IELTS Academic, Writing Task 1, 13 February 2020, INDIA

Q. The table below shows the percentage of adults in urban and rural areas who took part in four free time activities in 1990 and 2010. Summarize the information and compare where relevant, by selecting and reporting the key features.

 

The given table graph compares the proportion of youngsters living in urban and rural areas who participated in four leisure activities in 1990 and 2010.

 

It is worth considering that, in 1990 approximately 61% of adults preferred reading in urban areas whereas about 71% of youngsters participated in rural areas. In the next two decades, both the areas and the figure stood at 78%. The ratio of photography rose with time. In 1990, 7% in urban areas and 14% in rural areas did photography in 1990, the percentage in 2010 were about 10% higher for both urban and rural areas.

 

A quick glance to the remaining information, animated play, and playing, the proportion was one in ten and just over a fifth respectively in urban areas. However, in rural areas the percentage noticed slightly higher at 18% and 26% respectively. In 2010, the proportion of youngster animated play as a hobby in urban areas stood at 10%, but in rural areas the ratio fell and stood at 14%. Surprisingly, in playing the proportion remained unchanged for rural areas.

Overall, it can be seen that in all the leisure activities, the maximum proportion was noticed in rural area in the given period of tenure. The largest amount of adults participated in reading in both the urban as well as rural areas.