Statistics and trends in talks

Follow data-heavy talks at natural speed: approximations, fractions and proportions, multiples, percentage points, trend verbs, and the difference between a target, a forecast and the actual figure, for IELTS Part 4 and TOEIC Part 4.

Level C1 25 min5 exercisesLesson 8 of 12 in Listening C1

Trains: IELTS Listening Part 4, TOEIC Listening Part 4 – Talks

What you'll learn

Convert spoken approximations (*just under a third*, *getting on for half*) into figures quickly
Understand multiples, fractions and the difference between per cent and percentage points
Recognise trend verbs and how strongly they describe a change
Pick the figure a question asks for when a speaker gives a target, a forecast, an old figure and the actual result

Lesson content

9 steps · 5 exercises · 25 min total

1. Warm-up2 questions
2. LearnThe skill and the strategy
3. ModelSee how it's done
4. Practice 1Note completion (IELTS Part 4) + 1 more
5. Practice 2TOEIC Part 4: a business talk
6. Practice 3Figures at speed
7. Exam tips3 tips
8. Key vocabulary12 words
9. SummaryReview and finish

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