Mirjam Hauck
I am a Senior Lecturer in the School of Languages and Applied Linguistics at the Open University and look back at 20 years of designing and facilitating distance learning opportunities including MOOCs
Location London
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You are very welcome, Sophie ;-)
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Mirjam Hauck replied to ALPHONSE OCHOM
Hi Alphonse,
there is an "and" and a "had" missing in your first sentence.
Have a look at this alternative, please;
"In 1990, both urban and rural populations had less access to improved water sources compared to 2010. There has been a significant increase for both areas."
Then you say "urban populations have had steady increase". You can actually...
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Hmmmm were do you see this in the bar chart, Sophie?
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Mirjam Hauck replied to Bridget Agum
Hi Bridget,
have a look at this alternative way of describing the bar chart:Between 1990 and 2010 the number of people in urban areas with access to improved water resources has increased by 1.2 billion.
See also the title of the bar chart, please. The access in urban ares did no remain constant!
The same is true for rural areas. So, here you are...
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Hi Thomas,
You say " Over the period of 1990", but 1990 is a fixed point in time. It is not a period of time.You could say "Between 1990 and 2010 the access to improved water sources in both urban and rural areas has improved. In comparison, the improvement in urban areas has been more significant than in rural areas."
Look at this way of continuing...
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Hi Morenike,
a very good attempt. Have a look at this alternative:
In 1990 over 2 million people in urban areas enjoyed access to improved water resources (or: benefited from access to improved water resources. By 2010 this number rose to over 3 million. At the same time the number of people in urban areas with access to unimproved water sources rose...
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Mirjam Hauck replied to aalekhya somayaji
Hi aalekhya,
you could probably say a bit more, but this is a correct statement!
Just leave out the "the" before "urban".
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Mirjam Hauck replied to Yauheni Khvainitski
Hi Yauheni,
A good start.
Have a look at this alternative, please:
Among both, urban and rural populations, the access to improved drinking water sources has increased between 1990 and 2010.I particularly like your attempt at using a construction starting with "while". Look at this way of saying it, please.
While the access to unimproved sources of...
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Mirjam Hauck replied to ROY ABEL
Good work, Roy.
One observation:
You write: "The data indicates increased proportions of global populations benefiting from improved water sources over the period: urban by 1.2 billion, rural by approximately 850 million."
Proportions are usually expressed in percentages, not in figures.
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Mirjam Hauck replied to ROY ABEL
Very well put, Roy.
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Hi Daniel,
instead of saying
"From 2,142 to 3,343 million people, have the opportunity to improve sources in only 10 years".
You could say:
The number of people in urban areas with access to improved drinking water has increased from 2,142 to 3,343 billion between 1990 and 2010. -
Mirjam Hauck replied to Thaily Oy
Hi Thaily,
just a minor correction:
"The bar chart shows that there are more people with access to improved drinking water ..."
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"The bar chart shows that more people can access improved drinking water ...."
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Hi Sophie,
double check the last part of your description, please:
"although the population using unimproved sources of drinking water remained higher" .Do you mean "remained comparatively higher in rural areas"?
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Mirjam Hauck replied to Adriana Caruso
Hi Adriana,
the number of people in urban areas with access to unimproved water sources has, in fact, increased between 1990 and 2010 (109 -130).
You are right though: if we compare the relationship between the number of people with access to an improved water source in urban areas and the number of people with access to an unimproved water source in...
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Mirjam Hauck replied to Jekko Cabral
Hi Jekko,
you could also start your description like this:
This bar chart shows two types of population, urban and rural, and their access to drinking water, improved and unimproved sources, between 1990 and 2010.You could finish your paragraph like this:
On the other hand (good expression!), the access to unimproved water sources in rural areas...
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Hi Rimamtanung ( I hope I got your first name right),
If you compare the figures for access to an unimproved water source among urban dwellers, you will see that there has, in fact been, an increase between 1990 and 2010 (109-130).But you are right: overall the positive trend in terms of access to an improved water source among urban dwellers outweighs...
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Mirjam Hauck replied to A.Emmanuel Kanneh
Hi Emmanuel,
you follow the example of the video recording very well.
Double check this sentence, please:In 2010 there were 3,343 billion people in the urban population who had access to improved drinking water source more than 1990 where there were 2,143 billion people who had access to improved drinking water source.
It is better to start a new...
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Mirjam Hauck replied to Lech Bedziak
That's a comprehensive description of the bar chart, Lech.
One comment: While the number of people with access to unimproved water sources in urban areas is relatively low, there has still been an increase between 1990 and 2010 (109-130). -
Mirjam Hauck replied to Lourdes López
Hi Lourdes,
check again. The bar chart shows a positive trend in terms of increased access to an improved drinking water resource in both urban and rural areas, doesn't it?Look at and compare the dark blue parts of t he bar for 1990 and 2010 with each each other for both "Urban" and "Rural".
You are right though: At the same time, the number of people...
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Mirjam Hauck replied to Juliane Mayers
Hi Juliane,
check again, please: Is the increase of (or: in) the number of people in rural areas with access to improved drinking water really comparable to the increase of (or: in) the number of people in urban areas. In your post you write "comparably similar".
I like your speculative explanation for the fact that there has been an increase in access to... -
Hi نوفا مهنا,
yes, you are right. An alternative way of saying this is: Between 1990 and 2010, in both rural and urban areas, the number of people with access to improved drinking water has increased.
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Mirjam Hauck made a comment
Dear all,
welcome aboard!
It is so uplifting to see you all here after the many months of work that went into creating this course.
We will do our best to accompany you on your "Learning English for Academic Purposes" journey over the next 6 weeks.
So good to have you with us.
Mirjam
