HOW TO WRITE PIE CHART

HOW TO WRITE PIE CHART

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PIE CHART

How to write an OVERVIEW ( 2 main features)

- Identify key features:

+ search for the biggest & smallest slices

+ find out which slices became bigger/ smaller/ unchanged/ disappear

- Make comparisons

+ use “while/ whereas/ however”

+ use superlative

Synonyms for superlatives

was the smallest (biggest) segment = contributed the least (most) to = made the lowest (highest)

contribution = made up the smallest (biggest) part of the chart = was the least (most) significant part of

***Words used to begin Overview

How to write a BODY (Feature 1 & Feature 2)

It is evident/ obvious/ clear that… As can be seen from the graph, ….

What stands out from the graph is that… A quick glace at the graph reveals that…

BODY PARAGRAPH (Body 1 & Body 2)

- Examine all pies and search for the slices with the similarities (increasing slices, decreasing slices or

unchanged) Increasing slices are into 1 group (Body 1), and decreasing slices and unchanged are for the

other group (Body 2)

- Make comparisons at specific slices

+ with the other slices within one same pie if possible (use superlative sentence)

Ex: Fossil fuels gained the most/ least amount to the main source of energy

+ or/ and compare to other pies if possible (use “while/ whereas” sentence)

Ex: In 1992 construction sector was the largest country’s income, accounting for 32 percent while 2002 service made the most contribution occupying nearly one third of the total revenue

- To make it easy to write, begin with the BIGGEST slice to SMALLEST slice in similarity (increasing or

decreasing slices)

- Notice unchangeable slices or disappeared slices

- Use variety of saying percentage

DON’T

- Include all percentages of all slices (but each slice must be mentioned at least once)

- Write a descriptive report by simply listing and naming percentages, but select the key features and make comparisons

Useful Language VERBS:

+ CHIẾM BAO NHIÊU: be/ make up/ constitute/ account for/ occupy/ comprise/ represent …

Ex: The number of international students enrolling the English course accounted for about 20 percent …

+ DAO ĐỘNG TỪ….ĐẾN: range/ vary A to B

Ex: The 10 following years experienced a sharp increase in the figures of 240 to 300 in 2005 and 2015 respectively

Ex: The travel books gained the least popularity in 1972, but outnumbered biography in the year 1992

+ KHÔNG THAY ĐỔI/ DAO ĐỘNG: remain/ stay unchanged…

respectively: theo thứ tự đề cặp

(Ex: The bus and train were used by about 4 million and 2 million people respectively)

Ways for “PERCENTAGE”

PERCENTAGE FRACTION PERCENTAGE QUALIFIER

80% four-fifths 77% just over three quarters

75% three-quarters 77% approximately three quarters

30% less than a third PERCENTAGE PROPORTION / NUMBER / AMOUNT / MAJORITY / MINORITY 25% a quarter 75% – 85% a very large majority

20% a fifth 65% – 75% a significant proportion

Detailed example 1

Detailed example 2

Exercise 1

The pie charts below show the comparison of different kind of energy production of France in two years

Your answer:

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Exercise 2

Your answer:

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Exercise 3

Your answer: