Unit 9
Smartphone Ownership by age group: 2011 and 2016
Getting Started
A. Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
Example: Which is higher: Mt. Makalu or Mt. Dhaulagiri?
Answer: Mt. Makalu is higher than Mt. Dhaulagiri.
B. What are the '-er' words of these words?
1. Strong – Stronger
2. Tall – Taller
3. Light – Lighter
Reading I
Before Reading: Answer the questions.
a. Why do you think the charts are different?
Answer: The charts are different because Chart I is a line graph, whereas Chart II is a bar graph. The first shows smartphone ownership over six years, while the second shows ownership by age group.
b. What do the charts show?
Answer: The charts show the percentage of people who owned smartphones from 2011 to 2016 and smartphone ownership by different age groups in 2011 and 2016.
A. Match the words with their meanings.
a. illustrates – iv. shows
b. ownership – iii. the fact of owning something
c. significant – i. important
d. steadily – v. gradually and in an even and regular way
e. represent – ii. be a symbol of something
B. Answer the following questions.
a. What does the second chart show?
Answer: The second chart shows the percentage of smartphone owners in different age groups in 2011 and 2016.
b. By what percentage have the smartphone owners increased in the period between 2011 and 2016?
Answer: Smartphone ownership increased by 42 percentage points, from 35% in 2011 to 77% in 2016.
c. In which age group are smartphones the most popular in 2016?
Answer: Smartphones are the most popular among people aged 16 to 24 in 2016.
d. What is interesting about the 75+ age group?
Answer: Almost nobody in the 75+ age group owned a smartphone in 2011, but 15% of them owned smartphones in 2016. This shows that older people also developed an interest in modern technology.
B. Fill in the missing forms of the given adjectives.
Positive – Comparative – Superlative
intelligent – more intelligent – most intelligent
bad – worse – worst
wet – wetter – wettest
good – better – best
powerful – more powerful – most powerful
funny – funnier – funniest
old – older – oldest
nice – nicer – nicest
C. Complete the following sentences to make comparison with correct forms of the adjectives from the brackets.
a. The clothes here are … (good) than the ones in my town.
Answer: The clothes here are better than the ones in my town.
b. It's … (far) than I thought – I think we're lost.
Answer: It's farther than I thought – I think we're lost.
c. That's the … (disgusting) meal I've ever had!
Answer: That's the most disgusting meal I've ever had!
d. I hope your team's … (lucky) today than last week.
Answer: I hope your team's luckier today than last week.
e. They're … (happy) in their new school than in their old one.
Answer: They're happier in their new school than in their old one.
f. Your tomato sauce is … (tasty) than my mum's.
Answer: Your tomato sauce is tastier than my mum's.
g. Is this flower … (beautiful) than that one?
Answer: Is this flower more beautiful than that one?
h. This is the … (interesting) book I have ever read.
Answer: This is the most interesting book I have ever read.
i. Non-smokers usually live … (long) than smokers.
Answer: Non-smokers usually live longer than smokers.
j. What is the … (dangerous) animal in the world?
Answer: What is the most dangerous animal in the world?
Writing I
The table below shows the age-wise population percentage of Nepal over three years. Interpret the table in your own words.
The table shows the age-wise population percentage of Nepal in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
According to the table, people aged 0–14 made up 31.34% of the total population in 2017. This percentage decreased to 29.57% in 2019. Similarly, the population of people aged 15–64 increased from 63% in 2017 to 64.65% in 2019. The population of people aged 65 and above also increased slightly from 5.66% to 5.78%.
In conclusion, the table shows that most people in Nepal were between 15 and 64 years old. The percentage of children decreased, while the percentage of adults and old people increased slightly.
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