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Pie Chart
In Academic Task 1 of the Writing module, you are
expected to write a short descriptive report based
on visual information or data. This visual
information may be presented as pie charts. Pie
charts are circular charts divided into sectors or ‘pie
slices’, usually illustrating percentages. The size of
each pie slice shows the relative quantity of the
data it represents. Together, the slices create a full
circle. They are commonly used in the business
world and the mass media, and are less common in
scientific or technical publications.
Sample Questions
Accessing the news in Canada and
Australia
The pie charts compare ways of accessing
the news in Canada and Australia.
Summarise the information by selecting and
reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.
MODEL ANSWER
Employment sectors of graduates
from Brighton University, 2019
The chart below shows the proportions of
graduates from Brighton University in 2019
entering different employment sectors.
Summarise the information by selecting and
reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.
MODEL ANSWER
The devices people use to watch
television in Canada
The pie charts below show the devices
people in the 18 to 25 age group use to
watch television in Canada in two different
years.
Summarise the information by selecting and
reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.
MODEL ANSWER
World passenger car production,
2015
The graph shows data on the manufacture of
passenger cars in 2015.
Summarise the information by selecting and
reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.
MODEL ANSWER
The post-school qualifications held
by Canadians
The graphs below show the post-school
qualifications held by Canadians in the age
groups 25 to 35 and 45 to 55.
Summarise the information by selecting and
reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.
MODEL ANSWER
Government expenditure in 2010 and
2015
The charts below show local government
expenditure in 2010 and 2015.
Summarise the information by selecting and
reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.
MODEL ANSWER
Most common advantages and
disadvantages of Bowen Island
The pie charts below show the most common
advantages and disadvantages of Bowen
Island, according to a survey of visitors.
Summarise the information by selecting and
reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.
MODEL ANSWER
Number of journal articles read per
week by all students, PhD students,
and junior lecturers
The pie charts below illustrate the number of
journal articles read per week by all students,
PhD students, and junior lecturers at an
Australian university.
Summarise the information by selecting and
reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.
MODEL ANSWER
Reasons for cycling to work
The charts below show the reasons why
people travel to work by bicycle or by car.
Summarise the information by selecting and
reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.
MODEL ANSWER
Causes of worldwide land
degradation
The pie chart below shows the main reasons
why agricultural land becomes less
productive. The table shows how these
causes affected three regions of the world
during the 1990s.
Summarise the information by selecting and
reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.
MODEL ANSWER
What makes people most happy?
The charts below show the results of a
survey about what people of different age
groups say makes them most happy.
Summarise the information by selecting and
reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.
MODEL ANSWER
Average Household Expenditures by
Major Category
The pie charts below show the average
household expenditures in Japan and
Malaysia in the year 2010.
Summarise the information by selecting and
reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.
MODEL ANSWER
Employees and self-employed: by
sex and occupation, 1992
The two pie charts below show some
employment patterns in Great Britain in
1992.
Summarise the information by selecting and
reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.
MODEL ANSWER
Online sales for retail sectors in
Canada
The two pie charts show the online shopping
sales for retail sectors in Canada in 2005 and
2010.
Summarise the information by selecting and
reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.
MODEL ANSWER
Expenditure by local authorities in
Someland
The three pie charts show the changes in
annual spending by local authorities in
Someland in 1980, 1990 and 2000.
Summarise the information by selecting and
reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.
MODEL ANSWER
Transport and car use in Edmonton
The diagrams give information on transport
and car use in Edmonton.
Summarise the information by selecting and
reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.
MODEL ANSWER
Managing Finances
The diagrams show UK students' responses
to the question of to what extent would they
describe themselves as financially organised.
Summarise the information by selecting and
reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.
MODEL ANSWER
World population by region, 1900
and 2000
The pie charts give information about world
population in 1900 and 2000.
Summarise the information by selecting and
reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.
MODEL ANSWER
Average Household Expenditure by
Major Category
The pie charts show the average household
expenditures in a country in 1950 and 2010.
Summarise the information by selecting and
reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.
MODEL ANSWER
Projected market share of the two
companies in jeans
The pie chart shows the projected market
share of the two companies in jeans at the
end of next year.
Summarise the information by selecting and
reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.
MODEL ANSWER
Electricity generation by source in
New Zealand and Germany in 1980
and 2010
The pie charts show electricity generation by
source in New Zealand and Germany in
1980 and 2010.
Summarise the information by selecting and
reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.
MODEL ANSWER
Related topics
Writing task one: pie charts
IELTS Writing Task 1: comparing pie charts
Writing Introduction
IELTS Writing strategies
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