Name: _______________________ ID: ___________ Section: ______

Level 3 WritingInformation Transfer 2:

Pie Chart

Workbook

Your test is in Week _____ , on (Day)_____________, (Date) ________).

It Is 5% of your mark

For the class test, you will have to write a report of at least 100 words about a pie chart.

You will have 20 minutes to write the report.

Materials

iBook Chapter 5 (note: answers for many exercises are included. Just tap the “?”)

(these) worksheets

Online Resources – see p. 8 and where noted elsewhere and on the blog.

Blog (see the page “Task 1) – www.uaeufp.wordpress.com

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DRAFT SCHEDULE (this may change)

In Class/Materials/Workbook pages Details/Homework/Prep

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Overview of Pie Charts, Vocab, and Examples

Writing the Intro

Lab Project introduction

Pages 1-10 + audio model answer

quizlets

VOCAB & Grammar: “Popular” and/or “common” ?Grammar of Comparatives

Writing the Body

Error correct worksheet

Review body parts, 27

Jigsaw 25-26

Grammar – 7, 9

18-20 (amount or subject)

Error Correction

Group writing – jigsaw (music/cars)

Error Correction

practice test

COMPUTER LAB – SENTENCE PRACTCE

Crossword

More vocab worksheet

Wednesday Re-write practice test

TEST - turn in Pie Chart homework and worksheets (portfolio

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Home Cities of UAEU StudentsOther

2%

Al Ain65%

RAK25%

Abu Dhabi3%

Fujairah5%

EXAMPLE CHART

Questions: 1. What does it show?

2. What is the time period?

3. Does the time change?

4. How many pieces are there?

5. What is the largest piece? Smallest?

6. How could you write the report?

Put

the correct words into the gaps in the introduction:

largest smallest which percentages while shows

The pie chart 1) ___________ the 2) ________________of UAEU students from five

cities in the United Arab Emirates, 3) __________were Al Ain, RAK, Fujairah Abu Dhabi

and other, in 2011. Overall, the 4) __________ percentage of students by far came from Al

Ain, 5) ___________ the 6) ___________ percentage of students was from Abu Dhabi.

Put the correct numbers into the gaps in the body paragraph:

just under one tenth 5% exactly one quarter 2% less than half nearly two thirds 3%

Looking at the pie chart in detail, we can see that the most common home city of all

UAEU students was Al Ain at 1) ______________________________. The second most

common home city was RAK, at 2) ___________________________ of students.

Together, Fujairah and Abu Dhabi made up 3)___________________________, at

4)_______ and 5)_______ respectively. This was higher than the percentage of students

from other cities, which was the lowest at 6) ________________________ of the total.

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Percentages of UAE University Students in 2011

MODEL ESSAY

ANALYZE THE ESSAYDirections: Study the model essay and answer the questions.

1. How many paragraphs are in the essay?

2. Guess how many words are in the essay? a.100 b.120 c.150

3. How many sentences are in the introduction?

4. Are there numbers/amounts in the introduction?

5. Is there a conclusion?

6. How many sentences are in the body?

7. What is the main verb tenses used in the essay?

a. Past b. present simple c. present perfect d. future

8. Underline comparatives and superlatives

9. Do any of the sentences in the body repeat information from the

Introduction?

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NUMBERS AND FRACTIONSMatch the Vocabulary to the drawings.

Vocabulary for Common Fractions10% a tenth (1/10) 50% a half (1/2)20% a fifth (1/5) 66% two thirds (2/3)25% a quarter (1/4) 75% three quarters (3/4)33% a third (1/3)

Write the correct fractions using just under, exactly or just over.21% 63%69% 75%72% 54%50% 23%18% 31%

Online Practice:Pie chart fractions 1: https://quizlet.com/_18rjgsPie chart fractions 2: https://quizlet.com/_18rjmi

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Spelling City - https://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=23245550

VOCABULARY PRACTICE

Complete the sentences, using suitable words. Suggestions are given below:

ascommonfive timeshighest

moreone quartersecond

slightlystudentsthan

three- quarters

1. The _________________ percentage of _____________________ came from Al Ain.

2. ________________ was the second most ______________________

home city.

3. RAK students made up the second _______________________ percentage of the total.

4. _____________________ times _____ many students came from RAK as Fujairah.

