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IELTS Writing Task 1: easy paraphrasing

Here's the sentence that I asked you to paraphrase in last Thursday's lesson:

Projected growth in England's population is put at 5.9%, while the predicted figures for Northern Ireland and Scotland are 4.2% and 3.2%.

And here are two easy ways to paraphrase it:

1) Put all three figures together and use 'respectively':

The populations of England, Northern Ireland and Scotland are expected to grow by 5.9%, 4.2% and 3.2% respectively.

2) Divide the information between two sentences:

It is predicted that England will see a 5.9% increase in its population. By contrast, lower population growth rates are projected for Northern Ireland, at 4.2%, and Scotland, at only 3.2%.

Note: I've underlined a few other interesting features of sentence 2 above.

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