IELTS Writing: Numbers and Pie Charts

Summary

Dans cette vidéo, Emma aborde l'analyse des graphiques circulaires, ou 'pie charts', qui sont souvent rencontrés dans le cadre de l'examen d'anglais IELTS, plus précisément dans la tâche d'écriture numéro un. Elle explique ce qu'est un graphique circulaire, comment décrire les pourcentages et les nombres, et fournit des conseils pour améliorer le vocabulaire des étudiants. Emma utilise des exemples concrets pour montrer comment structurer les phrases et comment utiliser des termes tels que 'makes up', 'accounts for', ainsi que des expressions pour parler de fractions et de proportions. Elle insiste également sur l'importance de la précision et de la variété dans la manière de décrire les données. Le but est de faciliter la compréhension et l'expression des informations présentées dans les graphiques circulaires lors de l'épreuve IELTS.

Takeaways

• 📊 **Qu'est-ce qu'un graphique circulaire ?** Un graphique circulaire, aussi appelé un diagramme en secteurs, représente des pourcentages et peut être utilisé pour montrer la répartition des dépenses ou d'autres données.
• 🗣️ **Comment décrire les graphiques circulaires** : Il est important de comprendre la signification globale du graphique, c'est-à-dire la répartition approximative des pourcentages pour chaque secteur.
• 💬 **Utilisation de phrases appropriées** : Pour décrire un graphique circulaire, on peut utiliser des phrases comme 'Selon le graphique', 'On peut voir sur le graphique' ou 'Le graphique montre que'.
• 🔢 **Description des pourcentages** : Il existe différentes façons d'écrire les pourcentages, y compris 'fifty percent', 'fifty per cent', '50%', ou même 'half' pour les 50%.
• ✍️ **Éviter d'ouvrir une phrase par un chiffre** : En anglais, il est préférable d'écrire le pourcentage plutôt que d'ouvrir une phrase par un chiffre, comme '50% of the living expenses is rent'.
• 📈 **Utilisation de verbes spécifiques** : Des verbes comme 'make up' et 'account for' sont particulièrement utiles pour décrire les pourcentages dans un graphique circulaire.
• 📌 **Variation des phrases** : Il est possible de varier la structure de la phrase pour décrire les pourcentages, par exemple en plaçant le pourcentage au début de la phrase.
• 🔧 **Utilisation d'adjectifs pour préciser** : Des mots comme 'exactly', 'precisely', 'around', 'approximately', 'nearly', et 'close to' peuvent être ajoutés pour une description plus précise ou approximative des pourcentages.
• 📉 **Description des pourcentages plus faibles** : Pour décrire des pourcentages plus faibles, on utilise des expressions comme 'a small fraction', 'a small percentage', ou 'a very small proportion'.
• 📈 **Description des pourcentages plus élevés** : Pour les pourcentages plus élevés, on utilise des termes comme 'a large fraction', 'a large percentage', ou 'a very large proportion'.
• 🌐 **Ressources supplémentaires** : Le site web www.engvid.com propose des questions de pratique et des quiz pour aider à appliquer et à tester la compréhension des concepts vus dans la vidéo.

Q & A

Quelle est la structure d'un bon début de phrase pour décrire un graphique circulaire dans le cadre du test IELTS ?

Un bon début de phrase pour décrire un graphique circulaire pourrait être 'According to the chart', 'We can see from the chart', ou 'The chart shows that'.

Comment pouvez-vous exprimer la moitié d'un total en pourcentage ou en fraction dans le contexte d'un graphique circulaire ?

On peut exprimer la moitié d'un total soit par '50%', soit par 'half', ou encore en utilisant la forme 'fifty percent'.

Quels termes pouvez-vous utiliser pour décrire des pourcentages approximatifs ou des valeurs qui ne sont pas précisément définies ?

On peut utiliser des termes tels que 'around', 'approximately', 'nearly', 'close to', 'roughly', 'slightly above', ou 'just over' pour décrire des pourcentages approximatifs.

Quels verbes sont utiles pour décrire la composition d'un graphique circulaire en pourcentages ?

Les verbes utiles pour cette tâche incluent 'makes up', 'accounts for', et on peut également utiliser des structures passives comme 'is made up of' ou 'accounts for'.

Comment pouvez-vous changer la structure de la phrase pour varier la façon dont vous décrivez les pourcentages ?

