TASK 1: LINE GRAPH1. Average monthly spend on children sports
The first chart below gives information about the money spent by British parents on their children’s sports between 2008 and 2014. The second chart shows the number of children who participated in three sports in Britain over the same time period.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
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Model answer:
The line graphs show the average monthly
It is clear that parents spent more money each year on their children’s participation in sports over the six-year
In 2008, British parents spent an
Looking at participation numbers, in 2008 approximately 8 million British children played football, while only 2 million children were enrolled in swimming clubs and less than 1 million practised athletics. The figures for football participation remained
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Các từ đồng nghĩa và các cấu trúc/ từ vựng nổi bật:
- British parents = parents in Britain
- Children’s sports = children’s sporting activities
- Between 2008 and 2014 = over the six-year period
- In terms of: về mặt
- Significantly more popular than: phổ biến hơn rất nhiều
- Increased gradually: tăng dần
- Remained relatively stable: duy trì tương đối ổn định
- By contrast: ngược lại
- Double: gấp đôi
- There was a near fivefold increase in the number of: số lượng …. gần như tăng gấp 5 lần