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BEST IELTS Academic Writing Task 1, 27th September
ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
ACADEMIC WRITING TASK 1
The following two pie charts show the results of a survey into the popularity of various leisure activities among European adults in 1985 and 1995.
SAMPLE ANSWER
A glance at the two pie charts provided illustrates data on the proportion of various activities that European adults do in their pastime during the period between 1985 and 1995.
As can be seen from the two pie charts, watching TV was the most widely enjoyed in both years, by nearly a third in 1985 and slightly lower 30 percent in 1995. Yet by far the most significant change to take place during the period was the increased popularity of playing computer games. Not a single respondent to the survey rated playing computer as their preferred leisure activities in 1985. However, in 1985, this figure jumped to 27 percent which was the second highest percentage. This is followed by talking with friends, which made up 26 percent in 1995, a 5-percent increase compared to 21 percent in 1985.
In stark contrast, it is noticeable point is that eating out which was the second most widely enjoyed pastime experienced an exponential decrease in 1985, accounting for 23 percent to a mere 8 percent in 1995. Similarly, there was a considerable decline in terms of talking with family which constituted 18 percent in 1985 and 7 percent in 1995. Meanwhile, this figure for others plunged from 6 percent to 2 percent in 1995.
