three m ajo r w o rld languages b etw e en 2020 and 2030. Sum m arize the inform ation b y selecting and reporting the m ain features, and m ake comparisons where relevant. Tip Try to use academic phrases for describing future trends to make your writing more interesting. For example: It is estim ated th at the number of students of Spanish w ill rise significantly. 2 Change the phrases in bold in these sentences to the future, using w ill. 1 The number of students of Spanish rose considerably. The number of students of Spanish S.:.... 2 There was a steady rise in the number of people who study English. T here.................. in the number of people who study English. 3 The number students of Mandarin rocketed. The number of people who study M andarin..................... 3 Match the two halves of these sentences containing academic phrases. 1 The number of students of English 2 By 2 0 3 0 , the number of students of Mandarin 3 Projections show that a the number of students of Spanish is likely to increase steadily, b is set to reach over 7 0 0 million, c will have risen sharply to over 5 0 0 million. 4 Use the language in Exercise 3 to w rite some sentences of your own about the graph in Exercise 1. Example: 2>y
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5 Write an answer for the graph in Exercise 1. Compare it with the sample student
