PRACTICING THE PIE CHART

A. DẠNG PIE CHART CÓ MỐC THỜI GIAN

Exercise 1: The charts detail the proportion of Australian secondary school graduates who were
unemployed, employed or further education in 1980, 1990, and 2000.

Phân tích:

Introduction: the proportion of Australian secondary school graduates who were unemployed,
employed or further education

Overview

- Trend: Employed tăng qua các năm trong khi further education lại giảm mạnh
- Employed và further education lúc nào cũng cao nhất

Body:

- Body 1: Further education và unemployment

- Body 2: Employed

Viết bài:

The pie chart details the proportion of Australian secondary school graduates who were unemployed,
employed or pursuing further education in 1980, 1990, and 2000.

Overall, the percentage of Australian secondary school graduates who were employed grew, while there
was a decline in the figure of further education and unemployed. Another noteworthy observation is
that employed and further education were the dominant throughout the period.

In 1980, half of the Australian secondary school leavers chose to continue their education. After a 10-
year period, this number dropped to only 38% and remained almost unchanged in 2000. Meanwhile, the
figures for those who were unemployment were the smallest, at only 10% in 1980, 12% in 1990, and
finally dropping back down to 8% in 2000.
On the other hand, over the years Australia saw an increase in the percentage of students who received
a job after graduation from secondary school, from 40% in 1980 to 55% in 2000, which was the largest
figure among all examined categories.

Exercise 2: The charts show the main methods of transport of people travelling to one university in 2004
and 2009.

Phân tích:

Introduction: The percentage of people using methods of transport travelling to one university in 2004
an 2009

Overview:

- Bicycle, bus, train, walking đều tăng trong khi car giảm một nửa
- Car và bus là 2 phương tiện phổ biến nhất

Body:

- Body 1: Car, bicycle, bus

- Train, walking

Viết bài:

The pie charts present information about the percentage of sutdent using five methods of transport to
travel to a university in two years 2004 and 2009. Overall, the percentage of bicycle, bus, train and
walking grew, while there was a significant decline in the figure of car. Another noteworthy observation
that car and bus was the dominant form of transport over the five year periods.

In 2004, car and bus were the most commonly used, with 51% and 33% of the total means of transport
from these respectively. Over the following 5 years, the figure for bus increased sharply to 46% but that
for car plunged by almost a half.
Turning to bicycle, train and walking, they were responsible for only 9%, 3% and 4% in 2004 respectively.
In 2005, while the percentage of student went on foot and took a train grew slightly to 6% and 4%
respectively, that of bicycle almost doubled to 16%.

Exercise 3: The charts below show the proportion of people’s total spending in a particular European
country was spent on different commodities and services in 1958 and in 2008.

The pie charts details the proportion of people’s expediture on six different goods and services in a
particular European country in 1958 and 2008. In general, the substantial changes can be seen in the
proportion for all aspects, as opposed to negligible declines in the figures for clothing.

In 1958, people spent the largest proportion of their spending on food, with 32%. The two other
categories that took up the majority of people’s money were housing and clothing, with 22% and 18%
respectively. Over the following 50 years, the figures for food declined significantly by 12% but that for
housing took up almost one third of total spending. The expenditure on clothing dropped slightly to
16%.

Turning to travel/transport, entertainment and luxury goods, they were responsible for only 8%, 13%
and 7% in 1958 respectively. In 2008, while the spending on travel/transport and luxury goods increased
quickly to 17%, that for entertainment plunged by half.

Exercise 4: 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.
 B. DẠNG PIE CHART KHÔNG CÓ TIMELINE

Exercise 1: The pie charts compare ways of accessing the news in Canada and Australia.

Phân tích:
Introduction: The percentage of ways of accessing the news in Canada and Australia.

