Level 4 IELTS Writing Task 1 Task 1 – Non-Temporal Charts Task 1 on the IELTS exam requires you to transfer key information from a chart into a written report. The IELTS instructions are “Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.” You need to be able to give a clear interpretation of the data in the chart. You need to produce a report that gives an introduction and a body paragraph for each of the data sources. On your iPad, go to https://takeielts.britishcouncil.org/ Click on Results Click on IELTS assessment criteria Download IELTS task 1 Writing band descriptors (PDF, 35 kb) What are the 4 aspects of writing which you get marks for? Look at the descriptors for bands 4, 5 and 6. Look at the points in the box below. Which aspects of writing do they relate to? In this section you will: review how to write about non-temporal charts review grammar and vocabulary for this kind of writing practice writing well-organized reports which describe and compare key information To have a good chance of getting a band 5 or 5.5 in IELTS, you need to:- • write an overview • describe the main information in the chart(s) correctly • make some comparisons • organise your writing in a clear and logical way • use some good linking words • use suitable vocabulary with good range, spelling and correct word forms • have some simple sentences, some compound sentences (using linking words like and & but), and some complex sentences (e.g. …., which was much lower than…; …it is clear to see that…)
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Level 4
IELTS Writing Task 1
Task 1 – Non-Temporal Charts Task 1 on the IELTS exam requires you to transfer key information from a chart into a written report. The IELTS instructions are “Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.” You need to be able to give a clear interpretation of the data in the chart. You need to produce a report that gives an introduction and a body paragraph for each of the data sources. On your iPad, go to https://takeielts.britishcouncil.org/
Click on Results
Click on IELTS assessment criteria
Download IELTS task 1 Writing band descriptors (PDF, 35 kb)
What are the 4 aspects of writing which you get marks for?
Look at the descriptors for bands 4, 5 and 6.
Look at the points in the box below. Which aspects of writing do they relate to?
In this section you will:
review how to write about non-temporal charts
review grammar and vocabulary for this kind of writing
practice writing well-organized reports which describe and compare key information
To have a good chance of getting a band 5 or 5.5 in IELTS, you need to:-
• write an overview
• describe the main information in the chart(s) correctly
• make some comparisons
• organise your writing in a clear and logical way
• use some good linking words
• use suitable vocabulary with good range, spelling and correct word forms
• have some simple sentences, some compound sentences (using linking words like and & but),
and some complex sentences (e.g. …., which was much lower than…; …it is clear to see
Look at the sentences below. Underline the noun/noun phrase at the beginning of each sentence. What does
each sentence start with: amount or topic? * circle one
The smallest percentage of children went to pre-school. Amount / Topic * Boys made up the largest percentage of the total. Amount / Topic *
Describing Two Parts of a Non-Temporal Chart
1. Starting with the amount
As many
Twice as many
Three times as many
Not as many
Landcruisers
students
shopping malls
were sold
came from Oman
were in Dubai
as
Nissan Patrols.
from Yemen.
in New York.
More/Far more
Much/Many more
A lot/A few more
Considerably more
Significantly more
Slightly more
Fractionally more
than
2. Starting with the topic
Drinking coffee was
Nokia phones were
Swiss watches were
as
just as
nearly as
almost as
not as
common
popular
as
drinking tea.
iPhones.
Japanese watches.
more
much more
far more
considerably more
slightly more
less
slightly less
fractionally less
far less
than
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Non-Temporal Charts- Grammar
Comparatives are used to show the differences between two things.
Superlatives are used to show how one thing is different from two or more things. For short adjectives, we usually add -er to the word and use than to compare two things. If the word ends in y, change y to i and add -er or -est. For the superlative, add -est. Don‟t forget the!
Base Word
Comparative Superlative
high
higher The percentage of tourists for Al Ain was higher than for Doha.
the highest Beirut had the highest percentage of tourists.
low
lower Level Three classes had a lower number of students than Level Two classes.
the lowest Level One classes had the lowest number of students.
For longer 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.