On peut inverser l'ordre des éléments dans la phrase, par exemple, en plaçant le pourcentage au début de la phrase avec des structures comme 'Half of the living expenses are rent' ou '42% of the total is tea'.

Quels termes pouvez-vous utiliser pour décrire des quantités considérées comme petites dans un graphique circulaire ?

On peut utiliser des termes tels que 'a small fraction', 'a small percentage', 'a small number', 'the lowest percentage', 'a very small percentage', ou 'a very small proportion'.

Quels termes sont appropriés pour décrire des quantités considérées comme grandes dans un graphique circulaire ?

On peut utiliser des termes comme 'a large fraction', 'a large percentage', 'a large number', 'the highest percentage', 'a very large percentage', ou 'a very large proportion'.

Comment pouvez-vous améliorer votre score de vocabulaire lors de la description de graphiques circulaires en utilisant des mots pour être plus spécifique ?

On peut utiliser des mots comme 'exactly', 'precisely', 'around', 'approximately', 'nearly', 'close to', 'slightly above', ou 'just over' pour être plus spécifique et améliorer son score de vocabulaire.

Quels sont les types de graphiques que vous pourriez voir lors de la section d'écriture du test IELTS ?

Les types de graphiques possibles comprennent le graphique circulaire (pie chart), le graphique en lignes (line graph), et le graphique en barres (bar graph).

Comment pouvez-vous utiliser des expressions générales pour décrire des pourcentages sans entrer dans les détails spécifiques ?

On peut utiliser des expressions générales telles que 'a small fraction of the total', 'a large percentage of the total', 'the highest percentage of the total', pour décrire des pourcentages sans spécifier les valeurs exactes.

Quelle est la meilleure façon d'éviter les erreurs de grammaire courantes en anglais lors de la description des pourcentages ?

Il est préférable d'éviter de commencer une phrase par un nombre. Au lieu de cela, écrire le pourcentage en lettres, comme 'fifty percent', ou utiliser des expressions telles que 'half' ou 'a third'.

Quels sont les autres types de graphiques ou de données que l'IELTS pourrait inclure dans sa section d'écriture ?

Outre les graphiques circulaires, en lignes et en barres, l'IELTS pourrait inclure des diagrammes de processus, des diagrammes, ou même des tableaux pour l'examen de la section d'écriture.

Outlines

00:00

📊 Introduction à la description des graphiques circulaires (Pie Charts) pour le test IELTS

Dans le premier paragraphe, Emma introduit le sujet de la vidéo qui porte sur la description des graphiques circulaires dans le cadre de la partie écrite du test IELTS, plus précisément la tâche 1. Elle explique que de nombreux étudiants éprouvent des difficultés à décrire les graphiques et les nombres, et elle promet d'aborder ces points. Emma présente également les types de graphiques qui peuvent être rencontrés lors du test, y compris les graphiques en barres et en lignes, mais se concentrera uniquement sur les graphiques circulaires dans cette vidéo.

05:04

📈 Comment décrire les pourcentages et les nombres dans les graphiques circulaires

Dans le deuxième paragraphe, Emma discute en détail de la manière de décrire les pourcentages et les nombres dans les graphiques circulaires. Elle propose différentes formulations pour écrire et parler des pourcentages, y compris l'utilisation de mots comme 'half', 'a quarter', 'a third', et 'two-thirds'. Elle souligne également l'importance de varier sa vocabulaire pour améliorer sa note de vocabulaire dans le test IELTS.

10:09

🔢 Utilisation de termes précis et approximatifs pour décrire les pourcentages

Dans le troisième paragraphe, Emma explore l'utilisation de termes précis et approximatifs pour décrire les statistiques des graphiques circulaires. Elle fournit des exemples de phrases utilisant des termes comme 'exactly', 'precisely', 'around', 'approximately', 'nearly', et 'close to' pour indiquer des pourcentages spécifiques ou approximatifs. Elle met en garde les étudiants sur l'importance de l'orthographe et suggère d'utiliser des expressions plus simples si nécessaire.

15:12

📉 Expressions pour parler des pourcentages élevés et faibles dans les graphiques circulaires

Le quatrième paragraphe se concentre sur la description des pourcentages élevés et faibles dans les graphiques circulaires. Emma fournit une série d'expressions pour parler de 'a small fraction' et 'a large fraction' du total, et montre comment modifier la structure de la phrase pour varier la description. Elle explique également comment inclure des pourcentages spécifiques ou des quantités données dans la description.

