38.1. Imagine that you are doing a project on what teenagers in Zetland value most in their schools. You have found some data on the subject — the results of a survey (see the table below).
Comment on the survey data in the table and give your opinion on the subject of the project.
| The survey question: What is the most important thing in school? | |
| Aspects | Number of respondents (%) |
| Quality of education | 46 |
| Good teachers | 30 |
| Friends | 15 |
| Modern equipment | 5 |
| Extracurricular activities | 4 |
Write 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 one can face when choosing a good school;
— conclude by giving and explaining your opinion on the importance of a good school for teenagers.
38.2. Imaginе that you arе doing a projеct on the most popular types of transport in Zetland. You havе found somе data on thе subjеct — thе rеsults of a survеy (sее thе piе chart bеlow).
Comment on the survey data in the pie chart and give your opinion on the subject of the project.
The survey question:
What type of transport do you prefer?
Write 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 when getting around a big city;
— conclude by giving and explaining your opinion on the importance of a good public transport system.
38.1. Choosing a good school for children is often a very difficult task. The aim of the project we are currently working on is to find out what are the factors which teenagers value at school most. I have analyzed some relevant data from a survey for this purpose.
According to the data, the most popular choice was quality of education (it gained 46 percent). Surely, this is the most crucial thing at school. It is clear that high-quality education is impossible without good teachers and quite a lot of teenagers noted that (30 percent). Interestingly, the least popular factor was extracurricular activities with only 4% of respondents mentioning this.
It is clearn that teenagers in Zetland understand the importance of school education and value the possibilities it gives to a person. It is inspiring to see that many respondents come to school not to have fun but mostly to study and get well-educated.
Definitely, choosing a good school can be tricky due to the fact that no school is ideal in all respects. To my mind, good school should be chosen based on the quality of education it provides and the overall atmosphere at school which was not mentioned in the survey but still is an important factor.
In conclusion, I believe that school plays an immensely important role in lives of its students so a good school must strive to combine all the factors mentioned in the survey, except those which depend on the students.
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38.2. Transport system is one of the most important systems of the city and even of the country. Without transport our life would have stopped. The aim of the project we are currently working on is to find out what are the most popular types of transport in Zetland. We have found and analyzed the results of the relevant survey.
The survey results show that the majority of the Zetlanders (42 percent) choose public transport as the most popular mean of transport. As expected, second popular answer was a personal car, with 35 percent of respondents choosing it. Bicycle and taxi are much less popular, gaining 11 and 7 percent respectively. It is interesting to note that electric scooter gained only 5 percent, despite its growing popularity in the recent years.
Surely, getting around is a big city is sometimes quite complicated. When we talk about buses, trolleybuses and private cars, this is about huge traffic jams in rush hours. Bicycles and electric scooters and quite dangerous because of the heavy traffic. To my ming, trams and the underground are the best choice in a big city.
In conclusion, I want to note that the better is public transport system in the city, the less people need personal cars and the less traffic jams we get. Definitely, less personal cars mean less carbon dioxide in the air. Therefore, we need good public transport system not only to easily get around the city but also to protect the environment.
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