Task 1 - paraphrase handbook

... How many people listen to a radio station from 5 a.m to 12.am.
The number of people tuning in for programs provided by this radio station
This station’s average audience figures
The number of people listening to...
...How many people read three local newspapers
The number of people reading...
Readership figures for ...
The figures for the WArburton Bugle’s readership
Reader numbers
The Warburton Bugle had a readership of...
200,000 people read news on The Broomedge Chronicle in 1980, with...

After 10 years/ after a decade/ in the next 10 years... until the year...
The monthly revenue of three retail stores
Turnover from sales of books...
Book sales volumes...
Sales figures for...
The retail sales of books...
Sales
Book store sales...
How many films were produced
The number of films produced
The number of films made
Film production
The number of movies released
2 films were released in Belarus...
Croatia produced 3 movies in...
How many people in different age groups attend various arts events
The percentage/ proportion/ share of people aged 15-19/ who are from 15 to 19 years
old/ in the 15-19 age group/ who are in the ages from 15 to 19/ who fell into the 15-19
age band/ 15-to-19-year-olds...
Almost 50% of those aged 15-19 went to a certain concert...
Theater attendance/ classical music attendance...
Operas had the lowest attendance... / was the least popular
The highest attendance level
How many women in various age categories accessed the internet
The proportion of females having accessed to the internet
The percentage of female population who had internet access
90% of females aged 12-15 went online in 2000...
Internet usage among female seniors was the lowest....
The share of women in the 19-24 age bracket having access to the internet
The percentage of women at the ages of 25-35 using the internet...
Participate in = partake in
Leisure activities = recreational activities = pastimes
5-14-year-olds = those aged 5-14 = those in the 5-14 age group/ bracket/ band = those
in the ages from 5 to 14 = those who are from 5 to 14 = those whose ages range from 5
to 14
The export value of coffee
23 million worth of coffee was exported to...
Vietnam exports 23 million dollars worth of coffee to the US
The volume of coffee exports from Vietnam
Revenue from coffee exports
Vietnam’s coffee exports
Vietnam’s coffee export values/ volumes
45% of Australian households own a dog
Dog ownership was 45%
Dogs and cats are the most common/ popular household pets
Dogs are the most dominant pet in terms of popularity, with 45% of households having
pets in their homes.
Fish ownership level
The amount of leisure time/ spare time/ free time
Full-time workers have about 45 hours of free time each week.
On average, people in the UK spent 139 minutes on TV and radio programs on a daily
basis.
Socilizing took up about 35 minutes each day
In terms of sports and walking, they averaged at 9 minutes every day.
They spent the least amount of free time on sporting activities and walking, averaging at
9 minutes every day.
..... how much time men and women spent on sport and exercise.
Almost 45% of females did not spent any time on physical activities.
Only about 6% of women in England spent more than 7 hours on sport and exercise
each week.
The percentage/ proportion/ share of men spending between 5 and 7 hours on sporting
activities
Men spending less than 1 hour on exercising account for 13%
Men are more likely than women to spend more than 3 hours on doing exercise or
playing sports.
Women are much more likely than men to spend no time on sport and exercise, and the
figures are...
.... how many students choose to study different subjects ....
The number of math students was...
Maths has the highest level of enrollment
History enrollment figures
The number of Science majors
The number of students majoring in English...
Techonology student numbers
The number of students doing a degree in PE
90% of those aged 18-30 said that their performance was affected by personal
development opportunities.
Younger workers are much more likely than older ones to be affected by chances for
personal development, promotion prospects, relaxed working environment and job
security.
The proportion of workers in the 18-30 age bracket/band/group/category whose work
performance was affected by....
The chance for personal development has the most influence on young workers’ work
performance, with 90% of them stating this.
Cars are by far the most preferred type of transport in Great Britain, the USA and France.
Cars are by far the dominant means of transport, with 75% of youths in France choosing
cars over motorbikes and bikes.
Motorcycles are the least popular means of transport in all countries examined, except
for the USA, where bicycles have the lowest level of popularity.
People in Germany are more likely to choose bicycles rather than cars.
This bar chart illustrates the holiday accommodation selected by people in the UK in
2010.

Overall, English, Scottish, Northern and Welsh holidaymakers had very similar
accommodation choices and hotels were the most popular type.

In all four countries, around 50% people selected to stay in hotels. This percentage was
highest in England with around 55%, which was two times more than the proportion of
people who cooked for themselves (27%) and much greater than the share of people
who stayed in campsites (12%).

The same pattern was found for the Scots and the Welsh. In each case, around 50% of
holidaymakers took the hotels as their accommodation and with around 30% people
went for self-catering apartments. The one exception was caravan holidays at 12%,
which was more popular than camping holidays in Scotland. On the other hand, the
opposite pattern was found in the Wales.

However, Northern Ireland shows a different pattern. In this country, over 30% of the
people chose caravan which was more popular than self-catering accommodation and
camping (both around 12%).
The chart illustrates how much time part-time and full-time males and females worked in
three European countries, namely Greece, the Netherlands and the UK, and compares
them with the European average figures in 2002.