20:16

📝 Conclusion et ressources supplémentaires pour la pratique

Dans le cinquième et dernier paragraphe, Emma remercie les téléspectateurs pour leur écoute et les invite à visiter le site web www.engvid.com pour effectuer des exercices supplémentaires et à s'autoévaluer grâce à un quiz. Elle encourage les apprenants à pratiquer l'utilisation des pourcentages et des nombres dans la description des graphiques circulaires pour améliorer leurs compétences en anglais.

Keywords

💡IELTS

IELTS (International English Language Testing System) est un test d'évaluation du niveau de compétence en anglais. Dans la vidéo, il est utilisé comme contexte pour discuter de la manière d'aborder la description des graphiques en anglais, en particulier des graphiques en secteurs (pie charts).

💡Pie Chart

Un graphique en secteurs, également appelé 'pie chart' ou 'pie graph', est un type de graphique qui représente des données sous forme de portions d'une grande 'pizza'. Dans le script, il est utilisé pour enseigner comment décrire les pourcentages et les données de manière efficace en anglais.

💡Percentage

Le pourcentage est une mesure qui représente une partie d'un tout exprimée sous forme d'une fraction d'un cent. Dans la vidéo, l'enseignante explique comment décrire les pourcentages dans le contexte des graphiques en secteurs pour améliorer la compétence en anglais.

💡Vocabulary Mark

Le 'vocabulary mark' fait référence à la notation attribuée à l'usage du vocabulaire dans un test comme l'IELTS. Dans le script, l'accent est mis sur l'amélioration de ce score en utilisant une variété de termes pour décrire les graphiques.

💡Line Graph

Un 'line graph' est un type de graphique qui trace des points de données connectés par des lignes pour montrer les tendances ou les changements sur une période de temps. Il est mentionné dans le script comme l'un des différents types de graphiques qui peuvent être rencontrés lors de l'IELTS.

💡Bar Graph

Un 'bar graph' est un graphique qui utilise des barres verticales ou horizontales pour représenter des quantités. Dans le script, il est brièvement mentionné en tant que type de graphique différent du graphique en secteurs.

💡Process Diagram

Un 'process diagram' est un type de graphique qui illustre les étapes d'un processus ou d'une séquence d'actions. Il est mentionné comme un des éléments qui peuvent être présents dans la section d'écriture de l'IELTS, bien que la vidéo se concentre principalement sur les graphiques en secteurs.

💡Describing Numbers

La description des nombres est une compétence clé pour parler de graphiques et de données. Dans le script, l'enseignante fournit des conseils sur la manière de décrire les nombres et les pourcentages de manière variée et précise.

💡Phrasal Verb

Un 'phrasal verb' est une expression qui combine un verbe et un adverbe ou une préposition pour former un sens unique. Dans le script, 'makes up' est un exemple de phrasal verb utilisé pour décrire la proportion des différents éléments dans un graphique en secteurs.

💡Approximately

Le mot 'approximately' est utilisé pour indiquer qu'une valeur est une estimation et non une mesure exacte. Dans la vidéo, il est discuté en tant que moyen d'ajouter de la variété au vocabulaire et d'indiquer des valeurs proches sans être précisément exactes.

💡Pie Chart Description

La description d'un graphique en secteurs implique l'utilisation d'un certain nombre de compétences linguistiques pour parler des portions et des pourcentages. Dans le script, plusieurs techniques sont présentées pour décrire efficacement les graphiques en secteurs, y compris l'utilisation de termes comme 'a third', 'a quarter', et 'half'.

Highlights

Emma will discuss the IELTS writing task one, specifically focusing on pie charts.

She will teach how to describe pie charts to improve vocabulary for the IELTS test.

Emma addresses common student confusion about discussing numbers and graphs on the IELTS.

Different types of graphs that might appear on the IELTS are introduced: pie chart, line graph, and bar graph.

A pie chart represents percentages of a whole, visualized as slices of a circle.

Emma provides an example of a pie chart showing personal monthly expenses.

She suggests estimating percentages visually before referring to exact numbers or percentages provided.

Various ways to begin sentences when describing a pie chart are offered.

Emma explains the different acceptable formats for writing percentages.

She provides alternative phrasings for describing percentages, such as 'a quarter' and 'two-thirds'.

The importance of not starting sentences with numbers in English is emphasized.

Emma offers alternative verbs like 'makes up' and 'accounts for' to describe portions of the pie chart.

