"Figures often beguile me particularly when I have the arranging of them myself." Mark Twain Chapters From My Autobiography (1906)
Listening and Discussion
(1) Swedish Refugees and the problems with statistics - from the programme More Or Less http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03gzh7x
(2) The Oscars - from The Film Programme http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0717j1w
Vocabulary for statistics
variable (check stress)
a huge spike in (numbers)
an even spread
a knock on effect
Vocabulary for competitions - a lexical set
to build up a head of steam = to develop power
to peak too soon
to gain/get (the) traction
an upset
a solid choice
to build up a head of steam = to develop power
to peak too soon
to gain/get (the) traction
an upset
a solid choice
a safe bet
to sneak in
to root for
a tight race
a victory lap
a photo finish
to charge ahead
to stand up to a repeat(ed)/second/third etc view(ing)(s)/reading/listening etc see: http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/stand-up-to second definition.
to sing for your supper
Corrections
Countability
a news, a research X
(some) news, (some) research
Parts of speech
cynic (noun), cynical (adjective)
Comparatives
more simple X
simpler
Pronunciation
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