Base Word Comparative Superlative
popular
more/less popular than Pepsi was a more popular drink than Sprite.
the most/the least popular The least popular drink was Red Bull.
common
more/less common than Cancer was less common than heart disease.
the most/the least common The most common disease was diabetes.
The difference between popular and common Popular is used to describe people or things that many people like, such as Ahlam, smartphones, or 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.
Revisiting Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
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Non-Temporal Charts – Review of fractions
(A) Focus on fractions
Listen and spell the fractions. Then, colour in the triangle(s) to show the fractions.
a) _______________________
b) _______________________
c) _______________________
d) _______________________
e) _______________________
f) _______________________
Vocabulary to describe common fractions
10% a tenth (1/10)
20% a fifth (1/5)
25% a quarter (1/4)
33% a third (1/3)
50% a half (1/2)
66% two thirds (2/3)
75% three quarters (3/4)
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(B) Focus on exactly / just over/under fractions.
Circle the correct answer.
1. 24% = exactly / just over / just under a quarter
2. 33% = exactly / just over / just under a third
3. 76% = exactly / just over / just under three quarters
4. 11% = exactly / just over / just under a tenth
Write the number as a fraction. Use exactly, just under or just over.
25%
35%
78%
50%
65%
18%
73%
21%
30%
54%
Non-Temporal Charts – Review of vocabulary
The words below have spelling mistakes. Write them correctly.
1. presentages 11. respectivly
2. wich 12. togather
3. overal 13. populer
4. largeast 14. higherst
5. exctly 15. persent
6. a fith 16. prportion
7. comon 17. wer
8. loweast 18. a haf
9. scond 19. numbre
10. a quater 20. moast
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Non-Temporal Pie Chart – Review of structure
Fill in each gap in the introduction and body paragraph with one word
only.
Organisation
The pie chart shows the percentages of people from the UAE who
travelled to five countries, which were Saudi Arabia, __________,
__________, __________ and __________ in 2014. Overall, the greatest
percentage of travellers visited __________ __________, while the
smallest percentage went to __________.
1. _______________
_______________
2. _______________
_______________
Looking at the pie chart, it is clear to see that the highest
percentage of travellers went to __________ __________, at just under
half. The second highest percentage travelled to __________, at exactly a
fifth. Together, __________ and __________ made up exactly a quarter,
at 17% and 8% respectively. This was higher than the percentage of
people who visited __________, which was the lowest, at just 6%.
1. _______________
2. _______________
3. _______________
_______________
4. _______________
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Non-Temporal Pie Chart – Review of sentence types
Fill in each gap with one word only.
Sentence starting with amount
1. The largest percentage of UAE travellers went to _______________________.
Sentence starting with topic
2. _____________________ _____________________made up the largest percentage of the total.
Sentence starting with amount
3. The _______________________ _______________________ of UAE travellers went to France.
Sentence starting with topic
4. _______________________ made up the smallest percentage of the total.
Sentences starting with topics
5. Malaysia was the _______________________ most popular destination country.
6. Turkey was _______________________ _______________________ most popular country.
7. France was the _______________________ _______________________ country for travellers.
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Name_______________________________________ ID _______________________ Section ___________
Non-Temporal Pie Chart – Writing practice
The following chart illustrates the proportion of people with different diseases in Ireland in 2013.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons
Would you write the same or different reports for each of these?
Popular snacks, 2006 Chocolate Chips Popcorn Cake Cheese
Worldwide 50% 10% 20% 15% 5%
Japan 5% 15% 35% 25% 20%
China 40% 12% 30% 10% 8%
Popular snacks 2006
Chocolate50%
Chips10%
Popcorn20%
Cake15%
Cheese5%
Worldwide
Chocolate40%
Chips12%
Popcorn30%
Cake10%
Cheese8%
China
Chocolate5%
Chips15%
Popcorn35%Cake
25%
Cheese20%
Japan
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Non-Temporal Charts - Mixed Types
Report Structure
Writing about mixed non-temporal charts looks difficult, but it is quite easy if you remember the steps you learned for the other types of charts. The main difference is that the organization of a report changes when you have two charts to write about.
