What is being measured in the chart?

1. What is being measured in the chart?

• movement from the city to the countryside

• movement from the countryside to the city

• the number of people living in Country A, Country B and Country C

2. How is the number of people measured?

• 100s

• 1000s

• 1,000,000s

3. What is the most noticeable trend?

• Movement increased a little.

• Movement increased considerably.

• Movement increased in only two countries.

4. According to the chart, what is a prediction for the future?

• Country C will have a bigger population than Country A.

• More people will live in rural areas in Country A.

• Movement in Country B will remain stable.

5. What would be appropriate to include in conclusion / summary of this chart?

• In conclusion, there has been a noticeable increase in the number of people moving to cities.

• In summary, Country B will stay the same.

• Overall, the number of people moving to the countryside has increased dramatically.

Unit 1: Exercise 2

1. 
   Between 2000 and 2015, Country B’s population movement gradually/ markedly/ surprisingly increased from 10 million to about 25 million.
   
2. 
   By 2025, the number of people moving from the countryside to the city in Country B will have tailed off dramatically/ inconsistently/ slightly to around 30 million people.
   
3. 
   Since 2005, the movement from rural to urban areas in Country C has risen gradually/ significantly/ steadily , reaching about 80 million in 2020.
   
4. 
   The number of people leaving the countryside for the city in Country C is expected to surpass the number in Country A and continue to climb predictably/ sharply/ slowly , reaching about 95 million in 2025.
   
5. 
   Between 2015 and 2020, the number of people moving from rural to urban areas in Country A is expected to rise abruptly/ markedly/ steadily from just over 70 million to just under 80 million. However, it is predicted to have fallen behind Country C by 2025.