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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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

Introduce the chart, population, measure, age groups, and year.
Give an overview of the main gender contrast and the near-equal oldest-group figures.
Describe the male figures across the age groups, noting the low and later recovery.
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 chart compares the percentage of Australian males and females in different age groups from 15 to over 65 years old doing regular exercises in 2010. It’s clear that males did more regular physical activity than females at the young group of 15 to 24 years old. However at the following age groups, females were more active than males, apart from the oldest group, where the figures were almost equal. In general, …

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AI-completed learning example

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THE CHART ILLUSTRATES THE PERCENTAGE OF EACH GENDER WITH DIFFERENT AGE GAPS IN AUSTRALIA WHO ENGAGED IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES IN 2010. OVERALL, IT CAN BE SAID THAT ALTHOUGH THE FIGURES FOR FEMALES SHOWED AN UPWARD TREND, THERE WAS A SLIGHT FLUCTUATION IN THE SHARE OF MALES DURING A YEAR. LOOKING AT THE ACTIVITY OF WOMEN, THE PROPORTION WAS ABOUT 48% AMONG THOSE AGED 15 TO 24. It then rose slightly to around 49% for wom…

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