The use of articles before fractions is clarified, with 'half' not requiring an article, but 'a third' does.

She introduces words like 'exactly', 'precisely', 'around', and 'approximately' to add specificity or generality when describing percentages.

Emma demonstrates how to use vocabulary to boost the IELTS score by varying sentence structure and specificity.

Different expressions for describing large and small portions of a pie chart are provided.

The video concludes with an invitation to practice using the discussed methods on the EngVid website.

Transcripts

Hi there. My name is Emma, and in today's video, I am going to talk

a lot about the IELTS test, specifically writing task one.

I'm going to teach you about a certain thing

you might see on the IELTS, and that's a pie chart. I'm going to explain what a pie chart

is, and ways to talk about pie charts in order to improve your vocabulary mark for the IELTS.

Many students get really, really confused when they see graphs on the IELTS, and they

get really confused trying to talk about numbers, specifically. So, in this video, I'm also

going to talk about: How do we describe numbers when we're looking at pie charts?

How do we describe percentages? You know, and how can we

make our vocabulary very varied? Okay?

So, let's get started.

The first thing I want to do is talk about: What is a pie chart?

So, I have here three different types of graphs.

Three different graphs you might see on the IELTS, in the

writing section, in the very first part of the writing section. Okay? You might see a

picture like this, like this, or like this. So, one of these looks like a pie, something

you eat. Which one do you think looks the most like pie?

If you said this one, you are correct.

This is what we are going to be talking about today. We can call it either a "pie chart"

or a "pie graph". Both are correct. You might also see this one, this one is called

a line graph; or you might see this, which is called a bar graph.

So, let me write that on the board. So, "pie chart", "line graph", and "bar graph".

You might also see a process,

a diagram, or maybe even a table on the IELTS. But for today, we are only going to be focusing

on pie charts.

Okay, so what is a pie chart? A pie chart shows us percentages. Okay? So, if we look

down here, I have here what I spend my money on. Okay? I want you to imagine each month,

all the money I make, all my salary, this is what I spend it on.

I spend some of it on rent, I spend some of it on food,

I spend some of it on transport or transportation,

and I spend some of it on fun. Okay? So, on the IELTS, you might have to describe something

like this. It might be more complicated. Sometimes you might actually have two pie graphs or

pie charts that you might have to compare and describe, but in this case, let's start

out a little bit easier.

So, I want you to imagine you're writing the IELTS, and you've been told to describe this

pie chart. What are you going to say about it? Okay?

Well, the very first thing you should do is you should think about: What does it all mean?

And by that, I mean: Think about

how much percent is each thing? Okay? So, for example, for cost of living, how much

is this? What size does this look like? Although we can't be sure, because I'm not the best

artist and this is not a perfect circle, I would say this is about 50%.

Okay? And this, what does it look like to you? Maybe 25%.

So, food is around 25%. Transport we might

say... Let's say 15%.

And fun, maybe 10%. Although, we're not sure. So, on the IELTS

you might see something like this. You might actually have the percentages written, so

you already know what it is, or you might actually have numbers. Okay? So, this might

actually be money, and so it might actually say, like, $500 to rent, $200 to food, and

so forth. Okay, but the first thing to do is really think about: What are the percentages, here?

Okay, so to begin a sentence when we're talking about the pie chart, these are three different

sentences that are very great... Really, really good sentences to use on the IELTS when you're

talking about pie graphs.

The first one is: "According to the chart", you can also say:

"We can see from the chart", or "We can see from the pie chart", "The chart shows that",

okay? So these are good ways to open up the sentence, and then to actually talk about

what you see here.

Okay, so we're now going to talk a little bit about: How do we talk about percentages?

So, I want you, again, to look at rent. We decided this is about 50%. So, which of these

three ways can I write this on the IELTS? Should I write it: "fifty percent", should

I write it "fifty per cent", with a space, should I write it "50%" as a number, or should

I write it as "half", because 50% is half the total?

What do you think is the best way to write it?

Well, the truth is all of these are good. Okay? You will see percent written

as one word, and also two words; both of these are fine. You can write it as a number, or

you can also write it as half. These are all great ways to write about pie charts. So,

let's get a little bit more into how to talk about numbers and pie charts.

Okay, so let's look at some good sentences you can use when describing numbers and percents.