Introduction paragraphs. You still must have an introduction paragraph. This tells the reader what both charts show and gives an overall statement about both charts.
Body paragraphs. You should write one paragraph for each chart shown. Within these body paragraphs, you must make comparisons and correlations.
No conclusion needed. No opinion. There could be predictions in IELTS.
Popular snacks in two Asian Countries in 2006
Country Chocolate Popcorn Cake Cheese Chips
Japan 5% 35% 25% 20% 15%
China 40% 30% 10% 8% 12%
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Mixed Non-Temporal Charts - Introduction
Look at the charts and answer the questions.
1. What kinds of charts do you see? _________________________________________________ 2. What was the most popular snack worldwide? ___________________________ 3. What was the most popular snack in Japan? ___________________________
4. What was most popular snack in China? ___________________________ 5. Circle which two are similar for the most popular snack.
Worldwide / Japan / China 6. Circle which one is different for the most popular snack.
Worldwide / Japan / China …………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………….
Fill in the gaps with the correct answers. Write only one word for each gap.
The ___________ ___________ shows the most popular snack foods, which were chocolate, popcorn,
cake, cheese and chips, in the world in 2006 in percentages, whereas ___________ ___________ shows the
popularity of the same snacks in ___________ and ___________ in the same year. Overall, the most popular
snack ___________ and in ___________ was chocolate, while in ___________ it was popcorn.
Body 1 – Pie Chart Information only 7. What was the most popular snack worldwide? _____________________________________ 8. What was the second most popular snack worldwide? ________________________________ 9. How much did the third and fourth most popular snacks make together? ___________________ 10. What was the least popular snack worldwide? __________________________________ …………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………………………………….
Fill in the gaps with the correct answers. Write only one word for each gap.
Looking at the pie chart, it is clear to see that the most common snack in the world was ___________,
at exactly half. The second most popular snack was ___________, which was at 20%. Together, cake and
chips made up exactly a quarter, at 15% and 10% respectively. This was ___________ than the popularity of
cheese, which was the lowest at ___________.
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Body Paragraph 2 – Similar information from the Table compared with the Pie Chart
11. Circle which two are similar for the most popular snack. Worldwide / Japan / China
12. What was the most popular snack in China? ______________________________________
13. What was the least popular snack in China? ______________________________________ 14. How does its percentage in China compare with the percentage in the world? ______________ …………………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………………………………………. Fill in the gaps with the correct answers. Write only one word for each gap.
___________ to the ___________, in ___________ the most popular snack was ___________, at
___________. On the other hand, the least popular snack was ___________, at 8%, which was slightly higher
than in the world.
Body Paragraph 3 – Different information from the Table
compared with the Pie Chart
15. Circle which one is different for the most popular snack. Worldwide / Japan / China
16. What was the most popular snack in Japan? ______________
17. How does its popularity in Japan compare with its popularity in the world? ______________ 18. What was the least popular snack in Japan? ______________ 19. How does its percentage in Japan compare with the percentage in the world? ______________ …………………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………………………………………. Fill in the gaps with the correct answers. Write only one word for each gap.
___________ in the ___________ and in ___________, in ___________ the most common snack was
___________, which was ___________ ___________ popular than in the world, at 35%. In contrast, the
___________ popular snack in ___________ was ___________, at ___________, which was much lower than
in the rest of the world.
