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: ______________________________
Section: ________________
ID: __________________
Teacher: ___________________________
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: The highest The greatest
percentage of
women
attended university.
The largest
proportion of
books read
were Arabic.
A significant
number of
tourists
came from Russia
percentage
of the total.
The smallest The lowest
2. Starting with the subject: largest Pizza made up the
second largest smallest
Pizza was the
most
food.
Law was the
second/third most
popular
major.
Fords were the
least
common
cars.
Describing Two Parts of a Pie Chart 1. Starting with the amount As many Twice as many
Landcruisers
were sold
Three times as many
students
came from Oman
Not as many
shopping malls
were in Dubai
as…
More/ far more Much/Many more
were sold
A lot/A few more
Landcruisers
came from Oman
Considerably more
students
were in Dubai
Significantly more
shopping malls
than…
Slightly more Fractionally more
2. Starting with the subject
Drinking coffee was Nokia phones were Swiss watches were
as just as nearly as almost as not as more much more far more considerably more slightly more less slightly less fractionally less far less
as…
common
popular
than…
PIE CHART: GRAMMAR FOCUS Revisiting Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
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 Fill in the blanks with the comparative OR the superlative form of the adjective
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.
Write a sentence to compare the two things given. Example: gold/silver Gold was more expensive than silver. 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 ___________________________________________________________________
PIE CHART: STATING NUMBERS AND FRACTIONS 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
66%
two thirds
75%
three quarters (3/4)
(1/2) (2/3)
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% __________________________________________
PIE CHART VOCABULARY PRACTICE Complete the sentences. Percentages of UAE University Students in 2011
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: MODEL ANSWER 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.
Percentage of store customers in 2011
H&M 6%
Topshop 8% Zara 49%
Splash 20%
Mango 17% 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 __________________.
Percentage of people with health problems in 2012
Kidney disease 8% Diabetes 18%
Heart disease 25%
Lung disease 32% Cancer 17%
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 ______________________________________________________________.
PIE CHART: WRITING PRACTICE
Arabian Gulf Oil Exports - 2010 Kuwait 12% Qatar 5% Iran 15%
Saudi Arabia 52%
UAE 16%
Writing Practice Write two paragraphs to describe the above pie chart. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________
PIE CHART: WRITING PRACTICE Sugar producing countries 2012 India 28%
Brazil 41%
China 12%
US 8%
Thailand 11%
Writing Practice Write two paragraphs to describe the above pie chart. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________
PIE CHART: MODEL ANSWER
Arabian Gulf Oil Exports - 2010 Kuwait 12% Qatar 5% Iran 15%
Saudi Arabia 52%
UAE 16%
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.
Answers PIE CHART: GRAMMAR FOCUS Fill in the blanks with the comparative OR the superlative form of the adjective
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. Write a sentence to compare the two things given. Example: gold/silver Gold was more expensive than silver. 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.
PIE CHART: STATING NUMBERS AND FRACTIONS 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
66%
two thirds
75%
three quarters (3/4)
(1/2) (2/3)
In the spaces below, write the percentages as fractions using just under, exactly or just over. just over a fifth 21% __________________________________________ just over two thirds 69% __________________________________________ just under three quarters 72% __________________________________________ exactly half 50% __________________________________________ just under a fifth 18% __________________________________________ just under two thirds 63% __________________________________________ exactly three quarters 75% __________________________________________ just over half 54% __________________________________________ just under a quarter 23% __________________________________________ just under a third 31% __________________________________________
Percentage of store customers in 2011
Zara 49%
H&M 6%
Splash 20%
Topshop 8%
Mango 17% 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.
Percentage of people with health problems in 2012 Kidney disease 8% Diabetes 18%
Heart disease 25%
Lung disease 32%
Cancer 17%
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.
PIE CHART VOCABULARY PRACTICE Complete the sentences. The Home Cities of UAE University Students in 2011
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: MODEL ANSWER Home Cities of UAEU Students Abu Dhabi 3% Fujairah 5%
RAK 25%
Other 2%
Al Ain 65%
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
Arabian Gulf Oil Exports - 2010 Kuwait 12% Qatar 5% Iran 15%
Saudi Arabia 52%
UAE 16%
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.
PIE CHART: MODEL ANSWER Sugar producing countries 2012 India 28%
Brazil 41%
China 12%
US 8%
Thailand 11%
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.
