Task 1 · pie chart · 18 samples

The pie charts below shows exports between the US and Vietnam

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Ideas to explore

  • Compare the largest category in each direction: aircraft parts are $72 million from the US to Vietnam, while coffee is $23 million from Vietnam to the US.
  • Highlight the gap between the leading and smaller categories: US exports include other goods at $35 million and machinery at $30.5 million, while Vietnam’s garments and other exports are both $2 million.
  • Point out close values where they help summarise the data: Vietnam’s seafood ($4.4 million) and rice ($4.3 million) are almost equal.

Suggested structure

  1. Paraphrase what the charts compare and state that values are in millions of dollars.
  2. Give an overview naming the leading category in each direction and any notable tie or overall contrast.
  3. Describe US-to-Vietnam exports from the largest value to the smallest.
  4. Describe Vietnam-to-US exports in descending order, grouping the close seafood and rice figures and the tied lowest figures.
Useful vocabulary & examples
account for
to make up or represent a stated amount or share

Aircraft parts account for $72 million of exports to Vietnam.

be valued at
to have a stated monetary value

Machinery is valued at $30.5 million.

be tied at
to have the same value as another category

Garments and other exports are tied at $2 million.

followed by
used to introduce the next item in a ranking

Coffee leads at $23 million, followed by fruit and vegetables at $16 million.

Sample answers

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This pie chart illustrates the overseas trading distribution between the US and Vietnam, in millions, on different export items such as aircraft parts and coffee. Overall, the exports from US to Vietnam costs substantially more than that of Vietnamese items of export, with Aircraft parts an machinery taking the top spot for items exporting into Vietnam. The charts show that US exports are led by aircraft parts, at $7…

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The pie graphs illustrate information about exports between the United States and Vietnam. Overall, total amount exports from the US to Vietnam exceeded the quantity of exports from Vietnam to the US. Vietnam’s largest export to the US was coffee, while the US’ biggest export to Vietnam were aicraft parts. The amount of money spent on exports from the US to Vietnam was more than three times the value of exports in th…

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The pie chart illustrates the exports between the US and Vietnam, measured in millions of dollars. The data is categorized into six different segments in each country, revealing a significant difference in their export profile. Overall, the US exports more to Vietnam than Vietnam does to US. The US primarily exports Aircraft Parts, which values 72 million dollars. This is the largest figure in the chart and represent…

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