Describing proportions and shares
By Gavin Reid
Read the guide: How to describe a pie chart in IELTS Writing Task 1 →
Learn how to describe parts of a whole in pie charts — including dominant categories, small shares, combined proportions, and overall distribution.
What you'll do
- Write 4 sentences about the chart in your own words.
- Match target language for this function to its meanings, and see per-sentence accuracy notes.
- Rewrite each of your 4 sentences using the target language.
- Write a full 150-word essay on a real IELTS chart prompt.
- Get criterion feedback and per-item usage of the target language.
- Read a personalised summary and a suggested next lesson.
Target language you'll practise
accounts for
Shows how much of the total belongs to one category.
represents
Shows what part of the whole a figure forms.
combined share
Refers to the total of two or more categories.
…and more, with model examples and examiner-graded feedback inside the lesson.