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E) Complete the short summary below with phrases 0 Read this summary of the pie chart in Exercise 3
from the box. It contains five false facts. Rewrite the summary
to correct the information.
thirteen percent go to New Zealand
other reasons see friends and family The chart gives information about the m1mber of
the largest percentage for pleasure
people trnvelling to New Zealand. wke.r-e. pe.opf.e. wko
trnve.2. to Ne.w 2e.Cl.2.Cl.-11d co�e. -Fro�
The chart shows why people from other countries The percentage of visitors from Australia is the
1 ......... . highest, at 40 percent. The third largest group,
2 ... ............. 47 percent, go there on holiday. 12 percent, comes from the United Kingdom, and
,
Twenty-nine percent visit New Zealand in order to 9 percent go to the United States. The East Asian
3 .... . ..... 4 ................. go there on business, and just countries, China, Japan and South Korea, send
11 percent visit for 5 ...... . 5 percent, 4 percent and 3 percent each. However,
Overall, the majority of visitors go 6 , not 27 percent come from other European countries.
Overall, more than 70 percent of visitors come from
for work. English-speaking countries.
e) Work in pairs. Look at this pie chart and discuss 0 IELTS candidates often confuse percent and
the questions below. percentage. Look at this sentence from Exercise 4

International visitors to New Zealand: and answer the questions below.
country of origin The percentage of visitors from Australia is the
highest, at 40 percent.
1 Which word (percent or percentage) is used
with a number?
2 Which word is used with the?
Australia
40%
0 0 Each of these sentences contains one mistake
made by IELTS candidates. Find and correct the
mistakes.
South
Korea 3% 1 The percent of teenagers who ride bicycles is
higher than for any other age group. pe.rce.-11fa 1
Japan 4% (J
2 In the cities, the number of people living alone
Chinas% 28 percentage.
3 The percent of people over 50 is the lowest in
United States 9% this group.
4 Just over 50 percentage of the city's inhabitants
1 What does the chart give information about? are female.
2 What nationality is the largest group of visitors? 5 T h e ten percent of females have a university
3 What percentage of visitors come from the qualification.
United Kingdom, and what percentage from the 6 As can be seen from the table, 60 percent
United States? population live in cities.
4 What percentage of visitors comes from 7 Australia's share of the Japanese tourist market
the three countries in East Asia which are has increased from 2 percentage to nearly
mentioned? 5 percentage.
S Are there visitors from countries not mentioned 8 This chart shows the percent people attending
on the chart? the cinema in Australia.
6 What do visitors from Australia, the United
Kingdom and the United States have in common?

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