Writing Task 1 Sample 4

Writing Task 1 - Sample 4: Table (5 categories)

Task 1: The table below shows the number of people (millions) taking part in
the five different physical activities between 2001 and 2009 in Australia.

The table presents information regarding the number of Australians in millions,
who took part in 5 different sporting and recreational activities. The focus for the
data is on the years 2001, 2008 and 2009. It can be clearly seen that walking was
the most popular activity enjoyed by Australians, however aerobics saw the largest
growth in the period examined.
To begin with, walking saw a 43% growth in the number of participants with 4.3
million in 2001. It then increased rapidly to 5.9 and finally 6.1 million users in the
years 2008 and 2009 respectively. The trend for Australians doing aerobics was
similar. The number of those enjoying the activity was a low 1.1 million in 2001,


though seven years later it had risen to 1.6 million and a sudden dramatic surge in
the final examined year to 2.8 million made aerobics the second most popular
physical activity in Australia.
Swimming dropped from second to third place over the period and it saw only a
2% positive change with 2.1 million, slipping slightly to 2 million, before
recovering to 2.2 million participants over the three years examined.
Next is tennis, and this is the only activity that shrank in the number of its
participants compared to the other four. Overall there was a 23% drop with 0.9
million players in 2001, but in 2008 and 2009, numbers had fallen but stabilized at
appropriately 0.7 million. Finally, the numbers of Australians enjoying running had
huge growth, like aerobics with a noticeable 89% growth in this activity. The
numbers grew from 0.9 to 1.1 million from 2001 to 2008, though the largest
increase like aerobics came in the final year overtaking tennis and rocketing up to
1.7 million.
Based on the information provided it can be concluded that all physical activities

increased in popularity with the exception of tennis. Also the most obvious changes
were seen between the years 2008 and 2009 in general for the activities.