The graph gives information about male and female gym membership between 1980 and 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph gives information about male and female gym membership between 1980 and 2010.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The line graph shows male and female
gym
membership over a thirty-year
period
. The vertical axis represents the
number
of
members
in units of 1000. The horizontal axis represents the
period
from 1980 to 2010.
Overall
, the
number
of
gym
memberships
fluctuated over the past thirty
years
. All male
gym
memberships
increased and decreased extremely over the
period
, and all female
gym
memberships
slightly increased and decreased over the year. The highest
number
of male
gym
memberships
was in 2005, and the lowest
number
of male
gym
memberships
was in 2010.
On the other hand
, the highest and lowest numbers of female
gym
memberships
were in 1980 and 1995. In 1980, the
number
of male
gym
members
almost doubled over five
years
. After that, it decreased dramatically
less
Change preposition
to less
show examples
than 2000
members
from 1995 to 2000 over the
period
.
In contrast
, the lowest
number
of female
members
was half that of male
members
in 1980, and it rose slightly over the next thirty
years
.
Then
the highest
number
of
members
was over ten
years
from 1995 to 2005, respectively.
Submitted by misstiasclassroom 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.

Sentences: Add more complex sentences.
Vocabulary: Replace the words gym, period, number, members, memberships, years with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "represents" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 8 times.
Vocabulary: The word "decreased" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "slightly" 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!
Topic Vocabulary:
  • membership trends
  • male and female comparison
  • notable increase/decrease
  • fluctuations
  • consistently
  • peak points
  • divergent patterns
  • parallels in trends
  • correlation
  • timeframe
  • cultural shifts
  • awareness of fitness
  • significant differences
What to do next:
Look at other essays: