DESCRIBING PIE CHARTS FOR IELTS
Below you can find the explanation of how to describe pie charts for IELTS and the key vocabulary you can learn to prepare for your Writing Part I.
PIE CHARTS FOR IELTS
Pie chart - это диаграмма в виде круга, разбитого на секторы разного размера. Секторная диаграмма - это графическое изображение деления чего-либо на части.
Следовательно, главное умение, которое необходимо продемонстрировать на экзамене, - это умение описывать на английском языке процентные соотношения, дроби, знать лексику по математическим вычислениям и грамматические структуры для сопоставления и сравнения математических данных.
Для описания пропорции и процентов можно использовать фразы “the proportion of”, “the share of”, “the percentage of”, “the ratio of”…
The proportion of + plural noun (only used to describe percentages)
The (small / considerable / high / substantial / greater) proportion of graduates / students / women / men
The percentage of (an amount of something, often expressed as a number out of 100)
What percentage of women return to work after having a baby?
What percentage of the adult male population is unemployed?
The (big) percentage of
A (hefty / staggering / impressive / massive) 85 % (90%) of
The (small) percentage of
A modest 20% of …
A mere 3% of…
The share of (a part of something that has been divided between several people)
The share of transportation saw an opposite trend.
Everyone should get the equal share of the food.
The total bill comes to 200$, so our share is 40$.
The ratio of (the relationships between two groups or amounts that expresses how much bigger one is than the other)
The ratio of men to women at the meeting was 10 to 1 (10:1).
The ratio of exports to imports improved from 71.4% to 85.3%.
The teacher to student ratio is about 1:18.
The segment of (one of the smaller amounts that a larger amount can be divided into)
People over the age of 85 make up the fastest growing segment of the population.
Each of these products is aimed at a specific market segment.
The market is segmented by price into three categories.
A (growing / large / narrow) segment of something
Technology includes the fastest-growing segments of the world economy.
75% - 95% - a vast (an overwhelming) majority of (people / students / females / drivers / school-leavers)
65% - 80% - a significant proportion of (people / students / females / drivers / school-leavers)
5%-15% - a minority of (people / students / females / drivers / school-leavers)
2% - 6% - a very small number of (people / students / females / drivers / school-leavers)
ИСПОЛЬЗУЕМ ГЛАГОЛЫ ПЕРЕД ПРОЦЕНТАМИ
Составляет / насчитывает / занимает …% от целого :
… accounts for the largest proportion (75%) of the total (paper used)
… makes up 23% of the total need (of paper)
…boasted an impressive 47% of the total (sales)
… receives only 1% (of EU budget).
… remained the largest proportion
…constitutes …
…occupies…
…represents (only 25% of the market)
…comprises … (food comprises 43% of all our expenses)
Увеличиться на 50% :
…went up / increased by half / twofold
…went up 50%
Увеличиться до 30% :
…rose to 30%
Снизиться от … % до … % :
Decreased from 29.35% to around a fifth (19.55%)
Снизиться на 30% :
…dropped / fell to 30%
Достичь 45% :
… reaching 45%
Удвоиться с … до …:
…doubled from 4.5% to 10%
Оставаться неизменным:
…remained constant at 4%
ОПИСЫВАЕМ ПРОЦЕНТЫ И ДРОБИ
One-tenth
10 percent
One-fifth
20 percent
One-quarter
25 percent
One-third
33 percent
Two fifths
40 percent
One half
50 percent
Three-fifths
60 percent
Two out of three
67 percent
Three quarters
75 percent
Four fifths
80 percent
Just over a half / more than a half
54 percent
Nearly three quarters
73 percent
Just over three quarters
77 percent
About a third / less than a third
30 percent
More than a third
35 percent
Almost a third
32 percent
Approximately a quarter
24 percent
More than nine out of ten
92 percent
Almost four out of five
79 percent
Just under a fifth / less than a fifth
18 percent
30 people out of a total of 90
1/3 (one third)
94 out of 100
About 19 out of 20 percent
7 in 10
70 percent
1 in 20
5 percent
A half
50 percent
Nearly a half
48 percent
ДЕЛАЕМ АКЦЕНТ НА ПРОЦЕНТЕ (ПРОПОРЦИИ)
The highest percentage of tourists come to Russia.
