Describing Pie Chart

Describing one part of the chart

Starting with the adjective:The highest

The greatest

The lowest

The most

A significantThe smallestThe largest

percentage of

proportion of

number of

women

cars sold

holiday makers

are employed in the X category

are red

come from Spain

Starting with Adjective

• The highest percentage of time spent on internet was on viewing content.

• The smallest proportion of total time spent on internet was for social networking.

• The highest proportion of expenditures in 1960 was for housing.

• The least prevalent expenditures in 1960 was for child care and education.

Starting with the subject:

Red is the

Professional is the

Spain is the

most

second/third most

least

popular

prevalent

common

car colour

employment category

holiday destination

Starting with Subject

• Viewing content on the internet was the most common in terms of the time spent.

• Users spent most of their time viewing content on the internet.

• Internet users spent the least prevalent time on social networking.

• In 1960, expenditures on housing was the most common.

• Expenditures on clothing was the least prevalent in 2009 which was only 6%.

Describing two parts of the chart

Starting with the adjective:As many

Twice as manyThree times as

manyNot as many

red cars

women

holiday makers

are sold

are employed in X

come from X

as …

MoreFar more

Much moreMany moreA lot more

Substantially moreConsiderably moreSignificantly more

Slightly moreFractionally more

than

• As many as 31% expenditures were spent on housing than to child care and education in 1960.

• Substantially more expenditures were spent on transportation in 1960 compared to 2009.

• There were considerably more people came from Asia than the other continent in the world.

• There were twice as many consumption of resources came from USA and Europe compared to the other countries.

Starting with the subject:Blue cars are

Women are

Spain is

asquite asjust as

nearly asalmost as

not as

common

popular

prevalent

as …

moremuch more

far moresubstantially moreconsiderably more

slightly morefractionally more less

much lessfar less

considerably lessfractionally less

women

cars sold

holiday makers

than

• The expenditure on housing in 1960 was as prevalent as it was in 2009.

• The expenditure on food in 2009 was fractionally more than it was in 1960.

The two graphs show the main sources of energy in the USA in the 1980s and the 1990s. Summarize the information by choosing and describe the main idea, and make comparisons where appropriate. Write at least 150 words.

Summarize the information by choosing and describe the main idea, and make comparisons where appropriate. You should write at least 150 words.