Answer — Exercise 8
5.2 - Consumer crazy·Speakout Upper-Intermediate - Students' Book
Question
- Look at the chart on the right which shows the results of a survey on why people choose a particular smartphone. What is the most and least important factor for each group of people?
- Read the report written by a student on the survey results and answer the questions.
- Look at the report and write true (T) or false (F).
- Read the report again and complete tasks 1-3.
Answer
a)
- men → most important - useful / practical features; least important - price
- women → most important - fashionable; least important - size
- teenagers → most important - my friends have the same; least important - brand loyalty
b)
- All except 'fashionable' (this only appears in the conclusion)
- The student wrote that price is more important for men than for women, but the opposite is true.
- 1 → Similarities; 2 → Differences; 3 → Teenagers
c)
- F
- T
- T
- T
d)
- affect both groups more or less equally; there is no difference in; show only a slight variation
- There are, however, significant differences in; far more important for x than for y; place greater importance on; showed an interesting contrast to
- First of all, ; For example, ; However; On the other hand,