Question

Vocabulary 1 Replace the words and phrases in brackets with the words below in the correct form. There is one word that you do not need. calculate halve estimate double decrease increase divide There are still many things, including language, culture and religion that ____________ (separate) people around the globe. Experts ____________ (guess) that the number of people living in England and Wales who don’t know any English is 138,000. In the last ten years, the number of married people in England and Wales ____________ (became smaller) from 51% to 47%. Mathematicians have ____________ (used maths to find the answer) that it will take 41 years for the earth’s population to ____________ (become twice as big). There are currently 10 million people over 65 years of age living in the UK. Researchers predict that this will ____________ (become bigger) to 19 million by 2050

Answer 1

1. divide
2. are estimating/estimate
3. halved
4. calculated
5. double
6. increase

Answer 2

Vocabulary Exercise

Let's replace the words and phrases in brackets with the correct words from the given list: calculate, halve, estimate, double, decrease, increase, divide.

1. There are still many things, including language, culture, and religion that divide people around the globe.

2. Experts estimate that the number of people living in England and Wales who don’t know any English is 138,000.

3. In the last ten years, the number of married people in England and Wales decreased from 51% to 47%.

4. Mathematicians have calculated that it will take 41 years for the earth’s population to double.

5. There are currently 10 million people over 65 years of age living in the UK. Researchers predict that this will increase to 19 million by 2050.

This exercise demonstrates the use of the provided vocabulary in different contexts to convey specific meanings.

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