A significant number of tourists come to Russia.
The smallest proportion of cars sold are green.
The lowest percentage of cars sold are green.
The biggest number of school graduates continue their education.
A substantial proportion of school graduates continue their education.
ДЕЛАЕМ АКЦЕНТ НА КАТЕГОРИИ
Russia is the most (second most / third most) popular tourist destination.
Green is the least popular car colour.
Further education is the most prevalent / common occupation (activity) for school graduates.
…sales of (video games) overtook sales of (CDs)
Cars became the largest segment of expenses by European citizens.
Cars comprised their highest costs.
Foods and cars made up the biggest proportions of spending.
Petrol and furniture stood for roughly equal proportions of money spent.
СРАВНИВАЕМ КАТЕГОРИИ
as common / popular / prevalent as
quite as common / popular / prevalent as
just as common / popular / prevalent as
nearly as common / popular / prevalent as
almost as common / popular / prevalent as
not as common / popular / prevalent as
(much / far / substantially / considerably / slightly) more common / popular / prevalent than
(much / far / considerably / slightly ) less common / popular / prevalent than
НАЧИНАЕМ ПИСАТЬ ВВЕДЕНИЕ
The two pie charts illustrate the proportion of…
The two pie charts compare the percentages of …
The charts show how much … spent on…
The table shows… and the pie chart explains what type of food people prefer to buy most of the time.
The pie-chart shows the proportion of students, by age, who …
The pie chart shows the estimated sales…
The diagrams give data on sales volume
The pie chart shows the ratio of EU’s expenditure for …
ГОВОРИМ О БУДУЩЕМ
It is anticipated that…
Estimated sales
Predicted sales
The anticipated market share
Sales are expected to be
Sales are forecast to remain
50% of market is set to be shared by other companies
PIE CHARTS FOR IELTS
Pie chart - это диаграмма в виде круга, разбитого на секторы разного размера. Секторная диаграмма - это графическое изображение деления чего-либо на части.
Следовательно, главное умение, которое необходимо продемонстрировать на экзамене, - это умение описывать на английском языке процентные соотношения, дроби, знать лексику по математическим вычислениям и грамматические структуры для сопоставления и сравнения математических данных.
Для описания пропорции и процентов можно использовать фразы “the proportion of”, “the share of”, “the percentage of”, “the ratio of”…
The proportion of + plural noun (only used to describe percentages)
The (small / considerable / high / substantial / greater) proportion of graduates / students / women / men
The percentage of (an amount of something, often expressed as a number out of 100)
What percentage of women return to work after having a baby?
What percentage of the adult male population is unemployed?
The (big) percentage of
A (hefty / staggering / impressive / massive) 85 % (90%) of
The (small) percentage of
A modest 20% of …
A mere 3% of…
The share of (a part of something that has been divided between several people)
The share of transportation saw an opposite trend.
Everyone should get the equal share of the food.
The total bill comes to 200$, so our share is 40$.
The ratio of (the relationships between two groups or amounts that expresses how much bigger one is than the other)
The ratio of men to women at the meeting was 10 to 1 (10:1).
The ratio of exports to imports improved from 71.4% to 85.3%.
The teacher to student ratio is about 1:18.
The segment of (one of the smaller amounts that a larger amount can be divided into)
People over the age of 85 make up the fastest growing segment of the population.
Each of these products is aimed at a specific market segment.
The market is segmented by price into three categories.
A (growing / large / narrow) segment of something
Technology includes the fastest-growing segments of the world economy.