5. ______________ students came from Abu Dhabi than from other cities.

6. Students from RAK were considerably ____________ common ________________ students from Fujairah.

7. Students from Abu Dhabi were ________________ ____________ common than students from Fujairah.

8. Students from Al Ain made up just under ______________[use a fraction] of the

total.

9. Students from RAK accounted for exactly __________________[use a fraction] of the total.

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Home Cities of UAEU StudentsOther

2%

Al Ain65%

RAK25%

Abu Dhabi3%

Fujairah5%

Percentages of UAE University Students in 2011

“than” – “the” – differences - i – longer - many – one - short –

Complete the explanation below, using words from the box above.

Comparatives usually show the ______________ between two things.

Superlatives are used to show how ___________ thing is different from ________ things.

For ________ adjectives, we usually add -er to the word and use _______to compare two things.

If the word ends in y, change y to __ and add -er or -est. For the superlative, add -est. Don’t forget to use _____!

Base Word

Comparative Superlative

high higherThe percentage of tourists for Al Ain was higher than for Doha.

the highestBeirut had the highest percentage of tourists.

low lower Level Three classes had a lower number of students than Level Two classes.

the lowestLevel One classes had the lowest number of students.

For _____________ adjectives, we cannot use –er and –est. More and less are used to make the comparative and

the most/the least are used for the superlative.

(also note the verbs: be is used with adj; have is used with nouns)

Base Word Comparative Superlativepopular more/less popular than

Pepsi was a more popular drink than Sprite.

the most/the least popularThe least popular drink was Red Bull.

common more/ less common thanCancer was less common than heart disease.

the most/ the least commonThe most common disease was diabetes.

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Revisiting Comparative and Superlative AdjectivesGRAMMAR FOCUS

Check the ones you have practiced INDEPENDENTLY

Online Grammar & Vocab ResourcesModel Essay Audio: UAEU student drink preferences: https://soundcloud.com/level-3-integrated/percentage-of-students-who-liked-different-drinks-at-uaeu-in-2010

Make Your Own Chart - - http://www.rapidtables.com/tools/pie-chart.htm

Vocab for Pie Charts Quizlet – Pie chart fractions 1: https://quizlet.com/_18rjgs Quizlet – Pie chart fractions 2: https://quizlet.com/_18rjmi Spelling City - https://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=23245550

Grammar – Comparatives & SuperlativesBLACKBOARD (UAEU)

Comparatives Quiz – Blackboard   (Blackboard > Organizations > Independent Learning Center (Female)” > CEPA > Grammar)

SOCRATIVE

(by A. Young): SOC-10094810 Positive & negative comparative and superlative forms of adjectives & adverbs. Also includes (not) as…as structures

ONLINE PRACTICE (selected and edited from those previously shared by A. Young)

 1.    Road to Grammar (OK for iPads) - simple multiple-choice quizzes that get increasingly difficult. Scroll down to see quizzes for comparatives & superlatives. http://roadtogrammar.com/

2.    University of Victoria (OK for iPads) - clear explanations followed by exercises at the bottom of the page. http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/regcom.htm

3.    To Learn English (OK for iPads) - links to links of online quizzes. 

         (comparatives): http://www.tolearnenglish.com/correspondants/google-results.php?q=COMPARATIVE+ADJECTIVES

         (superlatives): http://www.tolearnenglish.com/english_lessons/superlative-adjectives

 4.    Using English.com (OK for iPads) – 10-16 items multiple-choice quizzes. Attractive and clear design. Some of the grammar is a little tricky but most items are clear and simple. 

         http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/45.html

                http://www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/242.html

 5.    British Council (best on PC) - http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/adjectives/comparative-and-superlative-adjectives

 6.    English Help (OK for iPads)  - 10-20 item spelling tests that require some typing.

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/adjectives_adverbs/adjective_comparison4.htm

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http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/adjectives_adverbs/adjective_comparison5.htm

