Dictionary
Bar chart
- Spanish word:
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Gráfico de barras
Audio:
Partitive
- Spanish word:
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Partitivo
Audio:
Percentage
- Spanish word:
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Porcentaje
Audio:
Purpose
- Spanish word:
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Finalidad
Audio:
Gráfico de barras
Audio:
Partitivo
Audio:
Porcentaje
Audio:
Finalidad
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So far you have learned a lot of new words, as well as how to give advice and express ability.
In addition, you need to learn how to express purpose and read bar charts.
Definition:
An expression that represents part of a whole.
Expresión que indica parte de un todo.
Example:
Twenty-five out of thirty use mobile phones to take selfies.
Veinticinco de cada treinta alumnos usa el teléfono móvil para hacer selfies.
Definition:
Part out of one hundred.
Proporción respecto a cien.
Example:
20% of students use apps to read books.
El 20% del alumnado usa aplicaciones para leer libros.
Definition:
The reason to do something.
Razón por la que se hace algo.
Example:
The purpose of technology is to make life easier.
La finalidad de la tecnología es hacer la vida más fácil.
Definition:
A diagram which includes quantities for different categories.
Diagrama que incluye cantidades para diferentes categorías.
Example:
This bar chart shows what students used book apps for.
Este gráfico de barras muestra la finalidad con la que el alumnado usa aplicaciones de libros.
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Form:
To + base. For example: to read
Use:
We use the to-infinitive to express purpose.
Examples:
INFINITIVE OF PURPOSE
Form:
To + base. For example: to read
Use:
We use the to-infinitive to express purpose.
Examples:
You use a health app to monitor your heart rate.
You use a music app to download songs.
You use a photo app to edit pictures.
A bar chart has a horizontal X-axis showing different categories, as well as a vertical Y-axis showing numerical values.
The bar chart below illustrates the number of students in a class using educational apps for a variety of purposes: sharing information, learning vocabulary, working cooperatively, using virtual platforms.
How many students use….?
What percentage of students…?
As we can see, 5 students out of 25 use education apps to share information. That means 20% (read twenty per cent) of the students.
Also, 15 students out of 25 use education apps to learn vocabulary. That means 60% (sixty per cent) of the students.
In addition, 10 students out of 25 use education apps to work cooperatively. That means 40% (forty per cent) of the students.
Finally, 20 students out of 25 use education apps to connect to virtual platforms. That means 80% (eighty per cent) of the students.
How to read bar charts.
A bar chart includes a title.
A bar chart has a horizontal X-axis.
The horizontal axis shows different categories. Each category has a colour.
A bar chart also has a vertical Y-axis.
The vertical axis shows numerical values.
This example shows the number of students using education apps for different purposes.
5 students out of 25 use education apps to share information. That means 20% of the students.
15 students out of 25 use education apps to learn vocabulary. That means 60% of the students.
10 students out of 25 use education apps to work cooperatively. That means 40% of the students.
20 students out of 25 use education apps to connect to virtual platforms. That means 80% of the students.
Now it’s time to analyze data and percentages on bar charts.
So this is why we are going to check the purpose of using different types of apps.
Definition:
The reason to do something.
Razón por la que se hace algo.
Example:
The purpose of technology is to make life easier.
La finalidad de la tecnología es hacer la vida más fácil.
Definition:
A diagram which includes quantities for different categories.
Diagrama que incluye cantidades para diferentes categorías.
Example:
This bar chart shows what students used book apps for.
Este gráfico de barras muestra la finalidad con la que el alumnado usa aplicaciones de libros.
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Look at the bar chart and listen to the sentences. Then decide whether the sentences are True or False.
True
Good job!
False
Good job!
True
Good job!
False
Good job!
False
Good job!
True
Good job!
False
Good job!
True
Good job!
Analyze the bar charts and read the questions carefully. Then choose the correct answers.
Look at the bar chart below and analyze its information. Then record your voice summarizing the main features and information in the chart. Remember to use partitives and percentages.
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