Here is an exercise that I often do with my students: I choose some information from a graph or chart, and I ask the students to write one correct sentence to describe that information.
Take this information for example (from a question in Cambridge book 10):
- year 1999
- Switzerland
- highest sales of Fairtrade coffee and bananas
- Fairtrade coffee sales: 3 million Euros
- Fairtrade banana sales: 15 million Euros
Can you write one correct sentence that contains this information? This isn't as easy as it looks. When my students try it, I usually find mistakes!
in 1999, the highest numbers of sales of Fairtrade coffee and bananas in Switzerland were 3 million Euros and 15 million Euros respectively.
Posted by: dong nguyen | September 17, 2015 at 09:23
In 1999, Switzerland experienced the highest sales of Fairtrade coffee and bananas with 3 and 15 million Euros, respectively.
Posted by: Amy | September 17, 2015 at 09:47
in 1999, the highest sales of Fairtrade coffee and bananas in Switzerland were 3 and 15 million Euros respectively.
Posted by: Giang | September 17, 2015 at 09:55
In the year 1999, the highest sales figures for Fairtrade coffee and bananas was recorded in Switzerland, at 3 million Euros and 15 million Euros respectively
Posted by: xoi | September 17, 2015 at 09:59
In year 1999, Switzerland was earning 15 miillion euros of fairtrade banana and 3 million euro of fairtrade coffee.
Posted by: Allan | September 17, 2015 at 10:12
By 1999,the highest sales of Fairtrade coffee in Switzerland was 3 million euro, while for banana sales was 15 million euro.
Posted by: SAM | September 17, 2015 at 10:18
By 1999.Switzerland had achieved the highest rate of sales for fair trade coffee and bananas,at 3 millions and 15 millions euros respectively.
Posted by: alaa | September 17, 2015 at 10:28
In 1999 , Switzerland had the highest numbers of sales of Fairtrade coffee and bananas , with 3 and 15 million Euros respectively .
Posted by: Ghalia | September 17, 2015 at 10:43
The sales amounts of fairtrade coffee and bananas reached the highest points in 1999 in Switzerland with 3 millions and 15 millions respectively.
Posted by: Doona | September 17, 2015 at 10:43
In 1999, the sales of Fairtrade coffee and banana in Switzerland peaked at 3 million and 15 million euros, respectively
Posted by: Song | September 17, 2015 at 10:50
In Switzerland the highest sale product was Fairtrade bananas and coffee with 15 and 3 millions euros respectively in 1999.
By 1999, Switzerland had saw the highest product sale, 15 million euros of fairtrade bananas and 3 million euros of coffee respectively.
Posted by: Biks | September 17, 2015 at 11:03
Switzerland was the country with the highest sales for fair trade coffee and bananas in 1999. While the sales of fair trade banana stood at 15 million Euros, the sales figure for coffee was only 3 million Euros.
Posted by: Dar Dar | September 17, 2015 at 11:56
Sorry, Here is my one sentence writing.
Switzerland was the country with the highest sales for fairtrade coffee and bananas, with the sales figures for coffee and bananas stood at 3 million Euros and 15 million Euros respectively.
Posted by: Dar Dar | September 17, 2015 at 12:00
Switzerland saw the highest sales for fairtrade coffee and bananas, selling for three million Euros and fifteen million Euros respectively.
Posted by: Khan | September 17, 2015 at 12:39
The sales of fairtrade coffee and banana in Switzerland has reached to Euros 3 million and Euros 15 million in year 1999 respectively.
Posted by: Peter | September 17, 2015 at 13:14
The highest sales of fairtrade coffee and banana in Switzerland have reached to Euros 3 million and Euros 15 million in year 1999 respectively.
Posted by: Peter | September 17, 2015 at 13:16
In 1999, Switzerland got the highest sales of Fairtrade coffee and bananas, with 3 million euros in coffee compared to 15 million euros in banana.
Posted by: sandy c.c. | September 17, 2015 at 13:19
In 1999, Switzerland saw the highest sales for fair trade coffee and bananas, at 3 million and 15 million euros respectively.
Posted by: Rae | September 17, 2015 at 13:26
In year 1999, Switzerland saw the highest sales of Fairtrade coffee and bananas, at 3 million Euros and 15 million Euros respectively.
Posted by: Syl | September 17, 2015 at 14:35
In 1999,Switzerland had the highest Fairtrade labelled coffee and banana sales at 3 million euros and 15 million euros respectively.
Posted by: Jeff | September 17, 2015 at 15:17
In Switzerland, the highest sales is coffee and bananas at 3 million euros and 15 million euros,respectively in 1999.
