PIE CHART

Approximation:
- 29% -> 30%: approximately 30% / nearly 30% / almost 30% / roughly 30% / about 30% / around 30%
- (slightly) less than 30% / (slightly) below 30% / (slightly) under 30%
- 31% -> 30%: (slightly) above 30% / (slightly) over 30% / more than 30%

BASIC SENTENCE STRUCTURES

1. S + account for/occupy/secure/make up/comprise/constitute/consist/contribute + X% of/to the N.

Chinese students accounted for 29% (nearly 30%) of the total MBA students while the rate for Malaysians stood at 22% (slightly over 20%).

2. The rate/percentage/proportion for S was/stood at + X%.

The rate for Chinese students was 29% / stood at 29%.

3. X% of N + V
29% of the total MBA students came from China.
Introduction The pie chart illustrates the percentage of students from different countries
who attended (attending) MBA programmes in 2000.
Overview BIGGEST
Overall, the biggest rate belonged to Chinese students.
Overall, the largest (biggest) proportion was Chinese students.
Body BIG -> SMALL + COMPARISON
Chinese students accounted for 29% (nearly 30%) of the total MBA students
while the rate for Malaysians was 7% smaller. Hong Kong and Singapore had a
similar number of around 20%. Meanwhile, the percentage of Indonesian and
Thai students was significantly smaller at 6% and 4%, respectively.

1 S accounted for the biggest / largest proportion / percentage / share.

2 (> 50%) Most of N + V
E.g. Most of international students attending MBA programmes were Chinese.
The majority of N + V
The majority of international students attending MBA programmes were Chinese.
3 Popular / common / commonplace / favorite …..
E.g. Football is the most popular sport for teenagers.
Football is the most favorite sport for teenagers.

The most + V3 + N
Like / choose
 E.g. Football is the most liked sport in Vietnam.
Hotel is the most chosen kind of accommodation in England.
4 The biggest / largest proportion belonged to S.
5 N + V + most / best
E.g. Children in Vietnam liked football best.
INFORMATION ANALYSIS
ALWAYS EMPHASIZE BIGGEST
1 subject >= 2 subject (normally 2)
BIGGEST
CHANGE
 2 times  Emphasize the biggest section of each time
- Group by changes:  Compare between sections AND subjects (and
time)

 Group by time:
- Compare Focus on the latest time:
Time
(>= 2 times)

 >= 2 times  Group by subject

Each section is a line in the line graph -> group
by trend.

BIGGEST
nd
(2 BIGGEST
SMALLEST)
No time
- Compare between sections - Compare between sections AND between
- Others: group subjects
- Others: group
 MIXED / COMBINED
Sections: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
%: a, b, c, d, e and f
Coming main/major/principal/primary + N account (the vast
being , 1
first, the most + adj + N for majority) a%.

Following that, the second place was 2 with b%, (far/much) lower/smaller than...

be shared by
The remaining X% + 3 (c%) and 4 (d%), and 5 with the smaller part of e%.
be + PII + by/on

The figures for 3 and 4 combined altogether take up X%, being noticeably smaller than that for 2, with d% and e%,
respectively/correspondingly/accordingly/in turn/in that order.
Introduction:
Overview:
BIGGEST OF EACH PIE
Overall, the biggest proportion belonged to Africa in terms
of the world’s forest while North America accounted for the
largest share when it came to timber.
Body:
P1: Forest
- Africa:
- North America:

Africa contributed to 27% of the world’s forest which was

2% bigger that the rate for North America. The remaining
regions comprised nearly a half of the total world’s forest
with 18% in Europe, 16% in South America and 14% in Asia.

P2: Timber
- Report + compare
- Changes by time

Overview:
- BIGGEST OF EACH PIE: Food industry
=> Overall, food industry was the sector that used the biggest
proportion of the total water in both years.
- TREND:
In addition, while the building industry, manufacturing and service
industry reduced its water use, the remaining sectors witnessed an
increasing trend.
+ Building: decrease
+ household: increase
+ manufacturing: decrease
+ food: decrease
+ service: increase
Body:
P1: Decrease
+ Food: 48% -> 41%
+ Manufacturing: 15% -> 11%
+ building: 5% -> 2%
The food industry / accounted for / nearly a half of the total water use
/ in 1997, then / declined by 7% / after 10 years. Manufacturing /
made up / a dramatically smaller rate (15% in 1997 and 11% in 2007).
Meanwhile, the building industry utilized the smallest percentage of
water, 5% in 1997 and the figure went down to only 2% after a
decade.
P2: Increase
- Service: 13% -> 25%
- Household: 19% -> 21%
The proportion of water use for the service industry / nearly doubled
(v) in 10-year time/ in the period of 10 years, from 13% to 25%. The
change in household use was much less significant with a slight upturn
of 3% from 19% in 1997 to 21% in 2007.
Happy (adj) = pleased = satisfied = content (adj)
55% of full-time students are very pleased with the IT support.
Very = incredibly = especially (adj)
55% of full-time students have the highest level of satisfaction with the IT support.