1. Primary Longman Elect
6A Chapter 5
Text Type
Charts

2. Charts are a way of presenting information.

3. Bar chart
Pie chart

4. The titles tell what the charts are about

5. Pie chart
Pie charts don’t have numbers. We can look at how big each part is. The biggest part is the most popular answer. The ‘key’ at the side tells us what each part shows.

6. Pie chart
We can quickly see most pupils watch films at home and in cinemas. And most pupils go the cinema 6 to 10 times a year.

7. Bar chart
Bar charts often have numbers so we can find more detailed information. They also have words along the bottom.

8. Bar chart
Bar charts are also good for comparing two things. Here the number of boys and girls is shown by different coloured bars.

9. Bar chart
We can see 80 pupils said they go to the cinema to see the latest films. Only 5 pupils go because they like the food.

10. Bar chart
And 35 boys and 25 girls said they like cartoons best.

11. Now let’s compare charts with another way of presenting information.

12. Here you can see a pie chart and a written report about the same information.
Where pupils watch films
In this survey we spoke to P6 pupils at Sunny
School. They all loved watching films but we asked
them where they usually watch films.
Most pupils told us they watch films both a home and
in cinemas. Some pupils said they only watch films
at home – they never go to the cinema. The smallest
number of pupils said they never watch films at home
and they only watch films in the cinema.
The survey shows that it is common for pupils to
watch films at home and at the cinema.

13. We can find information in the pie chart quickly
We can find information in the pie chart quickly. It is easy to understand.

14. It takes more time to read the written report
It takes more time to read the written report. But it can give us more detailed information.
Where pupils watch films
In this survey we spoke to P6 pupils at Sunny
School. They all loved watching films but we asked
them where they usually watch films.
Most pupils told us they watch films both a home and
in cinemas. Some pupils said they only watch films
at home – they never go to the cinema. The smallest
number of pupils said they never watch films at home
and they only watch films in the cinema.
The survey shows that it is common for pupils to
watch films at home and at the cinema.

15. Often we can see a chart and a written report together.
Where pupils watch films
In this survey we spoke to P6 pupils at Sunny School.
They all loved watching films but we asked them where they
usually watch films.
Most pupils told us they watch films both a home and in
cinemas. Some pupils
said they only watch
films at home –
they never go to the
cinema. The smallest
number of pupils said
they never watch films at
home and they only watch
films in the cinema.
The survey shows that it is common for pupils to watch films
at home and at the cinema.

16. Practice
We have done a survey about favourite TV programmes. We asked adults and children. What chart should we use to show and compare the results?

17. Favourite TV programmes
Practice
Yes, a bar chart let’s us compare adult’s and children’s answers.
Favourite TV programmes

18. Favourite TV programmes
Practice
What are the most popular TV programmes for adults?
Favourite TV programmes

19. Favourite TV programmes
Practice
Game shows.
Favourite TV programmes

20. Favourite TV programmes
Practice
What are the least popular TV programmes for children?
Favourite TV programmes

21. Favourite TV programmes
Practice
Cookery programmes.
Favourite TV programmes

22. Practice
Next we asked everyone about their favourite snacks while watching TV. How should we present the results?

23. Favourite snacks while watching TV
Practice
Yes, a pie chart shows us the information quickly and easily.
Favourite snacks while watching TV

24. Favourite snacks while watching TV
Practice
What is the least popular snack?
Favourite snacks while watching TV

25. Favourite snacks while watching TV
Practice
Fruit.
Favourite snacks while watching TV

26. Favourite snacks while watching TV
Practice
What is the most popular snack?
Favourite snacks while watching TV

27. Favourite snacks while watching TV
Practice
Chocolate.
Favourite snacks while watching TV

28. The End