The Chart below gives information about the age of women in Australia when they gave birth to their first child in 1966, 1986 and 2006.
The bar graph compares the percentage change in the five
age
categories of women
with the firstborn baby in Australia in 1966, 1986 and 2006.
Overall
, there were
a steady decrease in the category of young mothers, Change the verb form
was
while
middle-aged mothers displayed a noticeable growth during the three period
. Mothers with a Change to a plural noun
periods
first
child at the age
over
40 Change preposition
of over
was
the lowest category in the whole period of time.
In 1966, the highest figures of Change the verb form
were
women
giving birth to their first
child were at the age
under
19 and 19-24 Change preposition
of
years
, and constituted for
approximately 34% and 62%, respectively. These in that two Change preposition
apply
age
categories continued falling
trend and made up 12% for Correct article usage
a falling
women
under 19 and just below 30% for women
19-24 years
in 2006.
By contrast
, the other two middle-aged categories of women
with firstborn
Add an article
the firstborn
child
always had a rising trend. In 1966, Fix the agreement mistake
children
age
groups 30-34 and 34-39 constituted for
only around 12% and 8%, respectively. They Change preposition
apply
then
boomed by almost 4 times, and the women
with firstborn
Add an article
a firstborn
baby
Fix the agreement mistake
babies
in
Change preposition
between
the
Correct article usage
apply
age
30-34 and 34-39 made up 45% and 30%, respectively.
Another two Replace the word
aged
age
groups of women
giving a
Correct article usage
apply
first
birth that are over 40 and 25-30 years
had an irregular pattern of rise and fall was
recorded. The birth of Unnecessary verb
apply
first
baby Change the article
the first
in
the Change preposition
at
age
over
40 was around 4% in 1966, Change preposition
of over
then
slightly decreased by 2% in 1986 and then
it returned to previous levels in 2006. Almost the same trend was in the age
category between 25 and 30 years
.Submitted by ravshankhasanov99 on
Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Writing9 with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.
Common mistake: Your writing should be 150-250 words.
Vocabulary: Replace the words age, women, first, years with synonyms.
▼
Vocabulary: The word "trend" was used 3 times.
▼
Vocabulary: The word "decrease" was used 2 times.
▼
Vocabulary: The word "fall" was used 2 times.
▼
Vocabulary: The word "almost" was used 2 times.
▼
Vocabulary: The word "around" was used 2 times.
▼
Essentional vocabulary list for IELTS Writing 7+
Learn how to write high-scoring essays with powerful words.Download Free PDF and start improving you writing skills today!