Graph Writing # 68 - Internet use in six categories by age group

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IELTS Academic Writing Task 1/ Graph Writing - Table:

» You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The table below gives information on internet use in six categories by age group.

Describe the information in the table and make comparisons where appropriate.

» Write at least 150 words.

Information on internet use in six categories by age

Sample Answer:
The given data shows the internet usages activity of seven age groups. As is presented in the data, teenagers mostly play games and get news while the mid-aged people mostly search and purchase products.

According to the presentation, teenagers mostly play online games, look for news, download, and purchase products when they are online. They rarely search for people. With the increase of age internet users do product search mostly and their second most activity online involves getting news and buying products. Among the 40 to 60 years old internet users, the most common activity is product purchasing. With the increase of age, the download activity decreases and searching for people activity increases. For instance, only 5% activity of teenagers involves searching for people while this rate increases to around 30% when they get older. On the other hand, 52% of teenagers’ internet activities involve downloading from the internet while this rate decreases to less than 30% over time. Similarly, the online game playing is most popular among teenagers and this percentage decreases significantly among the grownup people.   

In summary, teenagers mostly download and play games online while matured people mostly search and purchase products online. Getting news and buying products are done by all age group and aged people mostly search for other people online.

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The table data displays the percentage of internet users by various age groups and their main online activities. Overall, all age groups presented on the table use the internet to get the latest information and news from the internet but the majority of the teens use this technology for playing online games and they spend no time at all for product researching.

As is mentioned, people from all age groups displayed on the chart use the internet for getting the latest updates about current events ranging from 70% to 76%. Product researching is also a relevant activity for young adults and elderly people with 70% - 83% of their activities. In relation to this, buying products through the internet has a significant rate when compared to product researching with 65% to 69% for 20 to 70 years old.

Meanwhile, only 41% of men and women who are 70 years old and above use the world wide web for buying stuff that they like or need while 43% of the teens who are using the internet buy things without even researching about it. Apparently, online gaming and downloading are the highest among the teens with 81% and 52% respectively. Searching people on the net is less likely to be done by teens with just 5%, whilst the 27%-31% of other age groups has this purpose.