The average hours worked by full-time male workers

On average, part-time female European workers worked longer hours than part-time
men.
Working people in Greece worked the longest hours in both types of employment.
The European average
Only Greek men and women worked more hours than the European average
Full-time workers in the UK worked the shortest hours
Dutch men and women both averaged 38 hours a week.
The shortest hours worked by men were recorded in the Netherlands, at 28.3 hours.
... how much water is used for various purposes in six regions in the world.
The use of water for...
Water usage
The percentage of water used/ consumed
Water consumption for industrial (agricultural/ farming/ residential/ domesic) purposes
activities
81% of water was used for farming in South East Asia.
Agriculture accounts for 81% of the total water used in South East Asia.
The vast majority of water consumed in Central Asia is for agricultural activities, with
88% of water used for this field.
... how many people are 65 and older in the UK
The percentage of senior citizens/ residents in...
The share of those aged 65 and over
The proportion of the elderly population
About 24% of people in the UK were 65 years old or older in 1985.
The 65-and-over age group
... how many people in Australia had different post-school qualifications in 1999
The percentage of men having/ owning/ possessing skilled vocational diplomas
50% of those with a bachelor’s degree were men
60% those owning a Master’s degree were men
40% of Master’s degree holders are female.
Male Master’s degree holders
Key drivers behind people’s happiness/ life contentment/ life fulfillment
The key contributors to people’s happiness levels
22% of people aged under 30 say that doing hobbies makes them the most happy,
which is 2% lower than that of the older age group.
15% of those under 30 consider traveling the key driver behind their happiness.
The percentage of people who are over 30 rating being financially secure as the most
influential factor was 20%
.... how many times an average teenager in Australia ate fast food each year between
1975 to 2000.
The number of times Australian teenagers eating Pizza...
On average, teens in Australia ate fish and chips 100 times per year
Averagely, adolescents in Australia consumed hamburgers 10 times in 1975
In terms of fish and chips consumption, Australian teens averaged at 100 times a year
.... how many people were employed in three fields in Australia between 1990 and 2000
The number of workers in engineering in Australia...
The service industry employed 4.5 million workers in 1990
5.5 million people were working/ employed in the engineering field in 1990
Agriculture had a workforce of 4 million people in 1990
Agricultural worker numbers stayed unchanged at 4 million between 1990 and 1991
... how much various types of food were consumed between 1950 and 2010.
The use of fruit
The consumption of fruit
Fruit consumption
The amount of fruit consumed/ eaten/ used
100 kg of fruit was eaten by an average Australian
... how many cases of car theft, house burglary and street robbery were reported in
England and Wales between 1970 and 2015.
The rate of car theft
The proportion of cars reported stolen
House burglary rates
The rate of robbery cases ...
... how city residents rated a range of aspects of city life in the years 1980 and 2010.
82% of city dwellers gave good responses to education
Education was considered the best facet of city life, with 82% of people giving positive
feedback.
The percentage of people regarding healthcare as ‘good’ stood at 64% in 1980
In terms of the environemnt, ‘good’ feedback dropped by 12%, while ‘bad’ feedback
more than doubled, making it the worst aspect of life in 2010.
83% of residents rated heathcare services in cities as ‘good’, up 19% from 1980, and
this is the best aspect of life in 2010.
Healthcare saw the most significant increase in ‘good’ responses, from 64% to 83%,
making it the...
How many people graduated from university in the UK between 1992 and 2002 and
which line of work they entered after graduation.
The number of university graduates/ fresh graduates
Those working as Professionals accounted for almost 60% of graduates
3 in 5 (almost 60%) of fresh graduates chose to work as Professionals.
The percentage of those working in managerial or administrative roles dropped slightly
from 20% to 19% over the period, while the figures for clerical workers or secretary
doubled, rising from just under 10% in 1992 to exactly 20% after a decade.
Sales was not available as an occupation in 1992, but 10% of graduates chose to work in
this line of work in 2002.
... how much students who study overseas in four different countries had to pay
The total expenditure = total spending
The amount of money spent on accommodation...
The largest spending area in country A is...
Tuition is the second biggest spending area ....
Students in country A have to pay $430 for living costs
Pursuing an education in country D was the least expensive, with tuition making up the
largest part of students’ spending ($235).
How many people lived in three cities...
The size of Shanghai’s population
The population of...
The number of people residing/ living in...
Jakarta’s resident numbers
8 million people lived in Jakarta in 1990...
Sao Paulo’s population
The expected figures = the projected figures
How many people used five different means of communication worldwide
The number of users
The number of subscribers to...
The most popular communication service...
Cellular phone service was used by by far the most number of people in 2008 (65 million).
Just over 15 million people used landline service in 1998
... illustrate why students decided to study at...
The percentage/share/proportion of students choosing to study at this university
because of its degree courses
10% of students chose this institution due to its location (close to their parents)
... how much money was spent on roads and transport in...
The percentage of government spending on...
The share of expenditure on...
