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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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

Introduce the table, its subject and the age groups.
Give an overview of the most consistent pattern and the clearest age-related change.
Compare email and gaming using their highest, lowest and contrasting age-group figures.
Describe downloads, shopping and searching, grouping figures by trend or peak.
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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The table illustrates the proportion of individuals across various age groups engaging in different online activities. Overall, email usage remains consistently high across all age demographics, while activities such as online gaming and downloading music or videos are significantly more popular among younger generations. Conversely, older age groups show a greater tendency to utilize the internet for travel reservat…

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221 words · Illustrative target band

The table outlines the percentages of internet activities across different age groups, covering categories such as e-mail use, online gaming, music and video downloads, travel reservations, online purchases, and searching for people. Overall, there is uniformity in e-mail usage across age groups, while engagement in online gaming and music/video downloads declines with age. Additionally, travel reservations and onlin…

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197 words · Illustrative target band

The table displays information on types of tasks which were done with the help of the internet by seven age groups. Overall, every age group has high stats of e-mail use. Whereas, searching for people is famous for low rates of use. Concerning specific internet activities, the data reveals that the percentage of individuals using the internet varied considerably by activity and age. E-mail was the most common activit…

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