So, again, we have the same pie chart. We have rent at 50%, food is about a quarter,

transportation is about 15%, and fun is at about 10%. So, I've written up some sentences

to describe rent. Okay? So, what I can say is: "Rent makes up half of the living expenses."

And notice the verb I use, here. "Makes up", okay? So, this is a phrasal verb, "makes up"

is great to use when you're talking about pie charts. If I wanted to talk about food,

I could say: "Food makes up 25% of the living expenses.",

"Transport makes up 15% of the living expenses." Okay?

We can also change the sentence around, so that instead of "half" being in the middle,

we start with the percent. "Half of the living expenses are rent." So, this is essentially

the same sentence, but reversed. "Rent makes up half of the living expenses.",

"Half of the living expenses are rent." We can also say: "Rent accounts for 50% of the total",

or "50% of the living expenses". So, again, we have a really, really nice verb that's

great whenever you're describing a pie chart: "accounts for". It means the exact same as

"makes up", okay? Could I change this to "half"? Yes. Could I write: "fifty percent", not using

numbers, but with letters? Yes, I could spell out "fifty percent". It's all the same; it

means the same thing.

There is, however, one thing you should be aware of. In English, we do not like to start

sentences with numbers. So, for example: "50% of the living expenses is rent." This is...

This is not good. We don't like to start out with a number.

It would be better to actually write it out. Okay?

Just like that. Okay, excellent. So, again, these are great sentences

to use when you're writing about pie charts.

So, now let's look at some ways to talk about numbers. We've already talked about 50%, we've

talked about how it can be called half, and how... The different spellings of 50%. So,

now, let's look at some other different ways to talk about percents. I have down here the

word "a third". So, if this is my pie chart, a third-there are three pieces-would be about

this, which is around 30 to 35% is a third. Okay?

I can also talk about "a quarter", which would be about 25%. Okay? If we looked up here,

food is about a quarter. We can also talk about "two-thirds", this is where it gets

a little bit confusing. So, a third is, like I said, we have one out of three. Here we

have two out of three, which is about 66%. So, two-thirds would look like... One-third,

two-third. Okay? So, this is one-third and this is two-thirds.

When we talk about quarters, we can also talk about three quarters, where instead of talking

about this little piece, we're talking about the rest of the pie. So, whereas this is one

quarter, this in red is three quarters. Okay? We can also talk about "a fifth".

So, if the pie has five parts, 20% would be a fifth.

Okay? So, in red is a fifth. Or we can also

talk about "a sixth". If we have one, two, three, four, five, six - six slices, six equal

slices, if I colour in one of these, that becomes a sixth.

Now, one thing to note. When we talked about "half", we don't use an article. We don't

say: "a half". Okay? Notice there is no "a" here. When we talk about "a third", "a quarter",

"a sixth", "a fifth" - we do have "a" there. Okay? So, you don't need "a" with "half",

but you do need it if you're talking about "a third", "a quarter", "a fifth", or "a sixth".

Okay, excellent. So, now let's talk a little more about percents.

Okay, so I made a little bit of a mistake in one of my drawings. A fifth, I think I

drew actually just four slices. Here, there's one, two, three, four, five.

So, if I coloured in one of these,

this slice would be a fifth. Okay?

So, now what we're going to do is we're going to talk about another way to boost your vocabulary

mark when you're talking about numbers and pie charts. So, I have here a new pie chart.

This is about what I like to drink, and what I drank today. Okay? So, if you look over

here, 42% of what I drank today was tea. I love tea. 25% of what I drank was coffee,

and 33% of what I drank was milk. To be honest, I also drank water and juice, but to make

this simple, we'll just stick with these three. Okay?

So, imagine you get a pie chart like this. Now, again, on the IELTS, usually they're

a little bit more complicated. But just to learn from, imagine you were given a pie chart

like this. How could we describe it? Well, again, a great sentence to use is:

"According to the pie chart", or "As we can see from the pie chart, tea", okay? It says here 42%.

"Tea accounts for 42 percent of the total". Okay? And again, if I want, I can write it

as a number, I can even go like this and get rid of the word "percent". There's different

ways I can do it. They're all correct.

Now, one thing you can do is you can add words in order to... To be a little bit more specific,

and to help your vocabulary score. So, I have some words here:

"exactly", "precisely", "around", "approximately", "nearly", and so forth.

So, these can help you with your vocabulary mark

to get a higher score. So, if I'm talking about tea at 42% and I say it's 42%, I'm being

exact. This is exactly what it is. So, I can use the word:

"According to the pie chart, tea accounts for exactly 42% of the total."

