Key Vocabulary

pie graph ___________section ___________represents ___________more than half ___________almost half ___________about a quarter ___________three quarters ___________the majority of ___________only a few ___________refers to ___________only one ___________

円グラフ　少しの　表す　半分以上　　約４分の一　部分 　四分の三　大部分　ほぼ半分　たった一人

Pie Graphs

The graphs that you are looking at today were made by your sempai as part of their research for their final exam.

Let’s take a look at the sweets graph first!

The red section represents __________________________.

The purple section represents ________________________.

The majority of students said that they usually buy sweets from

__________________ or ______________.

_________________ of students said that they usually buy sweets from the

convenience store.

_________________ a few students (said that they) usually buy sweets from other

stores than convenience stores or Chateraise.

文法ポイント！  In  the  case  of  sweets,  the  research  was  about  HABITS...先輩が「だいたい、皆どこからsweetsを買うの？」を知りたかった。だから、”usually  buy”が正しいです。

First Name: ____________ Last Name: ____________ Student #: ____________ Group: ____________

Ok, now let’s take a look at the car maker graph!

The red section represents __________________________.

The purple and yellow sections represent ________________________.

Other represents __________________________________.

_____________________ of students said that they like Toyota.

_______________ student said (they) like Nissan.

___________________ of students said they like Toyota or Honda.

¹文法ポイント！This  case  is  NOT  a  habit,  so  you  can’t  use  「usually」²文法ポイント！  このtheyの使い方は最近流行っている。複数を表す事じゃなくて、  男か女か分からない場合にはとても便利です。  It  is  SPOKEN  English.    Because  it  is  new,  some  people  don’t  like  it...but  most  people  use  it,  so  I  want  you  to  know  this  grammar  exists.

Your turn! Take a look at the beef bowl pie graph! Using what you have learned, please write 5 sentences about the graph.**Hint: This is a graph looking at HABITS.

One more! Take a look at the SNS pie graph! Using what you have learned, please write 5 sentences about the graph.**Hint: This is a similar to the car maker graph.

My Survey_____________________________________________________

# of people who __________________________________

reasons why

My Graph_____________________________________________________

My Graph Description_____________________________________________________