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Task 1 – Pie Charts

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Introduction

   – “The pie chart illustrates/shows/depicts the distribution of…”
   – “This chart provides an overview of how [X] is divided among…”
   – “The diagram represents the share of…”

   – “The chart breaks down [X] into several categories such as …”

   – “Over the period of…”
   – “Between [Year] and [Year]…”
   – “From [Year] to [Year]…”
   – “During the years…”

Overview (Main Points)

  1. Major Proportions:
       – “Overall, the largest proportion of the chart belongs to [X] with [percentage]”
    – “In comparison to other segments, [X] constitutes the largest/smallest share with [percentage]”
  2. Minor Segments:
       – “The smallest portion of the chart is occupied by [X], which represents [percentage] of total”
       – “Only [percentage] is attributed to [X]”
       – “[X] has a minor share of the distribution with [percentage]”

Giving Details

  1. Comparative Statements:
  • “While [X] makes up [percentage] of the total, [Y] accounts for only…”
  • “[X] is larger than [Y], but smaller than [Z], with [percentage]…”
  • “[X] is twice/thrice the size of [Y] in the distribution”
  • “The share of [X] is [percentage] higher/lower than that of [Y]”
  1. Specific Segments:
       – “[X] accounts for [percentage] of the total”
       – “[X] and [Y] together make up [percentage] of the chart”

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