Overview:

- Online và TV là nhiều nhất

- Radio và not specified là dành rất ít

Body:

-
- Online và TV
- Radio, Print, not specified

Viết bài:

The pie charts give information about the percentage of people acessing the news by four ways in
Canada and Australia. In general, it can be seen clearly that news from TV and online aquired the highest
position in the two countries under study, while that of radio accounted for the lowest proportions in
the others.

More specifically, Canadian people accessing news from TV made up 40% which was almost equal to the
percentage in Australia with just 3% less. On the other hand, just above half of Australian acessed the
news online, while 36% of Canadian people were getting it from the internet.

Moreover, print media and radio were among the least popular modes of getting news across Canada
and Australia. The percentage of people accessing news from print in Canada stood at 14%, which is
exactly double the figure of Australians. Canada has 7% of news access through radio, while only 2% in
Australia. Additionally, the source is not specified among 2 to 3% of people in both countries.

Exercise 2: The charts below give information on the ages of the populations of Yemen and Italy in 2000
and projections for 2050.
The pie charts illustrate the populations of Yemen and Italy based on three age groups in 2000 and 2050.

Overall, the highest proportion of people in Yemen were aged under 14 while most Italians fell into the
15-59 age group in 2000. It is predicted that in 2050, populations of both nations will show an increase
in the percentage of elderly people.

In 2000, over 60% of citizens in Italy fell into the 15-59 age bracket, compared to that of Yemen, at
roughly 45%. Similarly, the elderly Italians made up approximately one-fourth of their population, yet
the figure for Yemen was trivial (3.6%). In contrast, half of Yemen’s population were children, while the
data of Italy was significantly lower, with just under 15%.

In the year 2050, the proportion of 15-to 59-year-olds in Yemen will be on the rise, to about 57%, while
that of Italy will drop dramatically by roughly 15%. In addition, it is predicted that the figures for people
who will be aged over 60 in Yemen and Italy will both climb by 2.1% and 18.2% respectively. However,
the forecast shows that there will be a decrease in the percentages of children in these countries, to
37% and 11.5%.

Exercise 4: The charts show the sources of electricity produced in 4 countries between 2003 and 2008

The pie chart illustrates the proportions of three different sources was used for producing electricity in 4
countries over the period of 5 years from 2003 to 2008.

It is clear that all 4 countries used the electricity produced by fossil fuel and hydro power. But the
producing electricity by nuclear power did not appear in Morocco and Vietnam.

India was the highest country manufactured electricity by fossil fuel, accounted for more than three-
quarters. The second country produced fossil fuel electricity was Vietnam with the percentage
constituted 56%. On the other hand, the rate of fossil fuel electricity in Sweden and Morocco was
extremely low, accounted for only 4% and 5% respectively.
Furthermore, the proportion of electricity made by hydro power in Morocco mostly constituted all the
energy produced in this country, peaked 95%, while the lowest was India only accounted for 14%. Then,
the proportion of Sweden used nuclear electricity was the biggest, the figure was 44%, while India was
smaller with just 4%. Particularly, Vietnam and Morocco even did not have electricity produced by
nuclear power, it could be explained that these countries had not applied nuclear power in producing
energy.

Exercise 3:

The pie charts illustrate the water consumption in major parts of the world. In general, it can be seen
clearly that larger percentage of water is used for agricultural purposes in Asian, African and South
American countries while about half of the water in Europe and North America goes to industrial
sectors.

More specifically, in Central Asia, Africa and Southeast Asia, a significant proportion of water is used by
agricultural, range from 81% - 88%. South America uses less agricultural water than the three areas
above, at 71%. Meanwhile, the figure for North America and Europe stands at 39% and 32%
respectively. In fact, North America and Europe require more water in their industrial sectors. While half
of water is used in the industrial sector in North America and Europe, the percentage of that in African
and Asian regions just under 12%.

In addition, domestic water use in South America is higher than other parts of the world and that
accounts for 19%, 6% higher than the figure for North America. Only 7% to 9% water is used by people in
Asian and African countries for their personal use at home