Posted by: sandy | September 17, 2015 at 17:25
During1999,in Switzerland,the highest sales of Faretrade for coffee and banana were 3 million and 15 million Euros respectively
Posted by: salma wani | September 17, 2015 at 17:55
In Switzerland,during 1999,the highest Faretrade sale for coffee and banana were 3 and 15 million Euros respectively
Posted by: salma wani | September 17, 2015 at 18:03
In 1999, Swizerland was the country having the highest sales of Fairtrade coffee and bananas with 3 million Euros for Fairtrade coffee sales volume and 15 million Euros for Fairtrade banana one.
Posted by: Thom nguyen | September 17, 2015 at 18:16
In 1999, Switzerland experienced the highest sales of Fairtrade coffee and bananas with 3 and 15 million Euros respectively.
Posted by: Masato | September 17, 2015 at 19:33
in 1999, Switzerland had the highest sales of fair trade and bananas at 3 and 15 million euro, respectively.
Posted by: saad al baldawi | September 17, 2015 at 20:23
In the Year 1999, Fairtrade, Switzerland,recorded its highest coffee and banana sales of 3 million euros and 15 million euros respectively.
Posted by: MIchael Esan | September 17, 2015 at 20:26
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Posted by: Mahmoud | September 17, 2015 at 20:41
In 1999, Switzerland had recorded the highest fairtrade coffee and banana of 3 millions and 5 millions euros respectively.
Posted by: ABS | September 17, 2015 at 21:17
Dear Simon,
This is my answer:
In 1999, Switzerland saw the highest saless of Fairtrade coffee and bananas, at 15 million and 3 million Euros respectively.
Posted by: Thy | September 18, 2015 at 00:38
1. In the year 1999, in Switzerland, there were the highest sales Fairtrade coffee and bananas with 3 million Euros and 15 million Euros respectively.
2. In the year 1999, sales of Fairtrade coffee and bananas of Switzerland peaked at 3 million Euros and 15 million Euros respectively.
Posted by: Bill Hoang | September 18, 2015 at 01:01
The highest sales for fairtrade coffee and bananas in Switzerland was in 1999, which accounted for 13 million and 15 million respectively.
Posted by: nem | September 18, 2015 at 01:26
In 1999, the sales for Fairtrade coffee and bananas peaked at 3 million and 15 million respectively in Switzerland.
Posted by: Queenie Nguyen | September 18, 2015 at 02:16
In 1999, coffee and bananas reached its highest sales of Fairtrade in Switzerland, which is 3 million Euros and 15 million Euros respectively
Posted by: niuxiufeng | September 18, 2015 at 02:39
In 1999, Switzeland's market witnessed an increase to the highest sales in fairtrade of coffee and bananas, with 3 million euros and 15 million euros respecticularly.
Posted by: Viet | September 18, 2015 at 02:46
in the year 1999, Switzerland was the highest sales in fairtrade of coffe and banana,with 3 million euros and 15 million euros respectively.
Posted by: anonymous | September 18, 2015 at 03:07
In 1999, Switzerland saw the highest sales of coffee and bananas in Fairtrade, with revenue being 3 million and 5 million Euros respectively.
Posted by: Hanna | September 18, 2015 at 03:09
Switzerland has the highest Fairtrade sales of coffee and bananas in 1999, respectively amounting at 3 million and 5 millions euros.
Posted by: sp ng | September 18, 2015 at 03:29
In 1999, the highest sales of Fairtrade coffee and bananas were recorded in Switzerland, with 3 million Euros and 15 million Euros for coffee and banana respectively.
Posted by: Tuannm | September 18, 2015 at 04:09
In 1999, Switzerland witnessed the highest sales of Fairtrade coffee and bananas with the amount of 3 and 5 million Euros respectively.
Posted by: Vanessa | September 18, 2015 at 05:32
During 1999, the highest sales in Switzerland were Fairtrade coffee and bananas . people bought form Fairtrade coffee 3 million Euros . While , Fairtrade banana sales peaked to 5- fold million Euros
Posted by: Amnh | September 18, 2015 at 05:43
In 1999, the sales of Fairtrade coffe and bananas reached the highest in Swizerland,which was 3 million Euros and 15 million respectively.
Posted by: daisy | September 18, 2015 at 06:45
In Switzerland,the highest sales of Fairtrade coffee is 3 million Euros in 1999,while the bananas is 15 million Euros.
Posted by: KK | September 18, 2015 at 06:53
The highest sale value of Fairtrade coffee and bananas in Switzerland for the year 1999 reached 3 and 15 millions Euros respectively.
