Survey the text. Which graphic is

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Pre-reading task

Work Trends

Compare your answers with a partner. Explain which parts of the text helped you to find the correct words.

BUILDING VOCABULARY: USING CONTEXT CLUES

The sentences below could be placed at the end of one of the paragraphs in the text. Discuss with your partner where they could be placed and why.

There has also been an increase in the use of temporary, part-time, and contract workers. Temporary workers, for example, now compose one-third of the U.S. labor force, and their ranks are growing so fast that they are soon expected to outnumber full-time workers (Castro 1993).

1. Find words in the text that mean the same as the words below:

· travel to and from a workplace (par. 1) ________________

· do not accept (par. 2) ________________

· very much (par. 3) ________________

· able to be changed to suit the person or situation (par. 4) ________________

· money made by a business after taking out costs (par. 4) ________________

· free time (par. 5) ________________

· predict (par. 6) ________________

· difficulties (par. 6) _________________

Text 9.

Think about the following questions:

Name some of the sectors of employment

Agriculture_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Which sectors employ the most people in your country?

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Has the number of employees in the different sectors changed in recent years?

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Which sector would you like to work in?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

a line graph?
a bar chart?
a pie chart?

Academic texts often contain statistics in the form of graphs or charts. · Line graphs show specific trends in data, often on a time line · Bar charts illustrate comparison in trends · Pie charts compare percentage of a whole piece of data Referring to these as you read helps you understand the text · Skim the titles of the graphics to get a general idea · Look at the graphics and ask yourself general questions · As you red the text, refer to appropriate graphics

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