IELTS BUDDY r} P TESTS AND TIPS FOR IELTS SUCCESS > >lelts Pie Chart How to Write an IELTS Pie Chart This lesson will provide you with tips and advice on how to write an IELTS pie chart for task 1. To begin, take a look at the pie chart below, and then answer the quiz questions. If you prefer or if you want extra tips you can also view this lesson in a video (but don't forget afterwards to do the quizzes on this page that give you the language practice): ‘Search IELTS buddy by footing Pei aad [think thece eBooks are FANTASTIC Uknow that's not avadomio language, but i's the truth! Linda, from Italy SS e \ | — IELTS Modules: Other Resources: ac© Quizzes * Videos IELTS pie chart: Academic Writing Task 1 * Forum ¢ Band Score Calculator * Writing Feedback ao * Speaking Feedback * Teacher Resources * Free Downloads * Recent Essay Exam Questions * Books for IELTS Prep * Useful Links The Task: You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The pie charts show the main reasons for migration to and from the UK in 2007. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant. [?]Subscribe To This Site fils Write at least 150 words. MAIN REASON FOR MIGRATION TO/FROM THE UK - 2007 IMMIGRATION EMIGRATION 12% 15% 22% Recent Articles 30% IELTS Pie Chart: % Boys and Girls oe ee iad Cultural and Hi Founat stucy Hi Accompany/jon [I] Looking or work Leisure Activities definite job [i Noreason stated i Other Now.0. 3:26AM SoURcE: ons JELTS Pie Chart on = The pie chart shows the information about howAnswer these questions about the IELTS pie chart: 1, What is the best way to organize your answer? [A] Write one paragraph about immigration and one about emigration (8) Write about the pie charts together, comparing each of the reasons 2. What tense should you use to write about the IELTS pie chart? [A] Past (8) Present 3. Can you talk about ‘increases’ and ‘decreases’ when describing the information? [A] Yes [B]No Now take a look at a model answer: MAIN REASON FOR MIGRATION TO/FROM THE UK - 2007 IMMIGRATION EMIGRATION - 15% 22% 12% im 13% 30% 26% a er ie 18% 14% Format stucy Hi Accompanyjjon [I] Looking tor work Definite job [i Noreason stated ill Other SOURCE: ONS. ‘The pie charts illustrate the primary reasons that people came to and left the UK in 2007. At first glance it is clear boys and girls spend their time in cultural and leisure activities. Overall you can see that both boys and Read More IELTS Essay: Socialising Online Nowadays, more people are choosing to socialise online rather than face to face. Is this a positive or negative development? It is a fact that, numerous Read More Phrasal Verbs in IELTS Letters Using phrasal verbs in IELTS letters which are informal can help your letter to look more natural and thus create the correct tone. Read Morethat the main factor influencing this decision was employment. Having a definite job accounted for 30 per cent of immigration to the UK, and this figure was very similar for emigration, at 29%. A large number of people, 22%, also emigrated because they were looking for a job, though the proportion of people entering the UK for this purpose was noticeably lower at less than a fifth. Another major factor influencing a move to the UK was for formal study, with over a quarter of people immigrating for this reason. However, interestingly, only a small minority, 4%, left for this. ‘The proportions of those moving to join a family member were quite similar for immigration and emigration, at 15% and 13% respectively. Although a significant number of people (32%) gave ‘other’ reasons or did not give a reason why they emigrated, this accounted for only 17% with regards to immigration. (173 words) Choose the most important points to write about first ‘These will usually be the largest ones. As you can see in the model answer, definite job, looking for work, and formal study were all written about first, in order of importance, as these are the main reasons that were chosen for moving. Items such as ‘other are usually less important and account for small amounts, so can be left till the end. Make it easy to read When you write a task 1, you should always group information in a logical way to make it easy to follow and read. With an IELTS pie chart, the most logical thing to do is usually to compare categories together across the charts,focusing on similarities and differences, rather than writing about each chart separately. If you write about each one separately, the person reading it will have to keep looking between the paragraphs in order to see how each category differs. Vary your language As with any task 1, this is important. You should not keep repeating the same structures. The key language when you write about pie charts is proportions and percentages. Common phrases to see are "the proportion of..." or "the percentage of..." However, you can also use other words and fractions. These are some examples from the model answer: + A large number of people over a quarter of people a small minority A significant number of people less than a fifth This table presents some examples of how you can change percentages to fractions or ratios: Percentage Fraction ifths 80% three-quarters 70% seven in ten 65% two-thirds 60% _ three-fifths 55% more than half 0% half | more than two fifths 40% two-fifths 45%more than a po% third 30% Jess thana third | 25% a quarter 20% =a fifth 15% less thana fifth | 10% joneinten _—|| 5% oneintwenty | You can improve your flexibility in using these words or test your knowledge of them in this percentage and proportions quiz. If the percentages are not exact as above, then you can use qualifiers to make sure your description remains accurate. Here are some examples [Percentage Qualifier 77% just over three quarters L706 lapproximately three \quarters 49% just under a half [199% lnearly a half [2% faimost a third This table presents some examples of how you can change percentages to other phrases: proportion / number / Percentage amount / majority / minority 75% - 85% la very large majority (Gam -75% ~~ asignifcant proportion 10% - 15% la minority 5% la very small number The words above are interchangeable, though number is for countable nouns and amount is for uncountable nouns.You can practice or test yourself with the language used to approximate figures in this online quiz. SEO More Task 1 Academic Lessons: IELTS Task 1 Line Graph Structure Using Groups For an IELTS Task 1 Line Graph there are different ways to organise your answer. 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