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Level 3 Writing
Information Transfer 2
Pie Charts Your final information transfer class test is in Week 8. Get ready! For the class test, you will have to write a report of at least 100 words about a pie chart. You will have 20 minutes to write the report. Name: ______________________________ ID: __________________ Section: ________________ Teacher: ___________________________
1. Starting with the amount:
The highest
The greatest
The largest
A significant
The smallest
The lowest
percentage of
proportion of
number of
women
books read
tourists
attended university.
were Arabic.
came from Russia
2. Starting with the subject:
Pizza made up the
largest
second largest
smallest
percentage
of the total.
Pizza was the
Law was the
Fords were the
most
second/third most
least
popular
common
food.
major.
cars.
WRITING ABOUT PIE CHARTS
Tips for writing about pie charts Name the largest section first
Compare other sections to the largest section or to each other.
Look for ways to compare the different sections of the chart
Use comparative adjectives (adjective + er)
Use superlative adjectives (adjective + est)
Use “more than” or “less than”
Describing One Part of a Pie Chart
1. Starting with the amount
As many
Twice as many
Three times as many
Not as many
Landcruisers
students
shopping malls
were sold
came from Oman
were in Dubai
as…
More/ far more
Much/Many more
A lot/A few more
Considerably more
Significantly more
Slightly more
Fractionally more
Landcruisers
students
shopping malls
were sold
came from Oman
were in Dubai
than…
2. Starting with the subject
Drinking coffee was
Nokia phones were
Swiss watches were
as
just as
nearly as
almost as
not as
common
popular
as…
more
much more
far more
considerably more
slightly more
less
slightly less
fractionally less
far less
than…
Describing Two Parts of a Pie Chart
Comparatives are used to show the differences between two things.
Superlatives are used to show how one thing is different from two or more things.
For short adjectives, we usually add -er to the word and use than to compare two things.
If the word ends in y, change y to i and add -er or -est.
For the superlative, add -est. Don’t forget the!
Base Word
Comparative Superlative
high
higher The percentage of tourists for Al Ain was higher than for Doha.
the highest Beirut had the highest percentage of tourists.
low
lower Level Three classes had a lower number of students than Level Two classes.
the lowest Level One classes had the lowest number of students.
For longer adjectives, we cannot use –er and –est. More and less are used to make the comparative and the most/the least are used for the superlative.
Base Word Comparative Superlative
popular
more/less popular than Pepsi was a more popular drink than Sprite.
the most/the least popular The least popular drink was Red Bull.
common
more/ less common than Cancer was less common than heart disease.
the most/ the least common The most common disease was diabetes.
PIE CHART: GRAMMAR FOCUS
Revisiting Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
PIE CHART: GRAMMAR FOCUS 1. Most students thought a graph report was the _______________ (easy) kind of
writing.
2. Playing computer games was _______________ (popular) than reading books.
3. Chatting online was ________________ (popular) activity amongst teenagers in Al Ain.
4. The production of oil was ______________ (high) in the UAE than in Kuwait.
5. The USA was the ___________ (high) producer of Carbon Dioxide. 6. Students from Al Ain were _______________ (great) in number than those from
RAK. 7. The ______________ (low) percentage of international students at Cambridge
university came from the Middle East. 8. Mobile phone calls were _______________ (expensive) than landline phones. 1. people/ working in jobs /studying at university
___________________________________________________________________ 2. women/ work part-time/ men ___________________________________________________________________ 3. English/ difficult / Arabic ___________________________________________________________________ 4. population / Al Ain / Dubai
___________________________________________________________________
5. Burj Khalifa in Dubai / Twin Towers in Malaysia
___________________________________________________________________
Fill in the blanks with the comparative OR the superlative form of the adjective
Write a sentence to compare the two things given.
Example: gold/silver Gold was more expensive than silver.
