POPULATION

There were (1) twelve point one million

children aged under (2) sixteen in (3) two

thousand: (4) six point two million boys and

(5) five point nine million girls. This is fewer

than in (6) nineteen seventy-one, when there

were (7) fourteen point three million children.

In (8) two thousand, (9) thirty per cent of children in the UK were under five, (10) thirty-two per cent were aged five to nine years and (11) thirty-eight per cent were aged ten to fifteen. These proportions were similar in the (12) nineteen seventies.

3 Write the numbers in italics in figures.

4 Read the text again and decide if the sentences
(1-3) below are true (T) or false (F).

 

1There are more boys than girls in Britain. T/F

2 The total number of children has
increased since a census in 1971. T/F

3 In 1971 the same percentage of children
were under five. T/F

Writing and Speaking

6 Do a survey in your class. First, write your
question/s and decide how you will record the
answers. Choose one of the topics below, or your
own topic.

• how much people weigh

• your school canteen

• amount of time spent watching TV every day

 

7 Ask the other people in your class your questions
and write down their answers.

8 Transfer the figures to a pie chart and write a
paragraph describing your findings.

For example:

Get real Use reference books or the Internet to find some unusual, strange, or interesting statistics. Bring them into class and create a Did you know? board.

Twenty people were asked, 'What do you think of the school canteen?' Ten percent are happy with the school canteen, 5% didn't know there is a canteen, 50% prefer to bring sandwiches, and the other 35% don 'tfeel very well.

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