I could also use the word "precisely":

"According to the pie chart, tea accounts for precisely 42% of the total."

Now, what if I'm just looking at this and 42% is too specific; I just want to be a little

bit more general? Well, if I don't want to be exact, I can use the words: "around", "approximately",

"nearly", "close to", "roughly".

So, in this case, I'm not giving the exact number; I'm

giving near that number. So, instead of saying 42%, which tea is,

I can change this to 40%,

if I add one of these words, because it's not 40% exactly, but it's close enough. So,

I can say: "According to the pie chart, tea accounts for around 40% of the total", or

"nearly 40% of the total", "close to 40% of the total".

One thing to note, here, on the IELTS spelling is very, very important. So, if you use the

word "approximately", make sure you can spell it, because I know this is a tough word. If

you think you're going to panic and make a mistake, use "close to", it's easier, and

not only that, but you actually get-one, two-two words added to the word count for this. So,

you could say: "close to 40%".

We could also say, if we're not being exact, we can say: "slightly above" or "just over".

42% is a bit more than 40%. So, we can say:

"According to the pie chart, tea accounts for slightly above 40%",

or "just over 40%". Okay? So, again, this shows that not only

do you understand the numbers, but you're also using some very good vocabulary.

Now, imagine if I estimated a little bit higher, and I said this was... It's around 45%.

What I can say is that:

"According to the pie chart, tea accounts for slightly below 45%",

or "just under 45%". Okay?

So, these are all great words to use to add when you're talking about

percentages. Now let's talk about... A little bit more about percentages.

Okay, so now let's look at some general ways to talk about percent. We've already talked

about specific, using words like "50%", "half", "a third". What about if you don't really

want to speak so specifically? Well, I have here some different expressions you can use.

So, before we get to those, I have a new pie chart. Now, again, you will not see something

this simple on the IELTS. This is very simple to help you learn. So, imagine if this red,

little slice, if this represents coffee, and imagine if this green represents tea, and

this is how much... You know, how much I drink in a day. So, I drink very little coffee,

and I drink lots and lots of tea. Okay? And you have to describe this. So, instead of

saying the specifics... Okay? You know, what we can tell from this is that this is a small

amount, coffee is a small amount, and tea is a very large amount.

So if we wanted to talk about this, we could use the words: "a small fraction". So, this is a small fraction.

"A small fraction of the total is coffee." Okay? We could also say: "a small percentage".

We're not saying specifically what it is. "A small percentage is coffee.",

"A small number is coffee.", "The lowest percentage is coffee.", "A very small percentage is coffee.",

and "A very small proportion is coffee." These, essentially, all mean the same thing. They're

different ways to say a small amount. Okay? Or a small percent.

So, we can also change up the sentence structure a little bit. Okay? So, for example, if I

start with coffee, I can say:

"According to the pie chart, coffee makes up a small fraction of the total.",

"Coffee makes up a small percentage of the total.", "Coffee makes up a small number of the total.",

"Coffee makes up the lowest percentage of the total.",

"Coffee makes up a very small percentage of the total.", and finally,

"Coffee makes up a very small proportion of the total."

I can also add the percent, if I want to, here. Okay? So it is good to be specific where

you can, so you can always put in brackets, and the actual number. Imagine if coffee is

10%. At the end of the sentence, I can put: "(10%)". Or, I can write the word "at 10%".

I could actually write out the word "ten percent", and say: "of the total at ten percent". Or,

if they didn't give me any percents, but imagine if this says two cups a day, and this says

20 cups a day, what I could also do is write down specifically if they gave you a number,

what that number is. So, sometimes they won't give you a percent, but they'll actually say

an amount. If they say an amount, you can actually write in that amount. So, for example,

if they said two cups a day, I could say:

"Coffee makes up a small fraction of the total at two cups a day." So that's also possible.

Now, what about if we wanted to talk about tea? Tea is a large fraction. So, we can use

the exact same vocabulary, but change the word "small" to "large".

So, we can say: "A large fraction of the total is tea.",

"A large percentage is tea.",

"Tea makes up a large number of the total.",

"Tea makes up the lowest..." or "the highest"... In this case, we're not

talking about large, but the opposite of "lowest" is "highest". "A very... A very large percentage

of the total is tea.", and "A very large proportion is tea." Okay? So, these are great expressions

to use when you are describing percents and percentages.

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