Posted by: sharma | September 18, 2015 at 07:01
In 1999, Switzerland witnessed the highest sales of Fraitrade coffe and bananas with 3 and 5 millions euros respectively.
Posted by: Linhpkd | September 18, 2015 at 08:09
FROM SIMON:
Here's the sentence that I wrote with my students:
In 1999, Switzerland had the highest figures for sales of both Fairtrade coffee and Fairtrade bananas, with 3 million and 15 million Euros of sales for the two respective products.
Many of you wrote good sentences, but I'll try to find some mistakes and I'll make a "correct the mistakes" lesson on Sunday.
Posted by: Simon | September 18, 2015 at 13:26
year 1999
Switzerland
highest sales of Fairtrade coffee and bananas
Fairtrade coffee sales: 3 million Euros
Fairtrade banana sales: 15 million Euros
Switzerland had the highest sales of Fairtrade coffee and bananas in 1999, at 3 million Euros and 15 million Euros respectively.
Posted by: Michelle | September 18, 2015 at 15:48
In Switzerland, the highest sales of Fairtrade coffee and bananas in 1999 is 3 million Euros and 15 million Euros respectively.
or,
In Switzerland, the highest sales of Fairtrade coffee and bananas in 1999 is 3 million Euros of Fairtrade coffee sales and 15 million Euros of Fairtrade banana sales.
Posted by: JD | September 18, 2015 at 17:07
In Switzerland, the highest sales of Fairtrade coffee and bananas in 1999 were 3 million Euros and 15 million Euros respectively.
or,
In Switzerland, the highest sales of Fairtrade coffee and bananas in 1999 were 3 million Euros of Fairtrade coffee sales and 15 million Euros of Fairtrade banana sales.
Posted by: JD | September 18, 2015 at 17:08
In 1999,Switzerland had the highest sales of Fairtrade coffee and bananas with 3 milion Euros and 15 milion Euros respectively
Posted by: tek | September 18, 2015 at 20:41
In the year 1999, Switzerland had the highest sales of Fairtrade coffee and bananas with 3 million and 15 million Euros, respectively,
Posted by: Cami | September 19, 2015 at 01:11
Switzerland had the highest sales of Fairtrade coffee and bananas in the year of 1999, in which Fairtrade coffee sale rose up to 3 million Euros and Fairtrade bananas sale rose up 15 million Euros.
Posted by: kumari | September 19, 2015 at 05:37
In 1999, the sale figures for Fairtrade coffee and banana in Switzerland was highest, at 3 million Euros and 15 million Euros respectively.
(Can we put an 's' after 'Euro'? I confuse a bit about singular and plural forms of currencies.)
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Posted by: dr ishaq | September 19, 2015 at 08:17
According to the report of agriculture publicized by the Ministry of Trade of Switzerland, in 1999 the country witnesses the highest sales of coffee and bananas from Fairtrade with 3 millions and 15 million Euro respectively.
Posted by: Kelvin | September 19, 2015 at 10:43
In 1999, the highest sales of Fairtrade coffee earned 3 million Euro, while Fairtrade banana sales figured at 15 million Euro in Switzerland.
Posted by: Sam | September 19, 2015 at 22:09
in switzerlan was the highest sales of Fairtrade coffee and banana in 1999. In that period coffee earned 3 million and banana 15 million
Posted by: Mohd | September 19, 2015 at 22:45
In Switzerland, the highest sales of Fairtrade coffee and bananas were 3 million and 15 million Euros respectively.
Posted by: Pepin | September 20, 2015 at 04:00
In Switzerland, the highest sales of Fairtrade coffee and bananas were 3 million and 15 million Euros respectively in 1990.
Posted by: Pepin | September 20, 2015 at 04:04
Switzerland got highest sales of fairtade coffee and bananas at 3 million and 15 million respectively in 1999.
Posted by: stella | September 21, 2015 at 15:54
In 1999, Switzerland had the highest sales of Fairtrade coffee and bananas at 3 and 15 million Euros, respectively
Posted by: Grey | September 22, 2015 at 08:38
In 1999, the highest sales of Fairtrade coffee were 3 milion Euros and bananas were 15 million Euros in Switzerland.
Posted by: Dila | September 22, 2015 at 21:59
in the year 1999, the highest sales of fairtrade coffee and bananas in Switzerland were 3 million euros and 15 million euros respectively.
Posted by: lyn | September 24, 2015 at 09:19
In 1999,the sales of fairtrade coffee and bananas were the highest in Switzerland at 3 million euros and 15 million euros respectively.
Posted by: raman | October 06, 2015 at 10:11
Pls can anyone check my sentence?
In 1999, Switzerland had the highest sales of Fairtrade coffee and bananas, about 3 million and 15 million Euros respectively.
