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© Work in pairs. Select information from one of the bar charts and prepare a

presentation of past trends. Give your presentation to the class. Begin Tbis bar chart shows ... or As you can see ....

Cinema attendance

I Brazil France [Japan Spain

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Daily newspaper circutation

copies printed per 1000 population

300

250

200

150

100

50

2000

Denmark New Zealand Slovakia Ukrainę

1997    1998    1999

| Ireland | Russia | Saudi Arabia I Venezuela

1980

1990

1995

2000

Women as a percentage of the wnrkforce

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Work in groups. Discuss these ąuestions with reference to the graphs above.

1    What were the main trends in cinema attendance, newspaper circulation, and the percentage of women in the workforce at the end of the last century ?

2    Do you find any of the trends surprising?

3    How do you think they might compare with your country?

4    What do you think are the current trends in these three areas?

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