Age of Marriage

The bar graph shows the decline, over the past few decades, in the percentage of women aged 15-19 who are married in six selected Arab countries. The table gives us the age of first marriage for men and women in twelve Arab countries, plus Turkey and Iran.

The most dramatic feature of the bar chart concerns the UAE, where the percentage plummeted from 57% in 1975 to 8% in 1995. Other massive drops were in Libya and Kuwait. Egypt, Tunisia and Palestine registered less dramatic falls.

The age of first marriage, in the table, showed a range from mid- to late-20s for men and from low- to mid-20s for women.

The most dramatic drop in the bar chart was in the UAE. The bar chart showed the number of teenage brides in all six countries has fallen over the past 3-4 decades and the table seems to confirm this because in all 14 countries women are getting married in their early twenties, rather than in their teens.

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Hurricanes & Tornadoes

In this table it shows us information about two strongest storms, hurricanes and tornadoes. They are both dangerous and destructive and there are a lots of differences between them.

First of all, The hurricane is classified on the Saffir-Simpson C1-5 scale, while the tornado is measured on the Fuji ta F0-F5 scale. The minimum speed of a hurricane is 74 mph, whereas that of a tornado is 40 mph. On the other hand, the maximum speed of a tornado, 250-300 mph, is higher than that of a hurricane, 155-200 mph . Whereas a tornado usually lasts from a few minutes to a few hours, a hurricane can last up to a week. A hurricane can be predicted 2-3 days in advance for a wide area and 6-10 hours beforehand for a locality, but a tornado can be predicted only minutes before it hits. Hurricanes start over warm oceans but tornadoes usually originate over land.

In brief, tornadoes are less predictable, last for a shorter period of time and can reach much higher wind speeds.

Adding information

Additional information

moreover (formal); furthermore; in addition; on top of that

The Prime Minister is unwilling to admit that the country is deeply in debt. Moreover/Furthermore/In addition he insists he can maintain current levels of government spending.

The earthquake victims in Haiti are desperately short of food and shelter. In addition they urgently need doctors and medical supplies.

She borrowed my bike and never gave it back. On top of that, she broke the lawnmower and wrecked the washing machine.

Similarity

Expressing similarity

similarly; in the same way

The roads are usually very crowded at the beginning of the holiday season. Similarly, there are often traffic jams at the end of the holidays.

We did everything to provide our daughters with a good education. In the same way, they put a high value on our grandchildren's education.

Emphasising a contrast

Stronger contrast

however; nevertheless; mind you; still; yet; in spite of this

Britain came last in the World Children's Games again. However, we did have one success with Annie Smith's world record in the egg and spoon race.

I don't like the job much. Mind you, the money's good.

He says he's not rich and yet he owns 3 houses and 4 cars.

It was foggy this morning. In spite of this, I managed toget to college on time.

It was foggy earlier but I still managed to get here on time.

Contrast

Balancing contrasting points


on the other hand; while; whereas


Arranged marriages are common in many Middle Eastern countries. In the West, on the other hand, they are unusual.


I like spending my holidays in the mountains, while/whereas my wife prefers the seaside.


While/whereas can be put before the first of 2 contrasting points,e.g.


While/whereas the English alphabet has 26 letters, English phonemic transcription has over 40 basic symbols.

People at College

The professor is a teacher who teaches in the university.

My lecturer is teaching me to prepare for the ILTS test.

Mr. Hedley is an English teacher at HCT.

We are students at HCT.

Mr.Roger is our supervisor in our English course.

The career advisors/counselors help the students to choose a job.

Dr.Simon is the director of ADMC.

Librarians help the students in their research.

A tutor gives a tutorial to a small group of students.