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Using
language to discuss
results of polls &
surveys
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Read
a newspaper report on the results of a poll about
smoking habits of high school students in
Australia.
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Three
in four high school students smoke
daily
According
to a recent government poll, three
in four high school students smoke
cigarettes daily. The survey revealed
that over half of the students who smoked
said that they could not give up
smoking.
The
results of this poll also revealed
that the number of teens who drink is
increasing. The survey was conducted
last year at over 200 high schools
nationwide.
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These
headlines show how newspapers report poll and
survey results.
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Expressions
to use with the words poll and
survey
- conduct
a poll
- release
a survey
- according
to a poll
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Words
to refer to the people who were
interviewed:
- respondents
- people
polled
- people
surveyed
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Words
to refer to the percentages or the number
of people polled:
- 90%
of the respondents
- almost
half of
- one
in four people polled
- over
90 percent of those who
responded
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Words
to refer to the percentages or the number
of people polled:
- 90%
of the respondents
- almost
half of
- one
in four people polled
- over
90 percent of those who
responded
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Language
used to report how these people
responded:
- said
that
- thought
that
- responded
that
- believed
that
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Language
used to contrast poll
results:
- although
- in
contrast
- while
- on
the other hand
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the poll language in an article written by a
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