75% - 95% - a vast (an overwhelming) majority of (people / students / females / drivers / school-leavers)
65% - 80% - a significant proportion of (people / students / females / drivers / school-leavers)
5%-15% - a minority of (people / students / females / drivers / school-leavers)
2% - 6% - a very small number of (people / students / females / drivers / school-leavers)
ИСПОЛЬЗУЕМ ГЛАГОЛЫ ПЕРЕД ПРОЦЕНТАМИ
Составляет / насчитывает / занимает …% от целого :
… accounts for the largest proportion (75%) of the total (paper used)
… makes up 23% of the total need (of paper)
…boasted an impressive 47% of the total (sales)
… receives only 1% (of EU budget).
… remained the largest proportion
…constitutes …
…occupies…
…represents (only 25% of the market)
…comprises … (food comprises 43% of all our expenses)
Увеличиться на 50% :
…went up / increased by half / twofold
…went up 50%
Увеличиться до 30% :
…rose to 30%
Снизиться от … % до … % :
Decreased from 29.35% to around a fifth (19.55%)
Снизиться на 30% :
…dropped / fell to 30%
Достичь 45% :
… reaching 45%
Удвоиться с … до …:
…doubled from 4.5% to 10%
Оставаться неизменным:
…remained constant at 4%
ОПИСЫВАЕМ ПРОЦЕНТЫ И ДРОБИ
One-tenth
10 percent
One-fifth
20 percent
One-quarter
25 percent
One-third
33 percent
Two fifths
40 percent
One half
50 percent
Three-fifths
60 percent
Two out of three
67 percent
Three quarters
75 percent
Four fifths
80 percent
Just over a half / more than a half
54 percent
Nearly three quarters
73 percent
Just over three quarters
77 percent
About a third / less than a third
30 percent
More than a third
35 percent
Almost a third
32 percent
Approximately a quarter
24 percent
More than nine out of ten
92 percent
Almost four out of five
79 percent
Just under a fifth / less than a fifth
18 percent
30 people out of a total of 90
1/3 (one third)
94 out of 100
About 19 out of 20 percent
7 in 10
70 percent
1 in 20
5 percent
A half
50 percent
Nearly a half
48 percent
ДЕЛАЕМ АКЦЕНТ НА ПРОЦЕНТЕ (ПРОПОРЦИИ)
The highest percentage of tourists come to Russia.
A significant number of tourists come to Russia.
The smallest proportion of cars sold are green.
The lowest percentage of cars sold are green.
The biggest number of school graduates continue their education.
A substantial proportion of school graduates continue their education.
ДЕЛАЕМ АКЦЕНТ НА КАТЕГОРИИ
Russia is the most (second most / third most) popular tourist destination.
Green is the least popular car colour.
Further education is the most prevalent / common occupation (activity) for school graduates.
…sales of (video games) overtook sales of (CDs)
Cars became the largest segment of expenses by European citizens.
Cars comprised their highest costs.
Foods and cars made up the biggest proportions of spending.
Petrol and furniture stood for roughly equal proportions of money spent.
СРАВНИВАЕМ КАТЕГОРИИ
as common / popular / prevalent as
quite as common / popular / prevalent as
just as common / popular / prevalent as
nearly as common / popular / prevalent as
almost as common / popular / prevalent as
not as common / popular / prevalent as
(much / far / substantially / considerably / slightly) more common / popular / prevalent than
(much / far / considerably / slightly ) less common / popular / prevalent than
НАЧИНАЕМ ПИСАТЬ ВВЕДЕНИЕ
The two pie charts illustrate the proportion of…
The two pie charts compare the percentages of …
The charts show how much … spent on…
The table shows… and the pie chart explains what type of food people prefer to buy most of the time.
The pie-chart shows the proportion of students, by age, who …
The pie chart shows the estimated sales…
The diagrams give data on sales volume
The pie chart shows the ratio of EU’s expenditure for …
ГОВОРИМ О БУДУЩЕМ
It is anticipated that…
Estimated sales
Predicted sales
The anticipated market share
Sales are expected to be
Sales are forecast to remain
50% of market is set to be shared by other companies