IELTS W RITING
TA SK 1
PIE CHA RTS
PIE CHARTS
PIE CHARTS
PIE CHARTS
PIES
You should spend about 20 minutes on
this task.
The three pie charts show the changes in
annual spending by a particular UK
school in 1981, 1991 and 2001.
Summarise the information by selecting
and reporting the main features, and
make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 Words.
ANALISE THE TASK
• What do the pie charts show?
• What is the time period?
Present, Past or Future
• What are the units of measurements?
%, units, million people
• What sticks out?
STRUCTURE
1§ Introduction: Paraphrase the Task
(1 sentence)
2§ The Main features with Comparisons + Numbers
(2 – 5 sentences)
3§ The Main features with Comparisons + Numbers
(2 – 5 sentences)
4§ Overall statement/Overview/Summary
(1-3 sentences)
STRUCTURE
1§ Introduction: Paraphrase the Task
(1 sentence)
2§ Overall statement
(1-3 sentences)
3§The Main features with Comparisons + Numbers
(2 – 5 sentences)
4§The Main features with Comparisons + Numbers
(2 – 5 sentences)
HOW TO CHOOSE THE MAIN FEATURES?
The biggest slice (section)
The 2nd biggest slice (section)
The smallest slice (section)
The highest and
the lowest proportions
The main differences and similarities
HOW TO CHOOSE THE MAIN FEATURES?
3 3 Time period
2 2 Trends:
1 1 rise/fall/fluctuate
4
Which sectors had an increase
Which had a decrease or
didn't change
One pie chart
3
2 Across the pie charts
1
4
1§ IN TR O D U C TIO N
Paraphrase the task
1 sentence
The charts give information on … over a 10-year period from … to …
provide data on … the amount of money spent on …
illustrate the number of calls
1§ IN TR O D U C TIO N
Task:
The three pie charts show the changes
in annual spending by a particular UK
school in 1981, 1991 and 2001.
Our Introduction:
The pie charts provide data on the
expenditure of a school in the UK in
three different years.
2§ B O D Y P A R A GR A P H
2§ Main features with Comparisons + Numbers
3 – 5 sentences
2 segments with higher percentages in first pie chart
How do these segments change from the 1st pie chart to the 3rd pie chart?
What are the similarities and differences between the charts?
2§
It is clear that in 1981, teachers’ salaries
represented the largest proportion of the
school’s budget (40%). This figure increased to
50% in 1991, but declined by 5% in the last
year. The percentage of spending on other
workers’ salaries also decreased throughout the
20-year period, from just under 30% in 1981 to
a mere 15% in 2001.
3§ B O D Y P A R A GR A P H
3§ Main features with Comparisons + Numbers
3 – 5 sentences
2-3 segments with lower percentages of the first pie chart
How do these segments change from the 1st pie chart to the 3rd pie chart?
It can be seen that …
According to the figures …
It is clear that…
3§
According to the figures, spending on
insurance made up a small minority of the
total. It stood at 2% in 1981 and reached 8%
in 2001. By contrast, the percentages for
resources and furniture/equipment fluctuated.
The figure for resources was highest in 1991,
at 20%, and the proportion of spending on
furniture and equipment reached a peak in
2001 at less than a quarter (23%).
4§ O V E R A LL S TA TE M E N T
• A Bigger Picture
• What’s the biggest and the smallest slice?
• Which slices became bigger?
• Which slices didn’t change?
• What’s the overall change from the 1st year to the last year?
• What are the most noticeable differences or similarities?
• Generally: DATES, NUMBERS
4§ O V E R A LL S TA TE M E N T
1-3 sentences
Overall, it is clear from the data that …
To sum up, …
Overall, while…
Overall, the majority of …
Overall, while Italy had the youngest population, the populations of both countries are
predicted to get older over the 40-year period.
4§
Overall, while teachers’ salaries accounted for
the largest proportion of the school’s
spending, insurance remained the smallest
cost in all three years.
The pie charts provide data on the expenditure of a school in the UK in three different years.
It is clear that in 1981, teachers’ salaries represented the largest proportion of the school’s budget
(40%). This figure increased to 50% in 1991, but declined by 5% in the last year. The percentage
of spending on other workers’ salaries also decreased throughout the 20-year period, from just
under 30% in 1981 to a mere 15% in 2001.
According to the figures, spending on insurance made up a small minority of the total. It stood at
2% in 1981 and reached 8% in 2001. By contrast, the percentages for resources and
furniture/equipment fluctuated. The figure for resources was highest in 1991, at 20%, and the
proportion of spending on furniture and equipment reached a peak in 2001 at less than a quarter
(23%).
Overall, while teachers’ salaries accounted for the largest proportion of the school’s spending,
insurance remained the smallest cost in all three years.
IE LTS W riting Task 1
P IE C H A R TS
20 M I N U T E S 15 0 W O R D S
N U M B ERS FROM TH E PIE CH A RTS
4-5 P A R A G R A P H S
P IE C H A R TS V O C A B U LA R Y:
M A K E U P, A CCOU N T FOR, REPRESEN T
IN TR O D U C TIO N : 1 S E N TE N C E
LIN K IN G W O R D S , C O N TR A S T
O V E R A L L : 1- 3 S E N T E N C E S
SH OR T SE N TE N CE S
B O D Y P A R A G R A P H 3- 5 S E N T E N C E S
C O M P A R E : A C R O S S TH E P IE C H A R TS W H IC H TE N S E TO U S E ?
T H E H I G H E S T ,T H E 2 N D H I G H E S T , T H E L O W E S T
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