The three pie charts below show the changes in annual spending by a particular UK school in 1981, 1991, and 2001. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The three pie charts below show the changes in annual spending by a particular UK school in 1981, 1991, and 2001.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The pie charts illustrate how the total
expenditure
of a particular school in the UK changed in 1981, 1991, and 2001.
Overall
, it can be seen that
teachers
'
salaries
consistently took up the largest share of the budget over these years.
To begin
with, in 1981, the school allocated 40% of its budget to
teachers
'
salaries
.
While
other workers'
salaries
accounted for 28%, spending on resources
such
as books and furniture/equipment each made up 15%.
Finally
, insurance was the smallest
expenditure
at 2%.
Then
in 1991,
teachers
'
salaries
increased to 50%, making it the largest expense.
On the other hand
,
while
workers'
salaries
and spending on furniture and equipment decreased to 22% and 5% respectively, the
expenditure
on resources went up by 5%. The percentage of insurance expenses rose by a mere 1%. Shifting to the
last
graph, in 2001,
teachers
'
salaries
, though still the largest
expenditure
, declined to 45%.
Although
other workers'
salaries
went down
further
to 15%, spending on furniture and equipment increased substantially to 23%. Insurance costs
also
saw a significant rise, accounting for 8% of the total spending. Ultimately, resource costs drop sharply to 9%.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "while".
Basic structure: Change the second paragraph.
Vocabulary: Replace the words expenditure, teachers, salaries with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "went up" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: Use several vocabularies to present the data in the second paragraph.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • spending distribution
  • annual expenditures
  • budget allocation
  • highest expenditures
  • fluctuations
  • budget priorities
  • reduced spending
  • increased spending
  • emphasis
  • significant changes
  • consistent emphasis
  • rising costs
  • noteworthy shifts
  • spending patterns
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