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PIE CHART: GRAMMAR FOCUS

1. Most students thought a graph report was the _______________ (easy) kind of writing.

2. Playing computer games was _______________ (popular) than reading books.

3. Chatting online was ________________ (popular) activity amongst teenagers in Al Ain.

4. The production of oil was ______________ (high) in the UAE than in Kuwait.

5. The USA was the ___________ (high) producer of Carbon Dioxide.

6. Students from Al Ain were _______________ (great) in number than those from RAK.

7. The ______________ (low) percentage of international students at Cambridge university came from the Middle East.

8. Mobile phone calls were _______________ (expensive) than landline phones.

1. people/ working in jobs /studying at university

___________________________________________________________________

2. women/ work part-time/ men

___________________________________________________________________

3. English/ difficult / Arabic

___________________________________________________________________

4. population / Al Ain / Dubai

___________________________________________________________________

5. Burj Khalifa in Dubai / Twin Towers in Malaysia

___________________________________________________________________

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Fill in the blanks with the comparative OR the superlative form of the adjective

Write a sentence to compare the two things given.Example: gold/silver Gold was more expensive than silver.

More Vocab Practice

Museum15%

Zoo38%

Jebel Hafeet22%

Oasis19%

Jahili Park6%

Tourists at five places in Al Ain in 2014

Nouns Verbs Adjectives / comparison / superlatives

placelocationdestinationsitetotaltouristsvisitors

visit / visitedbe – is/was – are/wereprefer / preferredlike / likedmake up / made uphave / hadgo to / went to

differentmost popularmost commongreatestmost significantlargesthighest

Directions: Complete the example answer. Try to use as many different words as you can. There are several correct answers for some of them.

The pie chart shows the percentages of tourists who (1) ________________ five

different places in Al Ain, which (2) _________________ the Zoo, Museum, Oasis, Jahili

Park and Jebel Hafeet, in 2014. Overall, the (3) __________________ percentage of

tourists (4)________________ the Zoo, while the lowest percentage (5) _________ Jahili

Park.

Looking at the chart in detail, we can see that the zoo (6)___________ the most

popular (7)________________, with just over a third of the visitors. Jebel Hafeet (8)

________ the second (9)____________ percentage of the (10) _____________, at nearly

a quarter. Together, visitors to the Oasis and the Museum (11) _____________ just over a

third of the total, at 19% and 15% respectively. This was several times higher than the

percentage of tourists who (12) __________ Jahili Park, which was the lowest, at just 6%. Words: about 116

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A. Jebel Hafeet (13)_____________________________ the second highest percentage of

visitors.

B. Jebel Hafeet ____________________ (14) the second most popular place.

C. The second highest percentage of visitors ______________ Jebel Hafeet.

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Writing the Introduction

The introduction usually has TWO sentences

Sentence #1o what the table/chart shows o unit of measurement (percentage, etc.) o “which were” or “including,” + names of pieces o when

Examples of Intro sentence #1: (clues: exports / exported / was / were)

a. The pie graph shows the percentages of oil _________ for five Arabian Gulf countries, which __________ Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Iran, Qatar and Kuwait, in 2010.

b. The pie graph shows the percentages of oil that _________ ____________ from five countries in 2010. These were Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Iran, Qatar and Kuwait, in 2010.

c. The pie graph shows percentages of customers in the UAE for five car brands, which were BMW, Toyota, Nissan, Lexus, and Mercedes.

Now you try (Home Cities) – Sentence #1:

________________________________________

________________________________________

________________________________________

________________________________________

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Intro sentence #2

o overview of highest and lowest o clear and complete language (Vocab + grammar)o can try different styles (amount first or topic first)

Example of Intro sentence #2 (two styles):style a: Overall, the highest percentage of exports was from Saudi Arabia, while the lowest percentage was from Qatar.

style b: Overall, the most popular brand was Toyota, while the least popular brand was Lexus.

Or Overall, Toyota was the most popular brand, while Lexus was the least popular brand.

Now you try (Home Cities). Try two different styles:

Error Correction: Directions: Correct the errors (grammar, spelling, facts) and re-write the introduction.

The pie chart show the six most popular

sports in USA in 2008. which were football, tennis,

jogging, golf, basketball, and baseball, overal, we can

see that golf the most popular sport, jogging the less

popular.

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Tennis 10%Baseball

20%

Basketball 30%

Golf 23%

Jogging 9%Football 8%

Most popular sports in USA in 2008

Vocabulary: Popular or Common or both?

