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Level 3 Writing

Information Transfer 2

Pie Chart

Worksheets

Quarter 4

Your test is in Week 7, on Wednesday.

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. It is worth 5% of your FP mark

Materials. iBook Chapter 8 worksheets Quizlets & Blog Socrative – please download to your ipads Google docs – please make sure you have an account

Before Week 7 - complete the Grammar and Vocab exercises.

Week 7 – tentative schedule

Sunday – pp. o Overview of Pie Charts, Vocab, and Exampleso Writing the Intro

Monday – o Writing the Body o Practice / Project

Tuesday – Error Correction Wednesday – Timed Writing exam -20 minutes

Week 8 Sunday – turn in Pie Chart homework and worksheets (portfolio)

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The Pie Chart has just TWO Paragraphs: 1) INTRO + 2) BODY

Introduction

Intro sentence #1

o what the table/chart shows o unit of measurement (percentage, etc.)o what the data includes (“which were”… + names

of pieces) o wheno clear and complete language (voc + gram)

Example of Intro sentence #1:

The pie graph shows the percentages of oil exports for 5 Arabian Gulf countries, which were Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Iran, Qatar and Kuwait, in 2010.

Now you try (Home Cities):

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Intro sentence #2

o overview of highest and lowest o clear and complete language (Vocab + grammar)

Example of Intro sentence #2:

Overall, the highest percentage of exports was from Saudi Arabia, while the lowest percentage was from Qatar.

Now you try:

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Body Paragraph

Body Sentence #1 o repeat highest/ most common /most popular

pieceo + the % numbero clear and complete language (vocab +

grammar)

Example words and styles for Body sentence #1: (Looking at the pie chart,) we can see that ….

(style a) … the most common city was AlAin, at 65%.(style b)..the highest percentage of students, at 65%, was from Al Ain.(style c)…Al Ain (students) made up the highest percentage (of students), at 65%

Now you try:

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Try another style:

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Body Sentence #2o similar to Sentence #1 but second highest percentage / second most common

(city/export/use, etc) / second most popular o the % number – try to use a fraction, just under, just over, exactlyo clear and complete language (vocab + grammar)

Examples:

(style a) The second most common city was RAK, at exactly 50%. (style b) The next highest percentage of students, at exactly 50%, was from Al Ain. (style c) RAK made up the next highest percentage of students, at exactly 50%.

Body Sentence #3 & 4o Combine the remaining sections (lowest).

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o Maybe compareo Use fractions and vocab (just under, just over)o clear and complete language (vocab + grammar)

Example:Together, Fujeirah and Abu Dhabi made up just under one tenth of the students, at 5% and 3%, respectively.

Together, Iran and Kuwait made up just over a quarter of the exports at 15% and 12% respectively. This was higher than the percentage from Qatar, which was the lowest at 5% of the total.

Now you try:

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Tips for writing about pie charts

Name the largest sectin 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”

WRITING ABOUT PIE CHARTS

1. Starting with the amount:

The highestThe greatestThe largest A significantThe smallestThe lowest

percentage ofproportion ofnumber of

womenbooks readtourists

attended university.were Arabic.came from Russia

2. Starting with the subject:

Pizza made up the

largestsecond largestsmallest

percentage of the total.

Pizza was theLaw was theFords were the

mostsecond/third mostleast

popularcommon

food.major.cars.

Look at the sentences below. Underline the noun/noun phrase at the beginning of each sentence. What does each subject start with, amount or subject?

The largest percentage of women attended university. Amount / Subject *

Women made up the largest percentage of the total. Amount / Subject *

* circle one

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Describing One Part of a Pie Chart

1. Starting with the amount

As many Twice as manyThree times as manyNot as many

Landcruisersstudents shopping malls

were soldcame from Omanwere in Dubai

as…

More/ far moreMuch/Many moreA lot/A few moreConsiderably moreSignificantly moreSlightly moreFractionally more

Landcruisersstudents shopping malls

were soldcame from Omanwere in Dubai

than…

2. Starting with the subject

Drinking coffee wasNokia phones wereSwiss watches were

as just asnearly asalmost asnot as

common

popular

as…

moremuch morefar moreconsiderably moreslightly morelessslightly lessfractionally lessfar less

than…

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Describing Two Parts of a Pie Chart

H&M6%

Topshop8%

Splash20%

Mango17%

Zara49%

Percentage of store customers in 2011

Fill in each gap with one word only.

