Выберите только ОДНО из двух предложенных заданий (40.1 или 40.2). Укажите его номер и выполните согласно данному плану. В ответе на задание 40 числительные пишите цифрами.
40.1 Imagine that you are doing a project on sales of DVDs. You have collected some data on the subject (see the table below).
Comment on the data in the table and give your personal opinion on the subject of the project.
| Year | DVD sales in billions of dollars |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 4 000 |
| 2005 | 15 000 |
| 2010 | 8000 |
| 2015 | 3800 |
Write 200−250 words. Use the following plan:
— make an opening statement on the subject of the project work;
— select and report 2−3 main features;
— make 1−2 comparisons where relevant;
— outline a problem that can arise with the sales of DVDs and suggest the way of solving it;
— draw a conclusion giving your personal opinion on the importance of DVDs
40.2 Imagine that you are doing a project on the price of gold. You have collected some data on the subject (see the diagram below).
Comment on the data in the diagram and give your personal opinion on the subject of the project.
Write 200−250 words. Use the following plan:
— make an opening statement on the subject of the project work;
— select and report 2−3 main features;
— make 1−2 comparisons where relevant;
— outline a problem that can arise with the price of gold and suggest the way of solving it;
— draw a conclusion giving your personal opinion on the importance of gold in human life
40.1. DVDs are an important way for people to consume content and to store their own, be it a recording of graduation or of a wedding, which makes this technology highly important in the lives of many people. My project, which I am still working on, is aimed at analyzing the DVD sales in recent years. I have found some data on this issue and organised it in the table below.
I can identify two main features of the statistics presented in the table. The first one is that by far the highest volume of sales was in 2005. The second one is that the lowest amount of money on selling DVDs was made in 2015.
It is also worth mentioning that sales in 2015 were only lower than the 2000 figures by 200 billion dollars.
In my opinion, the statistics in the table reveal an important problem. Many companies which specialized in DVDs are now either out of business or close to that state due to significantly lower sales. To solve this problem those companies should change their focus to digital video sales, which has gained popularity in recent years.
In conclusion, I believe that DVDs will still take up a sizeable percentage of the video storage market in the coming years, even if other technologies are overtaking it in sales and popularity.
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40.2. The price of gold is the price at which gold is being traded in the gold market. My project, which I am still working on, is aimed at finding out the price of gold in dollars. I have found some data on this issue and organized it in the chart below.
I can identify two main features of the statistics presented in the chart below. The first one is that the lowest price of gold was in 1920. The second one is that the highest price of gold since 1920 has been 2400 dollars in 1980.
It is also worth mentioning that the price of gold has declined since 1980 to the year 2000 to 450 dollars. Since then it has increased to 1700 in 2020.
In my opinion, the statistics in the chart reveal an important problem. We can see that the price of gold has had a few fluctuations since 1920, which means that investing in gold can be a really risky investment. I think that in order to solve this problem investors should diversify their investments .
In conclusion, I believe that the diversification of one’s income can provide a more stable and less risky source of income. This would balance out the fluctuations of the price of gold, preventing a loss in the investment.
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