A reading exercise 1: Read the groups of words that begin with the same prefix. Match the meanings with the prefixes

B. WRITING
Exercise 1: Look at the chart. Choose the correct responses to the questions

1. 
   What is being measured in the chart?
   

1. 
   movement from the city to the countryside
   
2. 
   Movement from the countryside to the city
   
3. 
   The number of people living in Country A, Country B and Country C
   

2. How is the number of people measured?

1. 
   100s
   
2. 
   1000s
   
3. 
   1,000,000s
   

3. What is the most noticeable trend?

1. 
   Movement increased a little
   
2. 
   Movement increased considerably
   
3. 
   Movement increased in only two countries
   

4. According to the chart, what is a prediction for the future?

1. 
   Country C will have a bigger population than Country A
   
2. 
   More people will live in rural areas in Country A
   
3. 
   Movement in Country B will remain stable
   

5. What would be appropriate to include in the conclusion/summary of this chart?

1. 
   In conclusion there has been a noticeable increase in the number of people moving to cities
   
2. 
   In summary, Country B will stay the same
   
3. 
   Overall, the number of people moving to the countryside has increased dramatically.
   

Exercise 2: Look at the chart again. Choose the correct adverbs to complete the sentences.
1. Between 2000 and 2015, Country B’s population movement increased gradually /markedly/surprisingly from 10 million to about 25 million.

2. By 2025, the number of people moving from the countryside to the city in Country B will have tailed off dramatically /inconsistently/ slightly to around 30 million people.

3. Since 2005, the movement from rural to urban areas in Country C has

risen gradually /steadily/ significantly, reaching about 80 million in 2020.

4. The number of people leaving the countryside for the city in Country C is expected to surpass the number in Country A and continue to climb predictably / sharply /slowly , reaching about 95 million in 2025.

5 Between 2015 and 2020, the number of people moving from rural to urban areas in Country A is expected to rise abruptly /markedly/ steadily from just over 70 million to just under 80 million. However, it is predicted to have fallen behind Country C by 2025.

Overall, all three countries drawn / pictured / shown in the chart have seen a predictable / significant /
surprising population movement from the countryside to the city, with the as / most / much noticeable
changes being in Country C and Country A. It is predicted that this trend will continue to 2025 in both
these countries. However, Country B will experience a
fluctuation / levelling off / remain constant of movement at around 30 million people in / since / to
2020.
Overall, all three countries drawn / pictured / shown in the chart have seen a predictable / significant /
surprising population movement from the countryside to the city, with the as / most / much noticeable
changes being in Country C and Country A. It is predicted that this trend will continue to 2025 in both
these countries. However, Country B will experience a
fluctuation / levelling off / remain constant of movement at around 30 million people in / since / to
2020.
Overall, all three countries drawn / pictured / shown in the chart have seen a predictable / significant /
surprising population movement from the countryside to the city, with the as / most / much noticeable
changes being in Country C and Country A. It is predicted that this trend will continue to 2025 in both
these countries. However, Country B will experience a
fluctuation / levelling off / remain constant of movement at around 30 million people in / since / to
2020.
4 : Look at the chart again. Choose the correct words to complete the summary
paragraph.