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.

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.
The two pie graphs illustrate the findings of a survey regarding cultural and leisure activities preferred by
boys
and
girls
respectively.
Overall
,
boys
preferred playing computer games and ball games,
whereas
girls
liked spending their leisure time on dancing and reading.
To begin
with, it is evident that
boys
showed the highest enthusiasm for computer games which accounted for around one-third of the total, doubling that of the
girls
(16%).
In addition
, more than a quarter of
boys
enjoyed playing basketball, followed by soccer at 17%. Only 11% of the male interviewees were interested in skateboarding.
In contrast
,
girls
showed different preferences for cultural and leisure activities. Most of them were fond of dancing (27%). Reading is the second most favoured activity for
girls
(21%) but the least appealing to
boys
(2%).
Girls
who participated in netball and gymnastics only made up a small minority, at 15% and 11% respectively.
Furthermore
, an equal proportion of
boys
and
girls
listened to music, with 10% of each gender participating in
this
activity.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words boys, girls with synonyms.
Vocabulary: Only 5 basic words for charts were used.
Vocabulary: The word "showed" was used 2 times.
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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