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BEST IELTS Academic Writing Task 1, 20th April
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
The following pie charts show the results of a survey into the most popular leisure activities in the United States of America in 1999 and 2009.
SAMPLE ANSWER
The pie charts demonstrate the percentage of participation in some leisure activities in the USA in two separate years 1999 and 2009.
Overall, although there were some variations in the popularity of each category, walking was the most enjoyable activity in America.
Specifically, over a 10-year period, the proportion of people in the USA took part in walking remained relatively stable/steady/unchanged, constituting nearly a third of total activities. The figures for soccer and camping shared similar patterns experienced a similar pattern of 1%, increasing slightly to 18% and 9%, respectively. Meanwhile, swimming saw sharper rises in the rate of participants, doubling to 18%. Noticeably, yoga was replaced by weightlifting in 2009, at strikingly 10%.
Regarding aerobics, jogging and bicycling, in 2009, fewer American people enjoyed these activities than 10 years earlier. The most significant decrease was seen in the figure for aerobics, at 13% in 1999, as opposed to merely 4% in 2009. Whereas the falls in the popularity of jogging and bicycling were slighter, at 3% and 7%, respectively.
