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 chart presented illustrates the proportion of Australian men and women engaging in regular physical activity across various age groups in the year 2010. Overall, the data reveals that a higher percentage of young men participated in physical activity compared to their female counterparts, whereas the trend reversed among the older demographics, with women recording higher participation rates in every age grou…

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AI-completed learning example

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The bar chart shows the percentage of Australian men and women of different ages who engaged in regular exercise in the year 2010. Overall, female participation generally increased with age, while the reverse was true for males until middle age, and males experienced a lower peak and trough than the corresponding figures for females. In the youngest group, men recorded the highest male figure, at about 52%, compared …

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199 words · Illustrative target band

The bar chart illustrates the percentage of Australian men and women who engaged in regular physical activity across various age groups in 2010. Overall, it is evident that a higher proportion of women participated in physical activity compared to men in most age categories. The only exception was the youngest age group (15-24 years), where men recorded the higher figure, at just over 50%, compared with approximately…

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