Name: _______________________ ID: ___________ Section: ______ Level 3 Writing Information 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 1
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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%
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
(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.
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.
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
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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%”
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.
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
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):
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