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This is an IELTS writing task 1 sample answer essay on the topic of various age groups attending concerts from real IELTS exam.
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IELTS Writing Task 1 Sample Answer Essay: Concerts Line Chart
The graph below shows the percentage of people in different age groups in one city who attended music concerts between 2010 and 2015.
The given line chart details the percentages of people attending concerts from 2010 to 2015 across various age groups. Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that all ages showed increasing trends except for 55-64 and that younger people tended to go to concerts more often.
52% of those between the ages of 45 and 54 went to concerts in 2010, leading all age brackets, but there was a dip to 40% in 2011 which allowed the 16-24 group to rise 15% to 55% and lead all concert-goers. From there, both groups increased with broadly similar trends as the 16-24 year olds had risen to 70% by 2015 and the former group had grown to 54%.
The 25-44 and 55-64 groups showed inverse trends with the former group dipping from 40% in 2010 to a low of 30% in 2013 before sloping upwards to nearly 50% by the end of the period. The latter group rose steadily from a starting point of 20% to intersect with the younger group at 30% in 2013 and then fell to just over 20% in 2015. The final group, aged 75+, doubled to 20% in the first year, had surrendered those gains by 2013, before undergoing a stable increase and reaching 20% to finish the period.
Analysis
1. The given line chart details the percentages of people attending concerts from 2010 to 2015 across various age groups. 2. Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that all ages showed increasing trends except for 55-64 and that younger people tended to go to concerts more often.
- Paraphrase what the graph shows.
- Write an overview that includes whether or not the categories went up or down and the general overall ranking of each.
1. 52% of those between the ages of 45 and 54 went to concerts in 2010, leading all age brackets, but there was a dip to 40% in 2011 which allowed the 16-24 group to rise 15% to 55% and lead all concert-goers. 2. From there, both groups increased with broadly similar trends as the 16-24 year olds had risen to 70% by 2015 and the former group had grown to 54%.
- Begin to describe the data by comparing different groups.
- Continue comparing and list all the groups. You don’t need all the data but make sure the start and end point is clear and how quickly/slowly it rose/fell.
1. The 25-44 and 55-64 groups showed inverse trends with the former group dipping from 40% in 2010 to a low of 30% in 2013 before sloping upwards to nearly 50% by the end of the period. 2. The latter group rose steadily from a starting point of 20% to intersect with the younger group at 30% in 2013 and then fell to just over 20% in 2015. 3. The final group, aged 75+, doubled to 20% in the first year, had surrendered those gains by 2013, before undergoing a stable increase and reaching 20% to finish the period.
- Begin to compare the other data.
- Continue comparing it listing all the data.
- Include any areas that you didn’t talk about at the end as I do here.
Vocabulary
What do the words in bold below mean?
The given line chart details the percentages of people attending concerts from 2010 to 2015 across various age groups. Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that all ages showed increasing trends except for 55-64 and that younger people tended to go to concerts more often.
52% of those between the ages of 45 and 54 went to concerts in 2010, leading all age brackets, but there was a dip to 40% in 2011 which allowed the 16-24 group to rise 15% to 55% and lead all concert-goers. From there, both groups increased with broadly similar trends as the 16-24 year olds had risen to 70% by 2015 and the former group had grown to 54%.
The 25-44 and 55-64 groups showed inverse trends with the former group dipping from 40% in 2010 to a low of 30% in 2013 before sloping upwards to nearly 50% by the end of the period. The latter group rose steadily from a starting point of 20% to intersect with the younger group at 30% in 2013 and then fell to just over 20% in 2015. The final group, aged 75+, doubled to 20% in the first year, had surrendered those gains by 2013, before undergoing a stable increase and reaching 20% to finish the period.
Answers
given presented
details describes
attending concerts going to music shows
across various age groups at different ages
Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that Overall
increasing trends more and more
tended were more likely to
leading in front of
age brackets age groups
dip fall
rise increase
concert-goers people who go to concerts
broadly similar trends in general had the same pattern
former one mentioned first
showed inverse trends had opposite patterns
dipping from falling from
a low of the minimum point
sloping upwards gently increasing
latter more recent one
steadily at regular intervals
starting point beginning with
intersect with cross each other at
just over a little above
doubled increased by 2x
surrendered gave up
undergoing experiencing
stable increase regular rise
reaching getting to
to finish the period at the end of the surveyed time
Pronunciation
Listen and repeat:
ˈgɪvn
ˈdiːteɪlz
əˈtɛndɪŋ ˈkɒnsə(ː)ts
əˈkrɒs ˈveərɪəs eɪʤ gruːps
ˈlʊkɪŋ frɒm ən ˈəʊvərɔːl pəˈspɛktɪv, ɪt ɪz ˈrɛdɪli əˈpærənt ðæt
ɪnˈkriːsɪŋ trɛndz
ˈtɛndɪd
ˈliːdɪŋ
eɪʤ ˈbrækɪts
dɪp
raɪz
ˈkɒnsə(ː)t-ˈgəʊəz
ˈbrɔːdli ˈsɪmɪlə trɛndz
ˈfɔːmə
ʃəʊd ɪnˈvɜːs trɛndz
ˈdɪpɪŋ frɒm
ə ləʊ ɒv
ˈsləʊpɪŋ ˈʌpwədz
ˈlætə
ˈstɛdɪli
ˈstɑːtɪŋ pɔɪnt
ˌɪntə(ː)ˈsɛkt wɪð
ʤʌst ˈəʊvə
ˈdʌbld
səˈrɛndəd
ˌʌndəˈgəʊɪŋ
ˈsteɪbl ˈɪnkriːs
ˈriːʧɪŋ
tuː ˈfɪnɪʃ ðə ˈpɪərɪəd
Vocabulary Practice
What do the words in bold below mean?
The g______n line chart d__________s the percentages of people a______________________s from 2010 to 2015 a____________________________s. L___________________________________________________________t all ages showed i________________________s except for 55-64 and that younger people t_________d to go to concerts more often.
52% of those between the ages of 45 and 54 went to concerts in 2010, l____________g all a______________s, but there was a d____p to 40% in 2011 which allowed the 16-24 group to r_____e 15% to 55% and lead all c______________s. From there, both groups increased with b___________________________s as the 16-24 year olds had risen to 70% by 2015 and the f_______r group had grown to 54%.
The 25-44 and 55-64 groups s________________________s with the former group d_____________m 40% in 2010 to a________f 30% in 2013 before s_____________________s to nearly 50% by the end of the period. The l________r group rose s____________y from a s___________________t of 20% to i_____________________h the younger group at 30% in 2013 and then fell to j____________r 20% in 2015. The final group, aged 75+, d___________d to 20% in the first year, had s___________________d those gains by 2013, before u________________g a s_______________e and r______________g 20% t____________________________d.
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