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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The two pie charts compare the value of key goods exported between the United States and Vietnam, measured in millions of dollars. Overall, Vietnam mainly exports agricultural products to the US, with coffee and fruit dominating. In contrast, the US exports largely industrial goods to Vietnam, particularly aircraft parts. The total value of US exports to Vietnam was considerably higher than the value of Vietnamese ex…

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The two pie charts illustrate the export values between Vietnam and the United States, measured in millions of dollars. Overall, Vietnam’s primary export to the US is coffee, whereas the US’s most significant export to Vietnam is aircraft parts, with a substantial difference in value between these top exports. Vietnam’s exports to the US are led by coffee, valued at $23 million. Fruit and vegetables are the second-la…

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202 words · Illustrative target band

The pie charts illustrate the monetary value of exports between Vietnam and the US in millions of dollars. Overall, coffee represents the largest export from Vietnam to the US, while aircraft parts make up the majority of US exports to Vietnam. In detail, Vietnam exported $23 million worth of coffee to the US, followed by fruit and vegetables at $16 million. Much smaller amounts were recorded for seafood ($4.4 millio…

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