Sentence starting with amount

1. The largest percentage of customers went to _______________________.

Sentence starting with subject

2. _______________________ _______________________made up the largest percentage of the total.


3. The _______________________ _______________________ of customers went to

H&M.


4. _______________________ made up the smallest percentage of the total.

Sentences starting with subjects

5. Splash was the _______________________ most popular store.

6. Mango was _______________________ _______________________ most popular

store.

7. H&M was the _______________________ _______________________ store.

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Lung disease32%

Cancer17%

Heart disease25%

Diabetes18%

Kidney disease8%

Percentage of people with health problems

Change the sentences that start with amounts into sentences that start with subjects.

1. The highest percentage of people had lung disease, at just under a third.

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2. The second highest percentage of people had heart disease, at exactly a quarter.

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Change the sentences that start with subjects into sentences that start with amounts.

3. Students from Al Ain were the most common, at just under two thirds.

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4. Students from RAK were the second most common, at exactly a quarter.

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Home Cities of UAEU StudentsOther

2%

Al Ain65%

RAK25%

Abu Dhabi3%

Fujairah5%

Popular or Common or both?

The difference between popular and common Popular is used to describe people or things that many people like e.g. Ahlam, the singer ,

ice cream. Popular has a positive meaning. Common is used to describe things that happen a lot. It can have a positive or negative

meaning. For example, Twitter is a common way for people to communicate. Diabetes is common among obese people.

Popular or Common or both?

Put the nouns/noun phrases in the correct column in the table.

Popular only Common only Popular and/or Common

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cockroaches

mobile phones

pollution

Toyotas

air-conditioning

traffic fines

Ferraris

chocolate

A grades

exams

coffee

diabetes

diamonds

dates

homework

Error correction

In the following 10 sentences, nine have one mistake and one has no mistake in it. Find and fix the mistakes. There is only one mistake in each of the nine sentences. You cannot add or delete words.

1. The most popular cause of diabetes was obesity, at just over two thirds.

2. Ice cream was the highest popular dessert food, at exactly three quarters.

3. Coca Cola was the most popalur soft drink, at just over three quarters.

4. The most percentage of children liked going to the zoo, at 90%.

5. The smallest common activity that students did was homework, at only 2%.

6. The most number of students came from Al Ain, at 80%.

7. Healthy food was the second more popular choice in the cafeteria, at just under a third.

8. The least proportion of money came from exports other than oil, at exactly 5%.

9. Oil was the most popular export, at just over half.

10.The largest proportion of students did the IELTS exam for further study, at 70%.

11.Managers made up the smallest percentages of workers in the company, at a tenth.

12.The greatist percentage of men worked in the police, at 58%.

13.The highest precentage of students was in Level 3, at exactly two thirds.

14.The lowest number of workers were from China, at just under a tenth.

15.Diamond rings were a most common type of wedding ring, at 60%.

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PIE CHART: WRITING PRACTICE

Coke53%

Fanta10%

Pepsi4%

Vimto19%

Sprite14%

Percentage of students who liked different drinks at UAEU in 2010

Writing Practice

Write two paragraphs to describe the above pie chart.

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Coke53%

Fanta10%

Pepsi4%

Vimto19%

Sprite14%

Percentage of students who liked different drinks at UAEU in 2010

Listen and fill in the missing words. The first letter of each word has been given for

you. Here is the link

T_________ p_________ c_________ s_________ t_________ p_________

o_________ U_________ s_________ w_________ e_________ f_________ s_________

d_________, w_________ w_________ C_________, S_________, V_________,

P_________ a_________ F_________, i_________ 2010. O_________, t_________

g_________ p_________ o_________ s_________ p_________ C_________,

w_________ t_________ s_________ p_________ l_________ P_________.

C_________ w_________ t_________ m_________ p_________ d_________,

a_________ j_________ o_________ h_________. V_________ h_________ t_________

s_________ l_________ p_________ o_________ t_________ t_________, a_________

j_________ u_________ a f_________. T_________, S_________ a_________

F_________ m_________ u_________ j_________ u_________ a q_________,

a_________ 14% a_________ 10% r_________. T_________ w_________ h_________

t_________ t_________ p_________ o_________ s_________ w_________ l_________

P_________, w_________ w_________ t_________ l_________, a_________

j_________ 4%.