The difference between popular and common Popular is used to describe people or things that many people like e.g. Ahlam, the singer ,

ice cream. Popular has a positive meaning. Common is used to describe things that happen a lot. It can have a positive or negative

meaning. For example, Twitter is a common way for people to communicate. Diabetes is common among obese people.

Popular or Common or both?

Put the nouns/noun phrases in the correct column in the table.

Popular only Common only Popular and/or Common

Write sentences14

cockroaches

mobile phones

pollution

Toyotas

air-conditioning

traffic fines

Ferraris

chocolate

A grades

exams

coffee

diabetes

diamonds

dates

homework

(With help from your group) Write the INTRODUCTION

Content/ Organization (10 points) = yes X = no O = somewhat

1 1st sentenceo what the table/chart shows o unit of measurement (percentage, etc.)o what the data includes (“which were”… + names of pieces) o when

2 2nd sentence - o overview of highest and lowest o clear and complete language (Vocab + grammar)

Spelling & Grammar (10 points)

3 o Correct

4 o variety

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classical; 11%

rock; 34%country;

25%

R & B; 20%rap; 10%

Most popular types of music in Europe in 2009

Write the Introduction

Content/ Organization (10 points) = yes X = no O = somewhat

1 1st sentenceo what the table/chart shows o unit of measurement (percentage, etc.)o what the data includes (“which were”… + names of pieces) o when

2 2nd sentence - o overview of highest and lowest o clear and complete language (Vocab + grammar)

Spelling & Grammar (10 points)

3 o Correct

4 o variety

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Most popular cars in UAE in 2012

Body Paragraph

Here is one strategy for writing the body for a Level 3 chartSentence 1:

o “Looking at the pie chart in detail, ..”o repeat the largest piece (with number)

Sentence 2: second largestSentence 3: Combine the next two piecesSentence 4: Compare with the smallest piece

See the model answer

Body Sentence #1 o repeat highest/ most common /most popular

pieceo + the % number

Example words and styles for Body sentence #1: “Looking at the pie chart in detail, we can see that ….

(style a) … the most common city was AlAin, at 65%.” (style b)..the highest percentage of students , at 65%, was from Al Ain.” (style c)…Al Ain students had / made up the highest percentage (of the total), at 65%”

Now you try (store customers):

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

Try another style (store customers):

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

Try another style (store customers):

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

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Body Sentence #2o similar to Sentence #1 but second highest percentage / second most common

(city/export/use, etc) / second most popular o the % number – try to use a fraction, just under, just over, exactly

Examples: (style a) The second most common city was RAK, at exactly half of the total%. (style b) The next highest percentage of students, at exactly 50%, was from Al Ain. (style c) RAK made up the next highest percentage of students, at exactly half%.

Now you try (store customers):

Try another:

Body Sentence #3 & 4 (combine and compare)o Combine the remaining sections (lowest).o Maybe compareo Use fractions and vocab (just under, just over)

Example (home cities):

Together, Fujeirah and __________________ made up just under one ______________ of the students, at _______ % and 3%, respectively. This was higher than the percentage from _________ cities, which was the lowest at ___ % of the __________ .

(gulf oil countries)

Together, exports from Iran and Kuwait made up just over a _________ of the total, at ______ % and ______ % respectively. This ______ higher than the percentage from ___________ , which was __________ _________ at 5% of the total.

Now you try, with another chart:

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1. Starting with the adjective:The highestThe greatestThe largest A significantThe smallestThe lowest

percentage ofproportion ofnumber of

studentsof sugar tourists

were women went to UAEU.were Arabic.came from Russia

2. Starting with the subject (the name of the piece):

Pizza had thePizza made up the

largestsecond largestsmallest

percentage of the total.

Pizza was theLaw was theFords were the

mostsecond/third mostleast

popularcommon

food.major.cars.

Look at the sentences below. Underline the noun/noun phrase at the beginning of each sentence.

What does each subject start with, amount or subject? (* circle one)

1. The largest percentage of women attended university. Amount / Subject *

2. Women made up the largest percentage of the total. Amount / Subject *

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Describing One Part of a Pie Chart

Tips for writing about pie charts Name the largest section first Compare other sections to the largest section or to each other. Look for ways to compare the different sections of the chart Use comparative adjectives (adjective + er) Use superlative adjectives (adjective + est) Use “more than” or “less than”

H&M6%

Topshop8%

Splash20%

Mango17%

Zara49%

Percentage of store customers in 2011

Directions: Fill in each gap with one word only.

