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

AI-completed learning example

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The table presents data regarding internet usage across six distinct categories segmented by age group, ranging from teenagers to individuals aged 70 and above. Notably, email usage remains consistently high across all age brackets, while other internet activities display significant variation in frequency among different age groups. In the domain of email usage, the percentages for this activity range narrowly from …

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228 words · Illustrative target band

The tablet above displays the internet activity of individuals categorized by age groups, represented as percentages. Among the features of the internet listed, email is the most widely used, with all groups reporting usage above 90 percent. Notably, individuals in their fifties have the highest usage rate at 95 percent. In contrast, searching for people is among the least popular activities in every age group, rangi…

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216 words · Illustrative target band

The table illustrates the percentage of internet users across six categories, grouped by age. Overall, email usage is the most popular activity across all age groups, while searching for people is the least common activity. Additionally, there are noticeable differences in preferences for other internet activities based on age. It is evident that email usage remained consistently high, ranging from 90% to 95% in ever…

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