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IELTS Academic Writing Task 1 - Pie Charts & Tables
Describing Numbers
Perhaps the most important language for academic task 1 in IELTS is the language of numbers.
You get to use this in just every task so it’s worth practicing it and getting it right. This lesson
has a numbers exercise for IELTS task 1 focusing on:
The language of
approximation
Some basic math
skills The fractions are:
50% = a half
33% = a third
25% = a
quarter 20% =
a fifth 10% = a
tenth
5% = just a small
faction 66% = two
thirds
75% = three quarters
Other Useful
Expressions 10% = one
in ten
20% = two in ten
Over 50% = a majority
Under 20% = a
minority

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IELTS Academic Writing Task 1 - Pie Charts & Tables Describing Numbers
Perhaps the most important language for academic task 1 in IELTS is the language of numbers.
You get to use this in just every task so it’s worth practicing it and getting it right. This lesson
has a numbers exercise for IELTS task 1 focusing on:  The language of approximation  Some basic math skills The fractions are: 50% = a half Other Useful 33% = a third Expressions 10% = one 25% = a in ten quarter 20% = 20% = two in ten a fifth 10% = a Over 50% = a majority tenth Under 20% = a 5% = just a small minority faction 66% = two thirds 75% = three quarters 1