Writing task 1

Question 1

(formal) used to make a contrast between two things

Answer 1

As opposed to
200 attended, as opposed to 300 the previous year.
African women have 4.5 children on average – as opposed to 6.5 forty years ago and 5.5 twenty years ago.

Question 2

Cái gì đó giảm xuống

Answer 2

Decline

Fertility has also declined.

Question 3

Giảm tới

Answer 3

Drop to
Fall to
The ratio is projected to drop to 3.6 by 2020 and even further—to 2.4—by 2060.

Question 4

Gấp bốn

Answer 4

Quadruple

Will the African population inevitably quadruple by the end of the century?

Question 5

Tăng từ bao nhiêu đến bao nhiêu

Answer 5

Increase from … to …
The number of centenarians, or people age 100 or older, has also increased from around 32,000 in 1980 to more than 53,000 by 2010.