PIE CHARTS

Ex. 1: Match the percentages with the fractions. 50 per cent ( ) a. two thirds 25 per cent ( ) b. a half 75 per cent ( ) c. a third 33 per cent ( ) d. a quarter 66 per cent ( ) e. three quarters 5 1 4 2 3

Ex. 2: Now match the percentages on the left with the phrases on the right. 4 53 per cent ( ) a. just under a quarter 30 per cent ( ) b. almost all 95 per cent ( ) c. approximately half 23 per cent ( ) d. about a third 3 1 2

Ex. 3: Put the words in the correct order to make sentences. newspaper websites / accessible / a third of / is not / easily newspapers / worldwide advertisement income / ten per cent of / comes from new concept blogs / Turkish citizens / sixty-five per cent of / trust three quarters of / newspapers / online news websites / people over 65 / read / rather than / still A third of newspaper websites is not easily accessible. Ten per cent of worldwide advertisement income comes from newspapers. Sixty-five per cent of Turkish citizens trust new concept blogs. Three quarters of people over 65 still read newspapers rather than online news websites.

Ex. 4: Complete the text about the pie charts below using the words given in the box. Sometimes more than one option is possible. The pie charts show the results of a research in which the different reasons why (1) buy films are questioned. In general, people buy films because of the (2) and actors. The (3) is the least important reason for people when they buy films. We can see from the pie chart that almost (4) of men choose films because of special effects, such as science fiction movies or films about survival through disasters. Another important reason for men is the music at (5) 20 per cent. The reasons for women are different. (6) of women buy films for the story and actors; the other reasons are much less important. Special effects are the least important reason for women at only about (7) The (8) of men and women who choose films based on the cost is (9) the same at about ten (10) men and women story cost a quarter about / approximately Two thirds five per cent. percentage approximately / about per cent.

Ex. 5: Fill in the blanks with the suitable comparative / superlative forms. The percentage of people using the Internet to access news is the ones who prefer to do so from newspapers. proportion of people uses social media since it is fun the proportion uses it since it is personable. The percentage of people using the Internet because of its superior quality is half of the rate of people who prefer it without any specific reason. The number of social media supporters believing it has variety is the number of the ones who think that it is suitable. It is obvious from the pie chart that the news sources, the social media becomes among people. moderately higher than Twice as much as less than slightly beneath the more qualified, convenient and variable the more preferable

Ex. 6: Rewrite the following sentences using the linking words in parenthesis. Accessing to any kind of news has accelerated significantly by the invention of the Internet whereas the traditional media sources have remained slow to do so. Although 24-hour online news is now available worldwide, most of the third world countries can't benefit from this due to their inconvenient internet substructure. Television had a huge impact on societies when it was first invented. Similarly, the Internet influenced people in many aspects considerably. Social media transmits also live news programmes. Nevertheless, many people prefer TV for live news since their broadcast quality is much better.

Ex. 7: Choose the correct option. c) in the same way d) Otherwise d) Likewise b) Although b) in comparison to

Ex. 8: Read the report below and fill in the blanks with the suitable comparative form and the boxes with the linking words in the given lists. Sometimes more than one option is possible.   The graphs present the importance level of a journalism degree for educators and professionals to realize the value of journalism. , the first chart shows that a university diploma is extremely important for educators the second graph depicts it is not for professionals them. the professionals, educators believed a journalism degree is significantly vital for understanding the value of journalism. Approximately 96 per cent of journalism educators responded that it was “very” or “extremely important" to become a well-trained journalist, but nearly professionals agreed so as educators. Only of them with a rate of 57 per cent thought the percentage of educators who taught that "education is moderately important" was considerably low, the related rate for the professionals was About a quarter of the professionals with a rate of 23 claimed so; , the same item for educators was – approximately 2 per cent. For the items "slightly or not important", the percentage of professionals considerably outweighed the rate of educators. the former with about 20 per cent agreement, the latter whose rate was just 1,79 for the same item. 1) Overall 2) whereas/while 3) as vital as 4) Unlike 5) twice as few 6) more than half 7) the same. 8) While/Whereas 9) much higher. 10) however 11) far lower 12) Unlike

INTRODUCTION PARAGRAPH consists of two parts: Introduction Sentence (PARAPHRASE / Always Simple Present) what it is what the graph is about, date, location, other relevant information General Trend / Overview Sentence (Summarizing the main points) Introduction sentence  "The pie charts compare the highest level of education achieved by women in Someland across two years, 1945 and 1995.” Overall trend  "It can be clearly seen that women received a much higher level of education in Someland in 1995 than they did in 1945."

Vocabulary for the Introduction Sentence: Starting Presentation Type Verb Description The supplied The presented The shown diagram / figure graph / chart pictorial shows represents depicts illustrates denotes gives describes compares outlines demonstrates the differences …. data on / about …. comparative data on... the trend of... The given the comparison of … provides illustration the proportion /amount of The provided presents table

accommodation of bloggers The the of and segments pie charts show percentage accommodation of bloggers graphs present illustrate proportion rate where they lived blogger worldwide their around the world The graphs present the proportion of regions where bloggers lived and their segments in total in the USA, North and South America, European Union and Asia Pacific (APAC) countries in 2010.

Vocabulary for the General Trend / Overview Sentence: In general / In common As is presented Generally speaking Overall All in all On balance /average For the most part On the whole

Overview Here the first chart represents the rates of blog keepers and the second one categories of bloggers. OR Overall, it is obvious that North America and the USA held the biggest number of bloggers compared to others and the proportion of bloggers who kept blogs for fun outweighed the other segments.

