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: ___________________________

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

WRITING ABOUT PIE CHARTS

1. Starting with the amount:

The highestThe greatestThe largestA 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.

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

Describing One Part of a Pie Chart

1. Starting with the amount

As manyTwice as manyThree times as manyNot as many

Landcruisersstudentsshopping malls

were soldcame from Omanwere in Dubai

as…

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

Landcruisersstudentsshopping malls

were soldcame from Omanwere in Dubai

than…

2. Starting with the subject

Drinking coffee wasNokia phones wereSwiss watches were

asjust asnearly asalmost asnot as

common

popular

as…

moremuch morefar moreconsiderably moreslightly morelessslightly lessfractionally lessfar 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 higherThe percentage of tourists for Al Ain was higher than for Doha.

the highestBeirut had the highest percentage of tourists.

low lowerLevel 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.

Revisiting Comparative and Superlative Adjectives

PIE CHART: GRAMMAR FOCUS

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)

PIE CHART VOCABULARY PRACTICE

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.

Home Cities of UAEU StudentsOther

2%

Al Ain65%

RAK25%

Abu Dhabi3%

Fujairah5%

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.

Home Cities of UAEU StudentsOther

2%

Al Ain65%

RAK25%

Abu Dhabi3%

Fujairah5%

Percentages of UAE University Students in 2011

PIE CHART: MODEL ANSWER

H&M6%

Topshop8%Splash

20%

Mango17%

Zara49%

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 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 __________________.

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 ______________________________________________________________.

PIE CHART: WRITING PRACTICE

Saudi Arabia52%

UAE16%

Iran15%

Qatar5%

Kuwait12%

Arabian Gulf Oil Exports - 2010

Writing Practice

Write two paragraphs to describe the above pie chart.

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

PIE CHART: WRITING PRACTICE

Brazil41%

Thailand11%

US8%

China12%

India28%

Sugar producing countries 2012

Writing Practice

Write two paragraphs to describe the above pie chart.

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

PIE CHART: MODEL ANSWER

Saudi Arabia52%

UAE16%

Iran15%

Qatar5%

Kuwait12%

Arabian Gulf Oil Exports - 2010

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

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.

PIE CHART: STATING NUMBERS AND FRACTIONS

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% __________________________________________

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.

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.

Home Cities of UAEU StudentsOther

2%

Al Ain65%

RAK25%

Abu Dhabi3%

Fujairah5%

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.

Home Cities of UAEU StudentsOther

2%

Al Ain65%

RAK25%

Abu Dhabi3%

Fujairah5%

The Home Cities 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 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

Saudi Arabia52%

UAE16%

Iran15%

Qatar5%

Kuwait12%

Arabian Gulf Oil Exports - 2010

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

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.