IELTS JOURNAL 85 Sample Answer 38 The table gives information about the average hours spent on the Internet by European people of different age groups The table shows the median number of weekly hours various age groups in Europe spend on the internet. The most striking point to note is that Internet usage is at its highest for those aged between 16 and 20, with the figure for males being 19 hours and females just one hour less. These figures represent an increase of treble the previous age category for women and over two times more for males. From 21 onwards, the hours spent reduced dramatically. By the ages of 26 to 30, males and females spend the same amount of time online with 4 hours each, after which females reportedly spend slightly longer online than males for
the remaining two categories, falling to only 3 hours for men and 4 hours for women for those aged
51 or older. Overall, it can be seen that the highest period of internet usage for both male and female was the age range of 16 to 20.
(160 words) IELTS JOURNAL 86 Sample Answer 39The bar chart shows the typical weekday for students in three different countries The bar chart illustrates the breakdown of atypical hour period on a school day for students indifferent countries, namely the UK, Japan and Germany. Most notable is the amount of hours spent studying by Japanese children. At just over 13
hours a day, this is over 5 hours longer than in the UK and 4 hours above the average number for Germany. With regards sleeping, UK schoolchildren
spend the most time in bed, with approximately 8.5 hours a day. Germany is not far behind at about 8 hours, but students in Japan average at least one hour less sleep at 7 hours. The UK and Germany share an equal 7 hours a day on relaxing or other pursuits, whereas Japanese schoolchildren have only 4 hours.
In total, it is clear that despite a few minor differences, Germany and
the UK have similar statistics, whereas Japan focuses much more on studying.
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