Simon can you please comment on my writing?
Thank you everyone
Posted by: Nodir | October 07, 2015 at 16:12
In 1999, Switzerland's highest Fairtrade banana sales were 15 million euros, which were five times greater than the top sales of Fairtrade coffee sales at that year and it was only 3 million Euros.
Posted by: Younus | October 09, 2015 at 08:06
In 1999, the fairtrade in switzerland was experiencing the highest sales period, among the fairtrade goods, one of the highest sales was banana which has been saled for 15 million Euros,followed by coffee, was 3 million Euros.
Posted by: Alan | October 09, 2015 at 15:00
The highest sales of Fairtrade coffee and bananas was recorded in Switzerland in 1999, The Fairtrade coffee sales recorded 3 million Euros, and Fairtrade banana sales recorded 15 million Euros.
Posted by: Roba | October 12, 2015 at 02:43
switzerland, in 1999,witnessed the maximum sales for coffee and bananas in fairtrade ;the figures are three and fifteen million euros respectively.
Posted by: abu | October 12, 2015 at 16:01
switzerland had the highest figure of sale for fair-trade coffee and fairtrade bananas in 1990, where the sale of fair-trade banana, which was 15 million euros, was relatively much higher than the sale of fair-trade coffee ,which only made 3 million euros.
is this the correct way to state this information?
Posted by: hafsa | October 20, 2015 at 14:11
In 1999, Switzerland experienced the highest sells of Fairtrade coffee and bananas where the Fairtrade banana sales(15 million Euros) was five times the Fairtrade coffee sales(3 million Euros).
Posted by: Ratul | October 23, 2015 at 07:45
In 1999, there was a highest sales of Fairtrade coffee and banana in Switzerland at 3 million Euros and 15 million Euros respectively.
Posted by: le minh | November 05, 2015 at 03:11
In this case, I don't think Switzerland to be a subject of the sentence.
In 1999, Sales of Fairtrade coffee and banana in Switzerland reached a peak of 3 million Euros and 15 million Euros respectively.
Posted by: le minh | November 05, 2015 at 03:23
This is clear that, in 1999, with the cofee sales at 3 million euros and 15 millions euros of banana sales, Switzerland has the highest sales on both two products.
Posted by: G-Funk | November 20, 2015 at 12:33
In 1999, Switzeland had the highest sales of Fairtrade coffee and banana, at 3 million Euros and 15 million Euros respectively
Posted by: mohamed | November 30, 2015 at 19:01
In the year 1999, the highest sales of Faretrade coffee in Switzerland were 3 million Euros and 15 million Euros respectively
Posted by: Aki | December 16, 2015 at 00:16
In 1999, Switzerland has the highest sales of Fairtrade coffee and bananas, at 3 million Euros and 15million Euros respectively.
Posted by: amber | December 21, 2015 at 06:48
In 1999 ,Switserland had the highest sales of Fairtrade coffee and bananas ,at €3 and € 15 million respectively.
Posted by: Aida | February 08, 2016 at 10:42
In 1999, Switzerland saw the highest sales of Fairtrade coffee and banana, at €3 and € 15 million respectively.
Posted by: grace | March 23, 2016 at 07:46
Switzerland reached to its highest sales of of Fairtrade coffee and bananas in the year 1999, respectively, 3 million Euros in coffee sales and 15 million Euros in banana sales.
Posted by: Jing | March 28, 2016 at 10:44
The highest sales of Fairtrade coffee, 3 million Euros, and banana, 15 million Euros, was in Switzerland in year 1999.
Posted by: edz | May 11, 2016 at 17:17
In 1999, Switzerland had the highest sales of Fairtrade coffee and bananas, at 3 and 5 million of Eros respectively.
Posted by: Cuong | September 04, 2016 at 03:14
IT WAS IN 1999, IN WERE SWITZERLAND HAS THE HIGHEST SALE OF FAIRTRADE IN COFFEE AND BANANAS, 3M EUROS AND 5M EUROS RESPECTIVELY.
Posted by: JENNETH | November 07, 2016 at 09:20
Switzerland had the highest sales of Fairtrade coffee and bananas, with sales of the two respective products reaching €3 million and €15 million in the year 1999
Posted by: Lily | December 29, 2016 at 04:57
Switzerland saw the highest sales of Fairtrade coffee and bananas of 3 million and 15 million euro respectively in 1999.
Posted by: arnoldzhen | May 04, 2017 at 04:50
In Switzerland the highest sales of Fairtrade coffee and banana was respectively 3 million euros and 15 million euros in 1999
Posted by: khosrow | December 21, 2018 at 16:44