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Answer — Exercise 11

6.2 - A global language?·Speakout Advanced - Students' Book

Question

  1. Look at sentences 1-6. Which alternative is not possible according to the graph in Exercise 9A? Cross out the incorrect alternative.
  2. Use the prompts to write sentences describing trends in education. Use the present perfect tense.

Answer

a)

  1. dropped alarmingly
  2. a drop
  3. plummeted
  4. surge; declined
  5. collapsed
  6. sharp

b)

  1. There has been an explosion in (the) demand for mobile technology in language learning.
  2. The number of people communicating regularly using social networks has increased dramatically.
  3. The number of students attending private language schools to study English has plummeted.
  4. There has been a sharp increase in the ability of learners to access learning materials on the internet.
  5. There has been a gradual decline in the appeal of traditional teaching methods.
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