IELTS Pre-Intermediate 2

Lesson 11: Pie chart & Table– Language to describe one figure (handout at class)
Task 1: Match each sentence below to a graph. You can use a graph more than once. Use a
dictionary to help you if necessary.

The charts below show information about government

spending on endangered species protection in 2010.
Table A

Pie chart B Pie chart C

1. It is clear that two thirds of money was spent on amur leopards in 2010.
2. As can be shown from the chart, just under 10 percent of money was spent on protecting
galápagos penguins in 2010.
3. The proportion of spending on whale sharks was the lowest in 2010, at 6 percent.
4. It is noticeable that the majority of government money was used to protect black rhinos in 2010.
5. The government spent about a third of money on protecting galápagos penguins.
6. It can be seen from the table that the largest amount of money was spent on protecting black rhinos,
with a total of 55 percent.
7. The percentage of money used by the government to protect whale sharks was just over 55
percent.
8. The proportions of money spent on amur leopards and black rhinos were nearly 10 percent and
nearly 25 percent respectively.
9. Amur leopards sharks accounted for/ made up/ …. 20 percent of money spent by the government.
10. Approximately 10 percent of money was spent on amur leopards.
11. The government spent 19 percent of money on protecting galápagos penguins.
12. 6 percent of money was spent on protecting whale sharks.

Reference: Collins writing (pre-intermediate level) 1

IELTS Pre-Intermediate 2
Lesson 11: Pie chart & Table– Language to describe one figure (handout at class)
Task 2: Percentages (%) and fractions (1/4, 1/3, ½, etc) can both be used to describe
proportions of a whole amount..

Match the percentages to the fractions.

Task 3: Use these patterns to write about percentages and fractions.

Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

1. of adults / science fiction / watch / a third / films / do not
A third of adults do not watch science fiction films.
2. Bollywood / of worldwide film sales / ten percent / come from
Ten percent of worldwide film sales come from Bollywood.
3. three quarters of / films / on television / people over 65 / watch
Three quarters of people over 65 watch films on television.
4. cartoons / children / on a regular basis / ninety percent of / watch

 Ninety percent of children watch cartoons on a regular basis.

Reference: Collins writing (pre-intermediate level) 2

IELTS Pre-Intermediate 2
Lesson 11: Pie chart & Table– Language to describe one figure (handout at class)
Task 4: Read the report based on the pie charts below. Fill in the blanks with the given
words or phrases in the box.

The charts below shows information about government spending on endangered species
protection in the UK in 2010.

A. figures B. while C. made up D. 75 percent E. a quarter

F. declined G. namely H. respectively I. largest J. witnessed

The pie charts illustrate the percentage of money spent on protecting four endangered species,
(1) namely Galápagos penguins, amur leopards, black rhinos, and whale sharks, by the UK
government from 1990 to 2010.

Overall, it is clear from the charts that (2) while the amount of money spent on protecting
galápagos penguins and whale sharts increased significantly, the (3)figures for the other
two endangered species (4) declined dramatically between 1990 and 2010. In addition, whale
sharks attracted the (5) largest proportion of money in both years.

It is noticeable that the UK (6) witnessed a considerable increase in the percentage of money
spent on protecting galápagos penguins and whale sharks. In 1990, the highest percentage of
money was spent on protecting whale sharks, with a total of nearly 60 percent. This figure
increased to approximately (7) 75 percent in 2010, which was the highest percentage of
government spending in that year. The amount of money spent on protecting galápagos penguins
increased by approximately 15 percent, from about 5 percent in 1990 to about 20 percent in
2010.

On the other hand, the amount of money used to protect amur leopards and black rhonos
declined considerably from 1990 to 2010. In 1990, only 10 percent of the government money
was used on protecting amur leopards, whereas about (8) a quarter of the money was used on
protecting
black rhinos. The percentage of money spent on protecting these two species fell dramatically
over the 20-year period. In 2010, the protection given to amur leopards and black rhinos (9)
made up about 6 percent and 10 percent of the government money (10) respectively.
It is clear that amur leopards attracted the smallest percentage of government spending.

Reference: Collins writing (pre-intermediate level) 3

IELTS Pre-Intermediate 2
Lesson 11: Pie chart & Table– Language to describe one figure (handout at class)
Task 5: Read the report based on the pie charts below. Fill in the blanks with the given
words or phrases in the box.

The table below shows the television viewing figures for wildlife shows by country.

A. 16.9 million B. number C. total D. compared to E. second

F. in general G. most H. nearly I. 21 million J. more

The table shows the (1) number of people who watched wildlife shows on television in 1999.
It shows the number of viewers for four wildlife shows in four different countries.

(2) In general, it is clear from the table that more American people watched wildlife shows on
television than the other three nationalities. In all four countries, Jungle Cat was the most popular
show on television. (nhiều người xem và ít người xem thôi)

As can be seen from the table, Jungle Cat and Penguins were (3) more popular than the other two
shows in all four countries. The (4) total number of viewers for Jungle Cat was (5) nearly 26 million
and in each country about 6-7 million people watched it. Around (6) 21 million people watched
Penguins in all four countries, making it the (7) second most popular wildlife program in 1999. This
program was very popular in the USA with 11 million viewers but it is not as popular in the other
countries. (miêu tả 2 đứa lớn nhất)

On the other hand, not many people liked watching The Flood and Deep Blue on television (8)
compared to the other programs. The Flood was the third (9) most popular show in 1990, with a
total of (10) 16.9 million viewers in the four nations. In the USA and Canada only 1-1.5 million
people watched Deep Blue but it is more popular in the UK and Australia. (miêu tả 2 con thấp)

Reference: Collins writing (pre-intermediate level) 4