Activity 2.10:

Look at the answer and fill the gaps.

The following diagrams show international student enrolments at a university from 1975 to 2009.

Students' home region

	1975	2009
Asia	20%	65%
Europe	20%	20%
Africa	15%	10%
North America	15%	10%
South America	30%	0%

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There were stages of growth: a period of slow growth between and ; a period of faster growth between and ; and a period of rapid increase between and

It seems the increase came mainly from higher numbers of students (up from per cent in 1975 to per cent in 2009]. Proportions of students from other regions stayed roughly the same, or fell slightly, except for students from . These students accounted for per cent of all international students in 1975, but by 2009 there were no students from this region.

Activity 2.11

Look at this answer. What's wrong?

Answer

There is no overview, no summary and no selecting. The answer just copies the task prompt and then lists the information in the charts, one by one.

The following tables show the average age of students at a college, and how happy the students were with their courses.

How happy students were with their courses

	Certificate	Diploma
very happy	73%	5%
happy	16%	12%
unhappy	10%	42%
very unhappy	1%	41%

Average age of students

	Certificate	Diploma
15 to 25	79%	17%
25 to 35	18%	62%
35 to 45	1%	20%
45 and over	2%	1%

The tables show the average age of students at a college, and how happy the students were with their courses. There are certificate students and diploma students.
Certificate students were very happy with their course (73 per cent) or happy with their course (16 per cent) or unhappy with their course (10 per cent). Not many of them were very unhappy with their course (only 1 per cent). Diploma students were very unhappy with their course (41 per cent). unhappy with their course (42 per cent) or happy with their course (12 per cent) or very happy with their course (5 per cent).
Certificate students were 15 to 25 years old (79 per cent) or 25 to 35 years old (18 per cent). Not many of them were 35 to 45 years of age (1 per cent) or over 45 (2 per cent). On the other hand, 17 per cent of diploma students were 15 to 25 years old, and 62 per cent were aged 25 to 35, while 20 per cent were 35 to 45 years old and only 1 per cent were aged 45 and over.

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Activity 2.12

Look at this answer. What's wrong?

Answer

There is no mention of the 'over 60' category. This means that the key points are missing and the answer will not get a good mark.

The following tables describe bill-paying habits and attitudes to debt, by age group.

Worried about unpaid bills

Under 30	74%
30-45	66%
45-60	33%
Over 60	20%

Pay bills on time

Under30	35%
30-45	42%
45-60	70%
Over 60	85%

The survey results show that as people get older, particularly after age 45, they become better at paying their bills on time and become less worried about their unpaid bills. There seems to be a relationship between these things.

Few people aged under 45 (only 35 per cent of under-30s and 42 per cent of 30- to 45-year-olds) don't pay their bills on time. Meanwhile, 70 per cent of 45- to 60-year-olds pay their bills on time. It seems that bill-paying behaviour splits the population into two groups: under 45 and over 45.
This is the same with worrying about unpaid bills. In the two younger age groups, most people are worried about them: 75 per cent of the under-30s and 66 per cent of the 30-45s. In contrast, only 33 per cent of 45- to 60-year-olds are concerned about unpaid bills.
Overall, there seems to be a connection between not paying bills on time and being worried about unpaid bills. Where there is one, you also see the other.