IELTS ACADEMIC
SAMPLE 7

The chart below shows the places visited by different people living in  Canada.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features,  and make comparisons where relevant. 
Write at least 150 words.

Model answer
The chart gives information about the kinds of leisure activity engaged in by three  distinct groups: native Canadians, recently arrived immigrants from English-speaking countries and new migrants for whom English is not the first language in their  country.
The cinema is by far the most popular free-time activity listed in the chart for those  with English as their first language — 70% of non-migrants and 65% of English speaking migrants. Half the migrants from non-English-speaking countries also go to see a film but interestingly, 5% more of this group prefer the library to the cinema.  Roughly 40% of the other two groups say they visit the library.
Zoos are visited most by half of the English-speaking migrants compared to just over 40% of those born in Canada and approximately 35% of the migrants born where  English is not widely spoken. The theatre is least popular for all concerned, with only  10% of non-English-speaking migrants attending, while double the number of native  Canadians go to see a play. A quarter of those born in English-speaking countries are theatre-goers.
Overall, it is perhaps unsurprising that Canadians prefer the cinema to the theatre,  but the popularity of the library with new migrants may reflect the financial  circumstances of these new citizens.
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