Studying the language in model answers is an important way to improve vour writing. Find other pieces of useful language and vocabulary in the answer above to use in your next piece of Task 1 writing. 2 Read it again and list examples of: 1
comparatives 2
linking devices 3 superlatives 4 ways numbers are described 5 not as + adjective + as The word respectively is useful in Task 1 for placing data in the order that you write about it. Cookies and cakes are the next best sellers, with around 115 and 100 o f these snacks sold respectively. This means: cookie sales 115; cake sales 100 3 Read these sentences and complete the gaps w ith the correct numbers. 1 The temperature in Rawai Island was much lower than in Phuket, at 15 degrees and 2 5 degrees respectively. Temperature in Rawai Island:........... Temperature in P h u ket:........... 2 The number of visitors to Portugal was twice as high as those who went to Greece, at 5 0 0 and 2 5 0 respectively. Visitors to P ortugal:........... Visitors to G reece:........... 4 You can also use the expression in turn in the same w ay as respectively. Find an example in the model answer above. 5 W rite a sentence using resp ectively or in turn about each of these pairs of data. 1 house in Notting Hill average £ 5 0 0 ,0 0 0 / house in Sloane Square average £ 6 2 0 ,0 0 0