Sentence starting with adjective

1. The largest percentage of customers went to _______________________.

Sentence starting with subject

2. _______________________ _______________________made up the largest percentage of the total.

Sentence starting with adjective

3. The _______________________ _______________________ of customers went to

H&M.

Sentence starting with subject

4. _______________________ made up the smallest percentage of the total.

Sentences starting with subjects

5. Splash was the _______________________ most popular store.

6. Mango was _______________________ _______________________ most popular

store.

7. H&M was the _______________________ _______________________ store.

Quick review: which small word do you ALWAYS see before a superlative ? _____

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Lung disease32%

Cancer17%

Heart disease25%

Diabetes18%

Kidney disease8%

Percentage of people with health problems

Change the sentences that start with amounts into sentences that start with subjects.

1. The highest percentage of people had lung disease, at just under a third.

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2. The second highest percentage of people had heart disease, at exactly a quarter.

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Change the sentences that start with subjects into sentences that start with amounts.

3. Students from Al Ain were the most common, at just under two thirds.

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4. Students from RAK were the second most common, at exactly a quarter.

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Home Cities of UAEU StudentsOther

2%

Al Ain65%

RAK25%

Abu Dhabi3%

Fujairah5%

Error correction

Find and fix the mistakes in the following sentences. One sentence has no mistake, and the other sentence have just one. You will not add or delete words.

1. The most popular cause of diabetes was obesity, at just over two thirds.

2. Ice cream was the highest popular dessert food, at exactly three quarters.

3. Coca Cola was the most popalur soft drink, at just over three quarters.

4. The most percentage of children liked going to the zoo, at 90%.

5. The smallest common activity that students did was homework, at only 2%.

6. The most number of students came from Al Ain, at 80%.

7. Healthy food was the second more popular choice in the cafeteria, at just under a third.

8. The least proportion of money came from exports other than oil, at exactly 5%.

9. Oil was the most popular export, at just over half.

10.The largest proportion of students did the IELTS exam for further study, at 70%.

11.Managers made up the smallest percentages of workers in the company, at a tenth.

12.The greatist percentage of men worked in the police, at 58%.

13.The highest precentage of students was in Level 3, at exactly two thirds.

14.Diamond rings were a most common type of wedding ring, at 60%.

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PIE CHART: WRITING PRACTICE

Coke53%

Fanta10%

Pepsi4%

Vimto19%

Sprite14%

Percentage of students who liked different drinks at UAEU in 2010

Listen and fill in the missing words. The first letter of each word has been given for

you. Here is the link

T_________ p_________ c_________ s_________ t_________ p_________

o_________ U_________ s_________ w_________ e_________ f_________ s_________

d_________, w_________ w_________ C_________, S_________, V_________,

P_________ a_________ F_________, i_________ 2010. O_________, t_________

g_________ p_________ o_________ s_________ p_________ C_________,

w_________ t_________ s_________ p_________ l_________ P_________.

C_________ w_________ t_________ m_________ p_________ d_________,

a_________ j_________ o_________ h_________. V_________ h_________ t_________

s_________ l_________ p_________ o_________ t_________ t_________, a_________

j_________ u_________ a f_________. T_________, S_________ a_________

F_________ m_________ u_________ j_________ u_________ a q_________,

a_________ 14% a_________ 10% r_________. T_________ w_________ h_________

t_________ t_________ p_________ o_________ s_________ w_________ l_________

P_________, w_________ w_________ t_________ l_________, a_________

j_________ 4%.

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PIE CHART: WRITING PRACTICE

Coke53%

Fanta10%

Pepsi4%

Vimto19%

Sprite14%

Percentage of students who liked different drinks at UAEU in 2010

Write two paragraphs to describe the above pie chart.

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H&M6%

Topshop8%Splash

20%

Mango17%

Zara49%

Percentage of store customers in 2011

Complete the gaps with the information shown in the charts. You should use fractions where you can.

