Writing Feedback / The table illustrates data about changes in types of travel in Britain over a 15-year period [3]

changes in modes of travel in England between 1985 and 2000

The table illustrates data about changes in types of travel in Britain over a 15-year period.

Roughly speaking, there was a significant increase in average travelling distance for British people from 1985 to 2000. In addition, travelling by car remained the most popular transport tool in both years.

It is clear from the table that among the 8 categories of transport method, car accounted for the longest distance in miles traveled per person per year, reaching as high as 3,199 miles and 4,806 miles in the year 1985 and year 2000 respectively. By contrast, Taxi and bicycle remained the least popular option for people in England over the same period, which represented 13 miles and 51 miles in 1985, and 42 miles and 41 miles in 2000 respectively.

It is particularly noticeable that of all types of transport, only three of them, including walking, bicycle and local bus, showed a downward trend in usage. However, looking from an overall point of view, the average distance traveled by British people experienced a rise from 4,740 miles to 6,475 miles.

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Writing Feedback / IELTS task1 / Bar Chart / Percentage of Australian men and women doing regular physical activities [3]

the proportion of Australians who did exercise on a regular basis

The bar chart below shows the percentage of Australian men and women in different age groups who did regular physical activity in 2010.

The bar chart compares the proportions of Australian males and females of different ages who did exercise on a regular basis in year 2010.

Roughly speaking, females above the age of 25 tended to maintain a more regularly exercising habits than males, while males in the adolescence group accounted for more proportions than females.

Looking at the comparison in details, we can clearly see from the bar chart that the figure for women exercising regularly gradually increased with age and peaked at the age around their fifties at 53.3%, and then slightly fell after age 54. By contrast, the proportion of men in their teenage years represented the highest among the 5 different age groups at 52.8%; however, the figure for the percentage of men dropped dramatically to its lowest point at the age of 35 to 44, and then showed a gradually upward trend after age 45.

It is particularly noticeable that the gap between males and females narrowed at the age of 65 and over. Within this age group, the proportion of males doing physical activities on a regular basis was almost the same as that of females, which stood at 46.7% and 47.1% respectively.

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Writing Feedback / IELTS task1 / Bar Chart / Destination of UK graduates and postgraduates after leaving college [5]

what British students do after they finish college?

The bar charts compare the destination of UK graduates and postgraduates who did not seek for a full-time job after graduated from college in 2008.

It is clear from the first chart that there were four main destinations and that students, after leaving college, mostly went to pursue for further study, with a number as high as just under 30,000 people. By contrast, the least number of students chose voluntary work as their next step after leaving school.

When it regards to postgraduates, we can also see from the second chart that students who did not go directly for work tended to show a similar trend as the graduates did. Among the four main destination, going for further study was still the main option for postgraduate students, reaching a total of 2,725 people, and those who chose to do volunteer work accounted for merely 345 people.

In summary, we can easily tell from both of the bar charts that going for further study was the main choice for either graduate and postgraduate students who did not seek for a full-time work after leaving college, and that volunteer work remained the least popular option for them.

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