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You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. Write a report for a university

lecturer describing the information shown below. You should write at least 150 words.

In this analysis we will examine three pie charts. The first one is headed ‘World Spending.’ The second is ‘World Population’ and the third is ‘Consumption of Resources.’

In the first chart we can see that people spend most of their income (24%) on food. In some countries this percentage would obviously be much higher. Transport and then housing are the next major expenses at 18% and 12% respectively. Only 6% of income is spent on clothing.

In the second chart entitled ‘World Population’, it is not surprising to find that 57% of people live in Asia. In fact China and India are two of the most populated countries in the world and they are both situated on this continent. Europe and the Americans account for nearly 30% of the total, whilst 10% of people live in Africa.

Finally, the third chart reveals that the USA and Europe consume a huge 60% of the world’s resource.

To sum up, the major expenditure is on food, the population figures are the highest for Asia and the major consumers are the USA and Europe.

The two graphs show that oil was the major energy source in the USA in both 1980 and 1990.

It is manifest from the pie charts that coal, natural gas and hydroelectric power remained in much the same proportions. On the other hand, there was a dramatic rise in nuclear power, which doubled its percentage over the ten years.

Oil supplied the largest percentage of energy, although the percentage decreased from 42% in 1980 to 33% in 1990. Coal in 1990 was the second largest source of energy, increasing its proportion to 27% from 22% in the previous decade. Natural gas, the second largest source in 1980 at 26%, decreased its share very slightly to provide 25% of America’s energy ten years later. There was no change in the percentage supplied by hydroelectric power which remained at 5% of the total energy used. Nuclear power the greatest change: in 1990 it was 10%, twice that of the 1980s.

This lesson will provide you with tips and advice on how to write an IELTS pie chart for task one.

To begin, take a look at the pie chart below and the model answer.

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.

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

Write at least 150 words

Sample Answer

The pie charts illustrate the primary reasons that people came to and left the UK in 2007.

At first glance it is clear that the main factor influencing this decision was ng 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 leaving 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.

Pie chart

In 1980 Australia used coal as the main electricity source(50 units) and the remainder was produced from natural gas, hydro power(each producing 20 units) and oil，which produced only 10 units.

在1980年，澳大利亚使用煤作为主要的电力来源（50 units），剩下的电力由天然气，氢能（两者各产生20 units）和石油，它仅仅只产生10 units。

By 2000, coal had become the fuel for more than 75% of electricity produced and only hydro continued to be another significant source supplying approximately 20%.

到了2000年，煤已经成为了 产生超过75%电力的 能源了，同时只有氢能继续成为另一个重要的供应来源，大约是20%。

In contrast, France used coal as a source for only 25 units of electricity in 1980, which was matched by natural gas.

相比之下，法国在1980年用煤供电只有25 units，这和天然气相同。

The remaining 40 units were produced largely from oil and nuclear power, with hydro contributing only 5 units.

剩下的40 units 主要都产生于石油和核能，其中氢能只贡献了5 units。

But by 2000 nuclear power, which was not used at all in Australia, had

developed into the main source, producing almost 75% of electricity, at 126 units, while coal and oil together produced only 50 units.

但是到了2000年，在澳大利亚不会使用的核能，已经发展成为了主要能源，生产大约75%的电力，达到126 units, 相反煤和石油一共只生产 50 units。

In all three years, the greatest expenditure was on staff salaries. 在这三年中，最大的花费是在员工工资上。

But while other workers’ salaries saw a fall from 28% in 1981 to only 15% of spending in 2001，teachers’pay remained the biggest cost, reaching 50% of total spending in 1991 and ending at 45% in 2001.

但是尽管其他工人的工资见证了一个从1981年的28%到2001年仅仅15%的下降，老师的工资依然保持着最大的花费，在1991年达到了总共花费的50%和2001年结束于45%。

Expenditure on resources such as books had increased to 20% by 1991 before decreasing to only 9% by the end of the period.

在这个时期末下降到只有9%之前，在资源，比如书上面的花费到1991年上涨到了20%。

This cost decreased to only 5% of total expenditure in 1991 but rose dramatically in 2001 when it represented 23% of the school budget.

这个花费在1991年下降到只有总体花费的5%，但是在2001年剧烈上升，那个时候它占据了学校预算的23%。

Similarly, the cost of insurance saw a rising trend, growing from only 2% to 8% by 2001.

相似地，保险的花费看见了一个增长趋势，从只有2%增长到2001年的8%。

Globally, 65% of degradation is caused by too much animal grazing and tree clearance, constituting 35% and 30% respectively.

全球的，65%的土地退化是由于过度的放牧和砍伐树木，两者分别占据了35%和30%。

A further 28% of global degradation is due to over-cultivation of crops. 另外的28%全球退化是由于过度种植。

Other causes account for only 7% collectively.

其他原因占据了整体的7%。

At 36% we can see that the travel sector accounted for the majority of online sales in 2003, but this percentage had dropped to 29% by 2013. 我们可以看见在2003年旅游部分占据了网络销售量的大部分，占有36%，但是这个比例到了2013年下降到了29%。

Across the same ten-year period,as an increasing number of people chose to purchase films and music online, we can see that transactions went from just 21% to 33%, making it the retail sector with the highest overall share of the online market.

经历了同样的.十年，因为越来越多的人选择网上购买电影和音乐，我们可以看见交易量从仅仅的21%上升到33%，使之零售部分占有了网络市场整体最高的份额。

In 2003, the clothing industry boasted an impressive 24% of total online sales in New Zealand.

2003年新西兰的衣服行业占有了网络销售的24%。

However, by 2013, the figure had fallen considerably to 16%.

然而，到了2013年，这个数据显著地下降到了16%。

Interestingly, online sales of books eventually overtook sales of clothes, although books still represented only 22% of the market.

有趣的是，书本的网上销售量最终超过了衣服的销售量，尽管书本依然只占有市场的22%。

The piecharts show changes in American spending patterns between 1966 and 1996.

Food and cars made up the two biggest items of expenditure in both years. Together they comprised over half of household spending. Food accounted for 44% of spending in 1966, but this dropped by two thirds to 14% in 1996. However, the outlay on cars doubled, rising from 23% in 1966 to 45% in 1996.

Other areas changed significantly. Spending on eating out doubled, climbing from 7% to 14%. The proportion of salary spent on computers increased dramatically, up from 1% in 1996 to 10% in 1996. However, as computer expenditure rose, the percentage of outlay on books plunged from 6% to 1%.

Some areas remained relatively unchanged. Americans spent approximately the same amount of salary on petrol and furniture in both years.

In conclusion, increased amounts spent on cars, computers, and eating out were made up for by drops in expenditure on food and books.