camping holidays. Few people wish to spend their holidays without basic facilities.
Answer:
1. Fifty-eight per cent of those who go on tropical holidays are high-earning professionals (fact). This illustrates that they are able to spend more on their holidays than the average person (generalisation).
2. Young people enjoy holidays which involve out-door activities (generalisation). This is implied by the fact that a significant number of students spend their money on adventure holidays (fact)
3. Two in three families with young children take package holidays (fact). This shows that parents like to take advantage of the fact that they do not have to organise their holidays themselves (generalisation).
4. Older people like to go on holidays that are quiet and relaxing (generalisation). This is indicated by the fact that sixty-three per cent of holidaymakers who go on cruises are over the age of fifty (fact).
5. A small proportion of people prefer camping holidays (fact). This shows that few people wish to spend their holidays without basic facilities (generalisation).
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