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IELTS Academic Task 1: Pie Chart — Society & charity
Original practice prompt written in exam style — not a real exam question, and not a prediction.
The chart below shows the sources of income for a national children's charity last year. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. The data is as follows (share of the charity's total income). Individual donations were the largest source at 45%. Government grants provided 25%, fundraising events 18%, and corporate sponsorship 12%. The figures total 100%. Money given directly by the public — donations plus fundraising events — made up nearly two-thirds of the charity's income (63%), comfortably more than government and corporate funding combined (37%).
Examiner focus: Reframe the four sources as public giving versus institutional funding — that 63/37 split is the comparison examiners reward.
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