The graph below shows radio and television audiences throughout the day in 1992. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The given line graph illustrates the proportion of the British population aged over 4 years old who opted for listening to the
radio
and watching TV
from day to night in the last
quarter of the year 1992. Overall
, listening to the radio
was the most preferable entertainment to individuals in the morning, whereas
it reversed and watching TV
was the predominant activity in the evening and at night.
If we examine the graph deeply, we can discover that there was a gradual increase in residents who selected radio
from 6am to 8am, until it reached its record high of approximately 30% of the audience. After that, it dropped rapidly from 8am to 6am. Besides
, the percentage of British who selected TV
was less than 10% of its population in the morning. However
, it surged at noon, with about 15% at 1pm to approximately 50% at 8pm.
When we compare the data on the graph, it is evident that the number of audiences who chose radio
was larger than TV
from 6am to 1pm. In contrast
, the number of TV
audiences overtook radio
audiences at 1pm and it remained as the biggest group from 1pm to 2am. Furthermore
, after 2am, both of which were only recorded shy of 4% respectively.Submitted by kylewkh726 on
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Vocabulary: Replace the words radio, tv, pm with synonyms.
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