Activity 3. 9: Using linking words after the subject
The chart below shows the number of people who had recently contacted family _or friends.
Write the second sentence to finish the idea. Put the words in the correct order and add the punctuation.
- The overall trend for both groups is two periods of decline with a large increase in the middle.
/show a slight decrease/ men/ in later years/ however/
Answer: Men, however, show a slight decrease in later years.
- Although the amount of social contact changes over the lifespan, women show no
net decrease overall.
/ in other words/ as 18- to 34-year-olds [around 95 per cent]/ have/ a similar
amount of contact with family and friends/ 75-year-olds/
Answer
75-year-olds, in other words, have a similar amount of contact with family and friends
as 18-34-year-olds [around 95 per cent).
- The oldest group of women have the same amount of social contact as the youngest
group.
/ have/ men/ much less social contact/ than at age 18-34/ on the other hand/ at
age 75 and over/
Answer
Men, on the other hand, have much less social contact by age 75 and over than at age
18-34.
- For women, the first downward trend ends at age 35-44.
/men/until age 45-54/continue to show a decrease/meanwhile/
Answer
Men, meanwhile, continue to show a decrease until age 45-54.
- The second decline in social contact happens at age 55-64.
/ show a sharp drop/in particular/at this age/men/
Answer
Men, in particular, show a sharp drop at this age.
- For the older groups, there's a fair difference, except at age 55-64.
/men/show a slight increase/from 94 per cent to 96 per cent/at this point/
Answer
Men, at this point, show a slight increase from 94 per cent to 96 per cent.
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