Task 1 · table · 18 samples

The table below gives information on internet use in six categories by age group. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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Ideas to explore

  • Email use is remarkably stable across the age groups, staying between 90% and 95%.
  • Downloading music and videos shows a clear age-related decline, from 52% among teenagers to 6% among people aged 70 and over.
  • Some activities have an age-group peak rather than a steady trend: gaming is highest in the 20s, while online shopping and searching for people peak in the 30s.

Suggested structure

  1. Introduce the table, its subject and the age groups.
  2. Give an overview of the most consistent pattern and the clearest age-related change.
  3. Compare email and gaming using their highest, lowest and contrasting age-group figures.
  4. Describe downloads, shopping and searching, grouping figures by trend or peak.
  5. Add the travel-reservation comparison using only values that can be matched confidently to their age groups.
Useful vocabulary & examples
remain consistently high
stay at a high level with little change

Email use remains consistently high across the age groups.

reach a peak of
rise to the highest recorded value

Online shopping reaches a peak of 69% among people in their 30s.

decline steadily
decrease gradually and consistently

Downloads decline steadily from 52% among teenagers to 6% in the 70+ group.

by contrast
used to introduce a different or opposing pattern

Email use changes little; by contrast, gaming varies considerably by age.

Sample answers

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Firstly, it’s remarkable that there’s little disparity among age groups when it comes to using email. However, there’s a clear correlation between age and engagement in online gaming, with younger demographics being more inclined to play games online compared to older individuals. This trend is similarly observed in music and video downloading. The categories of travel reservations and online purchases, by contrast, …

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The table presents data on six different internet activities by age group. Overall, certain tasks which can be done with the help of the internet appeal more to elderly people, and some, on the contrary, to young people. However, there are some activities which are highly used by all age groups. As it can be seen, e-mail use is consistently high, ranging from 90% to 95% and peaking among people in their 50s. By contr…

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235 words · Illustrative target band

The table presents data on six different internet activities by age group. Overall, some tasks which can be done by the internet are highly used by elderly people, and, on the contrary, by young people. However, there are some activities which are highly demanded by all age groups. As it can be seen from the table, e-mail is consistently the most popular activity, while online games and downloading media are more com…

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