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TASK 1: LINE GRAPH1. Average monthly spend on children sports

Thời gian đọc: ~10 min
  • 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 that parents in Britain spent on their children’s sporting activities and the number of British children who took part in three different sports from 2008 to 2014.

It is clear that parents spent more money each year on their children’s participation in sports over the six-year . the number of children taking part, football was significantly more popular than athletics and swimming.

In 2008, British parents spent an of around £20 per month on their children’s sporting activities. Parents’ spending on children’s sports increased over the following six years, and by 2014 the average monthly amount had risen to just over £30.

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 stable over the following 6 years. , participation in swimming almost doubled, to nearly 4 million children, and there was a nearly fivefold increase in the number of children doing athletics.

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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
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