Writing Task 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.
The table below shows the television viewing figures for sports by country, in millions. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 100 words.
Television viewing figures for sports by country, in millions
Model Answer
The table shows the number of people in
millions who watch sports on television. It
shows the number of viewers for four sports in
four different countries.
The table shows that more American people
watch sport on television than the other three
nationalities. In all four countries tennis is
the most popular sport on television. The
total number of viewers for tennis is nearly 26
million and in each country about 6 -7 million
people watch it.
Not many people like watching motor racing
on television compared to the other sports. In
the USA and Canada only 1 -1 .5 million people
watch motor racing but it is more popular in
the UK and Australia. Golf is very popular in
the USA with 11 million viewers but it is not as
popular in the other countries.
Progress check
How many boxes can you tick? You should work towards being able to tick them all.
Did you ...
☐ make sure you understood the title, headings and categories of the table?
☐ use the present simple to describe the table (if the information in the table is about the present)?
☐ use quantifiers accurately to describe quantities?
☐ use the introduction to describe the table in general?
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