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https://soundcloud.com/level-3-integrated/percentage-of-students-who-liked-different-drinks-at-uaeu-in-2010

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 higherThe percentage of tourists for Al Ain was higher than for Doha.

the highestBeirut had the highest percentage of tourists.

low lower Level Three classes had a lower number of students than Level Two classes.

the lowestLevel 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 thanPepsi was a more popular drink than Sprite.

the most/the least popularThe least popular drink was Red Bull.

common more/ less common thanCancer was less common than heart disease.

the most/ the least commonThe most common disease was diabetes.

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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

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2. women/ work part-time/ men

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3. English/ difficult / Arabic

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4. population / Al Ain / Dubai

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5. Burj Khalifa in Dubai / Twin Towers in Malaysia

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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.

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 PRACTICE15

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.

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2%

Al Ain65%

RAK25%

Abu Dhabi3%

Fujairah5%

Percentages of UAE University Students in 2011

PIE CHART: MODEL ANSWER

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.

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2%

Al Ain65%

RAK25%

Abu Dhabi3%

Fujairah5%

Percentages of UAE University Students in 2011

H&M6%

Topshop8%Splash

20%

Mango17%

Zara49%


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 __________________.

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Lung disease32%

Cancer17%

Heart disease25%

Diabetes18%

Kidney disease8%

Percentage of people with health prob-lems in 2012

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 ______________________________________________________________.

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Saudi Arabia52%

UAE16%

Iran15%

Qatar5%

Kuwait12%

Arabian Gulf Oil Exports - 2010

Writing Practice


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Brazil41%

Thailand11%

US8%

China12%

India28%

Sugar producing countries 2012

Writing Practice


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Saudi Arabia52%

UAE16%

Iran15%

Qatar5%

Kuwait12%


Fill in the gaps with the correct word(s)

Cloze answer

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.

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[Add error correction]

Other Possible intros

#1 The pie graph shows the percentages of oil exports for 5 Arabian Gulf

countries, which were Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Iran, Qatar and Kuwait, in 2010.

Overall, the highest percentage of exports was from Saudi Arabia, while the lowest

percentage was from Qatar.

#2 - The pie graph shows oil exports, in percentages, for 5 Arabian Gulf




#3 - The pie graph shows oil exports, in percentages, for 5 Arabian Gulf

countries in 2010. These were Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Iran, Qatar and Kuwait.



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Pie Chart – Introduction Writing Practice:

Task 1 Correct the errors (grammar, spelling, facts) and re-write the introduction.

Tennis 10%

Baseball 20%

Basketball 30%

Golf 23%

Jogging 9%Football 8%

Most popular sports in USA in 2008

The pie chart show the six most popular sports in USA in 2008. which were

football, tennis, jogging, golf, basketball, and baseball, overal, we can see that golf

the most popular sport, jogging the less popular.

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Content/ Organization (10 points) = yes X = no O = somewhat

1 1st sentenceo what the table/chart shows o unit of measurement (percentage, etc.)o what the data includes (“which were”… + names of pieces) o when

2 2nd sentence - o overview of highest and lowest o clear and complete language (Vocab + grammar)

Spelling & Grammar (10 points)

3 o Correct

4 o variety

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classical; 11%

rock; 34%country;

25%

R & B; 20%rap; 10%

Most popular types of music in Europe in 2009

Write the Introduction

Content/ Organization (10 points) = yes X = no O = somewhat

1 1st sentenceo what the table/chart shows o unit of measurement (percentage, etc.)o what the data includes (“which were”… + names of pieces) o when


Spelling & Grammar (10 points)

3 o Correct

4 o variety

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Errors – Introduction

Which sentences are ok?

The pie graph shows the percentages of people who preferred five types of music.

(#) The most popular types of music was country

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FA 14-15 Q4 Timed Writing Exam – Pie Chart -Checklist/Summary

Name: ______________________________________ID_______________ Section:

Content/ Organization (10 points) = yes X = no O = somewhatIntroduction1 1st sentence

o what the table/chart shows o unit of measurement

(percentage, etc.)o what the data includes (“which

were”… + names of pieces) o wheno clear and complete language

(voc + gram)

Example

The pie graph shows the percentages of oil exports for 5 Arabian Gulf countries, which were Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Iran, Qatar and Kuwait, in 2010.


Example:

Overall, the highest percentage of exports was from Saudi Arabia, while the lowest percentage was from Qatar.