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MIXED NON-TEMPORAL CHARTS REVIEW
1. What does the first sentence of the introduction tell you?
Topic information of the ________ ________ and topic information of the ___________
2. What information is in the „overall‟ sentence of the introduction?
Circle one answer: most popular / least popular
3. What is the topic of body paragraph 1? The _________ _________
4. What information do you start this paragraph with?
Circle one answer: most popular / least popular
5. What information do you finish this paragraph with?
Circle one answer: most popular / least popular
6. Do you need to give all the pie chart information? Yes / No
7. What do you need to do with this information?
Circle one answer: describe and compare it / just describe it
8. What is the topic of body paragraph 2?
Circle one answer: table information similar to / different from pie chart
9. What information do you need to give?
Circle one answer: all the information / most and least popular only
10. What do you need to do with this information?
Circle one answer: compare it with the pie chart info / just describe it
11. What is the topic of body paragraph 3?
Circle one answer: table information similar to / different from pie chart
12. What information do you need to give?
Circle one answer: all the information / most and least popular only
13. What do you need to do with this information?
Circle one answer: compare it with the pie chart info / just describe it
Introduction
Body Paragraph 1
Body Paragraph 2
Body Paragraph 3
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Mixed Non-Temporal Charts - Model Answer
Country Chocolate Popcorn Cake Cheese Chips
Japan 5% 35% 25% 20% 15%
China 40% 30% 10% 8% 12%
The pie chart shows the most popular snack foods, which were chocolate, popcorn, cake, cheese and
chips, in the world in 2006 in percentages, whereas the table shows the popularity of the same snacks in
China and Japan in the same year. Overall, the most popular snack worldwide and in China was chocolate,
while in Japan it was popcorn.
Looking at the pie chart, it is clear to see that the most common snack in the world was chocolate at
exactly half. The second most popular snack was popcorn, which was at 20%. Together, cake and chips made
up exactly a quarter, at 15% and 10% respectively. This was higher than the popularity of cheese, which was
the lowest at 5%.
Similar to the world, in China the most popular snack was chocolate, at 40%. On the other hand, the
least popular snack was cheese, at 8%, which was slightly higher than in the world.
Unlike in the world and in China, in Japan the most common snack was popcorn, which was much
more popular than in the world, at 35%. In contrast, the least popular snack in Japan was chocolate at 5%,
which was much lower than in the rest of the world.
Popular snacks in two Asian Countries in 2006
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Mixed Non-Temporal Charts – Writing Practice
The following chart and table illustrate the popularity of five forms of music in Europe and in France and Italy in 2012.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons
where relevant. You should write at least 150 words.
Country Classical Rock Country R&B Rap
France 23% 30% 22% 20% 5%
Italy 40% 11% 16% 14% 19%
Most Popular Forms of Music in 2 Countries in 2012
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Name_______________________________________ ID _______________________ Section ___________
Find the error in the lines that are numbered. Correct the mistake. You cannot add or delete words, you can only change one word/number.
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8
9 10 11
12 13
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15 16 17 18
The pie chart shows the most popular type of music, which were rock, classical, country, R & B and rap, the Europe in 2012 in percentage, whereas the table shows the popularity of the same kinds of music in France and Italy in the same years. Overall, in Europe and in France the moust popular music was rock, whil in Italy it was classical.
Looking at the pie chart, it is clear to see for the most
common music in Europe was rock at 38%. The second more popular music was country, at exactly a quarter. Together, R & B and classical made up just under a quarter, at 15% and 12% respectively. This was lower than the popularity of rap, which was the lowest at 19%.
Similar in Europe, in France the most popular music was
rock at just under a quarter. On the other hand, the least
popular music was rap, at 5%, which were lower than in Europe.
Unlike to Europe and in France, in Italy the most common
music was classical, which was much less popular than in Europe, at 40%. In constrast, the least popular music in Italy was rock, at just over one fifth, which was much lower than in Europe.
Fill in each gap in the introduction and body paragraph with one word
only.
Organisation
The pie chart shows the percentages of people from the UAE who
travelled to five countries, which were Saudi Arabia, France, Oman,
Malaysia and Turkey in 2014. Overall, the greatest percentage of travellers
visited Saudi Arabia, while the smallest percentage went to France.
1. Chart information
-who/what/when/where
2. Overview
-highest & lowest only
Looking at the pie chart, it is clear to see that the highest
percentage of travellers went to Saudi Arabia, at just under half. The
second highest percentage travelled to Malaysia, at exactly a fifth.
