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IELTS Task 1 pie chart practice questions
Pie charts show shares of a whole. Name the largest and smallest shares, and when there are two or three pies, say what changed between them.
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- Household spendingHow an average family in one country spent its income in 1970 and 2020
- Sources of electricityThe sources of electricity in a country in 1990 and 2020
- Students by subject areaThe subjects chosen by university students in one country in 2000 and 2020
- Greenhouse gas emissions by sectorThe percentage of greenhouse gas emissions produced by each sector in one country
- Teenagers' use of time (waking hours)How teenagers spend their time on a weekday and at the weekend
- Tourist expenditureHow tourists spent their money in a coastal city in 2005 and 2022
- World population by continentThe distribution of world population by continent in 1950 and 2020
- Main reason for migratingThe main reasons why people moved to a new country, according to a survey
- Water use by sectorHow water was used in one country in 1980 and 2020
- Music revenue by formatThe share of music revenue from different formats in 2000 and 2020
- School lunch choicesWhat students chose to eat for lunch at one school in 2008 and 2023
- Company budgetHow a technology company divided its annual budget between departments in 2015 and 2023
- Methods of travelling to workThe methods people used to travel to work in London, Delhi and Amsterdam
- Land useHow land was used in a rural region in 1960 and 2020
- Online purchases by categoryThe types of goods bought online by consumers in one country in 2010 and 2022
- Population by age groupThe age structure of the population of one country in 1990 and 2020, and a forecast for 2050
- Sources of ocean plastic wasteThe main sources of plastic waste in the oceans
- Reasons for hospital visitsWhy patients visited a city hospital in 1995 and 2022
- Language of web contentThe proportion of internet content in each language in 2000 and 2020
- Crop productionThe types of crop grown in three regions of one country
- Holiday destinationsWhere residents of one country went on holiday in 2000 and 2020
- Methods of learning new skillsHow adults learned new skills in 2010 and 2023
- University fundingWhere one university received its funding in 1990 and 2020
- Pet ownershipThe types of pet owned by households in one country in 2000 and 2020
- Volunteer hoursHow volunteers divided their time between types of organisation in one city
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