IELTS Writing Task 1 Pie Chart

 

IELTS Writing Task 1 Pie Chart

Define: Pie a type of graph in which a circle is divided into sectors that each represent a proportion of the whole.  Moreover, it is a circular statistical graphic, which is divided into slices to illustrate numerical proportion.

In order to secure high band score, you should follow this structure:

1. Introduction
2. General overview
3. Specific features

 Sample 1

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The pie chart shows the amount of money that a children's charity located in the USA spent and received in one year, 2016. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

 

The pie charts display the amount of revenue and expenditures in 2016 for a children’s charity in the USA.

As can be seen that donated food accounted for the majority of the income, while program services accounted for the most expenditure. Total revenue sources just exceeded outgoings.

To begin with, 86.6 per cent of revenue for this children's charity came from donated food in a year, which is over eight times as much as contributions from the community (10.4%). These two sources accounted for exactly 97 per cent of the total income. Additionally, more than two percent income was provided by the program revenue. Finally, the government grants and other income were almost unnoticeable, less than 0.5 per cent.

At the same time, the charity had to spend almost 96% on its program services. Regarding the remaining 4.2 per cent of expenditures, 2.6% was for fundraising and the rest was spent for management and general purposes. It is worth noticing that the total amount of income was $53,561,580, which was just enough to cover the expenditures of $53,224,896. At the end of the year, the charity had a saving of just over 330 thousand dollars.

Sample 2

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. 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. Write at least 150 words.

The pie charts demonstrate the major ways of finding out the news in two different countries, Canada and Australia. The two nations show broadly similar patterns, though there are some differences, both significant and minor.

Overall, it can be said that the high levels of internet use in Australia mean that other methods such as radio and print are used less in comparison with Canada.

To regards to online, 52 percent of reports come from different online sources, whether in terms Canada it is 36, and the second-most among the sources. Another big portion is the TV, 40 and 37 percent of news can be accessed through this medium in Canada, and Australia respectively.

Now turning to the other three features, in both countries least information can be attained from the radio, while among those nations Australia has the value which is less than half of Canada and that is 2 percent and it is equal to the no specified. From print media, 14 percent of data can be achieved in Canada but in Australia, only 7 percent of information can people have.

 

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Sample 3

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The charts below show the percentage of water used for different purposes in six areas of the world. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

Percentage of water used for different purposes in six areas of the world.

The provided illustration compares water consumption for three main purposes in six different areas namely: North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Central Asia and South East Asia.

Overall, it is clear from the charts that Asian and African countries used more water for irrigation while North American and European countries used more water for their industrial needs.

To begin with, a major portion of water consumption could be observed in the agricultural sector and this was higher in African and Asian regions than that of American and European parts. More than 80% of water in Africa and Asia went into agricultural fields while this percentage was only 32% in Europe and 39% in North America.

North America and Europe required more water in their industrial sectors than that of Asian and African countries. While half of the water was used in the industrial sector in North America and Europe, the percentage of that in African and Asian regions ranged from 5% to 12%. Interestingly, water consumption in North and South America shows a contrasting scenario. Finally, more percentages of household water consumption could be observed in American and European continents than that of Asian and African regions.

 Sample 4

The pie charts give information about the world’s forest in five different regions.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The pie charts detail information about the world’s forests and timber according to continent.

 

Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that most of the world’s forests are in Africa and North America, followed by Europe, South America, and lastly Asia. In contrast, Africa possesses the least timber while North America has the most.

 

Looking first of all at North America and Africa, the former continent represents 25% of the world’s forest and the latter 27%. In terms of timber, the figure is slightly higher for North America (30%) and drastically lower for Africa (9%).

 

Forest and timber ratios are more even in the other regions. European nations contain 18% of the world’s forests and 20% of its timber. South America is marginally lower at 16% for forests and moderately higher at 23% for timber. Finally, Asian forests constitute 14% of the global total and 18% of all timber.