Together, Turkey and Oman made up exactly a quarter, at 17% and 8%
respectively. This was higher than the percentage of people who visited
France, which was the lowest, at just 6%.
1. Highest
2. Second highest
3. Together third +
fourth
4. Lowest
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NON-TEMPORAL PIE CHART: REVIEW OF SENTENCE TYPES
Fill in each gap with one word only.
Sentence starting with amount
1. The largest percentage of UAE travellers went to Saudi Arabia.
Sentence starting with topic
2. Saudi Arabia made up the largest percentage of the total.
Sentence starting with amount
3. The lowest proportion of UAE travellers went to France.
Sentence starting with topic
4. France made up the smallest percentage of the total.
Sentences starting with topics
5. Malaysia was the second most popular destination country.
6. Turkey was the third most popular country.
7. France was the least popular country for travellers.
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The pie chart shows the percentages of people in Ireland who had five diseases, which were diabetes,
kidney disease, cancer, heart disease and arthritis, in 2013. Overall, the greatest percentage of people had
diabetes, while the smallest percentage had arthritis.
Looking at the pie chart, it is clear to see that the highest percentage of people had diabetes, at just
over half. The second highest percentage of people had cancer, at just under a fifth. Together, kidney disease
and heart disease made up exactly a quarter, at 15% and 10% respectively. This was much higher than the
percentage of people who had arthritis, which was the lowest at just 2%.
NON-TEMPORAL PIE CHART WRITING PRACTICE ACTIVITY MODEL ANSWER
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Mixed Non-temporal Charts: Introduction (Answers)
Look at the charts and answer the questions. 1. What kinds of charts do you see? Pie chart and table
2. What was the most popular snack worldwide? Chocolate 3. What was the most popular snack in Japan? Popcorn
4. What was most popular snack in China? Chocolate 5. Circle which two are similar for the most popular snack.
Worldwide / Japan / China 6. Circle which one is different for the most popular snack.
Worldwide / Japan / China ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Fill in the gaps with the correct answers. Write only one word for each gap.
The pie chart shows the most popular snack foods, which were chocolate, popcorn, cake, cheese and chips, in the world in 2006 in percentages, whereas the table shows the popularity of the same snacks in China and Japan in the same year. Overall, the most popular snack worldwide and in China was chocolate, while in Japan it was popcorn.
Body 1 – Pie Chart Information only 7. What was the most popular snack worldwide? Chocolate 8. What was the second most popular snack worldwide? popcorn 9. How much did the third and fourth most popular snacks make together? 15% + 10% = 25% 10. What was the least popular snack worldwide? cheese ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. Fill in the gaps with the correct answers. Write only one word for each gap.
Looking at the pie chart, it is clear to see that the most common snack in the world was chocolate, at exactly half. The second most popular snack was popcorn, which was at 20%. Together, cake and chips made up exactly a quarter, at 15% and 10% respectively. This was higher than the popularity of cheese, which was the lowest at 5%.
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Body Paragraph 2 – Similar information from the Table compared with the Pie Chart 11. Circle which two are similar for the most popular snack.
Worldwide / Japan / China
12. What was the most popular snack in China? Chocolate
13. What was the least popular snack in China? Cheese 14. How does its percentage in China compare with the percentage in the world? Slightly higher …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Fill in the gaps with the correct answers. Write only one word for each gap.
Similar to the world, in China the most popular snack was chocolate, at 40%. On the other hand, the least popular snack was cheese, at 8%, which was slightly higher than in the world.
Body Paragraph 3 – Different information from the Table compared with the Pie Chart
15. Circle which one is different for the most popular snack. Worldwide / Japan / China
16. What was the most popular snack in Japan? Popcorn
17. How does its popularity in Japan compare with its popularity in the world? much more popular 18. What was the most popular snack in Japan? Chocolate 19. How does its percentage in Japan compare with the percentage in the world? much lower
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Fill in the gaps with the correct answers. Write only one word for each gap.
