4. Correct the information in italics where necessary, using the graph: If we look at the chart concerning the number of births per woman, we can see that in the Netherlands, for example, these 1) more than doubled more than halved between 1960 and 1999. In Japan, during the same period, there was 2) a slight increase in the number of child born. This was also the case in Sweden where births also 3) rose . In all countries the birth rate 4) remained stable between 1960 and 1999.
As for the number of women in the labor force, we can see that this figure increased by more than 5) 25% in Sweden, where more than half of the total number of employees in 1999 were women. There was a similar 6) rise in Spain. In Japan, however, there was a 7) big increase with approximately 8) 7% more women joining the workforce. In the USA, where only approximately ¼ of the female population worked in 1960, the total number of female employees reached slightly less than ½ of the labor force by 1999.
1) more than halved
2) a slight reduction
3) declined
4) unstable
5) 26%
6) rise
7) big increase
8) 7,5%
Объяснение: