Task 1 · bar chart · 17 samples

The bar chart below shows the percentage of Australian men and women in different age groups who did regular physical activity in 2010.

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Ideas to explore

  • Compare the sexes by age band: men have the higher rate only among 15–24-year-olds.
  • Describe the contrasting patterns: the male rate falls to a low among 35–44-year-olds before recovering, while the female rate rises to a plateau above 50% from ages 35 to 64.
  • Highlight the endpoint: the two rates are almost equal among people aged 65 and over.

Suggested structure

  1. Introduce the chart, population, measure, age groups, and year.
  2. Give an overview of the main gender contrast and the near-equal oldest-group figures.
  3. Describe the male figures across the age groups, noting the low and later recovery.
  4. Describe the female figures, noting the rise and peak, then compare the oldest group.
Useful vocabulary & examples
participation rate
The percentage of a group taking part in an activity.

The male participation rate reached its lowest point among 35–44-year-olds.

reach a low
Fall to the smallest value in the figures being discussed.

The figure for men reached a low of roughly 39% in the 35–44 age group.

peak at
Reach the highest value in a set of figures.

Female participation peaked at approximately 53% in two age groups.

remain almost level
Be very similar, with only a small difference.

The male and female rates remained almost level among those aged 65 and over.

Sample answers

AI-completed learning example

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The provided bar graph illustrates the number of Australian men and women in six various age groups who did daily physical activity in the year 2010. Overall, it can be seen that, women showed majority of the highest numbers in these five out of six age groups, whereas, the men depicted only one highest number. Looking at the details, men aged 15 to 24 had the highest figure for males, at about 52%. For this group, t…

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AI-completed learning example

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The bar graph depicts the proportion of Australian people who did regular physical activity according to their age groups in the period of 2010. Overall, it is apparent from the provided information that, the proportion of female were more engaged in outdoor activities compared to men in the period fo time. Getting into details portrayed in the bar chart, the figures for men and women are shown in six age groups. In …

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The graph presents the proportion of Australian male and female of varied age groups engaging in daily exercise in 2010. Overall, it is apparent from the graph that the percentage of women doing physical activity were higher than men in various age group, rather than that of adult groups. Getting into details, more than a half of men in the 15 to 24 age group did regular exercise, at about 52%, while women was lower,…

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