Information Transfer Pie Chart Introductory statement 2 marks

Information Transfer Pie Chart

Introductory statement (2 marks) The pie chart depicts/ illustrates/ shows the percentage of British who assessed the Internet in 2010. The pie chart depicts/ illustrates/ shows how many per cent of British used the Internet in 2010.

General statement (1 mark) (Overall) The pie chart shows about/ approximately 46% of British use cable to get online. (In general) The pie chart shows that almost half of the British access the Internet by using cable.

Descriptions 1 (3 marks each) Firstly, there were about/ approximately 80% of British who were connected to the Internet in 2010. More than three quarters of British had access to the Internet in 2010.

Description 2 (3 marks each) Secondly, Internet users who used cable to get online made up almost half of the chart.

Description 3 (3 marks each) About two thirds (59%) of users mainly connected online from their homes, using cable and dial up.

Description 4 (3 marks each) Next, mobile phone users who used the Internet comprised of less than a quarter of the pie chart.

Description 5 (3 marks each) Finally, the pie chart showed that about/ almost one fifth of British/ the population had no access to the Internet in 2010.

Observation (1 mark) One interesting to note is that there was still a small minority who use dial up, which is much slower to access the Internet, in the year 2010.

Conclusion (1 mark) To sum up, a considerable amount of British had access to the Internet in 2010. In conclusion, over three quarters of British were connected to the Internet in 2010. To conclude, less than a fifth of users had no access to the Internet.