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How to write the overview for a pie chart and table

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Task 1 — Pie Chart & Table

The chart below shows what Anthropology graduates from one university did after finishing their undergraduate degree course. The table shows the salaries of the anthropologists in work after five years.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Minimum: 150 words~180 words recommended
DEB

DEB

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The 4 two-chart questions

  1. What's the biggest slice in the pie chart?The one slice that anchors your overview.
  2. What's the smallest, or what stands out?Anything unusually big, small, or odd.
  3. What's the standout pattern in the table?The row that looks most different.
  4. Is there a link between the two charts?Let one chart help explain the other.

✕ Weak — three disconnected facts

✓ Strong — the overview

Audio: DEB (ElevenLabs)