PIE CHART: STATING NUMBERS AND FRACTIONS
In the spaces below, write the percentages as fractions using just under, exactly or just over. 21% __________________________________________
69% __________________________________________
72% __________________________________________
50% __________________________________________
18% __________________________________________
63% __________________________________________
75% __________________________________________
54% __________________________________________
23% __________________________________________
31% __________________________________________
Vocabulary to describe common
fractions
10% a tenth (1/10)
20% a fifth (1/5)
25% a quarter (1/4)
33% a third (1/3)
50% a half (1/2)
66% two thirds (2/3)
75% three quarters (3/4)
Complete the sentences.
1. The _________________ percentage of _____________________ came
from Al Ain.
2. ________________ was the second most ______________________
home city.
3. RAK made up the second _______________________ percentage of the total.
4. _____________________ times _____ many students came from RAK as
Fujairah.
5. ______________ students came from Abu Dhabi than from other cities.
6. Students from RAK were considerably ____________ common
________________ students from Fujairah.
7. Students from Abu Dhabi were ________________ ____________ common
than students from Fujairah.
8. Students from Al Ain made up just under ______________[use a fraction] of the
total.
9. Students from RAK accounted for exactly __________________[use a fraction]
of the total.
PIE CHART VOCABULARY PRACTICE
Percentages of UAE University Students in 2011
Put the words in the box into the rights gaps in the introduction:
largest smallest which percentages while shows
The pie chart 1) ___________ the 2) ________________of UAEU students from five
cities in the United Arab Emirates, 3) __________were Al Ain, RAK, Fujairah Abu Dhabi
and other, in 2011. Overall, the 4) __________ percentage of students by far came from Al
Ain, 5) ___________ the 6) ___________ percentage of students was from Abu Dhabi.
Put the fractions and numbers in the box into the right gaps in the body paragraph:
just under one tenth 5% exactly one quarter 2% less than half nearly two thirds 3%
Looking at the pie chart, we can see that the most common home city of all UAEU
students was Al Ain at 1) ______________________________. The second most common
home city was RAK, at 2) ___________________________ of students. Together, Fujairah
and Abu Dhabi made up 3)___________________________, at 4)_______ and 5)_______
respectively. This was higher than the percentage of students from other cities, which was
the lowest at 6) ________________________ of the total.
PIE CHART: MODEL ANSWER
Percentages of UAE University Students in 2011
Complete the gaps with the information shown in the charts. You should use fractions where you can.
The pie chart shows the percentages of customers in five stores, which were
______________________________________________, in 2011. Overall, the greatest
percentage of customers was at _____________ , while the smallest percentage was at
___________.
The highest percentage of customers went to Zara, at _______________________.
The second highest percentage of customers ____________________________________
________________________________________. Together, Mango and Topshop had
_________________________________, at 17% and 8% respectively. This was higher
than the percentage of customers at H&M, which was the lowest, at __________________.
H&M 6%
Topshop 8%
Splash 20%
Mango 17%
Zara 49%
Percentage of store customers in 2011
Complete the gaps with the information shown in the charts. You should use fractions where you can.
The pie chart shows ___________________________________________________
__________________________________________________ in 2012. Overall, the health
problem with the highest ____________________________________________, while the
__________________________________.
The highest percentage of people had ____________________________________
_____________________________________________. The second highest percentage
of _____________________________________________________________. Together,
diabetes and cancer made up ________________________________________________
_______________________________________. This was higher than the percentage of
people with ______________________________________________________________.
Lung disease
32%
Cancer 17%
Heart disease
25%
Diabetes 18%
Kidney disease
8%
Percentage of people with health problems in 2012
PIE CHART: WRITING PRACTICE
Writing Practice
Write two paragraphs to describe the above pie chart.
___________________________________________________________________________________
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Saudi Arabia 52%
UAE 16%
Iran 15%
Qatar 5%
Kuwait 12%
Arabian Gulf Oil Exports - 2010
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PIE CHART: WRITING PRACTICE
Writing Practice
Write two paragraphs to describe the above pie chart.