Spending/expenditure on transport infrastructure...
The proportion of government expenditure on...
25% of Italy’s government spending was spent on...
.. how many films were made...
The number of films produced
Film production
50 films were produced in country B
... how people traveled to a universty in the years 2004 and 2009
The share of people commuting by car
The percentage of people driving to school
The proportion of people taking the bus
Bus users made up 33%
33% of the people in the survey went to school by bus
... how old people in a particular country were when they got married in 1996 and 2008...
The percentage of women aged 16-19 getting married...
Almost 12% of females got married when they were 25-29 in 2008
The marriage rate among 25-29-year-olds was the highest, at 12%.
The proportion of men in the 35-39 age group/bracket/category/band getting married
rose significantly, reaching almost 12% in 2008.
... how many people left Ireland and how many were unemployed between 1988 and
2004
The number of people migrating to other countries...
Ireland’s immigration figures
Immigrant numbers
Unemployment rate
The rate of unemoloyment
The proportion of people who were unemployed/ jobless/ out of work/ out of a job/ could
not find employment
60,000 people moved out of Ireland in 1988
7% of residents in this country were jobless
... how much money was spent on research in various fields
The amount of government spending on...
Spending on...
Expenditure on...
8 billion dollars was spent on/ invested in health research
... how many people in the UK were 15 or 75 years old between 1911 to 2001
The size of the UK’s population rose significantly, reaching ...
1.86% of UK residents were 15 years of age, with a...
Females aged 15 saw a very slight fall, from... to...
The number of males whose age is 15 rose to reach...
The percentage of people aged 75 tripled, rising to 0.7%
A significantly larger number (254,900) of men were 75 years old in 1961 than in 1991
(47.351).
... how much money was spent on food and other products by people in France,
Germany and England.
The proportion of money people in these countries spent on food and other products
rose significantly, especially in France.
15% of the French’s money was spent on food in 1998
Spending on other goods in France also grew sharply, from ... to ...
Spending figures for Germany and England
The percentage of spending on other goods...
How many school leavers chose to work and study higher education and how many were
unemployed in the years...
The percentage of school graduates working/ having a job/ who were in employment
after their graduation ...
8% of secondary school graduates were unemployed/ out of a job/ out of work/ jobless...
The rate of unemployment among these people
Those deciding to go to university account of 50% of the graduates, with a fall to..
The share of school leavers pursuing tertiary education
... how much the average household in Australia spent on various goods and services.
An average family in Australia had to pay $155 for food monthly in 1991
The total amount of spending rose slightly, which was caused by rises in spending on
food, housing, non-essential goods and services, and especially electricity and water.
Spending on...
Expenditure on...
Food bills cost ...
The amount of money spent on transport dropped sharply
How many cases of car theft, house burglary and street robbery were reported
between...
The number of car thefts ...
Almost 200 cases of house burglary were reported in 1980
House burglary peaked during the 1985-1990 period, with just over 300 cases reported
each year.
Street robbery doubed after the first decade, reaching 100 cases, but then almost
dropped to its initial figure of 50 cases.
How many people reside in cities between ...
70% of residents in the US lived in urban areas in 1970
The share of city population in Korea rose sharply, from 40% in ... to...
China’s urban population remained unchanged after the first two decades....
The proportion of city dwellers in India...
The percentage of city residents/ inhabitants in...
... how many kilometers of railway tracks for highspeed trains were built in China...
The length of highspeed railway tracks
The railway infrastructure/ system for high-speed trains in Japan was by far the most
extensive in 1990.
720 kilometers of railway tracks were available in France in 1990
The number of kilometers of railway for high-speed trains
... how much waste was produced by...
The amount of barbage produced...
The amount of trash/waste discarded
Waste production in....
28 million tonnes of waste was produced in Japan...
Poland produced 4 million tonnes of waste
The figure for Korea in 1980 was not available, but it was the only country that manged to
reduce the total volume of waste produced between 1990 and 2000.
The US produced generated by far the largest amount of waste each year
... how many people went of international travel...
The number of people in the US traveling overseas/ abroad...
18.2 million people in Africa visited other countries
The number of international visits from the US
The number of Europeans paying a visit to other countries
... how the world’s water is distributed and how much water is used for three purposes in
Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Canada.
Salt water accounts for an overwhelming proportion of water on earth
The proportion of water stored in ice and glaciers
The use of water for agricultural activities
Domestic water use makes up ... %
The consumption of water for ...
80% of water is used for industrial purposes
The sales of video games
Turnover from sales of video games
The revenue from selling video games
18% of the total online shopping sales came from video games
The proportion of online sales of the food and drink sector
Sale figures for home furnishings...
... how much the average household in the UK earned in the years 2010 and 2013 and
how much they spent on various food products and clothing in these years.
The total income of an average household
Spending on...
The share of income spent on...