You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The graph below gives information about the preferred leisure activities of Australian children. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown. You should write at least 150 words.

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The graph below gives information about the preferred leisure activities of Australian children. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information shown. You should write at least 150 words.
The supplied bar chart represents how both
girls
and
boys
aged between 5 and 14 spend their leisure time among five distinct types of activities in Australia.
Overall
,
it is clear that
watching TV or videos was the most preferred kind of activity for both genders.
Whereas
skateboarding or rollerblading witnessed the lowest
figures
.
To begin
, the statistics of watching TV or videos reached a peak for both
girls
and
boys
aged from 5 to 14, chosen by all participants. Bike riding and electronic or computer games showed similar
figures
for every person aged between 5 and 14 in Australia. Bike riding was selected as the
favorite
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favourite
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activity by nearly 75% of
boys
and slightly under 60% of
girls
, meanwhile, the
figures
for electronic or computer games were almost 81% and 60% respectively.
On the other hand
, skateboarding or rollerblading and arts and crafts were the lowest chosen activities compared to others. We can see that most of the
girls
preferred arts and crafts rather than the
boys
, at around 35% for
boys
and slightly under 60% for
girls
. Unlike the art and craft, skateboarding or rollerblading was a more preferable activity for
boys
which the
figures
showed nearly 40%,
while
just over 20% for
girls
.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words girls, boys, figures with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "figures" was used 4 times.
Vocabulary: The word "showed" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "nearly" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "slightly" was used 2 times.
Topic Vocabulary:
  • leisure activities
  • popularity
  • participated
  • outdoor activities
  • electronic entertainment
  • gender differences
  • age trends
  • artistic activities
  • cultural trends
  • educational influence
  • group activities
  • individual activities
  • social skills
  • comparison over time
  • statistics
  • surprising findings
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