___________________________________________________________________________________
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___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
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___________________________________________________________________________________
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Brazil 41%
Thailand 11%
US 8%
China 12%
India 28%
Sugar producing countries 2012
PIE CHART: MODEL ANSWER
Fill in the gaps with the correct word(s)
The pie graph 1)_____________ oil exports in 2)_____________ for 5 Arabian
Gulf countries, which were Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Iran, Qatar and Kuwait, in 2010.
Overall, the 3)___________ percentage of exports was from Saudi Arabia, while the
4)___________ percentage of oil exports was from Qatar.
Looking at the pie chart, we can see that the highest percentage of oil exports
was from Saudi Arabia, at 5)______________________. The second highest
percentage of oil exports was from the UAE, at 6)______________________.
Together, Iran and Kuwait made up 7)______________________ of the exports at
8)______________________ and 9)______________________ respectively. This
was higher than the percentage of oil exports from Qatar, which was the lowest at
10)______________________ of the total.
Saudi Arabia 52%
UAE 16%
Iran 15%
Qatar 5%
Kuwait 12%
Arabian Gulf Oil Exports - 2010
Answers
PIE CHART: GRAMMAR FOCUS
1. Most students thought a graph report was the easiest (easy) kind of writing.
2. Playing computer games was more popular (popular) than reading books.
3. Chatting online was the most popular (popular) activity amongst teenagers in Al Ain. 4. The production of oil was higher (high) in the UAE than in Kuwait.
5. The USA was the highest (high) producer of Carbon Dioxide. 6. Students from Al Ain were greater (great) in number than those from RAK. 7. The lowest (low) percentage of international students at Cambridge university came
from the Middle East. 8. Mobile phone calls were more expensive (expensive) than landline phones. 1. people/ working in jobs /studying at university
There are more people working in jobs than studying at university. 2. women/ work part-time/ men More women than men work part-time. 3. English/ difficult / Arabic English is more difficult than Arabic 4. population / Al Ain / Dubai
The population of Al Ain is smaller than the population of Dubai.
5. Burj Khalifa in Dubai / Twin Towers in Malaysia The Burj Khalifa in Dubai is taller than the Twin Towers in Malaysia.
Fill in the blanks with the comparative OR the superlative form of the adjective
Write a sentence to compare the two things given.
Example: gold/silver Gold was more expensive than silver.
PIE CHART: STATING NUMBERS AND FRACTIONS
In the spaces below, write the percentages as fractions using just under, exactly or just over.
21% __________________________________________
69% __________________________________________
72% __________________________________________
50% __________________________________________
18% __________________________________________
63% __________________________________________
75% __________________________________________
54% __________________________________________
23% __________________________________________
31% __________________________________________
Vocabulary to describe
common fractions
10% a tenth (1/10)
20% a fifth (1/5)
25% a quarter (1/4)
33% a third (1/3)
50% a half (1/2)
66% two thirds (2/3)
75% three quarters (3/4)
just over a fifth
just over two thirds
just under three quarters
exactly half
just under a fifth
just under two thirds
exactly three quarters
just over half
just under a quarter
just under a third
Complete the gaps with the information shown in the charts. You must use fractions.
The pie chart shows the percentages of customers in five stores, which were H&M,
Topshop, Splash, Mango and Zara, in 2011. Overall, the greatest percentage of customers
was at Zara, while the smallest percentage was at H&M.
The highest percentage of customers went to Zara, at just under half. The second
highest percentage of customers went to Splash, at exactly a fifth. Together, Mango and
Topshop had exactly a quarter, at 17% and 8% respectively. This was higher than the
percentage of customers at H&M, which was the lowest, at just 6 percent.
H&M 6%
Topshop 8%
Splash 20%
Mango 17%
Zara 49%
Percentage of store customers in 2011
The pie chart shows the percentages of people with five health problems, which were
lung disease, cancer, heart disease, diabetes and kidney disease, in 2012. Overall, the
health problem with the highest percentage was lung disease, while the smallest
percentage was for kidney disease.
