The pie graphs below show the result of a survey of children's activities. The first graph shows the cultural and leisure activities that boys participate in, whereas the second graph shows the activities in which the girls participate. Write a report describing the information shown in the two pie graphs. Write at least 150 words.

The pie graphs below show the result of a survey of children's activities. The first graph shows the cultural and leisure activities that boys participate in, whereas the second graph shows the activities in which the girls participate.

Write a report describing the information shown in the two pie graphs.

Write at least 150 words.
The two pie charts draw the conclusion
of
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a survey of
boys
' and
girls
' cultural and leisure activities.
Overall
, equal quantities of both sexes enjoyed listening to music, but a dramatically larger number of
girls
liked reading. There were
also
many differences in terms of the children's preferred sports. Turning to the first
chart
, we can observe that
boys
prefer playing computer games (34% participation rate)
than
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taking other activities. Playing basketball comes as the
second
most popular leisure,
practiced
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by almost a
third
of male children. Basketball is followed by soccer, which is exercised by 17%. Skateboarding and listening to music are less preferable activities, chosen by 11% and 10% of
boys
respectively. Reading, the least popular cultural activity among
boys
,
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represents only two
percent
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. Taking a closer look at the
second
chart
, we can see that
girls
' most preferred activity is dancing, being 27% of the total.
In contrast
to the
boys
' preferences, reading is chosen by more than a fifth of all
girls
.
Although
percentage
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the percentage
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of female children who play computer games is roughly twice less than that of
boys
(16%),
this
activity is
third
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most popular on the
girls
'
chart
. With a slight difference between computer games and netball, the latter is
practiced
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at
15
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a 15
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% rate.
Similarly
to skateboarding
popularity
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among
boys
, 11% of
girls
go in for gymnastics. Listening to music comes as the least popular leisure, with a proportion of 10%, equal to those on the first
chart
.

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Vocabulary: Replace the words boys, girls, chart with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "charts" was used 5 times.
Vocabulary: The word "differences" was used 2 times.

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  • Can’t speak smoothly without pauses.
  • Use simple words and lack vocabulary.
  • Feel nervous and anxious when speaking.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • pie graph/chart
  • survey
  • cultural activities
  • leisure activities
  • participate
  • percentage
  • engage in
  • contrast
  • significantly
  • minimally
  • gender differences
  • equal participation
  • synthesize
  • trends
  • analyze
  • highlight
  • unexpected
  • popular/unpopular
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