The pie chart shows the percentages of customers in five stores, which were

______________________________________________, in 2011. Overall, the greatest

percentage of customers was at _____________ , while the smallest percentage was at

___________.

Looking at the pie chart ________ _________, we _______ ______ that the highest

percentage of customers went to Zara, at _______________________. The second highest

percentage of customers ____________________________________

________________________________________. Together, Mango and Topshop had

_________________________________, at 17% and 8% respectively. This was higher

than the percentage of customers at H&M, which was the lowest, at __________________.

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Lung disease32%

Cancer17%

Heart disease25%

Diabetes18%

Kidney disease8%

Percentage of people with health prob-lems in 2012

Complete the gaps with the information shown in the charts. You should use fractions where you can.

The pie chart shows ___________________________________________________

__________________________________________________ in 2012. Overall, the health

problem with the highest ____________________________________________, while the

__________________________________.

Looking at the pie graph in detail, it is _______ that the highest percentage of people

had ___________________________________________________________________.

The second highest percentage of __________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________. Together,

diabetes and cancer made up ________________________________________________

_______________________________________. This was higher than the percentage of

people with ______________________________________________________________.

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PIE CHART: MODEL ANSWER

Saudi Arabia52%

UAE16%

Iran15%

Qatar5%

Kuwait12%

Arabian Gulf Oil Exports - 2010

Fill in the gaps with the correct word(s)

Cloze answer

The pie graph 1)_____________ oil exports in 2)_____________ for 5 Arabian

Gulf countries, which were Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Iran, Qatar and Kuwait, in 2010.

Overall, the 3)___________ percentage of exports was from Saudi Arabia, while the

4)___________ percentage of oil exports was from Qatar.

Looking at the pie chart in detail, we can see that the highest percentage of oil

exports was from Saudi Arabia, at 5)______________________. The second highest

percentage of oil exports was from the UAE, at 6)______________________.

Together, Iran and Kuwait made up 7)______________________ of the exports at

8)______________________ and 9)______________________ respectively. This

was higher than the percentage of oil exports from Qatar, which was the lowest at

10)______________________ of the total.

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PIE CHART: WRITING PRACTICEInformation Transfer 2 – Pie Charts Exam – PRACTICE TESTS

Test Time: 25 Minutes

Summarise the information in the chart by selecting and reporting the main features, and making comparisons where relevant. You should write at least 100 words.

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EducationIT

Medicine

Engineering

Sharia

Brazil41%

Thailand11%

US8%

China12%

India28%

Sugar producing countries 2012

There is one writing task in this exam. At the end of the exam, all exam materials must be given to the proctor. Disclaimer - The chart data were specially created for testing purposes only.

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Timed Writing Exam – Pie Chart -Checklist/Summary

Content/ Organization (10 points) = yes X = no O = somewhatIntroduction1 1st sentence

o what the table/chart shows o unit of measurement

(percentage, etc.)o what the data includes (“which

were”… + names of pieces) o wheno clear and complete language

(voc + gram)

Example

The pie graph shows the percentages of oil exports for 5 Arabian Gulf countries, which were Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Iran, Qatar and Kuwait, in 2010.

2 2nd sentence - o overview of highest and lowest o clear and complete language (Vocab + grammar)

Example:

Overall, the highest percentage of exports was from Saudi Arabia, while the lowest percentage was from Qatar.

Body Paragraph YES3 Sentence #1

o repeat highest/ most common /most popular piece

o include the percent/numbero check for subjects, verbs, meaning. (vocab +

grammar)o use interesting styles (grammar/vocab)

Example words: Looking at the pie chart, we can see that ….

(style a) … the most common city was AlAin, at 65%.(style b).. the highest percentage of students, at 65%, came from Al Ain.(style c) …. Al Ain (students) made up the highest percentage (of students), at 65%

4 Sentence #2

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o similar to Sentence #1 but second highest percentage / second most common (city/export/use, etc) / second most popular

o include the amount – try to use a fraction, just under, just over, exactlyo check for subjects, verbs, meaning. (vocab + grammar)o use interesting styles (grammar/vocab)

Examples:

(style a) The second most common city was RAK, at exactly 50%.(style b) The next highest percentage of students, at exactly 50%, was from Al Ain.(style c) RAK made up the next highest percentage of students, at exactly 50%.