The highest percentage of people had lung disease, at just under a third. The
second highest percentage of people had heart disease, at exactly a quarter. Together,
diabetes and cancer made up just over a third, at 18% and 17% respectively. This was
higher than the percentage of people with kidney disease, which was the lowest, at just
under a tenth.
Lung disease
32%
Cancer 17%
Heart disease
25%
Diabetes 18%
Kidney disease
8%
Percentage of people with health problems in 2012
Complete the sentences.
1. The highest percentage of students came from Al Ain.
2. RAK was the second most common home city.
3. RAK was the second highest percentage of the total.
4. Five times as many students came from RAK as Fujairah.
5. More students came from Abu Dhabi than from other cities.
6. Students from RAK were considerably more common than students from Fujairah.
7. Students from Abu Dhabi were slightly less common than students from Fujairah.
8. Students from Al Ain made up just under two thirds [use a fraction] of the total.
9. Students from RAK accounted for exactly one quarter [use a fraction] of the total.
PIE CHART VOCABULARY PRACTICE
The Home Cities of UAE University Students in 2011
Home Cities of UAEU Students
Other
2%
Al Ain
65%
RAK
25%
Abu Dhabi
3%Fujairah
5%
Put the words in the box into the rights gaps in the introduction:
largest smallest that came while shows
The pie chart 1) shows the 2) percentages of UAEU students from five cities in the
United Arab Emirates, 3) which were Al Ain, RAK, Fujairah Abu Dhabi and other, in 2011. .
Overall, the 4) largest percentage of students by far came from Al Ain, 5) while the 6)
smallest percentage of students was from Abu Dhabi.
Put the fractions and numbers in the box into the right gaps in the body paragraph:
just under one tenth 5% exactly one quarter 2% less than half nearly two thirds 3%
Looking at the pie chart, we can see that the most common home city of all UAEU
students was Al Ain at 1) nearly two thirds. The second most common home city was
RAK, at 2) exactly one quarter of students. Together, Fujairah and Abu Dhabi made up
3)just under one tenth, at 4) 5% and 5) 3% respectively. This was higher than the
percentage of students from other cities, which was the lowest at 6) 2% of the total.
PIE CHART: MODEL ANSWER
PIE CHART: MODEL ANSWER
The pie graph 1)shows oil exports in 2)percentages for 5 Arabian Gulf countries,
which were Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Iran, Qatar and Kuwait, in 2010. Overall, the 3)highest
percentage of exports was from Saudi Arabia, while the 4)lowest percentage of oil exports
was from Qatar.
Looking at the pie chart, we can see that the highest percentage of oil exports was
from Saudi Arabia, at 5)just over half. The second highest percentage of oil exports was
from the UAE, at 6) 16%. Together, Iran and Kuwait made up 7)just over a quarter of the
exports at 8)15% and 9)12% respectively. This was higher than the percentage of oil
exports from Qatar, which was the lowest at 10)5% of the total.
Saudi Arabia 52%
UAE 16%
Iran 15%
Qatar 5%
Kuwait 12%
Arabian Gulf Oil Exports - 2010
PIE CHART: MODEL ANSWER
The pie graph shows sugar production in percentages in 5 countries, which
were Brazil, Thailand, the US, China and India, in 2012. Overall, the highest
percentage of sugar production was in Brazil, while the lowest percentage of sugar
production was from the US.
Looking at the pie chart, we can see that the highest percentage of sugar
production was in Brazil, at 41%. The second highest percentage of sugar production
was in India, at just over a quarter. Together, China and Thailand made up just under
a quarter of the production of sugar, at 12% and 11% respectively. This was higher
than the percentage of sugar production from the US, which was the lowest at just
under 10% of the total.
Brazil 41%
Thailand 11%
US 8%
China 12%
India 28%
Sugar producing countries 2012