Unlike in the world and in China, in Japan the most common snack was popcorn, which was much more popular than in the world, at 35%. In contrast, the least popular snack in Japan was chocolate at 5%, which was much lower than in the rest of the world.
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MIXED NON-TEMPORAL CHARTS REVIEW
1. What does the first sentence of the introduction tell you?
Topic information of the pie chart and topic information of the table
2. What information is in the „overall‟ sentence of the introduction?
Circle one answer: most popular / least popular
3. What is the topic of body paragraph 1? The pie chart
4. What information do you start this paragraph with?
Circle one answer: most popular / least popular
5. What information do you finish this paragraph with?
Circle one answer: most popular / least popular
6. Do you need to give all the pie chart information? Yes / No
7. What do you need to do with this information?
Circle one answer: describe and compare it / just describe it
8. What is the topic of body paragraph 2?
Circle one answer: table information similar to / different from pie chart
9. What information do you need to give?
Circle one answer: all the information / most and least popular only
10. What do you need to do with this information?
Circle one answer: compare it with the pie chart info / just describe it
11. What is the topic of body paragraph 3?
Circle one answer: table information similar to / different from pie chart
12. What information do you need to give?
Circle one answer: all the information / most and least popular only
13. What do you need to do with this information?
14. Circle one answer: compare it with the pie chart info / just describe it
Introduction
Body Paragraph 1
Body Paragraph 2
Body Paragraph 3
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MIXED NON-TEMPORAL CHARTS
Error Correction (Answers)
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8
9 10 11
12 13 14
15 16 17 18
The pie chart shows the most popular type of music, which were rock, classical, country, R & B and rap, the Europe in 2012 in percentage, whereas the table shows the popularity of the same kinds of music in France and Italy in the same years. Overall, in Europe and in France the moust popular music was rock, whil in Italy it was classical.
Looking at the pie chart, it is clear to see for the most
common music in Europe was rock at 38%. The second more popular music was country, at exactly a quarter. Together, R & B and classical made up just under a quarter, at 15% and 12% respectively. This was lower than the popularity of rap, which was the lowest at 19%.
Similar in Europe, in France the most popular music was
rock at just under a quarter. On the other hand, the least popular music was rap, at 5%, which were lower than in Europe.
Unlike to Europe and in France, in Italy the most common music was classical, which was much less popular than in Europe, at 40%. In constrast, the least popular music in Italy was rock, at just over one fifth, which was much lower than in Europe.
Most popular forms of music in France & Italy in 2012
Country Classical Rock Country R&B Rap
France 23% 30% 22% 20% 5%
Italy 40% 11% 16% 14% 19%
types in percentages year most while
that most over higher 10% to third was
in more contrast tenth
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MIXED NON-TEMPORAL CHARTS MODEL ANSWER
The pie chart shows the most popular types of music, which were rock, classical, country, R &
B and rap, in Europe in 2012 in percentages, whereas the table shows the popularity of the same kinds of music in France and Italy in the same year. Overall, in Europe and in France the most popular music was rock, while in Italy it was classical.
Looking at the pie chart, it is clear to see that the most common music in Europe was rock at
38%. The second most popular music was country, at exactly a quarter. Together, R & B and classical made up just over a quarter, at 15% and 12% respectively. This was higher than the popularity of rap, which was the lowest at 10%.
Similar to Europe, in France the most popular music was rock at just under a third. On the
other hand, the least popular music was rap, at 5%, which was lower than in Europe. Unlike in Europe and in France, in Italy the most common music was classical, which was
much more popular than in Europe, at 40%. In contrast, the least popular music in Italy was rock, at just over one tenth, which was much lower than in Europe.
Most popular forms of music in France & Italy in 2012
Country Classical Rock Country R&B Rap
France 23% 30% 22% 20% 5%
Italy 40% 11% 16% 14% 19%
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Writing Practice 1
Most popular drinks on the Men’s and Women’s campus in 2010
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Name_______________________________________ ID _______________________ Section ___________