BODY PARAGRAPH what is happening / what happened   You can see from the pie chart that social media has a real impact on business. the most noticeable / significant information about the graph OR any obvious exceptions to general trends Sweden had the largest proportion of people using the Internet in 1999. the pattern for different places or groups or people Start with a sentence with no figure. The percentage of broadcasting live reports fell considerably in 2009. Proceed with some specific detail to support it (sentence with figure). When you give the detail, you must make reference to the data. While the broadcast rate was 56% in 2005, it decreased 23% and stopped at 22 per cent in 2009. Write at least two more pairs in the same order.

Things you should follow: appropriate tense. related compare / contrast linking words to make your sentences relevant and coherent. Vary your language   Try to mention the initial, highest, lowest etc. and projection points. Summarise the graph in meaningful segments.

Things you should avoid: Not all the details No personal opinion, imagination or solution No contractions Write about the real data, not the idea / No shorthand: “Men went up.” “Women went down.” “The number of bloggers at social media increased dramatically,” “The percentage of online racist websites rose suddenly.” Keep it academic.

(TREND 1 – sentence with no figure) For Fun Self Employed Part Timer Corporate (TREND 1 – sentence with no figure) As is observed from the graph, the USA and North America came first in the list hosting most of the bloggers in the world. (SPECIFIC DETAIL 1 – related info with figure) 33 per cent of the blog writers lived in the USA and likewise 38 per cent accommodated in North America which made about three quarters of the bloggers with a rate of %71 in total. (TREND 2) On the other hand, South America and APAC (Asia – Pacific countries) had the least percentage of bloggers. (SPECIFIC DETAIL 2) About one in ten bloggers lived in APAC countries with a rate of 8 per cent and fewer than one in twenty in South America with just a 2 per cent ratio.

The graphs present the proportion of regions where bloggers lived and their segments in total in the USA, North and South America, European Union countries and APAC (Asia-Pacific Countries) in 2010. Overall, it is obvious that North America and the USA held the biggest number of bloggers compared to others and the proportion of bloggers who kept blogs for fun outweighed the other segments. To start with, the USA and North America came first in the list hosting most of the bloggers in the world. 33 per cent of the blog writers lived in the USA and likewise 38 per cent accommodated in North America which made about three quarters of the bloggers with a rate of %71 in total. On the other hand, South America and APAC had the least percentage of bloggers. About one in ten blogger lived in APAC countries with a rate of 8 per cent and fewer than one in twenty in South America with just a 2 per cent ratio. Also, the European Union countries consisted nearly four times as less percentage of bloggers as the USA and North America. They had significantly fewer bloggers with a percentage of 19%. For the blogger segments, a considerable proportion of the bloggers wrote blogs for fun whereas the ones who worked in a company and earned money from blogging made up significantly less amount of percentage. Two-thirds of the total blog writers kept blogs for entertainment or leisure time activities; however, just 1 per cent did blogging as a professional job.

The graphs present the proportion of regions where bloggers lived and their segments in total in the USA, North and South America, European Union countries and APAC (Asia-Pacific Countries) in 2010. Overall, it is obvious that North America and the USA held the biggest number of bloggers compared to others and the proportion of bloggers who kept blogs for fun outweighed the other segments.   To start with, the USA and North America came first in the list hosting most of the bloggers in the world. 33 per cent of the blog writers lived in the USA and likewise 38 per cent accommodated in North America which made about three quarters of the bloggers with a rate of %71 in total. On the other hand, South America and APAC had the least percentage of bloggers. About one in ten blogger lived in APAC countries with a rate of 8 per cent and fewer than one in twenty in South America with just a 2 per cent ratio. Also, the European Union countries consisted nearly four times as less percentage of bloggers as the USA and North America. They had significantly fewer bloggers with a percentage of 19%. For the blogger segments, a considerable proportion of the bloggers wrote blogs for fun whereas the ones who worked in a company and earned money from blogging made up significantly less amount of percentage. Two-thirds of the total blog writers kept blogs for entertainment or leisure time activities; however, just 1 per cent did blogging as a professional job.

The graphs present the proportion of regions where bloggers lived and their segments in total in the USA, North and South America, European Union countries and APAC (Asia-Pacific Countries) in 2010. Overall, it is obvious that North America and the USA held the biggest number of bloggers compared to others and the proportion of bloggers who kept blogs for fun outweighed the other segments.   To start with, the USA and North America came first in the list hosting most of the bloggers in the world. 33 per cent of the blog writers lived in the USA and likewise 38 per cent accommodated in North America which made about three quarters of the bloggers with a rate of %71 in total. On the other hand, South America and APAC had the least percentage of bloggers. About one in ten blogger lived in APAC countries with a rate of 8 per cent and fewer than one in twenty in South America with just a 2 per cent ratio. Also, the European Union countries consisted nearly four times as less percentage of bloggers as the USA and North America. They had significantly fewer bloggers with a percentage of 19%. For the blogger segments, a considerable proportion of the bloggers wrote blogs for fun whereas the ones who worked in a company and earned money from blogging made up significantly less amount of percentage. Two-thirds of the total blog writers kept blogs for entertainment or leisure time activities; however, just 1 per cent did blogging as a professional job.

The CHART The REPORT__________ 33% = 33 per cent of the blog writers (the same with the chart in the verbal form of '%') 38% = 38 per cent (the same with the chart in the verbal form of '%') 71% = three quarters of the bloggers (in fraction) 38% NA + 33% US = a rate of %71 (total of two percentages) 8% = about one in ten blogger (in ratio) 8% = a rate of 8 per cent (the same with the chart in the verbal form of '%') 2% = fewer than one in twenty (in ratio) 2% = just a 2 per cent ratio (the same with the chart in the verbal form of '%' + an adverb) 65% = Two-thirds of the total blog writers (in fraction) 1% = just 1 per cent (the same with the chart in the verbal form of '%' + an adverb)