Body Paragraph YES3 Sentence #1

o repeat highest/ most common /most popular piece

o include the percent/numbero check for subjects, verbs, meaning. (vocab +

grammar)o use interesting styles (grammar/vocab)

Example words: Looking at the pie chart, we can see that ….

(style a) … the most common city was AlAin, at 65%.(style b).. the highest percentage of students, at 65%, came from Al Ain.(style c) …. Al Ain (students) made up the highest percentage (of students), at 65%

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4 Sentence #2 o similar to Sentence #1 but second highest percentage / second most

common (city/export/use, etc) / second most popular o include the amount – try to use a fraction, just under, just over, exactlyo check for subjects, verbs, meaning. (vocab + grammar)o use interesting styles (grammar/vocab)

Examples:

(style a) The second most common city was RAK, at exactly 50%.(style b) The next highest percentage of students, at exactly 50%, was from Al Ain.(style c) RAK made up the next highest percentage of students, at exactly 50%.

5 Sentences #3 & 4o combine sections o lowest sectiono try to compareo Use fractions and vocab (just under, just over)o check for subjects, verbs, meaning. (vocab + grammar)

Examples:Together, Fujeirah and Abu Dhabi made up just under one tenth of the students, at 5% and 3%, respectively. Other cities made up just 2%, which was the lowest fraction of the total

Together, Iran and Kuwait made up just over a quarter of the exports at 15% and 12% respectively. This was much higher than the percentage from Qatar, which was the lowest at 5% of the total.

_____ Grammar/ _____ Vocab (10 points) = yes X = no O = somewhat

Every sentence has a subject and verb.P is used to separate sentences correctly Some clauses are combined (but, and)Prep - Prepositions are used correctlyC - Capital letter are used correctlySp - Spelling is CorrectVoc - Some new vocab is tried.VT – verb tense is correct (was produced)# - singular / pluralThe highest percentage

was

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Errors – in class task

Spelling

1. costomers.

2. rspectively

3. bught

4. togather

5. thay

Meaning?

The most popular brand of customer was Toyota.

Subject Verb agreement

The pie graph shows three brands of phones in the UAE, which was Samsung, iPhone, and Nokia.

What is the Best?? Give a score to these sentences from the introduction paragraph. Use the scores below.

F = fail P- = (not very good) P-P = just pass (nothing special)

P+ =good pass

P++ = excellent

Scorea) Overall, the highest percentage of customers bought Toyotas, while

the lowest percentage bought Lexus.b) Overall, the highest percentage of customers bought Toyotas, while

the Lexus was the least popular car. c) Overall, the most popular car was Toyota, and the least popular car

was the Lexus.d) The lowest percentage of customers was Lexus.e) The highest percentage was Toyota

Which is better? Why?

a) Toyota made up the highest percent of the customers.

b) Toyota customers made up the highest percent of the total.

************************a) The second most popular car was Nissan, at exactly a fifth

b) The second most popular car was Nissan, at exactly a fifth of the total.

c) The second most popular car was Nissan, at exactly a fifth of the total customers.

******************a) This was higher than that.

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b) This was much higher than that.

Factual accuracy

Together, BMW and Mercedes made up just under a fifth of the total, at 19% and 9% respectively.

Vocabulary

1. Together BMW and Mercedes made up just _____________ a quarter.

2. The highest percentage of customers ___________________

3. Overall, Brazil _______________________ the largest percentage of sugar.

4. The greatest proportion of sugar was _______________________ in Brazil

Practice Test – in class – Example Answer.

The pie chart shows the percentage of ________________ in the UAE of five

brands of cars, which were Toyota, Mercedes, Lexus, Nissan, and BMW. Overall,

we can see that Toyota was the most ___________________brand, while Lexus

was the least _______________.

Looking at the pie chart, we can see that highest percentage of

______________ _______ Toyota, at just under half of the total. The second most

popular brand was Nissan, at exactly one fifth of the total. Together, BMW and

Mercedes made up more than a quarter of the total, at 19% and 9 % respectively.

This was much higher than the percentage of customers for Lexus, which was just

3% of the total.

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Toyota49%

Mercedes9%

Lexus3%

Nissan20%

BMW19%

Customers of 5 car brands in the UAE

Answers

H&M6%

Topshop8%

Splash20%

Mango17%

Zara49%


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Fill in each gap with one word only.


