IELTS-TASK1- pie-chart雅思任务1-饼图.pptVIP

By Hawk 写作步骤(Procedure) Step 1: seeing the big picture 1. How many activities are there in each chart? – Just count 2. Are the activities the same in each chart? – Read the key 3. Are there any changes in popularity between the two years? – Look at the colors Step2: choose the details to include 1. the biggest number / the smallest number 2. what’s gone up / what’s gone down 3. what hasn’t changed / what’s new Step 3: organize your report highlight the main points – they come first group similar ideas together find a logical structure to present the points Step 4: get the vocabulary right These two pie charts show?the changes?in popularity?of different leisure activities in the United States of America?between 1999 and 2009.?We can see that?the?most popular?leisure activities were almost the same?in both periods,?but?there were?a number of?differences in popularity between?the various?activities. It is clear that?walking was the most popular activity in both 1999 and 2009, with?around 30%?of Americans saying that?they preferred it.?Also, yoga was no longer among?the preferred activities?in 2009,?but weightlifting?was?chosen?by 10% of people. The second most popular activity was soccer?at just under 20%?in?both years,?a figure?that was matched by swimming in 2009,?having almost doubled?in popularity?over?the previous decade. Most of the other activities became less popular?over the same period of time, with cycling, jogging and aerobics?all falling by at least a half to under 10%.?The one exception?to?this trend?was camping?which stayed?almost unchanged at around 9%. Words and phrases to talk about contrasting and comparing The pie graph demonstrates that the majority of electricity consumption (52.5%) is shared by heating rooms and water. Then, ovens, kettles and washing machines occupy 17.5% of the electricity demand. The rest is in the charge of lighting, TV, radio and vacuum cleaners, food mixers, electric tools, with 15% each. The (two) pie c