5 Sentences #3 & 4o combine sections o lowest sectiono try to compareo Use fractions and vocab (just under, just over)o check for subjects, verbs, meaning. (vocab + grammar)

Examples:Together, Fujeirah and Abu Dhabi made up just under one tenth of the students, at 5% and 3%, respectively. Other cities made up just 2%, which was the lowest fraction of the total

Together, Iran and Kuwait made up just over a quarter of the exports at 15% and 12% respectively. This was much higher than the percentage from Qatar, which was the lowest at 5% of the total.

_____ Grammar/ _____ Vocab (10 points) = yes X = no O = somewhat

Every sentence has a subject and verb.P is used to separate sentences correctly Some clauses are combined (but, and)Prep - Prepositions are used correctlyC - Capital letter are used correctlySp - Spelling is CorrectVoc - Some new vocab is tried.VT – verb tense is correct (was produced)# - singular / pluralThe highest percentage

was

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Error Correction – in class task (after draft 1)Practice Test (car brands)_

Spelling

1. costomers.2. rspectively

3. bught4. togather

5. thay

Vocabulary1. The most popular brand of customer was Toyota.2. The least percentage was Lexus.

Score these sentences. Give a score to these sentences from the introduction paragraph. Use the scores below.

F = fail P- = (not very good) P-

P = just pass (nothing special)P+ =good passP++ = excellent

Scorea) Overall, the highest percentage of customers bought Toyotas, while the lowest

percentage bought Lexus.b) Overall, the highest percentage of customers bought Toyotas, while the Lexus

was the least popular car. c) Overall, the most popular car was Toyota, and the least popular car was the

Lexus.d) The lowest percentage of customers was Lexus.e) The highest percentage was Toyota

Which is a little better? Why?

a) Toyota made up the highest percent of the customers.b) Toyota customers made up the highest percent of the total.

************************a) The second most popular car was Nissan, at exactly a fifthb) The second most popular car was Nissan, at exactly a fifth of the total.c) The second most popular car was Nissan, at exactly a fifth of the total customers.

******************a) This was higher than that.b) This was much higher than that.

Vocabulary

1. Together BMW and Mercedes made up just _____________ a quarter.2. The highest percentage of customers ___________________ 3. Overall, Brazil _______________________ the largest percentage of sugar. 4. The greatest proportion of sugar was _______________________ in Brazil

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Pie Chart Survey ProjectSUMMARY

1. Make a survey2. Send it to your friends to get data 3. Use the data to make a pie chart4. Write a report about the chart.

DETAILED STEPS

Before you begin: Write some example survey questions / topics for pie Charts. Your answers should have about 5 choices. Here are some ideas:

1. What is your favorite place in Al Ain??? (and give 5 choices)2. What is the best place to visit in Dubai? (and give 5 choices)3. What is the best city in the world? (and give 5 choices)4. The best mall in Al Ain (Jimi, Bawadi, Al Foah, Al Ain Mall, Safeer) 5. Who is the best Arab actor (5 choices)

STEP 1: MAKE A SURVEY and LINK Select a good question, and five good answers/choices (check with instructor). Use this program to make your survey and graphs:  http://www.poll-maker.com/ . When you are finished, click “Create Free Poll” (see figure 1)

Figure 1

Step 2: SHARE the survey:

After making the survey, you will get a link (see figure 2). Copy this (ctrl C) and share it with friends via email, Whats App, Twitter, Blackboard, etc.

Example Survey (also, Figure 3):  What is the best city in the UAE? http://goo.gl/imWr4Z (also, Figure 3):

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Figure 2: Figure 3:

Step 3:  Retrieve RESULTS (Bar chart & Line Graph) Open a new google doc to use for your presentation (you can also use MS Word

or .ppt) Go back to your survey link and click “Results” Click “next” a few times until you get the Bar chart. (Figure 4) Use “Print Screen” to copy the bar chart onto a new document. Click to the Pie Chart and print screen again. (Figure 5) Crop these images, so they look nice in your document.

Figure 4:

Figure 5:

Step 4.   Write the REPORT

*********************************************MORE PIE CHART MAKERSHere is another program you could use.  Put in your answers, and the percentages from your results, and it will make a pie chart for you. http://www.rapidtables.com/tools/pie-chart

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