1. The largest percentage of customers went to Zara.


2. Zara customers made up the largest percentage of the total.


3. The highest percentage of customers went to H&M.


4. H&M made up the smallest percentage of the total.

Sentences starting with subjects

5. Splash was the second most popular store.

6. Mango was the third most popular store.

7. H&M was the least popular store.

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Lung disease32%

Cancer17%

Heart disease25%

Diabetes18%

Kidney disease8%

Percentage of people with health problems

Change the sentences that start with amounts into sentences that start with subjects.

1. The highest percentage of people had lung disease, at just under a third. Answers

Lung disease was the most common, at just under a third.

2. The second highest percentage of people had heart disease, at exactly a quarter.

Heart disease was the second largest percentage, at exactly a quarter.

Change the sentences that start with subjects into sentences that start with amounts.

3. Students from Al Ain were the most common, at just under two thirds.

The greatest proportion of students were from Al Ain, at just under two thirds.

4. Students from RAK were the second most common, at exactly a quarter.

The second highest percentage of students were from RAK, at exactly a quarter.

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2%

Al Ain65%

RAK25%

Abu Dhabi3%

Fujairah5%

Popular or Common or both? Answers

Put the nouns/noun phrases in the correct column in the table.

Popular only Common only Popular and/or Common

diamonds

Ferraris

A grades

pollution

traffic fines

diabetes

exams

homework

cockroaches

mobile phones

chocolate

Toyotas

coffee

air-conditioning

dates

Error correction Answers

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cockroaches

mobile phones

pollution

Toyotas

air-conditioning

traffic fines

Ferraris

chocolate

A grades

exams

coffee

diabetes

diamonds

dates

homework

In the following 10 sentences, nine have one mistake and one has no mistake in it. Find and fix the mistakes. There is only one mistake in each of the nine sentences. You cannot add or delete words.

16.The most common cause of diabetes was obesity, at just over two thirds.

17. Ice cream was the most popular dessert food, at exactly three quarters.

18.Coca Cola was the most popular soft drink, at just over three quarters.

19.The largest percentage of children liked going to the zoo, at 90%.

20.The least common activity that students did was homework, at only 2%.

21.The highest number of students came from Al Ain, at 80%.

22.Healthy food was the second most popular choice in the cafeteria, at just under a third.

23.The lowest proportion of money came from exports other than oil, at exactly 5%.

24.Oil was the most common export, at just over half.

25.The largest proportion of students did the IELTS exam for further study, at 70%.

26.Managers made up the smallest percentage of workers in the company, at a tenth.

27.The greatest percentage of men worked in the police, at 58%.

28.The highest percentage of students was in Level 3, at exactly two thirds.

29.The lowest number of workers was from China, at just under a tenth.

30.Diamond rings were the most common type of wedding ring, at 60%.

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Answers

Coke53%

Fanta10%

Pepsi4%

Vimto19%

Sprite14%

Percentage of students who liked dif -ferent drinks at UAEU in 2010

The pie chart shows the percentages of UAEU students who enjoyed

five soft drinks, which were Coke, Sprite, Vimto, Pepsi and Fanta, in 2010.

Overall, the greatest percentage of students preferred Coke, while the smallest

percentage liked Pepsi.

Coke was the most popular drink, at just over half. Vimto had the

second largest percentage of the total, at just under a fifth. Together, Sprite

and Fanta made up just under a quarter, at 14% and 10% respectively. This

was higher than the percentage of students who liked Pepsi, which was the

lowest, at just 4%.

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Answers


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 MalaysiaThe Burj Khalifa in Dubai is taller than the Twin Towers in Malaysia.

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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.

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% __________________________________________

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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

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)

H&M6%

Topshop8%Splash

20%

Mango17%

Zara49%

Percentage of store cus-tomers in 2011

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.

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Lung disease32%

Cancer17%

Heart disease

25%

Diabetes18%

Kidney disease8%

Percentage of people with health prob-lems in 2012

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.

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PIE CHART VOCABULARY PRACTICE

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.

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2%

Al Ain65%

RAK25%

Abu Dhabi3%

Fujairah5%


2%

Al Ain65%

RAK25%

Abu Dhabi3%

Fujairah5%

The Home Cities of UAE University Students in 2011


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.

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Saudi Arabia52%

UAE16%

Iran15%

Qatar5%

Kuwait12%


The pie graph 1)shows oil exports in 2)percentages for 5 Arabian Gulf


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.

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Brazil41%

Thailand11%

US8%

China12%

India28%

Sugar producing countries 2012

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.

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