Task 10. a Look at the sentences below and number them in the best order to describe this graph. The first and last ones have been done for you.
___ Although it dipped in 1985, it then rose steadily and reached 750 grams in 2000.
___ By 2000 it was at the same level as the consumption of sugar.
___ In 1975, the consumption of fresh fruit stood at 500 grams, then increased to 600 grams in 1980.
___ However, this gradually increased throughout the period.
_1_ The graph shows changes in the amount of fresh fruit, sugar and ice-cream eaten per person per week in Britain between 1975 and 2000.
_11_ In addition, the consumption of ice-cream, while at a relatively low level, rose significantly during this period.
___ In contrast, there was a consistent drop in sugar consumption.
___ From the graph we can see that overall, the consumption of fruit rose, while the consumption of sugar fell.
___ People consumed more fresh fruit than either sugar or ice-cream throughout the period.
___ The amount consumed decreased steadily from almost 400 grams per person to only 100 grams by 2000.
___ The amount of ice-cream consumed weekly started at about 50 grams.
5 Exam Practice READING Part One Questions 1-8 Look at the statements below and the five news items on various companies. Which report (А, В, C, D or E) does each statement (1-8) refer to? For each statement (1-8), mark one letter (А, В, C, D or E).You will need to use some of these letters more than once. There is an example at the beginning (0). Example:
