Imagine that you are doing a
project on the preparations for the New Year that Zetlanders consider
most important. You have found some data on the subject – the results of
the opinion polls (see the table below).
Comment on the data in the table and give your opinion on the subject of the
project.
The opinion poll question:
What New Year preparations
do you consider the most important?
Things to do
Number of respondents (%)
To tidy the house
36
To decorate a New Year tree
34
To cook traditional New Year dishes
20
To buy presents for friends and relatives
7
To buy a new outfit
3
What New Year preparations do you consider the most important?To tidy
the house - 36To
decorate a New Year tree - 34To
cook traditional New Year dishes - 20To buy
presents for friends and relatives - 7To buy
a new outfit - 3Write 200–250 words.
Use the following plan:
– make an opening statement on the subject of the project;
– select and report 2–3 facts;
– make 1–2 comparisons where relevant and give your comments;
– outline a problem that can arise with organizing a New Year party and suggest
a way of solving it;
– conclude by giving and explaining your opinion on the importance of preparing
for New Year celebrations well in advance.
I am doing a project on the preparations for the New Year that Zetlanders consider most important. I have found a table with the results of opinion polls. I am going to analyse the data and express my opinion on the subject of the project.
As can be seen from the table, decorating a New Year tree and cooking traditional New Year dishes are considered to be the most important tasks before the New Year in Zetland – 34% and 20% respectively. It is also clear that buying presents for friends and relatives is not as important as other tasks (just 7%).
According to the table, tidying the house, which is chosen by 36% of the respondents, is 33 percentage points more popular than buying a new outfit, which is popular with 3% of the surve