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 bar charts illustrate the proportion of men and women of various age categories in Australia who participated in physical activity on a daily basis in the year 2010. In general, after mid-twenties, the percentage of male participants declined while the percentage of female participants increased moderately. For category 15 to 24, Men’s portion consists of about 53%, compared with approximately 48% for women. Amon…

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AI-completed learning example

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The broad assessment of the data reveals that male and female population of Australia did sport regularly in 2010 in all ages in almost similar proportion. The main feature of this research, women were the most physical active in all age more than men. The exeption were only women from 15 to 24 years old—in this group, men recorded a higher rate, at roughly 53%, compared with approximately 48% for women. Among people…

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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 females were more engaged in outdoor activities compared to men in the period of time. Getting into details portrayed the following pattern: among men, participation was highest in the youngest gro…

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