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VI. WRITING
Description of pie charts
1. Work in pairs. Study the pie charts on page 96 and choose the correct answer A or B.
1. In general, which news source was very popular with both age groups?
A. Television. B. Printed newspapers.
2. Which news source was least popular among young adults?
A. Printed newspapers. B. Online news sites.
3. Which news source was least popular among old people?
A. Printed newspapers. B. Online news sites.
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4. Printed newspapers were old people's _____ choice of news source.
A. top B. second
5. Other sources of news were chosen by around _____ of the people in both age groups.
A. a quarter B. half
The pie charts below compare the main news sources for young adults and old people according to a survey in 2022.
Young adults Old people
TV
Printed newspapers
Online news sites
Others
2. Complete the following descriptions of the charts in 1. Use the words and phrases in the box.
| as opposed to meanwhile while most popular |
The pie charts compare the main news sources for young adults and old people according to a survey in 2022.
Overall, television was the (1) _____ source of news for both age groups. It was chosen by 42 per cent of old people, and more than one third of young adults. (2) _____, more young adults turned to the Internet for news. The figure was 33 per cent for young adults (3) _____ just 6 per cent for old people. By contrast, printed newspapers were the second choice of news source for old people with 29 per cent (4) _____ only 6 per cent of young adults reported getting their news from printed newspapers. In both age groups, around a quarter relied on other sources for news.
Tips
To describe pie charts, you should:
• introduce and describe the most outstanding feature of the pie charts, e.g.
The pie charts show information about/ illustrate/compare... Overall, ...
• make comparisons, using comparatives and superlatives, e.g. ... was more... than.../ was the most...
• compare data, using linking words at the beginning of the sentence, e.g. similarly, by contrast, meanwhile, at the beginning of a clause, e.g. while, whereas, or at the beginning of a noun phrase, e.g. as compared with, as opposed to, both.
3. Write a description (120-150 words) of the charts below. Use the model and tips in 2 to help you.
The pie charts below show the main news sources for teenagers, young adults, and old people according to a survey in 2022.
Teenagers Young adults Old people
TV
Printed newspapers
Online news sites
Others
