IELTS Writing Task 1: pie chart video
I've just published my latest video lesson at the bottom of
this page
. In
the lesson, I explain my
approach to describing pie charts, and I work through this question:
The charts below show household spending patterns in two countries between 1980 and 2008.
For this
question, a key decision to make is how to divide the information into two 'details'
paragraphs. You have three choices:
1. Write one paragraph about each year
2. Write one paragraph
about each country
3. Group the information according to category (e.g. food and drink with utility bills in
paragraph 3, and the other categories in paragraph 4)
Which way would you do it?
The chart below shows global sales of the top five mobile phone brands between 2009 and
2013.
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A few things to consider if you try writing a report for this question:
1. What alternative words could you use instead of
global sales, mobile phones, and
brands?
2. What do you think is the most noticeable feature on the chart?
3. How would you group the information into two 'details' paragraphs?
You can see how I deal with these issues in the video lesson, or you
could share your own ideas
in the 'comments' area below.