IELTS Writing

Day 13 - Topic 3

Pie Chart (Writing Task 1)

Practise pie chart structure and language through Mini Practice 52.

Pie Chart

Vocabulary Building

To say percentage:

75% or three-quarters or three out of every 4 people/penguins/patients/...

Example:

Out of every $100 spent by the Turkish, just over $30 was spent on food, beverages and smoking products, which ranked first among the nations compared in the survey.

Other Structures:

1.the

share contribution

proportion

percentage

of...

Example:

The contribution of consumer expenditure in this category was almost similar in 3 countries, namely Turkey, Spain and Ireland.

Other Structures:

2.x

formed accounted for

Was responsible for

comprised

y% of ...
ycontributedy% to ....

Example:

Money spent on leisure and education in Turkey accounted for just below 4.5% of spending there, which was the largest proportion among the five countries.

Other Structures:

3.The remaining x%

Example:

The remaining 40% was allocated to a variety of other items.

Warm-Up 27

Warm-Up 27 electricity use pie chart

In an average English home, the of electricity, 52%, is used for heating rooms and water.

Three kitchen , namely ovens, kettles and washing machines, 18% of electricity use.

The 30% of electricity is used for lighting, televisions and radios (15%), and vacuum cleaners, food mixers and electric tools (15%).

Writing Sample (Band 8)

Source: writing9.com

The pie graph show the nutritional consistency of two dinners

Nutritional consistency of medium baked potato and macaroni

The pie graphs illustrate the way nutrients are distributed in two dishes for dinner: medium baked potato and macaroni.

Overall, it can be noticed that both dinners have the highest proportion of carbohydrates.

Besides, the medium baked potato includes the least level of fat.

As can be seen, the percentage of carbohydrates in macaroni makes up 52% which is 17% more than that in the baked potato dish. Meanwhile, saturated fat contributes to 21% of macaroni and this figure is nearly twice as much as that of dinner including potato.

According to the two given pie graphs, the second dominant nutrient in baked potato belongs to protein accounting for 25%, while that in macaroni only halves. In addition, the amount of glucose in macaroni is the same as that of protein in this dish. The share of glucose in the medium baked potato is 4% more than that in macaroni

Word count: 151 words

Mini Practice 51

WRITING TASK 1

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

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 when relevant.

Source: writing9.com

Average household expenditures in Japan and Malaysia in 2010

Mini Practice 52

WRITING TASK 1

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The charts below show the average percentages in typical meals of three types of nutrients, all of which may be unhealthy if eaten too much.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons when relevant.

Source: Cambridge IELTS Academic 14

Average percentages in typical meals of three types of nutrients