Task 1 · pie chart · 18 samples

The pie chart below shows the energy generation by fuel type in the UK over two years. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant

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Ideas to explore

  • Renewables rose from 15.0% in 2014 to 26.2% in 2018, the most notable increase.
  • Coal fell from 28.4% to 18.1%, while nuclear declined slightly from 22.5% to 21.6%.
  • Gas remained the largest category at 30.1% in both years; Oil and Other stayed at 4.0%.

Suggested structure

  1. Introduce the two pie charts, the UK, the years and the percentage measure.
  2. Give an overview highlighting the main increase, the main decrease and stable categories.
  3. Compare the 2014 shares, grouping the larger sources before the smaller ones.
  4. Describe the 2018 figures and directly compare them with 2014.
Useful vocabulary & examples
accounted for
made up a particular proportion of the total

Gas accounted for 30.1% of energy generation in both years.

remained unchanged
stayed at the same level

The share for Oil and Other remained unchanged at 4.0%.

recorded the largest increase
showed the biggest rise in the figures

Renewables recorded the largest increase between 2014 and 2018.

fell by 10.3 percentage points
decreased by the difference between two percentage values

Coal fell by 10.3 percentage points, from 28.4% to 18.1%.

Sample answers

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The pie charts compare the energy production categorized by different fuel types in the UK between 2014 and 2018. In general, the percentage of renewable energy in generation increased considerably, while the figure for coal and nuclear power declined slightly over the period. Notably, the gas generation remained a stable proportion accounting for the largest share in both years. In 2014, gas was the largest source, …

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The two pie charts provide information about the proportion of energy generation by fuel type in the United Kingdom in 2014 and 2018. Units are measured in percentages. Overall, the gas led both charts with the same percentages, while the reverse was true for oil and others. What stands out most is that nuclear and renewables moved in opposite directions over the period. Gas was the largest source in both years, acco…

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189 words · Illustrative target band

The pie charts provide information about the percentage of different types of sources in the UK in 2014 and 2018. Overall, while renewable energy exhibited an upward trend, the reverse was true for coal and nuclear power. Additionally, gas, oil, and others remained unchanged. Focusing on increasing first, the percentage of renewable energy in the two charts rose from 15.0% in 2014 to 26.2% in 2018, making it the most…

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