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Amazing things 4
Numbers
Writing

2. Before you write
While you write
After you write

3. Before you write
A Ann wanted some figures about traffic accident for a school project. She asked Inspector Ken for the figures. Now listen to their conversation and complete the table below. 1 2 3

4. Traffic accidents 2000 – 2008 3,691 3,748 3,644 3,729 3,639 Year
Number of accidents
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
3,691
3,748
3,644
3,729
3,639 1 2 3

5. Ken: Three thousand six hundred and ninety-one (3,691).
Now, read their conversation and check your answers.
Ann: How many traffic accidents were there in the year two thousand (2008) in our city?
Ken: Three thousand six hundred and ninety-one (3,691).
Ann: What was the number in the year two thousand and two (2002)?
Ken: Three thousand seven hundred and forty-eight (3,748).
Ann: What about two thousand and four (2004)?
Ken: Three thousand six hundred and forty-four (3,644).
Ann: And two thousand and six (2006)?
Ken: Three thousand seven hundred and twenty-nine (3,729).
Ann: What about two thousand and eight (2008)?
Ken: Three thousand six hundred and thirty-nine (3,629).
Ann: Thank you, Sir.
Ken: You’re welcome. 1 2 3

6. While you write
In Book 6B, we learned that we can also use a line graph to show the change of numbers.
A Read the conversation again and write the figures on the graph on the next page. 1 2 3 4

7. 3,748
3,729
3,644
3,629 1 2 3 4

8. Use the verbs be, rise and fall in the simple past tense.
B After drawing her graph, Ann wrote a paragraph about it. Part of the paragraph is given here. Complete it, following these instructions:
Use the verbs be, rise and fall in the simple past tense.
Write the years and numbers of accidents. 1 2 3 4

9. Traffic accidents 2000 – 2008 were 2002 2004 3,644 fell 3,748 rose
The graph shows that there ______ 3,691 traffic accidents in 2000 in our city. In ______, the number ______ to ______ and it ______ to ______ in ______. In ______, the number ______ again to ______. It ______ to ______ in ______.
were
2002
2004
fell
3,644
3,748
rose
3,729
rose
2006
2008
3,639
fell 1 2 3 4

10. After you write
What are the students in your class like? What are the numbers. Let’s survey your class and find out.
A Work in three groups. Each group should choose to survey your class about one of the areas below.
Background
Health
Daily life 1 2 3 4

11. Hours/exercises/Week
B Work in three groups. Each group should choose to survey your class about one of the areas below.
Background
Student’s name
Sex
Birthday
Home town
Father’s job
Health
Student’s name
Height
Weight
Hours/sleep/night
Hours/exercises/Week
Daily life
Student’s name
How/get to/school
Hobbies
Favourite sport
Pets 1 2 3 4

12. adding it up (e.g., the number of boy in the class)
C Collect your information, and then summarize it. You can summarize by:
adding it up (e.g., the number of boy in the class)
finding the highest and lowest (e.g., the tallest and shortest student)
finding the average (e.g., the average weight of the students)
finding the percentage (e.g., the percentage of students who have dogs) 1 2 3 4

13. There are _____ students in our class.
D Each group should now report the results to the rest of the class. Start like this:
There are _____ students in our class.
_____% of our classmates are boys and _____% are girls.
_____ of us were born … 1 2 3 4

14. Consolidation
Workbook 8A, page 38.