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BEST IELTS Academic Writing Task 1, 17th April
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
The graphs below show the number of hours Canadians spend on watching TV from 1990 -2000. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
SAMPLE ANSWER
The two charts give information about the TV viewing habits of Canadians. It is clear that the time spent on watching TV fluctuated over the period. In 1991, an average Canadian watched TV for slightly over 29 hours per week, which declined steadily over a three-year period to around 22.7 hours in 1994. The next year saw a clear recovery in TV viewing to a little below the 1991 level. From 1995 onwards, Canadians began to watch less TV gradually except in 1999, when there was a marginal increase compared with the previous year. In 2000, the number dropped to an all-time low of 22.1 hours per week.
The second graph shows that the old people clearly watched the most television, with 32.5 hours per week for those over 60 and 24 hours for those between 59 and 59. By contrast, those aged 18-24 were the least interested in TV programs, watching just below 15 hours every week. The figures for the remaining four age groups (2-11, 12-17, 25-34 and 35-49) averaged between 16 and 20 hours.
In conclusion, the overall population in Canada watched less TV over the given decade and TV viewing tended to increase with age among adults but decrease with age among childrenand teenagers.
